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Stephen escreveu:
> Invisible <voi### [at] dev null> wrote:
>> scott wrote:
>>>> Heh. Imagine going to school and learning about "Dave's forces" or
>>>> "Bob's law". Wouldn't be quite the same as van der Waals forces and
>>>> Hooke's law, would it?
>>> Hooke was English.
>> ...really?
>
> As was Lord Kelvin, Napier, Stephen Hawkins (Well British)
>
>
>> Heh. You learn something every day.
>>
>> Did you see the episode of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? where 3% of
>> the audience thought that "Ludwig van Beethoven" was English? :-D (I
>> have no idea what his nationallity actually was, but I'm fairly sure
>> it's not a typical English name...)
>>
>
> German! O_O
>
> They (3%) must have been confusing him with Handel who lived in England and
> composed Messiah, Zadok the Priest and Music for the Royal Fireworks there.
"Ludwig" by itself should be enough. :)
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nemesis <nam### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> "Ludwig" by itself should be enough. :)
Indeed :)
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nemesis wrote:
> "Ludwig" by itself should be enough. :)
Especially if the MC pronounced it right while reading the question.
--
Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
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Invisible wrote:
> Heh. Imagine going to school and learning about "Dave's forces" or
> "Bob's law". Wouldn't be quite the same as van der Waals forces and
> Hooke's law, would it?
And given that Hooke's first name was Robert, you'd be well justified
to refer to it as Bob's Law.
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Mueen Nawaz wrote:
> Invisible wrote:
>> Heh. Imagine going to school and learning about "Dave's forces" or
>> "Bob's law". Wouldn't be quite the same as van der Waals forces and
>> Hooke's law, would it?
>
> And given that Hooke's first name was Robert, you'd be well justified
> to refer to it as Bob's Law.
Heh. How random is that?
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On Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:03:28 -0200, nemesis wrote:
>> They (3%) must have been confusing him with Handel who lived in England
>> and composed Messiah, Zadok the Priest and Music for the Royal
>> Fireworks there.
>
> "Ludwig" by itself should be enough.
Well, for a guess perhaps, but I could see it also being popular in
Austria. And of course in the modern world (especially), the name isn't
necessarily a good indicator - I just had a call with someone with the
surname Assaf. Any guesses as to what country code I dialed? The answer
surprised me....
Jim
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On Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:20:14 -0600, Mueen Nawaz wrote:
> Invisible wrote:
>> Heh. Imagine going to school and learning about "Dave's forces" or
>> "Bob's law". Wouldn't be quite the same as van der Waals forces and
>> Hooke's law, would it?
>
> And given that Hooke's first name was Robert, you'd be well
justified
> to refer to it as Bob's Law.
I prefer Cole's Law myself. :-)
Jim
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Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> On Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:20:14 -0600, Mueen Nawaz wrote:
>
> > Invisible wrote:
> >> Heh. Imagine going to school and learning about "Dave's forces" or
> >> "Bob's law". Wouldn't be quite the same as van der Waals forces and
> >> Hooke's law, would it?
> >
> > And given that Hooke's first name was Robert, you'd be well
> justified
> > to refer to it as Bob's Law.
>
> I prefer Cole's Law myself. :-)
>
> Jim
Groan!
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On Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:38:42 -0500, Stephen wrote:
>> I prefer Cole's Law myself. :-)
>>
>> Jim
>
> Groan!
I couldn't help myself. :-) Or rather, I could, if there was a container
in the fridge.
Jim
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>>> I prefer Cole's Law myself. :-)
>>>
>>> Jim
>> Groan!
>
> I couldn't help myself. :-) Or rather, I could, if there was a container
> in the fridge.
Ignorance is bliss...
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