The last fix for a "All Shook Up" 33

Peter Cetinski pete at pski.net
Tue Oct 27 13:06:11 CDT 2015


> On Oct 27, 2015, at 1:59 PM, tony duell <ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> 
>> experience.  An 'UP ARROW' means nothing, nor does 'FRAGILE'
> 
> I thought 'Fragile' meant 'Use this package for playing American Football'
> 
> This it not a new problem, it probably pre-dates the ASR33. Flanders and Swann
> (think of them as being the British equivalent of Tom Lehrer) said 
> 
> The new way to split the atom. Send it through the post marked 'Fragile'
> 
> -tony

Of course FRAGILE means something...FRAGILE (pronounced ‘Fra-gee-lee') is Italian for “major award”.   :)



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