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hhc314@yahoo.com · Guest

This story will make some readers feel old, but the "Smoot" as a
length measurement unit,is now 50 years old. Stragely enough the MIT
student, whose body length defined the length of a Smoot. later became
Chairman of ANSI.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/04/smoot.day.ap/index.html

What wasn>t mentioned in the news article is that when the
Massacusetts Avenue Bridge was resurfaced a few years ago, the
contractor was required by the state to reproduce precisely the
original Smoot markings that have not only become a local landmark,
but are also used by police as references to the location of events on
the bridge (and for today>s college students, as a place to meet for
romantic encounters).

Given that the yearly repainting of the markings could, in the early
years, land students in jail or receive fines, it is evidently now
illegal to obscure the Smoot calibrations. Funny thing how public
attitudes change over the years!

I know, it>s a small and somewhat whimsical subject however, in face
of this week>s grave economic events, the lighter side events can
provide at least a short break from the serious tension.

Harry C.

Spaceman · Guest

hhc314@yahoo.com wrote:
[quote]This story will make some readers feel old, but the "Smoot" as a
length measurement unit,is now 50 years old. Stragely enough the MIT
student, whose body length defined the length of a Smoot. later became
Chairman of ANSI.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/04/smoot.day.ap/index.html

What wasn>t mentioned in the news article is that when the
Massacusetts Avenue Bridge was resurfaced a few years ago, the
contractor was required by the state to reproduce precisely the
original Smoot markings that have not only become a local landmark,
but are also used by police as references to the location of events on
the bridge (and for today>s college students, as a place to meet for
romantic encounters).

Given that the yearly repainting of the markings could, in the early
years, land students in jail or receive fines, it is evidently now
illegal to obscure the Smoot calibrations. Funny thing how public
attitudes change over the years!

I know, it>s a small and somewhat whimsical subject however, in face
of this week>s grave economic events, the lighter side events can
provide at least a short break from the serious tension.
[/quote]
Good stuff Harry!
Sadly, there are still people that think the faster you move,
the shorter the smoot becomes, and according to these fools
in physics, if you are moving fast enough over the Mass Ave
bridge will no longer be 364.4 smoots long.
But I am glad i have not fallen for that bologna about speed
changing "time" or "distance".
And even if I travel over the bridge at 0.9c, it is still 364.4 smoots long.
:)

--
James M Driscoll Jr
Creator of the Clock Malfunction Theory
Spaceman

jmfbahciv · Guest

hhc314@yahoo.com wrote:
[quote]This story will make some readers feel old, but the "Smoot" as a
length measurement unit,is now 50 years old. Stragely enough the MIT
student, whose body length defined the length of a Smoot. later became
Chairman of ANSI.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/04/smoot.day.ap/index.html

What wasn>t mentioned in the news article is that when the
Massacusetts Avenue Bridge was resurfaced a few years ago, the
contractor was required by the state to reproduce precisely the
original Smoot markings that have not only become a local landmark,
but are also used by police as references to the location of events on
the bridge (and for today>s college students, as a place to meet for
romantic encounters).

Given that the yearly repainting of the markings could, in the early
years, land students in jail or receive fines, it is evidently now
illegal to obscure the Smoot calibrations. Funny thing how public
attitudes change over the years!

I know, it>s a small and somewhat whimsical subject however, in face
of this week>s grave economic events, the lighter side events can
provide at least a short break from the serious tension.
[/quote]
I don>t remember ever hearing about them until it was reported
on the radio. Do you know of any other MIT aspects that have
become embedded in Mass. infrastructure?

/BAH

Guest

On Oct 5, 8:31 am, jmfbahciv <jmfbahciv@aol> wrote:
[quote]hhc...@yahoo.com wrote:
This story will make some readers feel old, but the "Smoot" as a
length measurement unit,is now 50 years old. Stragely enough the MIT
student, whose body length defined the length of a Smoot. later became
Chairman of ANSI.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/04/smoot.day.ap/index.html

What wasn>t mentioned in the news article is that when the
Massacusetts Avenue Bridge was resurfaced a few years ago, the
contractor was required by the state to reproduce precisely the
original Smoot markings that have not only become a local landmark,
but are also used by police as references to the location of events on
the bridge (and for today>s college students, as a place to meet for
romantic encounters).

Given that the yearly repainting of the markings could, in the early
years, land students in jail or receive fines, it is evidently now
illegal to obscure the Smoot calibrations. Funny thing how public
attitudes change over the years!

