I have to admit I've never thought of a talking (or singing or dancing)
astrolabe. I'm guilty of not thinking outside the Tropics.
Now, the question becomes; What would it say? "Don't have a Taurus, man"
seems inappropriate somehow. Maybe it should emit an audible sigh when it's
properly set or offer unhelpful advice ("Up...up...too far! Down, a little
more, just a bit to the right...Ahhhh Right there.) This sort of dialog could
be called "Wife mode" (as in hanging pictures - keep it clean).
This needs more thought. Or maybe none at all.
Best regards,
Jim
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From: John Pickard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 2008/03/20 Thu PM 06:23:19 CDT
To: Sundial List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: The Simpsons and the astrolabe
Good morning all,�After all the crowing about summer arriving in the other
hemisphere, you may feel even more smug when I tell you that Easter in Sydney
is currently wet, dismal and grey. Quite a change from a long unbroken stretch
of fine sunny days in the past few weeks.�Anyway, here's a question that may
seem incongruous: has anyone seen the episode of The Simpsons where Homer is
walking around with a rather large astrolabe? I know it sounds strange that
someone with Homer's IQ is holding an astrolabe, but maybe he read Jim
Morrison's great book! My memory is that Homer wins a Nobel Prize and part of
the booty is the astrolabe. �This URL mentions an astrolabe, but the episode
description doesn't seem
right.�http://www.tv.com//tis-the-fifteenth-season/episode/280491/summary.html?q=&tag=search_results;more;1�But
it does mention a "talking astrolabe". Now there's one that Jim Morrison
missed!��Cheers, John�John Pickard
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