On Mon Jun-10-2013 22:16, Paul Quinn (3:640/384) wrote to Roger Nelson:

Hi,

 PQ> In a message to Roy Witt you wrote:

 RW>> And the southern star?

 RN> Do you mean the one with Ursula Andress in it?  (-:

 PQ> The only 'southern star' that comes immediately to mind is Belle
 PQ> Starr.  Did she ever play that part?  

I'll have to brush up on my German and ask her the next time I see her.  (-:

 PQ> She certainly was /equipped/ for it.  :-) 

I agree!

 PQ> We don't actually have a star that provides the same function as
 PQ> Polaris.  Instead we rely on some geometrical juggery-pokery, using
 PQ> the axis of the Southern Cross & a cross-sectioning of the two
 PQ> 'pointer' stars (i.e. the Centauri pair).  The *intersection* of
 PQ> the elongated axis of the Cross, down to the horizon, and a line
 PQ> drawn from the bi-sectioning of a (imaginary) line between the
 PQ> pointers, down to the horizon, indicates South.

Seems logical.

 PQ> ... A clear conscience is merely the result of bad memory.

When asked about his theory of relativity Einstein answered; "Put your
hand on a hot stove for a minute, it will feel like an hour. Kiss a pretty
girl for an hour, it will seem like only a minute. It's all relative."


Regards,

Roger 
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