G'morning Earl,

 ET> Clarke, I think - The Nine Billion Names of God.  Monks
 ET> have been calculating all the possible names of God for
 ET> millenia believing that the universe will end when they are
 ET> done.  They hire a computer consultant who gets it done for
 ET> them in days/months.

The consultant leaves for civilisation with a guide who asks what 
he's been doing - and then how long the task of printing will take 
to finish
.

The consultant checks watch, says "About now..." - and that's when 
they notice than the stars above them are going out, one by one.

Thanks for getting the author right, Earl - hate to steal 'owt 
from Clarke...

Miles

 
+--------------------Miles-Maxted-------------------+
| 116 Sunrise Avenue, North Shore City, New Zealand |
| Ph/Fx/As: ++64-9-478-3138   Mob: ++64-21-296-3891 |
+---------------------------------------------------+
 
___ MultiMail/Win32 v0.47

--- Maximus/2 3.01