Re: Hercules

[Brian Whatcott <inet@INTELLISYS.NET>]

Ah excuse me: I was using a Marinism.
But surely, anyone who would begin with
"Pray tell..." would be familiar with that concept?

But to be more explicit,
Eureka is to 'was' as TACAN is to 'is'.

Brian W

:-)



At 10:55 AM 11/24/01, Paul O Johnson wrote:
> Brian,
>
> What, pray tell, is an "airborne mariner"?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brian Whatcott" <inet@INTELLISYS.NET>
> To: <PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu>
> Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 9:44 AM
> Subject: Re: Hercules
>
>
> > At 04:08 AM 11/24/01, Larry Cartwright wrote:
> > >...
> > >
> > >The heavens were originally held up above the Earth by a pair of great
> > >pillars owned by the rich and powerful Atlas.  As punishment, Zeus took
> > >away Atlas' treasured pillars and made Atlas take their place.  Or made
> > >Atlas hold the pillars on his shoulders, depending on whose version you
> > >want to believe.
> > >
> > >There is a mountain just south of Gibraltar which is what's left of old
> > >Atlas, turned to stone and still keeping the heavens in their rightful
> > >place.  And just beyond the remains of Atlas is the great watery expanse
> > >at the edge of the earth, Okeanos, which now bears Atlas' name.
> > ...
> > >Larry Cartwright   <exit60@cablespeed.com>
> >
> >
> > The ascent of the Rock was guarded by Barbary apes who delight in
> >   stealing windshield wiper blades from the cars whose drivers stop
> > to admire them on the road uphill past the Governor's residence.
> >
> > And at the pinnacle - there was a siren called "Eureka" calling to
> > airborne mariners, past the steep escarpments catching water,
> > under which, Spanish villagers in turn rode boats equipped with large
> > gas lights calling to the fruit of the deep at night, the swordfish
> > and the squid.
> >
> >
> > Brian Whatcott
> >    Altus OK                      Eureka!

Brian Whatcott
  Altus OK                      Eureka!