> From: David Duffy <davidD at qimr.edu.au> [negative mass] > I think this is a deliberate wink to the reader. Ditto the mirrors. Wolfe >similarly delights in folk etymologies such as Ex-Calibor for Excalibur, and >brand[ed] new for brand new. Another example, pointed out by Michael Andre-Driussi, is the Green Room. Jerry Friedman