"infamous" korrection

Jonathan Lighter wuxxmupp2000 at YAHOO.COM
Tue Mar 14 14:37:23 UTC 2006


I take it back. The article pokes fun at the "Ig Nobel Prize." So the meaning of "infamous" here seems to be "well-known for being amusing."

  Still noteworthy, I hope.

  JL


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