I know, it>s a small and somewhat whimsical subject however, in face
of this week>s grave economic events, the lighter side events can
provide at least a short break from the serious tension.

I don>t remember ever hearing about them until it was reported
on the radio. Do you know of any other MIT aspects that have
become embedded in Mass. infrastructure?

/BAH- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -
[/quote]
Well BAH, there is are some midyear traditions among MIT student that
will never die the MIT dome is a place where strange objects have
appeared like a VW bug, in during later years a Cambridge police car.
Becaise of the intense intellectual pressures at MIT (and I suspect at
Cal Tech as well), the annual pranks are a way of simply letting of
steam.

This is rarely understood by the general public, simply because they
have absolutely no concept of the pressure that students at either of
these institutions deal with weekly. These places are definitly state
colleges, since the is no party time at all, and in most week there
are in depth exams which are intended to separate the giften from the
rest of the pack. Ttust me in telling you that ever since I graduated
from a second rate tech college, that was damn tough for me. While I
could have breezed through any state university, I honestly could have
likely not made it through MIT or Cal Teck.

I you run into anyone wearing the Brass Rat ring on their hand, treat
them with serious respect. Trust me, they>ve earned that respect!

Harry C.

Guest

On Oct 5, 8:31 am, jmfbahciv <jmfbahciv@aol> wrote:
[quote]hhc...@yahoo.com wrote:
This story will make some readers feel old, but the "Smoot" as a
length measurement unit,is now 50 years old. Stragely enough the MIT
student, whose body length defined the length of a Smoot. later became
Chairman of ANSI.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/04/smoot.day.ap/index.html

What wasn>t mentioned in the news article is that when the
Massacusetts Avenue Bridge was resurfaced a few years ago, the
contractor was required by the state to reproduce precisely the
original Smoot markings that have not only become a local landmark,
but are also used by police as references to the location of events on
the bridge (and for today>s college students, as a place to meet for
romantic encounters).

Given that the yearly repainting of the markings could, in the early
years, land students in jail or receive fines, it is evidently now
illegal to obscure the Smoot calibrations. Funny thing how public
attitudes change over the years!

I know, it>s a small and somewhat whimsical subject however, in face
of this week>s grave economic events, the lighter side events can
provide at least a short break from the serious tension.

I don>t remember ever hearing about them until it was reported
on the radio. Do you know of any other MIT aspects that have
become embedded in Mass. infrastructure?

/BAH- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -
[/quote]
What has become embedded into the Mass. Infractstructure is the
increasing the willingness of the public to accept MIT student prank
for what they are, simply harmless pranks that never harm anyone.
That>s the key point.

Rughly 6-months ago, a few MIT student reprogrammed a variable message
detour sign on the "Big Dig" to an ongoing party (frat or otherwise)
being held at MIT. Most Bostonians regarded that a beneath the skills
of the MIT guys. Similirly, a few years back some MIT students manage
to disrupt the Harvard/Yale game by implanted something in the end
field that cause a huge bubble in the turf near the endzone. That
also was not considered funny or a clever, harmless prank. Here in
Boston, there are limitiations to acceptable pranks.

I suppose that the criterion is that MIT pranks must meet three
goals: First, be harmless; Second, to be totally unpredicted and
whow some element of creativity; and Thrid to be very clever and
entertaining to the average non-MIT student and the general public.

BAH, I hope that this in part answers your question. The Smoot
markings on the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge clearly meet these
standards.

Harry C.

Guest

On Oct 4, 10:24 pm, "Spaceman" <space...@yourclockmalfunctioned.duh>
wrote:
[quote]hhc...@yahoo.com wrote:
This story will make some readers feel old, but the "Smoot" as a
length measurement unit,is now 50 years old. Stragely enough the MIT
student, whose body length defined the length of a Smoot. later became
Chairman of ANSI.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/04/smoot.day.ap/index.html

What wasn>t mentioned in the news article is that when the
Massacusetts Avenue Bridge was resurfaced a few years ago, the
contractor was required by the state to reproduce precisely the
original Smoot markings that have not only become a local landmark,
but are also used by police as references to the location of events on
the bridge (and for today>s college students, as a place to meet for
romantic encounters).

Given that the yearly repainting of the markings could, in the early
years, land students in jail or receive fines, it is evidently now
illegal to obscure the Smoot calibrations. Funny thing how public
attitudes change over the years!

I know, it>s a small and somewhat whimsical subject however, in face
of this week>s grave economic events, the lighter side events can
provide at least a short break from the serious tension.

