Re: (Sydney) Monorail on track for court

["Daniel Bowen" <dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au>]

"Len and Elizabeth Newstrum" <lnewstrum@qwest.net> wrote in message
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> Daniel Bowen wrote:
> >
> > "David McLoughlin" <davemcl@NO***damned***SPAMiprolink.co.nz> wrote in
> > message 3a24963e@news.iprolink.co.nz">news:3a24963e@news.iprolink.co.nz...
> > > Daniel Bowen wrote:
> > > >
> > > > "David McLoughlin" <davemcl@NO***damned***SPAMiprolink.co.nz> wrote
in
> > > > message 3a243838@news.iprolink.co.nz">news:3a243838@news.iprolink.co.nz...
> > > > > Yes. They go over to Sydney from here and come back saying
Auckland
> > > > > needs a monorail.
> > > >
> > > > Seen the Simpsons monorail episode?
> > >
> > >
> > > No, but I can imagine it.
> >
> > Marge vs. the Monorail (9F10):
> > After getting $3 million from a fine due to Mr. Burn's illegal disposal
of
> > nuclear waste, the town decides to spend money on a needless
> > monorail....built from shoddy materials. Leonard Nimoy guest voices as
> > himself. [Aired January 14, 1993]
> >
> > More details: http://www.snpp.com/episodes/9F10.html
> >
> > Daniel
> >
> > --
> > Daniel Bowen, Melbourne, Australia
> > dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au
> > http://www.custard.net.au/bowen/daniel/
>
> I hope you aren't implying that we should base our judgement on the
> engineering question of whether or not monorail is a viable
> transportation concept on a lowest-common-denominator television show.

No, I was implying that viewing that episode, in this context, might be good
for a laugh.


Daniel
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Daniel Bowen, Melbourne, Australia
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