X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,95dee8b6acc08b95 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-01-16 02:59:59 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!nycmny1-snh1.gtei.net!news.gtei.net!newsfeed.gamma.ru!Gamma.RU!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!diablo.theplanet.net!btnet-peer!btnet-peer0!btnet-feed5!btnet!bt !not-for-mail From: "Anonymous" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Nerd Boy, episode 330 Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 10:59:52 -0000 Organization: BT Lines: 138 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: 193.37.173.8 X-Trace: pheidippides.axion.bt.co.uk 1042715194 26745 193.37.173.8 (16 Jan 2003 11:06:34 GMT) X-Complaints-To: postmaster@axion.bt.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 16 Jan 2003 11:06:34 GMT X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3612.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3612.1700 Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:21477 llizard wrote in message ... >In article , "Anonymous" > wrote: >[snip] >>>"Anonymous" wrote in message >>>news:b03isp$7cv$1@pheidippides.axion.bt.co.uk... >[snip] >>>> OK - you've heard of "'i' before 'e' except after 'c'", right ? >>>> >>>> Name as many words as you can where that rule applies. >>>> >>>> "Receive" for one... >[snip] >>OK, so how's about the part where you get "CEI" in that order in words as >>part of the rule ? >> >>Like in "Receive" (which is my only example)... > >The financier stared helplessly at the ceiling and examined his >conscience; should he do the inconceivable and grant the scientist's >request for a loan even though Dr. Nerdboy had deceived everyone and did >not have sufficient funds for the experiment? Hehehe - good paragraph; shows exactly what I'm talking about... The "rule" is "'i' before 'e' except after 'c'" - yet we're allowed words like "financier", "scientist", and "sufficient"... There must be loads more inconcistencies like this in the english language. > obascii-art: it's a beaker > .: > / ) > ( ( > \ ) > o ._(/_. > o |___%| > ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ | %| > | | ._____|_|__|_|__|_|__|_|_____. | %| > | | |__________________________|%| | %| > |o| | | |%| | | | | |~| | | .|_%|. > .' '. | | |%| | | |~| |#| | | | ()%| > / o \ | | :%: :~: : : :#: | | .__|___%|__. > :____o__: ._|_|_." " " "._|_|_. | ___%|_ > '._____.' |___|%| |___|%| |_____(____ ) > ( ( > \ '._____.- > '._______.- Diddled the beaker, added a test tube rack w/ four test tubes, and a Bunsen burner. Taken 1 step further ... > . > . > ): > /.:) > (:./ > )( > (.;) > _)/ > |:| > |;| > |:| > .';'. > /` .: \ > :~:~8~o~: > .___'._____.'___. > |___________|%%%| > .: ._\/_. :. > :' |___%|. ': > .: | %| : :. > :' | %| : ': > .: | %| :. :. > :' .|_%|.': ': > .: | ()%| : :. > :' .__|___%|_:. ': > :' | ___%|_ ': >// |_____(____ ) \\ > ( ( > \ '._____.- > '.___grp_.- Now we have almost a full experiment going... I couldn't think of any way I could add a thermometer to the beaker to measure the temperature of the water as it boils. I suppose I could add a timer so that the students could meaure how long it takes for water to boil... > . > . > ): > /.:) > (:./ > )( > (.;) > _)/ > |:| > |;| > |:| > .';'. > /` .: \ > :~:~8~o~: > .___'._____.'___. > |___________|%%%| __ __ > .: ._\/_. :. ____||__||___ > :' |___%|. ': .' ___ '::. > .: | %| : :. | .' | '. |%| > :' | %| : ': | : | : |%| > .: | %| :. :. | : | : |%| > :' .|_%|.': ': | | '-._ | |%| > .: | ()%| : :. | : "-: |%| > :' .__|___%|_:. ': | : : |%| > :' | ___%|_ ': | '-.___.-' |%| >// |_____(____ ) \\ '._____________.::' > ( ( > \ '._____.- > '.___grp_.- Hmm - maybe the timer's too big.. Diddles welcome. -- Graeme Porter -^-_ _ / [_][_]_:_ Proud owner of a 1978 /| _||_ v Pearl Fiberglass Shell kit | / \ | -=/=\\____//=\=jaa "I married Miss right, I just didn't know her first name was 'Always'" -- Anonymous