lovlie.bsky.social
Socio-legal researcher. Political Scientist. PhD. Western Norway University of Applied Sciences. Centre for Care Research West. Sociologist. Writer. Layout. Design. Community. TTRPGs. Star Citizen.
👤 Joined on 28 December 2023
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@lovlie.bsky.socialThere’s gaming wherever you look! My wife found this on this morning’s dog walk:
Show PostHow's the convention going, Nicole? #alwayssomething #GenCon2025
Show PostSo I sent an email to the NSA historians. And I asked them: hey, when was this first noticed, and how much of a gas did people think it was? Did he get in trouble for it? That sort of stuff. The answer came back: "We've never heard of this before. It's news to us."
Show PostIt struck me as a very Lehrer-ish sort of prank. It's harmless, it's light-hearted, and it thumbs its nose a bit at stuffy respectability through its unfailing pretense of seriousness. How had other people reacted to the joke, I wondered?
Show PostNow, it's important to note: this paper was published internally in 1957. Tom Lehrer had recorded and released "Songs by Tom Lehrer" in 1953, with "Lobachevsky" included. The song had already achieved some success. ...but nobody at the NSA noticed when he and Fagan dropped it in as a reference.
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