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On Mon, 2009-03-09 at 12:10 +0000, Stephanie Foster wrote: > > * Two spiral galaxies walk into a pub. The > > landlord says "I can serve *you*..." (points at > > the first), "but not *you*..." (points at the > > second). "Why not?" - "Because you're barred." > > > > > Groan !! > > I understood all of them except the last one about the spiral galaxy Our galaxy is "barred" - the spiral doesn't start from the centre but from the ends of a short "bar" of stars that extends from the central cluster. Have a look at some of the splendid Hubble pics. James -- james kilty http://www.kilty.demon.co.uk -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html