Making Light: The fluorosphere bends back in upon itself

News Type: Other — Seeded on Fri Jun 8, 2007 10:10 PM EDT

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The fluorosphere bends back in upon itself
Posted by Patrick at 09:26 PM * 1 comments

From the current Open Thread:

#237 ::: Teresa Nielsen Hayden ::: (view all by) ::: June 08, 2007, 05:49 PM:

2007: Am stranded in Mesa, Arizona with a dead laptop and very little connectivity.

#244 ::: Linkmeister ::: (view all by) ::: June 08, 2007, 06:25 PM:

My widowed uncle is marrying a long-time friend who lost her spouse many years ago in Mesa tomorrow, if you're in the mood for a wedding.

#258 ::: Teresa Nielsen Hayden ::: (view all by) ::: June 08, 2007, 08:35 PM:

Linkmeister (244):

"My widowed uncle is marrying a long-time friend who lost her spouse many years ago in Mesa tomorrow, if you're in the mood for a wedding."

What is your uncle's name? Unless there are two weddings tomorrow morning in Mesa that answer to that description, he's marrying my mother.

#260 ::: Linkmeister ::: (view all by) ::: June 08, 2007, 08:48 PM:

Teresa @258, Oh, no. That would be way too big a coincidence. His name is Dowell.

It's a jawdropping coincidence, but it appears to be true. The fellow Teresa's mother is marrying is the uncle of one of our longtime commenters.

I think there are exclamations appropriate to this, but my mind is so blown that I can't think of any of them.

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rwarner

That is really quite something.

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#1 - Sat Jun 9, 2007 7:28 AM EDT

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Djehuty

Recently:

UPDATE, dictated over the phone from our Arizona bureau: Linkmeister, Carol and all the cousins say hello, and thanks for the flowers!

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#2 - Sat Jun 9, 2007 8:15 AM EDT

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rwarner

this is why I love the universe!

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#2.1 - Sat Jun 9, 2007 8:24 AM EDT

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