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From: rodmur@ecst.csuchico.edu (Dale A. Harris)
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Subject: Re: Large pairs of primes
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Date: 30 Nov 90 22:29:44 GMT
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In article <1990Nov30.013039.13955@Neon.Stanford.EDU> pehoushe@Gang-of-Four.Stanford.EDU, costllo@cs.stanford.edu writes:
>
>Does anyone know where Dr. Basil Fawlty published the following theorem?
>(published circa late 1970's ?)
>
>Fawlty Towers Theorem:
>
>For non-empty towers of 2,
>2^2^2...^2 + 1  is prime  and
>2^2^2...^2 + 3  is prime.
>
>Thus there are an infinite number of pairs of primes.
>
>
>We think the proof is too large to post to the net, but
>we'd like a reference.
>
>Tom Costello and Dan Pehoushek
>Replies to:  costllo@cs.stanford.edu   pehoushek@cs.stanford.edu

Actually, I find this rather humorous, but still I think it would be 
better posted to rec.arts.tv.uk.

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