On Thu, 30 May 1996, Caroline Ann Seawright wrote:

Now, I can't help but wonder what would happen if you were to claim that 
acceleration beyond lightspeed was possible...

The universe would end and be replaced with my own universe.

Kinda like what you have planned for the ML, eh?

I've already done that... but I've made it so that some people think that
it's still 'normal'...

There are several theories behind the existence of the Universe.  One of 
them postulates that the Universe was blown out of the nose of the Great 
God <whatever> and their whole religion is based on something called 'The 
Coming of the Great Hankerchief.'  Yet another theory proposes that the 
Universe is the big ball which bounces from one Big Bang to the next.  
and so they go on. (1)

One, rather interesting theory about all of these theorys goes something 
like this: 'If anyone ever finds out what the Universe is for, or where 
it came from, it will instantly be replaced by something even more 
bizarre and inexplicable.'  Some people say that this has already happened.

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                The Chaotic Trickster - kergma@sv.net.au

%% Douglas Addams, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

(1) Or something to that effect.  Its 1am for Bob's sake.