gooley@uicsg.UUCP (12/09/86)
I remember reading about the British Association for the Advancement of Science releasing such a statement about monkeys at typewriters and some wag writing a poem about it, of which I recall a few lines: Life is short, but art is longer: So the sages say in sooth. Nothing could be worse or wronger Than to doubt this ancient truth. Endless volumes, larger, fatter, Prove Man's intellectual climb. But, in essence, it's a matter Of having lots and lots of time. [Several stanzas forgotten...] Thank you, thank you, Men of Science! Thank you, thank you, British Ass. ! I have, for one, long placed reliance On the tidbits that you pass. But this season's nicest chunk is Just to sit and think of those Six imperishable monkeys Sitting in eternal rows! For some reason, I associate this with a popularized science book called "Lady Luck" by Richard (?) Weaver. If my memory serves me correctly, the original quote and its source should be there as well. ihnp4!uiucdcs!uicsl!gooley uicsg%gooley@a.cs.uiuc.edu