
LAPD teletype gets message from Australia
LAPD Communications Division workers in the Teletype department today got a shock when an unused teletype started printing 'WRU' - the code for 'Who and Where are you?' They traced the line back to Queensland, Australia, but not before the teletyp...
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Conservative Science
We expect science to build upon the past. Aristotle to Watson and Crick. Archimedes through Newton to Einstein, and beyond. Some vestigial artifacts seem to slip through time. A woman of my acquaintance, with a master's degree in education, refused to hang washing on her clothesline during pregnancy. She believed there was a danger of the umbilical cord wrapping around the neck of the fetus...
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Crystal Palace first team to be relegated from the Premier League
After a tough grueling pre-season, newly promoted play-off winners Crystal Palace have become the first team to be relegated from the Premier League - without playing a game. The relegation was confirmed by every single newspaper columnist making...
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