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OSF - what does it *really* mean?

#549
From: David Allsopp
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 1989 22:27
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We've all heard of the OSF, but what do those mystic initials really stand
for?  Here are a few suggestions....

	Outer Space Fallguys
	Over-Sized Fish
	Organisation of Shoe Fetishists
	Outlandish and Strange Footwear
	Opentoed Sandals are Funky
	Omani Sex Fiends
	Overtly Stupid Frenchmen
	Outdoor Sex is Fun
	Outrageously Silly Foreigners
	Over-powerful, Stupid and Foreign
	Obstructivist Set of Fools
	Obese, Short and Flabby
	Old Simon's Fired
	Ontario State Festival
	Overpaid Semiprofessional Footballers
	Ox and Sheep Fodder
	Old Sock Factory
	Oregon Stargazers' Fellowship
	Omelette Sandwiches, Fried
	Outlawed Sherriffs' Federation
	Orange 'n' Strawberry Fudge
	Orinoco Sailing Fleet
	Overpoweringly Scented Females
	Only Sundays in February
	Other Specimens to Follow
	Oasis South of Finland
	Observe Several Flamingos
	Occupied with Saving Face
	Oboe Soloists' Fete
	Off-Season Finances
	Over-Sexed Freudians
	Opticians' Semi-Final
	Ordnance Survey Feud
	Organic Stud Farm
	Octagonal Summer Frock
	Obligingly Simple Flirtation
	Oriental Snorkellers Fighting
	Oculists Swim Faster

I've tried not to reuse any words, so you can probably permute them as you
see fit.  Should be interesting...

By the way, what's happened to net.jokes?  It isn't on our machine, hence
the posting to comp.unix.
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Subject: OSF - what does it *really* mean?
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