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From: plutchak@uwmacc.UUCP (Joel Plutchak)
Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers
Subject: Re: Sir Issac Newton and TNOTB
Message-ID: <932@uwmacc.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 19-Apr-85 14:38:15 EST
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Posted: Fri Apr 19 14:38:15 1985
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References: <1673@topaz.ARPA>
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In article <1673@topaz.ARPA> WEBBER@RUTGERS.ARPA writes:
>From: Bob Webber <WEBBER@RUTGERS.ARPA>
>
>>       Am I the only one who enjoyed TNOTB?  I hope not.  
>
>of course not.  however, TNOTB is in essence a large joke.  people who
>did not get it think it was a major waste of time and flame.  people
>who did get it realize that you can't explain a joke to someone who
>didn't get it; so they have less reason to write.
>

   And then there are those of us who read it, "got" it, and *still*
didn't like it.  The joke was largely on us people who spent time and
money to listen in on somebody elses private joke.
          -joel