porcinality (and synchronicity)

[Joel S. Berson]

At 10/5/2009 01:54 PM, Laurence Horn wrote:
>--followed immediately by Joel's sent out at 1:05.  I had never heard
>of the Punch Brothers (or Chris Thile) and nor did I know to what
>Joel's "Punch, brothers, punch" alludes (evidently a Mark Twain
>description of the earworm phenomenon*), but I figure it's all a
>matter of the cosmic vibes.

Larry, did you do the right thing and research the etymology of the
group's name?

I sign off with the Zen valediction:

Punch with care! (in the presence of the passenjare).

Joel

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