well i got it from
Thomas Paine's book
'the age of reason'
so i think i can call it a fact, although it is not independently verified
(gobbledegook is eating soylent green, Thu 28 Feb 2008, 22:40, archived)

it's a bit old...
:-)

Just wondering, because I quite like that kind of fact, but I've never heard about it.

I did find this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shouters
which is sort of in that direction, but not quite.
( but the hedgehog can never be buggered at all beards, beards, as far as the eye can see, Thu 28 Feb 2008, 22:46, archived)

old yes
but then it is talking about the past then, so its still the past now.
if you see what i mean
(gobbledegook is eating soylent green, Thu 28 Feb 2008, 22:48, archived)

I see what you mean
I'm reading some of that book now. It's quite interesting. Thanks for the pointer.

Anyone interested:
www.ushistory.org/paine/reason/intro.htm
( but the hedgehog can never be buggered at all beards, beards, as far as the eye can see, Thu 28 Feb 2008, 22:52, archived)

excellent linkage
edit: the particular passage to which i am referring is the first 4 or five paragraphs here:
www.ushistory.org/paine/reason/reason5.htm
(gobbledegook is eating soylent green, Thu 28 Feb 2008, 22:53, archived)

terrific
that's very interesting.
( but the hedgehog can never be buggered at all beards, beards, as far as the eye can see, Thu 28 Feb 2008, 23:09, archived)