74 years ago today, a new comic strip named "Dennis the Menace," about
a mischievous child, first appeared in American newspapers.
On the same day, a new comic strip, also named "Dennis the Menace,"
also about a mischievous child, first appeared in British newspapers.
The two comic strips have nothing to do with each other. It's just a >remarkable coincidence.
What are the odds? And is this evidence that we're living in a
simulation? In a poorly programmed simulation?
In article <vqsu2t$uv$1@reader1.panix.com>,And a tiny bit more off the odds, since if somebody wanted to write
Keith F. Lynch <kfl@KeithLynch.net> wrote:
74 years ago today, a new comic strip named "Dennis the Menace," about
a mischievous child, first appeared in American newspapers.
On the same day, a new comic strip, also named "Dennis the Menace,"
also about a mischievous child, first appeared in British newspapers.
The two comic strips have nothing to do with each other. It's just a >>remarkable coincidence.
What are the odds? And is this evidence that we're living in a
simulation? In a poorly programmed simulation?
Well, you can shave a tiny bit off the odds as that was a Monday, a typical day for a strip debut.
74 years ago today, a new comic strip named "Dennis the Menace," about a mischievous child, first appeared in American newspapers.
On the same day, a new comic strip, also named "Dennis the Menace," also about a mischievous child, first appeared in British newspapers.
The two comic strips have nothing to do with each other. It's just a remarkable coincidence.
What are the odds? And is this evidence that we're living in a
simulation? In a poorly programmed simulation?
That reminds me of another coincidence -- or plagiarism. At about the
same time, Tom Lehrer released the song "Poisoning Pigeons in the
Park," and the German songwriter George Kreisler released "Tauben
vergiften im Park," which translates as "poisoning pigeons in the
park." The songs present the same idea of celebrating spring by
poisoning pigeons, and they're even somewhat similar musically.
Lehrer and Kreisler accused each other of plagiarism, but nothing was
ever proven in court.
74 years ago today, a new comic strip named "Dennis the Menace," about
a mischievous child, first appeared in American newspapers.
On the same day, a new comic strip, also named "Dennis the Menace,"
also about a mischievous child, first appeared in British newspapers.
The two comic strips have nothing to do with each other. It's just a remarkable coincidence.
What are the odds? And is this evidence that we're living in a
simulation? In a poorly programmed simulation?
But Dennis in the UK appeared in a weekly comic called The Beano -
it's
still going.
In article <vqujf0$38ems$1@dont-email.me>, garym@mcgath.com (Gary McGath) wrote:
That reminds me of another coincidence -- or plagiarism. At about the
same time, Tom Lehrer released the song "Poisoning Pigeons in the
Park," and the German songwriter George Kreisler released "Tauben
vergiften im Park," which translates as "poisoning pigeons in the
park." The songs present the same idea of celebrating spring by
poisoning pigeons, and they're even somewhat similar musically.
Lehrer and Kreisler accused each other of plagiarism, but nothing was
ever proven in court.
For that matter, am I the only one who thinks the Lehrer sounds like the
Piaf song L´Accordeoniste?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoCq1sTnpv8&ab_channel=mariemauriceI
In article <vqujf0$38ems$1@dont-email.me>, garym@mcgath.com (Gary McGath) wrote:
That reminds me of another coincidence -- or plagiarism. At about the
same time, Tom Lehrer released the song "Poisoning Pigeons in the
Park," and the German songwriter George Kreisler released "Tauben
vergiften im Park," which translates as "poisoning pigeons in the
park." The songs present the same idea of celebrating spring by
poisoning pigeons, and they're even somewhat similar musically.
Lehrer and Kreisler accused each other of plagiarism, but nothing was
ever proven in court.
For that matter, am I the only one who thinks the Lehrer sounds like the
Piaf song L´Accordeoniste?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoCq1sTnpv8&ab_channel=mariemauriceI
ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) writes:
Well, you can shave a tiny bit off the odds as that was a Monday, a
typical day for a strip debut.
And a tiny bit more off the odds, since if somebody wanted to write
about a child who was a "menace" it would be obvious to call him
"Dennis" for the rhyme.
Another similar coincidence is the two similarly-themed TV sitcoms
about monstrous or supernatural families, The Addams Family and The
Munsters. They began just six days apart, so neither could have been
at all based on or inspired by the other. (TAF was based on a comic
strip, and TM was based on Universal's monsters.)
Its normal for periodicals to carry the date they should be removed
from
the dealer, rather than the date they arrived.
In article <vqv9o0$3na1u$1@dont-email.me>, petertrei@gmail.com >(Cryptoengineer) wrote:
Its normal for periodicals to carry the date they should be removed
from
the dealer, rather than the date they arrived.
I don't think that's the case in the UK.
For instance, New Scientist has a cover date of Saturday. I received the >latest issue yesterday, The cover date is the 15th. It will still be on >display in news agents for most of next week.
I've heard American visitors asking why old magazines are still on
display. I remember when I started reading Analog back in the late
sixties, early seventies, before I subscribed. Railway station
bookstalls were a good place to find it. On one occasion, as I was
paying at the counter the assistant said they'd actually got it in early
this month. What she meant was that the month on the cover was actually
the current month on the calendar.
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