beamjockey: Drawing of Bill of the Heterodyne Boys by Phil Foglio. (Default)
beamjockey ([personal profile] beamjockey) wrote2005-05-04 04:37 pm

Brother, Can You Spare Thirty-Seven Cents?

Science buffs can now collect trading cards of Barbara McClintock, John von Neumann, Richard Feynman, and Josiah Willard Gibbs for a mere 37 cents each.



In other news, I've gotta get me some of these:

It's the great Yip Harburg, the guy who wrote:

Ev'ry femme that flutters by me
Is a flame that must be fanned.
When I can't fondle the hand that I'm fond of
I fondle the hand at hand.

[identity profile] kip-w.livejournal.com 2005-05-04 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Yipsl was one of the good ones. (Right, like I knew him and could call him that. Slap; ow.) At times, I wish someone would revive one of his lesser-known shows, like "Flahooley." Heck, I'd like to be in it.

[identity profile] mmcirvin.livejournal.com 2005-05-04 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Gibbs? Awesome. He's one of the underrated ones.

[identity profile] tip.livejournal.com 2005-05-08 05:47 am (UTC)(link)
interesting stamps. anyhow, just wanted to say hi to a fellow co-worker.