Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id WAA24345 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Tue, 19 Mar 2002 22:15:27 GMT X-Originating-IP: [194.117.133.84] User-Agent: Microsoft-Outlook-Express-Macintosh-Edition/5.0.3 Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 22:06:53 +0000 Subject: RE: FW: MD Dawkins on quantum/mysticism convergence From: Steve Drew <srdrew_1@hotmail.com> To: <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> Message-ID: <B8BD62D6.37D%srdrew_1@hotmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200203192004.UAA23786@alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk> Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 19 Mar 2002 22:09:23.0417 (UTC) FILETIME=[B9E6CC90:01C1CF92] Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
> Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 07:33:13 -0500
> From: "Lawrence DeBivort" <debivort@umd5.umd.edu>
> Subject: RE: FW: MD Dawkins on quantum/mysticism convergence
>
> We could have a salad-Bohr, too. And Heid eggs for breakfast.
>
>> Grant Callaghan
>>>>
>>> I've been thinking about ways of capitalizing (that unknown
>> ideal) upon the
>>> "quantum" adjective and all its subtle associations. Howze about a new
>>> chain
>>> of fast-food restaurants called the "Quantum Leap...a discreet place to
>>> eat"
>>> specializing in Heisen-burgers a menu option where you cannot
>> simultanously
>>> be certain of both the burger toppings (lettuce, tomato, special
>> sauce...)
>>> AND the specific side order (fries, onion rings, corn fritters...). It's
>>> probably been one already, but if not...
>>>
>>>
>> The problem with it is the extremely small size of the market.
>
> That's why it's called a quantum leap restaurant...
Talking of names, Quarks Bar is already taken :-)
Mind you that won't stop any restaurant from having a little charm, taste
and colour, though things could get strange if you had to choose between up
stairs and down stairs (or both at once?).
Steve
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