Do-it-yourself CERN Courier writing kit

Your number is: 3449

Your text is:

3. Despite appearances to the contrary,
4. pursuit of a Nobel prize
4. might usefully take issue with
9. the future of physics in Europe.

TABLE A
1. It has to be admitted that
2. As a consequence of inter-related factors,
3. Despite appearances to the contrary,
4. Until such time as fresh insight reverses the present trend,
5. Using the principle of cause and effect,
6. Presuming the validity of the present extrapolation,
7. Without wishing to open Pandora's box,
8. It is now proven beyond a shadow of a doubt,
9. Worrying though the preset situation may be,

TABLE B
1. willy-nilly determination to achieve success
2. construction of a high-energy accelerator
3. access to greater financial resources
4. pursuit of a Nobel prize
5. bubble chamber physics
6. a recent computation involving non semi-simple algebra
7. over-concern with the problems of administration
8. new measurements of eta zero zero
9. information presented in CERN COURIER

TABLE C
1. should only serve to add weight to
2. will inevitably lead to a refutation of
3. can yield conclusive information on
4. might usefully take issue with
5. must take into consideration
6. will sadly mean the end of
7. ought to stir up enthusiasm for
8. could result in a confirmation of
9. deflates the current thinking regarding

TABLE D
1. the need to acquire further computing capacity.
2. humanitarian concern with the personnel ceiling.
3. the Veneziano model.
4. a design which produces collisions at a later stage.
5. Macbeth's instruction to 'Throw physic to the dogs'.
6. divergences in weak interaction theory.
7. the desire to ensure that certain scientists go far.
8. bootstraps conspiracies poles and dips.
9. the future of physics in Europe.


The 'Do-it-yourself CERN Courier writing kit' is described on page 211 of the July 1969 edition of the CERN Courier:

"At certain times of the year, such as the times when everyone is on
holiday, the volume of material which is covered in CERN COURIER is likely
to fall. However, to compensate our more eager readers for the sparser issue
this month, we present a 'writing kit' from which the reader himself may
construct a large variety of penetrating statements, such as he is accustomed
to draw from our pages. It is based on the SIMP (Simplified Modular Prose)
system developed in the Honeywell computer's jargon kit. Take any four digit number
-- try 1969 for example -- and compose your statement by selecting the corresponding
phrases from the following tables (1 from TABLE A, 9 from TABLE B, etc..)"

I have programmed a version of the 'kit' using random numbers to select the lines from the tables.

The code is here


Wayne Clements. July 2020


HOME