Birth of a nova--not?

[Arnold M. Zwicky]

On Jan 20, 2006, at 6:49 PM, Larry Horn wrote, about double dactyls:

> a few more (if Arnold et alii will pardon the half-rhymes in the
> first two) appear below...

pardon?!  i *celebrate* half-rhymes.  privately and also professionally.

arnold

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