RE: Questions to ask a god or a time traveller/ET about socks

From: Lee Corbin (lcorbin@tsoft.com)
Date: Sat Apr 05 2003 - 04:21:29 MST

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    Damien writes

    > >No, no, no...you don't need a complex physics theory when simple biology
    > >will do to explain two common household problems: socks are the larval form
    > >of coathangers.
    >
    > Another urban myth. It has long been known that the larval form of
    > coathangers is paperclips. Many of them perish prior to metamorphosis,
    > a tragedy that had caused David Pearce much anguish.

    All tragedies cause David Pearce much anguish. Therefore,
    this close to Singularity, you must strive to be more logical.

    Leezer Y.

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