Good stuff Harry!
Sadly, there are still people that think the faster you move,
the shorter the smoot becomes, and according to these fools
in physics, if you are moving fast enough over the Mass Ave
bridge will no longer be 364.4 smoots long.
But I am glad i have not fallen for that bologna about speed
changing "time" or "distance".
And even if I travel over the bridge at 0.9c, it is still 364.4 smoots long.
:)

--
James M Driscoll Jr
Creator of the Clock Malfunction Theory
Spaceman- Hide quoted text -
[/quote]
James. you won>t etice me into going there. Quite honestly, while I
know from practical work I>ve done there is no question that increases
in mass particle acceleration increases the mass of the particles, I
have no idea how it affects the observed dimensions of anything. I
can>t even recall Einstein himself ever address this aspect, but what
do I know! Perhaps he did, but that aspect of Special Relativity is
not addressed in any texts that I own. Also, I really couldn>t care
this, because if has no affect on the work that I do. Mass does.

On more imprortant and immediate issues, "Jack>s" has moved to
somewhere; "Hollands" is still there on Treble Cove Road but after
searching through all the wreck and blood and dust and puddles of mud,
my search for a Cadillac Cimarron was in vain. The items I need are
the rear bumper extensions, those little plastic trim parts that
become very brittle in sub-freezing temperature and shatter when you
back into a snow bank. The Cadillac part number is 1629829-B, and that
part has been discontinue by the manufactured. Well, now I need one
to pass MA next year inspection...actually I just passed inspection,
because I worked on the Inspector just a bit, and he passed the car.
He also informed me, and somthine that you Jim may want to note,
emission inspections are only now required on 1996 models and later.
(Pity, since this 1986 always passed the emission requirement with
margin to spare.)

So Jim, if you know where I can latch onto a pair of Outer Bumper
Extension for a 1986 Cadillac Cimarron, please email me, else I will
have to resort (lacking an English Wheel) to hammer out a sheet metal
substitute.

Now casual readers my wonder why a retired physicist is still driving
a 1986 car. It really isn>t rocket science.

The car gets 23-Mpg in city driving, and 28-Mpg on Interstates.

By contrast, you wouldn>t want to know how much fuel my 1996 Bronco
consumes.

Harry C.

hhc314@yahoo.com · Guest

On Oct 5, 9:26 pm, "W. Dale Hall"
<wdunderscorehallatpacbelldotnet@last> wrote:
[quote]Spaceman wrote:
hhc...@yahoo.com wrote:
This story will make some readers feel old, but the "Smoot" as a
length measurement unit,is now 50 years old. Stragely enough the MIT
student, whose body length defined the length of a Smoot. later became
Chairman of ANSI.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/04/smoot.day.ap/index.html

What wasn>t mentioned in the news article is that when the
Massacusetts Avenue Bridge was resurfaced a few years ago, the
contractor was required by the state to reproduce precisely the
original Smoot markings that have not only become a local landmark,
but are also used by police as references to the location of events on
the bridge (and for today>s college students, as a place to meet for
romantic encounters).

Given that the yearly repainting of the markings could, in the early
years, land students in jail or receive fines, it is evidently now
illegal to obscure the Smoot calibrations. Funny thing how public
attitudes change over the years!

I know, it>s a small and somewhat whimsical subject however, in face
of this week>s grave economic events, the lighter side events can
provide at least a short break from the serious tension.

Good stuff Harry!
Sadly, there are still people that think the faster you move,
the shorter the smoot becomes, and according to these fools
in physics, if you are moving fast enough over the Mass Ave
bridge will no longer be 364.4 smoots long.
But I am glad i have not fallen for that bologna about speed
changing "time" or "distance".
And even if I travel over the bridge at 0.9c, it is still 364.4 smoots long.
:)

But everyone knows the Harvard Bridge length is 364.4 Smoots + 1 Ear.

Jeez, Louise! Plus One Ear!!! Cripes!

If you can>t even get the measurement correct, well, gee howdy, as one
might say. One ear might be well worth the Lorentz contraction, if I>d
a-heard of it.

The Smoot must also be capitalized. Whether one capitalizes the Ear
(ear), that is a matter for the Waxman committee.

Dale- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -
[/quote]
Or... let it up to the ANSI experts, if which Mr. Smoot was or is the
charman.

Please, I>m curious, what are the metric or english dimentions of an
ear? I know what a Smoot is, because it>s now become an international
standard of measurement. I>ll bet Mr. Smoot never imagined this fame
when as a drunken undergraduate, he was being dragged along to measure
the length of the Massacusetts Avenue Bridge.

