[Solitaire]Oxymorons for two

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Author Message Solitiare (Solitiare) New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 363 Registered: 7-2011 Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 5:13 pm:        I'm not a Luddite but.... I'm confronted with an oxymoron every time I use my computer... and sometimes when I use my phone. Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 15269 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 6:16 pm:        Is your phone a smartphone? Relevant? Is it relevant what you use your computer for? Your phone? Relevant that most phones aren't used for phone calls any more? And most computers aren't used for much computing? Shez (Shez) New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2150 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 7:40 pm:        are you confronted by it when you use the internet? email? is it something to do with logging on? passwords? Solitiare (Solitiare) New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 364 Registered: 7-2011 Posted on Friday, October 14, 2011 - 2:20 am:        Is your phone a smartphone?I'm not smart enough to use a smartphone! Relevant? No Is it relevant what you use your computer for? Your phone? No to both Relevant that most phones aren't used for phone calls any more? And most computers aren't used for much computing? N.r. are you confronted by it when you use the internet? email? Yes/yope to both is it something to do with logging on?to the computer, no; to the phone, yes passwords? no Solitiare (Solitiare) New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 374 Registered: 7-2011 Posted on Monday, October 17, 2011 - 5:18 pm:        HINT, which may or may not be helpful: There is a sort of baseball angle to this puzzle, in a remote lateral sort of way. Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 15314 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Monday, October 17, 2011 - 11:00 pm:        Are computer games relevant? Cell phone games? Are passwords relevant? Usernames? Solitiare (Solitiare) New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 380 Registered: 7-2011 Posted on Monday, October 17, 2011 - 11:24 pm:        Are computer games relevant? Cell phone games? No to both. Are passwords relevant? Usernames? No to both. Shez (Shez) New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2179 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - 11:01 am:        did you hurt your finger playing baseball and now it's difficult to use certain keys? Solitiare (Solitiare) New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 386 Registered: 7-2011 Posted on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - 9:19 pm:        did you hurt your finger playing baseballheehe - no and now it's difficult to use certain keys? No, no more so than usual. Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 15456 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Monday, October 24, 2011 - 3:52 pm:        Do you have to enter a passcode every time you turn on/open/unlock your phone? Solitiare (Solitiare) New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 401 Registered: 7-2011 Posted on Monday, October 24, 2011 - 4:07 pm:        Do you have to enter a passcode every time you turn on/open/unlock your phone? No, but what I do to I turn on my phone is very relevant. Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4518 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Monday, October 24, 2011 - 4:14 pm:        Is pressing the "start" button when you want to shut down the computer relevant? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 15461 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - 12:30 am:        Oh, and pressing the "END" button to turn your phone on? Solitiare (Solitiare) New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 404 Registered: 7-2011 Posted on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - 2:17 am:        Is pressing the "start" button when you want to shut down the computer relevant? Oh, and pressing the "END" button to turn your phone on? Yes to both! ***************SPOILER***************** This was inspired by a pastiche on Abbott & Costello's "Who's on First" routine, for which they are in the Baseball Hall of Fame (there's the baseball connection). It is rather peculiar when you think about it, but who ever stops to think about it? Kudos to Galfisk & Balin, who stopped to think, and then started up again! Solitiare (Solitiare) New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 405 Registered: 7-2011 Posted on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - 2:20 am:        You can check out the update at scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org.