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- From: pratt@Sunburn.Stanford.EDU (Vaughan R. Pratt)
- Subject: Re: NASA Coverup
- Message-ID: <1992Nov5.033132.11733@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU>
- Keywords: unar Neutral Point Lunar Neutral Point Calculation
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- Organization: Computer Science Department, Stanford University.
- References: <4587@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us>
- Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 03:31:32 GMT
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- In article <4587@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us> snarfy@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us writes:
- > >Snarfy Babbage,
- > > thou scourge of organ-grinders,
- >
- > Alright - the metaphor eludes me here . "Organ grinders?"
-
- Charles Babbage, whom we remember today for his valiant attempts to
- build a large mechanical computer, was better known to his neighbors as
- a detestor of organ grinders. If one parked under his window he would
- yell at him to go away. Pretty soon the organ grinders were having a
- field day coming in droves to play under his window and have him yell
- at them.
- --
- Vaughan (would you settle for an accordion?) Pratt
-