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Letter: Helping Henry

Published 4 April 1998

From Paul Milsom

Feedback talks about naming computers
(7 March)
(21 March).

I remember an incident during my second visit to the Findhorn Community in
Scotland. Our conversation was interrupted by a young lady, who came running up
from the cellar and said: “Henry’s having some kind of attack. He’s shaking like
mad and making horrible noises, and I don’t know what to do.”

Concerned, we started to respond, when our more experienced friend said with
a smile: “It’s OK—Henry’s one of the washing machines!”

milsom@ntb.ch

Issue no. 2128 published 4 April 1998

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