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To: Father Terrence who wrote (53295)	8/27/1999 11:11:00 PM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

From the Laughter thread: New Matter Discovery Investigators at a major research institution recently discovered the heaviest element known to science and have tentatively named it "Administratium". Administratium has no protons or electrons, thus having an atomic number of 0. It has, however, 1 neutron, 125 assistant neutrons, 75 vice neutrons and 111 assistant vice neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 312. These 312 particles are held together by a force that involves the continuous exchange of meson-like particles called morons. It is also surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles called peons. Since it has no electrons, Administratium is inert. However, it can be detected chemically as it impedes every reaction it comes into contact with. According to the discoverers, a minute amount of Administratium causes one reaction to take over four days to complete when it would normally have occurred in less than a second. Administratium has a normal half-life of approximately 3 years; it does not decay, but instead undergoes a reorganization in which a portion of the assistant neutrons, vice neutrons, and assistant vice neutrons exchange places. In fact, an Administratium sample's mass will actually INCREASE over time, since with each reorganization some of the morons inevitably become neutrons, forming new isotopes. This characteristic of moron promotion leads some scientists to speculate that Administratium is spontaneously formed whenever morons reach a certain quantity in concentration. This hypothetical quantity is referred to as the "Critical Morass." You will recognize it when it occurs.

To: Father Terrence who wrote (53295)	8/28/1999 3:43:00 AM
From: nihil	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

That's a great story! The best reason yet to stamp out divorce. Now we need historical studies that prove that unhappy marriages (or liaisons) produce good poets. What to really know about Shelley's parents? Or T.S. Eliot's? How about Homer's parents? If it turns out that bad marriages also produce good poetry (there's far more bad than good anyway) we would have to step carefully rather than stomp out divorce because marriages go from bad to verse.