[Ads-l] satyr = satirist?

[Peter Reitan]

As for a drawbridge being an oxymoron, it depends on whether you are going by sea or by land.


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At a committee meeting to plan an upcoming brunch, someone said that we needed a humorous rather than a serious speaker.  His words were, "We need a comedian or a satyr".

Off-topic:  a woman describing a wedding said, "all the bridesmaids and all the groomsmaids..."

Oxymorons:

A drawbridge is open when it is closed and closed when it is open.

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   - Jim Landau

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