Fuck you legless, I'm about to outanecdote you.
A few years ago, I was looking for a birthday present for my good friend The Furry Dinosaur, and came across Klein Jars, the topological oddities he talks about here. I ordered an acme klein jar and it was shipped to me accompanied by a suitably eccentric packing list (Payment method: PayPal. Payment amount: $44.00. Number of Samurai in Kurasawa's best movie: 7) With a lovely handwritten note across it: "Smiles and Cheers, Tom! --Cliff Stoll" It was only then that I realised precisely who I'd ordered it from. The packing list is still on my wall to this day.
Cheers
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hexachordal la la la la la, Mon 16 Feb 2009, 13:23,
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Acme Klein Bottles
You can buy them here handmade by Mr. Stoll himself, they make great gifts for people who have everything else.
www.kleinbottle.com/
Speaking of eccentric packaging, I still have the invoice for one item I bought from him. "1 Drinking Glass - Self Emptying".
Thinking about it, there's no way this site hasn't been posted before some time in the past.
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Marn, Fri 20 Feb 2009, 13:09,
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