A Mornington Crescent thread 22 Jun 2010 Using the 1972 revision of the Stovold Rules, with an Amersham reversal and a Bank Holiday, commence at Ealing Broadway. All lifts are out of order, and account must be taken of current works. Philosophy
Creationism and Intelligent Design Noah’s Ark and the creation of the species rank 19 Jun 201719 Jun 2017 This is a section of my forthcoming revision to Species, presented here for comments that I can steal – umm, I mean for peer commentary. At this point in our narrative, we still do not have a uniquely biological notion of species, nor of a fixed rank in logic. As species concepts evolved,… Read More
Humor A template for philosophical debates 16 Jul 201216 Jul 2012 [Click through to Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal] Mind, equally popular is this syllogism: If P is true, then my opponent will be sad. I wish my opponent to be sad. Therefore P is true. Read More
Evolution Evolution quotes 31 May 2010 Evolution itself, it must be remembered, does not necessarily mean, applied to society, the movement of man to a desirable goal. It is a neutral, scientific conception, compatible either with optimism or with pessimism. According to different estimates it may appear to be a cruel sentence or a guarantee of… Read More
OK, watch this. Ealing Broadway is an anagram of “I go learn bad way”, right? Now, a moderately bad way to learn something would be to ask my grandparents (on Dad’s side), who have been remarkably disinclined to share their knowledge ever since the nineties, when they died. Furthermore, an even worse way to learn something would be to look for my grandparents in a station named after the house in which they lived, which was called Edgware. So I believe that gets me to Edgware.
First of all, Dragon: wow. But second I want an adjudication on whether your way of learning something is sufficiently bad. We will need to consult with experts on the rules, on the tube, and on the occult.
In the interests of full disclosure, Edgware (my grandparents’ house) was in Wattle Park, Adelaide. I don’t think I’m obliged to reveal the street name and number, but I may be thinking of a different version of the game.
There is a way to avoid the construction. Take the bus to CSULB Library. Get a ride to the Blue Line; from there another bus to LAX, then any carrier to London. At Heathrow, take the Express to Paddington. Since it is a third Tuesday, you can use Bhutanese ngultrums; pence not necessary.
According to Wikipedia, “The date line poses a problem for religious travelers relative to the day on which to observe the Shabbat and Holidays.” Since I am an atheist, it does not apply.