To Mr. Smoote:, I am not out in anyway to defame you or your
reputations, but be honest, were you on that night aware of what was
taking place? Why I ask,during that same year, a fraternity brother
of mine, on the event of being dumped by his girlfriend, drank and
entire liter bottle of 80 proof Smirnhoff in one long gulp! Now
Garland was a southern kid, so we knew that he could handle his drink,
but this event was extraordinary, even for him. So, six of us
carefuly watched over him.

Nothing much happened as I recall during the first 10 minutes, but
after than he began to get a bit aggitateded, so someone suggest that
he needed a cold shower to sober up, so we gave him one. Six guys
stripped him nude and threw him into an ice-cold shower, and that
seemed to do the trick after a moment or so. He seemed calm now, and
we threw a warm blamket over him. This worked fine for nearly 5
miniues,at which time all Hell broke loose.

We could hear him muttering her name under her breath, then louder and
louder until it became a very loud shout. Everyone present knew who
Laura was, a cute redhead from Beaver College (who had broken his
heart in short order, just as she had done with all those that went
before of after him). Suddenly Gar lunged without warning, catching
his half-wasted protectors off-guard, then ran down tree flights of
stairs and rand out through the front door of the frat house into
Bering Street totally nude. It was snowing that night in Philadelpia,
and there was already 6-inches of snow accumulation. Now Gar was not
what I would exactly call an athlete, but when he was being chased
down Beiring Street and onto Market Street, he ran like a demon with
at least a majority of Delta Sigma Phi members in pursuit. He
eventually gave up the pursit when a couple of members of the Drexel
football team tackled him in the snow. (No police were involved,
since in 1957 no police car dared to venture into the area of Bering
Street for fear of death.

Ahh, my college years! Garland survived, but dropped out of college
that year. So did many others, who simply could not hack the academic
pace and its demands. I did gratuate, but with no distinctions. By the
time I graduated I was married, and had a kid to support,which I did
by working 8-hours after each day in college. Homework and problem
sets consumed at least 6-hours each day, which left little time to
sleep.Still, we managed.

I kind of like the MIT pranks. They are both clever and generally
funny, and hurt no one. I sort of relate to where these kids are
coming from, having been there at one time myself.

Harry C,

hhc314@yahoo.com · Guest

On Oct 5, 9:26 pm, "W. Dale Hall"
<wdunderscorehallatpacbelldotnet@last> wrote:
[quote]Spaceman wrote:
hhc...@yahoo.com wrote:
This story will make some readers feel old, but the "Smoot" as a
length measurement unit,is now 50 years old. Stragely enough the MIT
student, whose body length defined the length of a Smoot. later became
Chairman of ANSI.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/04/smoot.day.ap/index.html

What wasn>t mentioned in the news article is that when the
Massacusetts Avenue Bridge was resurfaced a few years ago, the
contractor was required by the state to reproduce precisely the
original Smoot markings that have not only become a local landmark,
but are also used by police as references to the location of events on
the bridge (and for today>s college students, as a place to meet for
romantic encounters).

Given that the yearly repainting of the markings could, in the early
years, land students in jail or receive fines, it is evidently now
illegal to obscure the Smoot calibrations. Funny thing how public
attitudes change over the years!

I know, it>s a small and somewhat whimsical subject however, in face
of this week>s grave economic events, the lighter side events can
provide at least a short break from the serious tension.

Good stuff Harry!
Sadly, there are still people that think the faster you move,
the shorter the smoot becomes, and according to these fools
in physics, if you are moving fast enough over the Mass Ave
bridge will no longer be 364.4 smoots long.
But I am glad i have not fallen for that bologna about speed
changing "time" or "distance".
And even if I travel over the bridge at 0.9c, it is still 364.4 smoots long.
:)

But everyone knows the Harvard Bridge length is 364.4 Smoots + 1 Ear.

Jeez, Louise! Plus One Ear!!! Cripes!

If you can>t even get the measurement correct, well, gee howdy, as one
might say. One ear might be well worth the Lorentz contraction, if I>d
a-heard of it.

The Smoot must also be capitalized. Whether one capitalizes the Ear
(ear), that is a matter for the Waxman committee.

Dale- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -
[/quote]
Did anyone take note of the fact that Oliver Smoot>s brother George
(his cousing( won the 1996 Nobel Prize in physics?

Hell, talk about great family genes. Girls, take note!

Harry C.

