British astronomer Fred Hoyle coined the term "Big Bang" to describe a theory he completely opposed. We don't always have control of our invention because they live in the imaginations and hopes of others from the moment we invent them.
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People condemned to be mocked in history by their own creation: Michael Young Fred Hoyle Bloke who invented the GIF
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I hope people know that the argument by etymology is a bad argument
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It may not be an argument, but the book is.
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That's Baron Young of Dartington to you.
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Similar to how Halberstam used the phrase "best and brightest" with irony.
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TIL! Sounds similar to lifting yourself up by your bootstraps, which was meant more as a joke about the impossibility of the task rather than a legitimate strategy to employ. https://www.chronicle.com/blogs/linguafranca/2017/03/07/just-try-that-with-your-bootstraps/ …
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