On 2010-09-13 14:54:04 -0500, Doug Freyburger said:   
   > Kathryn Huxtable wrote:   
   >> Doug Freyburger said:   
   >>    
   >>> The ones that fail to match either name like egg cream are still more   
   >>> fun to me.  Pineapple.  Buckwheat.   
   >>    
   >> The "Holy Roman Empire". I think it was Voltaire who pointed out that   
   >> it was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire. There should be a word   
   >> for such things... Maybe there is.   
   >    
   > People's Republic - Cool soundig name with as much meaning as Holy   
   > Roman Empire.   
   >    
   > Sar-chasm - The gap between the meaning of the words taken together and   
   > what the meaning would be if the parts did not form a whole.  Or the big   
   > tunnel Zathras was looking down when he said "Zathras have tragic life.   
   > Probably have tragic death.  But at least there is symmetry".   
   >    
   > Freudian slip - It's not a piece of frilly clothing but according to the   
   > psychologists you are supposed to think of it in those terms.  Not wierd   
   > enough to be Vorlon translator speak for an encounter suit.   
   A Freudian slip is when you mean one thing but say your mother.   
   -K   
   --- SBBSecho 2.12-Win32   
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