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(c) Ian Hammond 1999
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Lennon's Star Returns
Chris, a friend of mine, is about the most unlikely person I know to
read The Economist, but he does so religously. Every so often he
spreads the wisdom of that arcane folio of fiscal fact and fiction in
my direction. Usually I mumble and try to sound intelligent, but this
time I didn't have to. He wrote:

  Ian,

  Did you know that (this from this week's Economist)
  asteroid #4147 is called Lennon,
  and asteroid #4148 is called McCartney?

  (Asteroid #3834 is called Zappafrank).

  Chris ;-)

I'm not sure what the question mark on McCartney means and I wonder
why they had to qualify Zappa with frank. There couldn't be another
Zappa, could there?

I guess the question is: What took them so long? I mean, in my life
time, *two* popes have called themselves John Paul. My fave was the
woman who called her quads John, Paul, George and Ringo, despite the
fact that they were all girls.

Anyway, who knows when asteroid #4147 is coming by. Maybe he's coming
back?

And what's the purpose of #4148. McCartney's still here, isn't he? Or
is this a new clue?

ian
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