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Article #971Re: Blue Lint from the Dryer
From: Ketil M. Malde
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 02:05
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 02:05
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In article <1992Nov13.182917.22107@berlioz.nsc.com>, nelson@desktop.nsc.com (Taed Nelson) writes: |> It seems that whenever I wash and then dry my clothes that the "lint" (AKA |> "fluff") that gets caught in the "lint trap" is _always_ some shade of blue. |> I've seen very light blue (nearly white) and very dark blue. [...] |> Does anyone have any idea what is going one here? I've wondered about this |> weird thing for years... >>>>> On Sun, 15 Nov 92 02:19:35 GMT, bjornts@ii.uib.no (Bjoern Tore Sund) said: BT> Now, _anyone_ with a certain level of education (i.e. who BT> has read Douglas Adam's Hitch-hiker trilogy) would now, BT> and be able to recognize this as the first trials of BT> interstellar contact from the super-intelligent shade of BT> blue of the planet - eh - eh - (What's the name again BT> folks?). Ah, didn't you know super-intelligent colors are no longer the fashion? Now it's smart *drugs*! I wonder how they communicate, I spent half of last evening talking to our medicine locker, but didn't get much of a response, I'm afraid. Has anyone actually made contact with this rare and wonderful species? -- = Ketil Malde In real life: ketil@ii.uib.no = = Nuke the whales! Honk if you love unicorns! =
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Newsgroups: alt.folklore.science,alt.alien.visitors,alt.fan.douglas-adams,alt.magnus.and.ketil Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!mcsun!sunic!ugle.unit.no!alf.uib.no!alf.uib.no!ketil From: ketil@ii.uib.no (Ketil M. Malde) Subject: Re: Blue Lint from the Dryer In-Reply-To: bjornts@ii.uib.no's message of Sun, 15 Nov 92 02:19:35 GMT Message-ID: <KETIL.92Nov16020524@sandel.ii.uib.no> Sender: usenet@alf.uib.no (Bergen University Newsaccount) Reply-To: ketil@ii.uib.no Organization: student of numerical analysis at the University of Bergen, Norway References: <1992Nov13.182917.22107@berlioz.nsc.com> <1992Nov15.021935.20368@alf.uib.no> Date: 16 Nov 92 02:05:24 Lines: 28