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Ten Things I've Done that You Probably Haven't (and if you have, do tell!)

Feb 19, 2005 03:42

Seen in several people's journals, but I like cyan_blue's title the best ( Read more... )

2005.02, meme

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gatopreto February 19 2005, 15:21:21 UTC

7. Had Douglas Hofstadter sign my birth certificate That's cool. I recently rediscovered my copy of Metamagical Themas, probably given to me in '86 or '87 by an aunt and uncle. Do all math geeks have people like Hofstadter sign their birth cirtificates or is he your father?

vvvexation February 20 2005, 04:27:16 UTC

I think a few math geeks and a lot of cogsci geeks. We're not related, although I incidentally have somewhere in my possession a letter to my dad from Martin Gardner.

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vvvexation February 20 2005, 04:32:57 UTC

He came to speak here my freshman year or so, and I happened to have it on me although I didn't have any of his books on hand. He was amused.

flwyd February 20 2005, 07:28:59 UTC

Did he sign it "This is Doug Hofstadter's signature" or something suitably self-referential?

vvvexation February 20 2005, 08:10:10 UTC

Were you the one who asked me that a while ago?

No, he didn't.

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hitchhiker February 19 2005, 16:50:33 UTC

Why specifically your birth certificate?

vvvexation February 20 2005, 04:30:57 UTC

It was the only interesting piece of paper I had on me at the time, as my copy of Godel, Escher, Bach was miles away.

#5... the_ogre February 19 2005, 16:57:15 UTC

Done that - was much fun.

mactavish February 19 2005, 17:18:41 UTC

I was going to say I've done 5, but then I remembered I've only hung out there and watched for long periods of time (and let various kids I was babysitting dance with the drums), I haven't joined in.

vvvexation February 20 2005, 04:29:52 UTC

Just as well; you escaped the blisters. *winces with remembered pain*