OT-- I'm sure this is a "snope"...

"vincent p. norris" wrote in message
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Here's a link to the Irreproducible heaven/hell article, which also
includes
the short text of the Applied Optics version:

Those interested in pushing back the barriers of ignorance, as
exemplified in the Journal of Irreproducable Results, might enjoy the
book, A Stress Analysis of a Strapless Evening Gown and other Essays
for an Age of Modern Science, (or some title close to that).

The title essay is illlustrated with several vector diagrams that are
quite instructive.

A classic illustration of the little known fact that sometimes you CAN judge
a book by it's cover.

If memory serves, it's actually a collection of articles from the
JIR......sort of a "best of" thingy.

Wolfgang

On 12/3/04 12:22 AM, in article ,
"vincent p. norris" wrote:

Here's a link to the Irreproducible heaven/hell article, which also includes
the short text of the Applied Optics version:

Those interested in pushing back the barriers of ignorance, as
exemplified in the Journal of Irreproducable Results, might enjoy the
book, A Stress Analysis of a Strapless Evening Gown and other Essays
for an Age of Modern Science, (or some title close to that).

The title essay is illlustrated with several vector diagrams that are
quite instructive.

You see, there are *always* reasons to head back to the stacks!

:-)

Bill

A classic illustration of the little known fact that sometimes you CAN judge
a book by it's cover.

If memory serves, it's actually a collection of articles from the
JIR......sort of a "best of" thingy.

You're right, Wofgang. Although I've learned that my memory is not to
be trusted, I believe the title essay first appeared in a humor mag
published by students in that outstanding engineering school, the
Carnegie Institute of Technology, when I was a student there, circa
1946. It is now known as Carnegie Mellon Univerisy.

vince

The title essay is illlustrated with several vector diagrams that are
quite instructive.

You see, there are *always* reasons to head back to the stacks!

Yeah, Bill, and there are also many interesting volumes on the
anthropology shelves about sexual practices around the world.

vince

"vincent p. norris" wrote in message
...
A classic illustration of the little known fact that sometimes you CAN
judge
a book by it's cover.

If memory serves, it's actually a collection of articles from the
JIR......sort of a "best of" thingy.

You're right, Wofgang.

Uh oh. No good can come of this.

Although I've learned that my memory is not to
be trusted, I believe the title essay first appeared in a humor mag
published by students in that outstanding engineering school, the
Carnegie Institute of Technology, when I was a student there, circa
1946. It is now known as Carnegie Mellon Univerisy.

Hell, I heard you were professor emeritus there in '46.

Any connection between CIT and JIR that you know of?

Wolfgang

On 12/4/04 12:03 AM, in article ,
"vincent p. norris" wrote:

The title essay is illlustrated with several vector diagrams that are
quite instructive.

You see, there are *always* reasons to head back to the stacks!

Yeah, Bill, and there are also many interesting volumes on the
anthropology shelves about sexual practices around the world.

There ARE????

:-)

Bill

Do they have any tourist info?

john

"vincent p. norris" wrote in message
...
The title essay is illlustrated with several vector diagrams that are
quite instructive.

You see, there are *always* reasons to head back to the stacks!

Yeah, Bill, and there are also many interesting volumes on the
anthropology shelves about sexual practices around the world.

vince

On 12/4/04 12:12 AM, in article , "Wolfgang"
wrote:

Although I've learned that my memory is not to
be trusted, I believe the title essay first appeared in a humor mag
published by students in that outstanding engineering school, the
Carnegie Institute of Technology, when I was a student there, circa
1946. It is now known as Carnegie Mellon Univerisy.

Hell, I heard you were professor emeritus there in '46.

Any connection between CIT and JIR that you know of?

Not that I can tell from this:

http://www.jir.com/history.html

Though it doesn't say where Lipkin or Scherr worked. Which could be tracked
down easily enough by someone who knew how to do such things. Me, I'll be
busy up in the anthropology stacks for a while... :-)

Bill