Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 12:03:36 -0500
From: John and/or V Sylvest <theophile@i-55.com>
To: najames@unix1.sncc.lsu.edu
Subject: Re: new Calliope

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Van Remsen wrote and Lanny Chambers responded to: "actually, I'm
developing a new hypothesis on Calliope and all the rest --"

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"They never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human
knowledge."
from Samuel W. McCall, __The Life of Thomas Brackett Reed__ [1914], ch. 21

"Sire, I have no need of that hypothesis."

from Eric Temple Bell, __Men of Mathematics__ [1937]

"The great tragedy of Science --- the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by
an ugly fact."
from Thomas Henry Huxley, __Biogenesis and Abiogenesis__ [1870]

"Haa!"
from Paul Conover, __Humnet__ [1996]

"He wouldn't know a Resplendent Quetzal if it crashed through his patio
window".
from David Muth, __Humnet__ [1998]

"But molt, zugunruhe, hyperphagia, gonadal recrudescence, lipid deposition,
etc aren't that protracted."
from Jboy, __Humnet__ [1997]

"You want me to reprint THIS in the LOS News?"
from Carol Foil, private communications to JVR [1999, 2000, 2001]

"See, List Emperor, that's why you only have 54 subscribers."
from NLN, __Humnet__ [1997]

"See, List Emperor, that's why you only have 173 subscribers."
from NLN, __Humnet__ [1998]

"See, List Emperor, that's why you only have 206 subscribers."
from NLN, __Humnet__ [1999]

"See, List Emperor, that's why you only have 279 subscribers."
from NLN, __Humnet__ [2000]

"See, List Emperor, that's why you only have 300 subscribers."
from NLN, __Humnet__ [2001]

"Call his wife. I'm pretty sure he fell off his stool and hit his head."
from Bob Sargent, __Humnet__ [1999]