Timandra
Thanks for the information.
I've passed your details on to the organisers of Aberdeen's science
festival Techfest (runs in September) - they might be looking for some
scientific comedy.
Thanks again.
Mandy.
At 10:06 2/10/2003 +0000, you wrote:
>It's not impossible for science to be funny, but if you'd prefer to hire a
>professional to do it for you, please feel free to contact us.
>We are The Comedy Research Project, and our half-hour cabaret style show was
>very well received at last year's Cheltenham Science Festival. Both of us
>are professional performers with a track record on the stand up comedy
>circuit, and also science writers. Dr. Pilcher was formerly a practising
>scientist, and I co-wrote a radio comedy featuring the solar neutrino
>anomaly which is going to be repeated on BBC Radio 4 on March 11th.
>If you'd like to know more about what we do, or even to consider hiring us,
>please contact me off-list on
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>cheers
>Timandra Harkness
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Martin Counihan" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 10:03 AM
>Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] Know any jokes??
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> > Which reminds me of this throwaway line:
> >
> > "I'm a physicist. When I was a child I wanted to be an accountant, but I
>didn't have
> > the personality for it."
> >
> > Martin Counihan
> >
> >
> >
> > On 10 Feb 2003 at 9:19, Cross, Steve wrote:
> >
> > > Abd THIS is why scientists shouls not attempt to be funny...
> > >
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