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Subject:Re: Humor as a communication technique From:Stuart Burnfield <slb -at- FS -dot- COM -dot- AU> Date:Thu, 18 Jun 1998 13:51:35 +0800
Lisa Comeau wrote: "My fave was my grade 11 Physics teacher who discussed
the principles of accelleration and decelleration by using the example of
swinging a cat over your head by it's tail and then letting it go..."
Laurel Nelson said:
> I found the above statement very offensive. To me, cruelty to animals
> is not funny even when it's imaginery.
Then you won't want to hear what Schrodinger proposed doing to *his*
imaginary cat. . .
What is it with these physicists and cats, anyway?
Regards
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Stuart Burnfield Author of "Everything I Need to Know About
Functional Software Pty Ltd Getting a Quote For Car Maintenance I Learned mailto:slb -at- fs -dot- com -dot- au From TECHWR-L", PulpFodder Books, 1998
