Lee was: the Supplicant  ? 
Answered on: 20 Apr 2005

The Internet Oracle has pondered your question deeply.
Your question was:

> Oh great and wondrous Oracle, please grant me a small boon by
> answering the question that is nagging this humble supplicant.
>
> Is it possible to get a good, possibly even digest-able, response from
> the Oracle that does not reference any of the following?
>
>    1.  Computers/the Internet
>    2.  Oracle in-jokes
>    3.  Science fiction
>    4.  Monty Python
>    5.  Politics
>    6.  Conspiracy theories
>    7.  Interactive fiction
>    8.  Rogue-like games
>    9.  The Lord of the Rings
>   10.  Top ten lists
And in response, thus spake the Oracle:

} The Internet Oracle walks into a bar and the bar tender says, "Hey,
} aren't you The Internet Oracle?"
}
} The Internet Oracle replies, "Yes, as a matter of fact, I am."
}
} So the bartender tells him, "Yeah, you're a little fatter than I
} expected."
}
} And The Internet Oracle says, "Do you always insult your patrons like
} this?"
}
} To the which, the bartender replies, "No.  Just to show no hard
} feelings, how about a nice low-carb brew, on the house?"
}
} The Internet Oracle gladly accepted his offer, and sat down to enjoy
} the nice low-carb brew.
}
} Moral of the story: You can't write a digestible answer without some
} reference to Computers/the Internet, Oracle in-jokes, Science fiction,
} Monty Python, Politics, Conspiracy theories, Interactive fiction,
} Rogue-like games, The Lord of the Rings, or Top ten lists.
}
} You owe the Oracle a nice new YOYO.
}

Notes: Yet another question asked more than once, although this time I refined it as I went along.

The Internet Oracle has pondered your question deeply.
Your question was:

> Oh great and wondrous Oracle, please grant me a small boon by
> answering the question that is nagging this humble supplicant.
> 
> Is it possible to get a good, possibly even digest-able, response from
> the Oracle that does not reference any of the following?
> 
>    1.  Computers/the Internet
>    2.  Oracle in-jokes
>    3.  Science fiction
>    4.  Monty Python
>    5.  Politics
>    6.  Conspiracy theories
And in response, thus spake the Oracle:

} It sure is, Supplicant.
}
} TOP TEN OTHER DIGESTABLE ORACULAR TOPICS*
}
} 10. Fart jokes. Everyone loves a good fart joke.
}  9. Fat jokes. Everyone loves a good fat joke. Except maybe fat people.
}  8. Game shows. What is Alex Trebek?
}  7. Comparison charts. Will these ever go out of style? Emphasis on "ever."
}  6. Swedish swimsuit models. Let's just say that I have a written
} contract with the Swedes. They could write about making balloon
} animals and they'd still get digested. I won't go into what I get in
} this trade agreement, but you have an imagination or you wouldn't be
} writing to the Oracle in the first place.
}  5. Celebrities. All hail Michael Jackson! Way to go Martha Stewart!
}  4. Voicemail. Press "1" if you've heard this one before.
}  3. Office Space in-jokes. All hail TPS!
}  2. Lord of the Rings in-jokes. Frodo lives!
}  1. Top ten lists. All hail David Letterman!
}
} * Not, by any stretch of the imagination, are any of these guaranteed
} to be digested into the Internet Oracularities or any of its
} subsidiaries--the Extranet Oracularities, the Internet Butacularities,
} and High Times.
}
} You owe the Oracle a new stapler.

Next was:

The Internet Oracle has pondered your question deeply.
Your question was:

> Oh great and wondrous Oracle, please grant me a small boon by
> answering the question that is nagging this humble supplicant.
>
> Is it possible to get a good, possibly even digest-able, response from
> the Oracle that does not reference any of the following?
>
>    1.  Computers/the Internet
>    2.  Oracle in-jokes
>    3.  Science fiction
>    4.  Monty Python
>    5.  Politics
>    6.  Conspiracy theories
>    7.  Interactive fiction
>    8.  Rogue-like games
>    9.  The Lord of the Rings
>   10.  Top ten lists
And in response, thus spake the Oracle:

} Yes.  Here's one:
}    The Pope.  (Religion is not on your list.)