Pre-Ig Nobel Lecture

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From: Diego Garcia
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 1994 15:36

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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN IMPROBABLE RESEARCH TODAY

Marc Abrahams, editor of the Annals of Improbable Reasearch (AIR) and 
presenter of the annual Ig Noble Prizes, will be giving a lecture/slide
show on the history of the Ig Nobel Prizes and on topics like "The
Taxonomy of Barney" and "The Aerodynamics of Potato Chips." The event is
today, Friday Sept. 16th, at 3 pm in the MIT Museum, 265 Mass Ave, 2nd Floor.
Admission is free if you mention the magic word: "tundra". Mr. Abrahams'
appearance is sponsored by the MIT Museum Shop, Reluctant Sponsors of the
1994 Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony.  

Warning: The MIT Museum will not be held responsible for injuries sustained
while sacking, pillaging, defiling, or looting the lecture hall or for injuries
provoked by our security corps (the Hell's Angels) in controlling any such
uprising.

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From: dmgarcia@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Diego Garcia)
Newsgroups: sci.misc,athena.announcements,athena.misc
Subject: Pre-Ig Nobel Lecture
Date: 16 Sep 1994 15:36:36 GMT
Organization: Massachvsetts Institvte of Technology
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Keywords: Ig Nobel, humor, AIR