Invitation

[Guest guest]

> REPLYING TO AN INVITATION TO A SCIENTIST'S BALL

>

> -Pierre and Marie Curie were radiating enthusiasm.

> -Einstein thought it would be relatively easy to attend.

> -Volta was electrified and Archimedes, buoyant at the thought.

> -Ampere was worried he wasn't up to current research.

> -Ohm resisted the idea at first.

> -Boyle said he was under too much pressure.

> -Edison thought it would be an illuminating experience.

> -Watt reckoned it would be a good way to let off steam.

> -Stephenson thought the whole idea was loco.

> -Wilbur Wright accepted, provided he and Orville could get a flight. -Dr

> Jekyll declined -- he hadn't been feeling himself lately.

> -Morse's reply: "I'll be there on the dot. Can't stop now must dash."

> -Heisenberg was uncertain if he could make it.

> -Hertz said in the future he planned to attend with greater frequency.

> -Henry begged off due to a low capacity for alcohol.

> -Audobon said he'd have to wing it.

> -Hawking said he'd try to string enough time together to make a space in

> his schedule.

> -Darwin said he'd have to see what evolved.

> -Schrodinger had to take his cat to the vet, or did he?

> -Mendel said he'd put some things together and see what came out.

> -Descartes said he'd think about it.

> -Newton was moved to attend.

> -Pavlov was drooling at the thought.

> -Gauss was asked to attend because of his magnetic personality.

 

....and when they got there they found out they'd been tricked! It was a

Hare Krishna Festival!