DNA in the New Scientist

Lloyd Gilbert

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Nov 18, 2009, 1:32:26 PM11/18/09

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This week's New Scientist Feedback section has a minor comment
relating to Douglas Adams.

This handily enormous link to the one-paragraph section:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20427351.800-silent-mosquitoes-the-horror.html?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=mg20427351.800_fb#3

Same link made tiny:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/yauff4y

Lloyd
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Tian

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Nov 18, 2009, 4:28:06 PM11/18/09

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Lloyd Gilbert wrote:
> This week's New Scientist Feedback section has a minor comment
> relating to Douglas Adams.
>
> This handily enormous link to the one-paragraph section:
> http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20427351.800-silent-mosquitoes-the-horror.html?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=mg20427351.800_fb#3
>
> Same link made tiny:
> http://preview.tinyurl.com/yauff4y
>
>

I've always thought of TIME as a magazine. Time, or time (depending on
placement in a sentence) is an illusion, and lunch time doubly so.

Time magazine's a reality. Back issues can stack to dangerous heights!

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Lloyd Gilbert

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Nov 20, 2009, 2:26:02 AM11/20/09

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On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:28:06 +0000, Tian <tnha...@aceweb.com> wrote:

>I've always thought of TIME as a magazine. Time, or time (depending on
>placement in a sentence) is an illusion, and lunch time doubly so.
>
>Time magazine's a reality.

I don't think I've ever seen an issue of Time magazine.

>Back issues can stack to dangerous heights!

True!

Professor Urban Chronitis

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Nov 24, 2009, 10:12:31 AM11/24/09

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Lloyd Gilbert

<afda.i...@invalid.zanoop.invalid.org.invalid.uk.invalid> wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:28:06 +0000, Tian <tnha...@aceweb.com> wrote:
>
> >I've always thought of TIME as a magazine. Time, or time (depending
> > on
> >placement in a sentence) is an illusion, and lunch time doubly so.
> >
> >Time magazine's a reality.
>
> I don't think I've ever seen an issue of Time magazine.
>
> >Back issues can stack to dangerous heights!
>
> True!
>
> Lloyd

(stands up)

As the Regius Professor of Chronology I feel I should weigh in on this
matter of Time Magazine. But I have nothing to add.

(sits down)

Lloyd Gilbert

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Nov 24, 2009, 10:17:32 AM11/24/09

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On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:12:31 -0600, Professor Urban Chronitis
<m...@here.now.com> wrote:

>Lloyd Gilbert
><afda.i...@invalid.zanoop.invalid.org.invalid.uk.invalid> wrote:
>> On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:28:06 +0000, Tian <tnha...@aceweb.com> wrote:
>>
>> >I've always thought of TIME as a magazine. Time, or time (depending
>> > on
>> >placement in a sentence) is an illusion, and lunch time doubly so.
>> >
>> >Time magazine's a reality.
>> I don't think I've ever seen an issue of Time magazine.

>(stands up)

>As the Regius Professor of Chronology I feel I should weigh in on this
>matter of Time Magazine. But I have nothing to add.
>(sits down)

Well said that man!

Tian

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Nov 26, 2009, 5:01:16 AM11/26/09

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Lloyd Gilbert wrote:
> On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:12:31 -0600, Professor Urban Chronitis
> <m...@here.now.com> wrote:
>
>> Lloyd Gilbert
>> <afda.i...@invalid.zanoop.invalid.org.invalid.uk.invalid> wrote:
>>> On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:28:06 +0000, Tian <tnha...@aceweb.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I've always thought of TIME as a magazine. Time, or time (depending
>>>> on
>>>> placement in a sentence) is an illusion, and lunch time doubly so.
>>>>
>>>> Time magazine's a reality.
>>> I don't think I've ever seen an issue of Time magazine.
>
>> (stands up)
>> As the Regius Professor of Chronology I feel I should weigh in on this
>> matter of Time Magazine. But I have nothing to add.
>> (sits down)
>
> Well said that man!
>

(Claps one hand thunderously)

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