From: "John G. Volan" <johnvolan@sprintmail.com>
Subject: Re: Schizophrenic Robert Martin exposed at http://www.netscum.net/martinr0.html
Date: 1997/06/23
Date: 1997-06-23T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <33AE3BCA.592C@sprintmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: dewar.866541233@merv
Robert Dewar wrote:
>
> An oxymoron is the juxtaposition of terms or concepts for poetic or
> rhetorical effect that would normally be considered inconsistent (e.g.
> "deafening silence").
Or for that matter, "oxy-moron", which in ancient Greek meant
"sharp-foolish" ("sharp" as in wit ... or cheese) :-) .
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1997-06-17 0:00 Schizophrenic Robert Martin exposed at http://www.netscum.net/martinr0.html Ell
1997-06-17 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-06-23 0:00 ` John G. Volan [this message]
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1997-06-22 0:00 Ell
1997-06-17 0:00 Ell
1997-06-16 0:00 Ell
1997-06-16 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-06-16 0:00 ` Billy Chambless
1997-06-15 0:00 Ell
1997-06-15 0:00 Ell
1997-06-15 0:00 ` Dean Roddey
1997-06-07 0:00 Ell
1997-06-08 0:00 ` L. M. Rappaport
1997-06-11 0:00 ` Robert C. Martin
1997-06-14 0:00 ` Dean Roddey
1997-06-11 0:00 ` Robert C. Martin
1997-06-11 0:00 ` D. Erway
1997-06-03 0:00 lucifer Anonymous Remailer
1997-06-01 0:00 lucifer Anonymous Remailer
1997-06-01 0:00 ` Robert C. Martin
1997-06-01 0:00 ` L. M. Rappaport
1997-06-01 0:00 ` Robert C. Martin
1997-06-06 0:00 ` Alan Brain
1997-06-01 0:00 ` Robert C. Martin
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