Re: USA Weekend's "Science" section ...




Bert Hyman wrote:
> The "USA Weekend" Sunday newspaper insert for Jan 13-15 has this gem in
> their "Science" section:
>
> NEWLY CHARTED TERRITORY
>
> With the discovery of a new "planet" in our solar system, some people
> may wonder: Will this affect my horoscope?


Hi:

Are you surprised by this, given the overall "quality" of this
"newspaper"?

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