Re: Scientists Discover Planetary Patriarch

[OM]

On 11 Jul 2003 22:55:51 GMT, rk >
wrote:

>Astronomers have detected the Methuselah of planets, a world many times
>older than any other known, a remarkable survivor formed in a violent,
>primordial setting where planets were not thought to exist.

....Well, I guess we finally know what planet Henry hails from :-)

OM

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[Doug...]

In article >,
says...
> OM wrote:
>
> > On 11 Jul 2003 22:55:51 GMT, rk >
> > wrote:
> >
> >>Astronomers have detected the Methuselah of planets, a world many
> >>times older than any other known, a remarkable survivor formed in a
> >>violent, primordial setting where planets were not thought to
> >>exist.
> >
> > ...Well, I guess we finally know what planet Henry hails from :-)
>
> He's been here forever, never ages, knows everything, gently guides
> things. Perhaps he's one of Asimov's robots? ;-)

Hmmmm... Chetter Hummin = Henry Spencer? The names scan the same...

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