"Adrian" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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The absolute velocity (related to an arbitrary number on a signpost) is largely irrelevant.
Not exactly. If I hit you over the head with my stereo and the speed my stereo is doing as it hits your head is 5mph, you may have a bruise. On the other hand if I really try hard and hit your head with my stereo at a speed of 40mph, I'd hazard a guess you'd be dead.
Can we prevail upon you to conduct the experiment? With "Adrian" of course..
Brimstone ([email hidden]) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :
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Can we prevail upon you to conduct the experiment? With "Adrian" of course..
Why the quotes around my name? I suspect that there's a far higher chance of "Adrian" appearing on my birth certificate and passport than "Brimstone" appearing on yours...
Brimstone ([email hidden]) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :
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Can we prevail upon you to conduct the experiment? With "Adrian" of course..
Why the quotes around my name? I suspect that there's a far higher chance of "Adrian" appearing on my birth certificate and passport than "Brimstone" appearing on yours...
Undoubtedly, but, there's always the chance that it's a nom de plume. A number of well known authors use perfectly possible names rather than their own, some more than one.
