Murphy's cat

摘要

The scene: a lecture hall, slowly filling. MURPHY, carrying a canvas bag, sits down beside the distinguished researcher waiting to speak. MURPHY. So, you got the copy of Nature's Retrospective on the Future in your e-load, too. Amusing, huh? PROFESSOR [dubiously]. Everyone got it, at registration. And while I found it fascinating, 'amusing' never occurred to me. MURPHY. Well, considering your research, I suppose not. ... By the way, not everyone got it: there was a glitch in the download. Some people got The Tao of Pooh.