Spaceman · Guest

hhc314@yahoo.com wrote:
[quote]On Oct 4, 10:24 pm, "Spaceman" <space...@yourclockmalfunctioned.duh
wrote:
hhc...@yahoo.com wrote:
This story will make some readers feel old, but the "Smoot" as a
length measurement unit,is now 50 years old. Stragely enough the MIT
student, whose body length defined the length of a Smoot. later
became Chairman of ANSI.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/04/smoot.day.ap/index.html

What wasn>t mentioned in the news article is that when the
Massacusetts Avenue Bridge was resurfaced a few years ago, the
contractor was required by the state to reproduce precisely the
original Smoot markings that have not only become a local landmark,
but are also used by police as references to the location of events
on the bridge (and for today>s college students, as a place to meet
for romantic encounters).

Given that the yearly repainting of the markings could, in the early
years, land students in jail or receive fines, it is evidently now
illegal to obscure the Smoot calibrations. Funny thing how public
attitudes change over the years!

I know, it>s a small and somewhat whimsical subject however, in face
of this week>s grave economic events, the lighter side events can
provide at least a short break from the serious tension.

Good stuff Harry!
Sadly, there are still people that think the faster you move,
the shorter the smoot becomes, and according to these fools
in physics, if you are moving fast enough over the Mass Ave
bridge will no longer be 364.4 smoots long.
But I am glad i have not fallen for that bologna about speed
changing "time" or "distance".
And even if I travel over the bridge at 0.9c, it is still 364.4
smoots long. :)

--
James M Driscoll Jr
Creator of the Clock Malfunction Theory
Spaceman- Hide quoted text -

James. you won>t etice me into going there. Quite honestly, while I
know from practical work I>ve done there is no question that increases
in mass particle acceleration increases the mass of the particles, I
have no idea how it affects the observed dimensions of anything. I
can>t even recall Einstein himself ever address this aspect, but what
do I know! Perhaps he did, but that aspect of Special Relativity is
not addressed in any texts that I own. Also, I really couldn>t care
this, because if has no affect on the work that I do. Mass does.
[/quote]
The speed does not change the physical mass Harry.
The m stays the same and the velocity (v) changes the outcome of
the KE you end up with.
If we allow for a change in mass, we can not call mass a true measurement
since we would not know the true mass ever because we can not determine
a mass without using a motion of such to determine an asbolute
mass at all if speed actually increased the mass to begin with.
How do you find the mass of an object Harry?
You can>t weigh it until you know the mass of what you are comparing it to,
So, how do you make a standard of mass, if it increases physically with
speed?
Mass does not increase with speed, it>s energy increases.
We use the energy and speed to determine a physical mass of an object.

[quote]On more imprortant and immediate issues, "Jack>s" has moved to
somewhere; "Hollands" is still there on Treble Cove Road but after
searching through all the wreck and blood and dust and puddles of mud,
my search for a Cadillac Cimarron was in vain. The items I need are
the rear bumper extensions, those little plastic trim parts that
become very brittle in sub-freezing temperature and shatter when you
back into a snow bank. The Cadillac part number is 1629829-B, and that
part has been discontinue by the manufactured. Well, now I need one
to pass MA next year inspection...actually I just passed inspection,
because I worked on the Inspector just a bit, and he passed the car.
He also informed me, and somthine that you Jim may want to note,
emission inspections are only now required on 1996 models and later.
(Pity, since this 1986 always passed the emission requirement with
margin to spare.)

So Jim, if you know where I can latch onto a pair of Outer Bumper
Extension for a 1986 Cadillac Cimarron, please email me, else I will
have to resort (lacking an English Wheel) to hammer out a sheet metal
substitute.
[/quote]
Try calling different Caddy dealerships and don>t use the part
number.Just give all the car info instead.
I have found that sometimes that different dealers will come up with
different part numbers (even though they will say it does not happen)
Also.
I sort of remember that the Cimarron was actually very close to
a chevy cavalier or something like that so maybe asking a chevy
dealer for that part (don>t order it) but check any that are in stock
to see if the part matches.
Or of course checking the junkyards for cavaliers of that year
and seeing for yourself if it matches.
:)

W. Dale Hall · Guest

Spaceman wrote:
[quote]hhc314@yahoo.com wrote:
This story will make some readers feel old, but the "Smoot" as a
length measurement unit,is now 50 years old. Stragely enough the MIT
student, whose body length defined the length of a Smoot. later became
Chairman of ANSI.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/04/smoot.day.ap/index.html

What wasn>t mentioned in the news article is that when the
Massacusetts Avenue Bridge was resurfaced a few years ago, the
contractor was required by the state to reproduce precisely the
original Smoot markings that have not only become a local landmark,
but are also used by police as references to the location of events on
the bridge (and for today>s college students, as a place to meet for
romantic encounters).

