Re: Why is IMMANUEL VELIKOVSKY smiling in his grave?

On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 18:16:01 +0000, Earle Jones wrote:

> In article 
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>  "Mike Painter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
>> "Ed Conrad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> <snip>
>> 
>> I have not responded to Mr.Ed in a very long time. But he has slipped past
>> my killfile again and I see that he is finally changing his tune.
>> 
>> Man used to be as old as coal and now " beyond all doubt -- Man as Old as
>> Coa (and maybe a great deal older).
>> 
>> I've heard of Alcoa but I'd like to know what coa is and if it is older or
>> younger than coal.
>> 
>> 
>> <snip of usual drivel>
>> 
> 
> *
> Ed has changed his story.  Now that he has learned that coal is about 
> 300 times older than man, his new mantra is:
> 
>     "Man as old as cola."
> 
> earle
> *
Velikovsky is probably smiling in his grave because his smile
was frozen in place between veins of anthracite!