Decode this!
This was a personal ad on the front page of the The Times, January 1st 1955.
Do you know what it means?
This was a personal ad on the front page of the The Times, January 1st 1955.
Do you know what it means?
Never worry about theory as long as the machinery does what it’s supposed to do.
Robert A. Heinlein
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The universe never did make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract.
Robert A. Heinlein
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“No,” he said, “look, it’s very, very simple … all I want … is a cup of tea. You are going to make one for me. Keep quiet and listen.” And he sat. He told the Nutri-Matic about India, he told it about China, he told it about Ceylon. He told it about broad leaves drying in the sun. He told it about silver teapots. He told it about summer afternoons on the lawn. He told it about putting in the milk before the tea so it wouldn’t get scalded. He even told it (briefly) about the history of the East India Company.
“So that’s it, is it?” said the Nutri-Matic when he had finished.
“Yes,” said Arthur, “that is what I want.”
“You want the taste of dried leaves in boiled water?”
“Er, yes. With milk.”
“Squirted out of a cow?”
“Well, in a manner of speaking I suppose …”
― Douglas Adams – Arthur Dent describes tea, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
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“Never own more than you can carry in both hands at a dead run.”
― Robert A. Heinlein