Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!asuvax!ncar!news.miami.edu!mthvax!wb8foz From: wb8foz@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (David Lesher) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: Gold saves energy. Message-ID: <1991Jun05.215939.29074@mthvax.cs.miami.edu> Date: 5 Jun 91 21:59:39 GMT References: <1991Jun5.163512.1314@zoo.toronto.edu> <44194@netnews.upenn.edu> Reply-To: wb8foz@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (David Lesher) Distribution: na Organization: NRK Clinic for habitual NetNews Abusers Lines: 27 There's a story lurking about this topic. During WWII, some guys in a place named Oak Ridge needed some copper. It seems as if they wanted to play with electromagnets for some reason. ;-} Trouble was, LOTS of folks needed copper for other things, too. So the boffins got to thinking, and one with some special papers went one state away to a place called Ft. Knox - where he had an appointment with a big cheeze. After examining his guest's papers (that declared him to worthy of trust and confidence AND engaged in vital war-work) the cheeze asked: BC And what can we do for you, Dr. Boffin? DB We need to borrow some silver. BC Well, we don't usually loan out silver, but you appear to be very important. How much do you need? DB Oh, about 8 tons or so.... Guess the big cheeze got chest pains for some reason :_] But they got it all back! -- A host is a host from coast to coast.....wb8foz@mthvax.cs.miami.edu & no one will talk to a host that's close............(305) 255-RTFM Unless the host (that isn't close)......................pob 570-335 is busy, hung or dead....................................33257-0335