Given that the yearly repainting of the markings could, in the early
years, land students in jail or receive fines, it is evidently now
illegal to obscure the Smoot calibrations. Funny thing how public
attitudes change over the years!

I know, it>s a small and somewhat whimsical subject however, in face
of this week>s grave economic events, the lighter side events can
provide at least a short break from the serious tension.

Good stuff Harry!
Sadly, there are still people that think the faster you move,
the shorter the smoot becomes, and according to these fools
in physics, if you are moving fast enough over the Mass Ave
bridge will no longer be 364.4 smoots long.
But I am glad i have not fallen for that bologna about speed
changing "time" or "distance".
And even if I travel over the bridge at 0.9c, it is still 364.4 smoots long.
:)

But everyone knows the Harvard Bridge length is 364.4 Smoots + 1 Ear.[/quote]

Jeez, Louise! Plus One Ear!!! Cripes!

If you can>t even get the measurement correct, well, gee howdy, as one
might say. One ear might be well worth the Lorentz contraction, if I>d
a-heard of it.

The Smoot must also be capitalized. Whether one capitalizes the Ear
(ear), that is a matter for the Waxman committee.

Dale

jmfbahciv · Guest

hhc314@yahoo.com wrote:
[quote]On Oct 5, 8:31 am, jmfbahciv <jmfbahciv@aol> wrote:
[/quote]
<snip>

[quote]
I you run into anyone wearing the Brass Rat ring on their hand, treat
them with serious respect. Trust me, they>ve earned that respect!
[/quote]
I worked with a couple of people who were in the Railroad Club.

/BAH

hhc314@yahoo.com · Guest

On Oct 6, 8:09 am, jmfbahciv <jmfbahciv@aol> wrote:
[quote]hhc...@yahoo.com wrote:
On Oct 5, 8:31 am, jmfbahciv <jmfbahciv@aol> wrote:

snip

I you run into anyone wearing the Brass Rat ring on their hand, treat
them with serious respect. Trust me, they>ve earned that respect!

I worked with a couple of people who were in the Railroad Club.

/BAH
[/quote]
Then, at that time you were in excellent company.

Harry C.

hhc314@yahoo.com · Guest

On Oct 6, 8:09 am, jmfbahciv <jmfbahciv@aol> wrote:
[quote]hhc...@yahoo.com wrote:
On Oct 5, 8:31 am, jmfbahciv <jmfbahciv@aol> wrote:

snip

I you run into anyone wearing the Brass Rat ring on their hand, treat
them with serious respect. Trust me, they>ve earned that respect!

I worked with a couple of people who were in the Railroad Club.

/BAH
[/quote]
Just as an afterthought, you may want to explain to readers what the
"Railroad Club" is, and why it is noteworthy when discussing MIT.

Harry C.

jmfbahciv · Guest

hhc314@yahoo.com wrote:
[quote]On Oct 6, 8:09 am, jmfbahciv <jmfbahciv@aol> wrote:
hhc...@yahoo.com wrote:
On Oct 5, 8:31 am, jmfbahciv <jmfbahciv@aol> wrote:
snip

I you run into anyone wearing the Brass Rat ring on their hand, treat
them with serious respect. Trust me, they>ve earned that respect!
I worked with a couple of people who were in the Railroad Club.

/BAH

Then, at that time you were in excellent company.
[/quote]
Oh, yes.

/BAH

jmfbahciv · Guest

hhc314@yahoo.com wrote:
[quote]On Oct 6, 8:09 am, jmfbahciv <jmfbahciv@aol> wrote:
hhc...@yahoo.com wrote:
On Oct 5, 8:31 am, jmfbahciv <jmfbahciv@aol> wrote:
snip

I you run into anyone wearing the Brass Rat ring on their hand, treat
them with serious respect. Trust me, they>ve earned that respect!
I worked with a couple of people who were in the Railroad Club.

/BAH

Just as an afterthought, you may want to explain to readers what the
"Railroad Club" is, and why it is noteworthy when discussing MIT.

Harry C.

I don>t know, or remember, enough about the tales I>ve heard to[/quote]
tell their story.

Most of the people I worked with were of the members' ilk. I miss
that.

/BAH


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