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#24: Robin Russell (rrussell8) Thu 26 Aug 04 08:39

Thu, 26 Aug 2004 08:39:00 PDT

Inspector Lee, of the Nova Police, thawed Jimmy Joys. I quartersawed it diffidently. [Read entire topic]

#23: David Dodd (ddodd) Wed 25 Aug 04 15:00

Wed, 25 Aug 2004 15:00:00 PDT

Who was Lee? Poor Lee! [Read entire topic]

#22: Christian Crumlish (xian) Wed 25 Aug 04 13:16

Wed, 25 Aug 2004 13:16:00 PDT

'for two, it-is'-ly this time spellin played protein vs procrustean obscurin nawt the meanin, fortune ate lee. [Read entire topic]

#21: Marked from the Day That I was Born (ssol) Wed 25 Aug 04 07:45

Wed, 25 Aug 2004 07:45:00 PDT

Yes. Thanks. [Read entire topic]

#20: David Gans (tnf) Sun 22 Aug 04 14:06

Sun, 22 Aug 2004 14:06:00 PDT

I thknk it's spelled "Fortean." [Read entire topic]

#19: Marked from the Day That I was Born (ssol) Sat 21 Aug 04 10:13

Sat, 21 Aug 2004 10:13:00 PDT

I believe that Whole Earth pubs has a great little book, "The Fortian Times" that gives an great insighgt into Fort's stuff.

I believe? Can I say that in connection to anything Fortien ;-) [Read entire topic]

#18: David Dodd (ddodd) Fri 20 Aug 04 11:47

Fri, 20 Aug 2004 11:47:00 PDT

Just in case that reference makes anyone wonder:

Charles Fort (1874-1932) fancied himself a true Skeptic, one who opposes all forms of dogmatism, believes nothing, and does not take a position on anything. He claimed to be an "intermediatist," one who believes nothing is real and nothing is unreal, that "all phenomena are approximations one way or the other between realness and unrealness." Actually, he was an anti- dogmatist who collected weird and bizarre stories.

Fort spent a good part of his adult life in the New York City public library examining newspapers, magazines, and scientific journals. He was looking for accounts of anything weird or mysterious which didn't fit with current scientific theories. [Read entire topic]

#17: Robin Russell (rrussell8) Fri 20 Aug 04 10:48

Fri, 20 Aug 2004 10:48:00 PDT

David D you are a Charles Fort of GD arcana. Bless you! [Read entire topic]

#16: Marked from the Day That I was Born (ssol) Thu 19 Aug 04 11:59

Thu, 19 Aug 2004 11:59:00 PDT

Wow! [Read entire topic]

#15: David Gans (tnf) Thu 19 Aug 04 08:28

Thu, 19 Aug 2004 08:28:00 PDT

Ah, so that is the source of the phrase! [Read entire topic]