[SOC] Britishness

[Bill Cunningham]

You forgot the accompanying metaphysics exam.

Define the universe and give two examples.

> As students studying physics in the late seventies, we set a spoof
> examination paper. Two questions as I recall were:
>
> "Express the speed of light in furlongs per fortnight." (It's a soddin'
big
> number...)
>
> and
>
> "Write out the Shroedinger wave equation entirely without the use of Greek
> letters."
>
> Paul ;-)
>
> "Shroedinger rules the waves!"
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jan" <n0aaa@n0rxd.ampr.org>
> To: <soc@mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 2:29 PM
> Subject: [SOC] Britishness
>
>
> > Paul - Gee, I have a grandmother from Sheffield and I couldn't answer
most
> > of those (I would be killed within two days of arrival by a bus while
> > looking the wrong way while crossing the street, anyway). My son's
Algebra
> > homework (introductory stuff) contained the word "fortnight", which I
> thought
> > was cute, since we regard it as Shakespearean English. Further into the
> > choices were "sennight" and another which might have given Willie pause.
> >
> > American immigrants have always had to prove some linguistic competence
> > and knowledge of the culture and laws. Is this something new in Britain?
> > I guess I would have assumed you did something like this! 73 Jan N0AAA
> (#389)
> >
> >
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