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Then my question is how many of ordinary mathematicians also qualify as artists of their profession…
The phrase ‘Does the fact’ naturally invites howls of derision: it’s a fact that every child knows that the Japanese…
I think I would answer “Does the fact that the United States of America has never experienced a foreign occupation…
Rex Martin was a first class person with a sharp intellect and wry sense of humor. He was an excellent…
21. Is style the last refuge against AI?
All about class.
Excellent questions! Re question 6, I have actually already invented a new punctuation mark. I can’t type it here, as…
900 #
I am on hold
Waiting for word
How long has it been
Long enough
God’s telephone
Is always busy
No one ever
Picks up
Every few seconds
Chimes then voices
God loves you they say
For your patience
God forbid
He’d answer in person
Are the angels
On vacation
Bet you Satan
Has voice mail waitin’
1/28-3/l6/97. 7/1/08
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