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From: alanr@rd.bbc.co.uk (Alan Roberts)
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WILLEM VAN SCHAIK (INTERNET: GWILLEM@NTUVAX.NTU.AC.SG) (gwillem@alpha.ntu.ac.sg) wrote:
: In article <3oamvn$32d@larch.cc.swarthmore.edu>, platt@cs.swarthmore.edu (Steve Platt) writes:
: > gwillem@alpha.ntu.ac.sg (WILLEM VAN SCHAIK (INTERNET: GWILLEM@NTUVAX.NTU.AC.SG)) writes:
: > 
: > Yah, right.  Next, we'll vote on the value of Pi.  3? 3.14? 3.1415927?
: > The 17-digit version?
: > -Steve

: Well, but with the only difference that people are not having fights
: over the value PI :-).

Not quite true, there's been a highly entertaining thread in
alt.folklore.science recently. Excellent fun.

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