[711] in Humor
HUMOR: ...the court grows restless
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Andrew A. Bennett)
Fri Feb 3 17:03:36 1995
To: humor@MIT.EDU
Date: Fri, 03 Feb 1995 16:48:20 EST
From: "Andrew A. Bennett" <abennett@MIT.EDU>
Date: Fri, 03 Feb 1995 18:54:36 +0000 (GMT)
From: Espacionaute Spiff domine! <MATOSSIAN@aries.colorado.edu>
From: bostic@CS.Berkeley.EDU (Keith Bostic)
Forwarded-by: Berry Kercheval <kerch@parc.xerox.com>
>From BIX by the graces of writer Mike Banks we get this tidbit:
A November 20, 1994 "Anchorage Daily News" clipping:
Verbatim ... From a federal court order issued this week by
Judge James von der Heydt in A88544CV, FDIC, etc. vs. First
National Bank of Anchorage, etc.
"Scientists recently have estimated that in three to four billion
years the sun will no longer have sufficient hydrogen to maintain
its present energy output; and at that time, a supernova will
develop from the residue which will envelop the Earth, thus
reducing it to a sizzling cinder. It is presumed by the court
that at that time, the copious files of this still-pending
litigation will flame out with all other of the Earth's items
great and small, thus bringing final resolution to the settlement
issues.
"Apparently the parties are willing to await this occurrence,
thus escaping the necessity to resolve the questions at issue.
The court, however, contrary to the parties and counsel, does not
expect to be present for the finalizing fire storm. Thus, since
the court bears some responsibility for the termination of this
litigation prior to the above-described events, the parties and
counsel are notified that the court grows restless."
