Posts by David Haywood
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Jesus famously cursing a fig tree (to death)..
A clear case of provocation. That fig tree was totally asking for it.
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I don't believe we were saved by our Lady of the Blessed Sprinkler.
Shame on you for your unfounded skepticism, Mr Slack! Do you really mean to deny the divine intervention that self-evidentally saved your wretched skin?
If so, then please explain, sir, by what other means Emily Dickenson was able to predict these exact events (in every detail) more than 120 years ago in her poem 'Though the Great Waters Sleep':
Though the great Waters sleep,
That they are still the Deep,
We cannot doubt,
No vacillating God
Ignited this Abode
To put it out.Earthly fire is but winter sunlight in comparison to that which surely awaits you in the hereafter, Mr Slack. I hope you enjoy the smell of brimstone in the morning.
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Very nice work, Emma!
And I'd like to ditto Lucy Stewart's comment...
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I think this perfectly illustrates Lockwood Smith's biggest problem -- he's just too modest. It's really shocking to me how Failure Mag has glossed over Dr Smith's vital role in SETI, and instead wasted their time (and ours) in interviewing somebody calling themselves 'Paul Davies'. I mean, really, it reads like they've simply made the whole thing up.
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Good point, K.J. And 'transcendental' is much better from a marketing perspective than 'irrational'.
Mind you, I'm not sure ACT would be up to date on such comparatively recent work as von Lindemann's proof of the transcendental nature of Π.
P.S. You've still got my gravatar, I see.
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Sorry not to have responded to some of the genius-like comments on this thread. Alas, I have been away working as an extra in a television series -- playing the important role of Passenger in Helicopter.
I was devastated to return to Christchurch and discover that I had missed out on buying those ghosts. So I would be very keen to make up for my disappointment with shares in your grandmother, Philip. Also, which bridge are you selling? Is is one of those big bridges across the Thames?
By a strange co-incidence, I'm the owner of the bridge that connects Auckland and Sydney. It's known as the Auckland Harbour Bridge in Auckland; and the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney -- but I just think of it as 'the bridge I bought off that guy in the pub'. Would you be interested in a swap? I have a receipt to prove ownership.
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Hi Ben,
No, it's not, I'm afraid.
But if you buy the book directly from Public Address here:
http://publicaddress.net/default,6246.sm
And fill in Paypal's 'Message to vendor' box with the words "Signed copy please" then you shall indeed receive a signed copy!
BTW books are almost always dispatched within 24 hours.
Cheers,
David -
Once again, I am almost moved to tears by the poetry skillz of Public Address readers...
Robyn, your poem was an emotional journey. I was sobbing like an overly-sensitive left-winger as I reached the final gut-wrenching couplet: "Rodney Hide returned my glue-bag/It was empty."
In comparison, Philip Challinor's work -- while, as always, deeply thought-provoking -- is, at the same time, verging on cultural insensitivity. I wonder if you are aware, Philip, that Hide's home-town of Rangiora (pronounced 'Rang-Yora') is widely-known for its population of neckless men named 'Rodney'?
Among his fellow Rangiorans, Rodney's neck is widely admired for its length and slenderness. In fact, I understand that he is affectionately nicknamed "Giraffe Neck" (pronounced 'Draafnek').
I hope you will consider attending some cultural safety courses, Philip, before your insensitivity causes somebody to take their own life.
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A very brief message as I try to distract an energetic toddler with blueberries... just to say that I am totally in awe of the Π jokes on this thread. Makes me so pleased that I chose Π rather than e.
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Nice work, Keith -- lovely to see someone touch bases with reality in terms of the tax debate.
And bloody nice graphs, too!