Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site sdcrdcf.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!tektronix!hplabs!sdcrdcf!markb From: markb@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Mark Biggar) Newsgroups: net.physics Subject: Re: Re: A Question Regarding Black Holes Message-ID: <2259@sdcrdcf.UUCP> Date: Thu, 15-Aug-85 17:22:57 EDT Article-I.D.: sdcrdcf.2259 Posted: Thu Aug 15 17:22:57 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 19-Aug-85 22:35:06 EDT References: <482@sri-arpa.ARPA> <163@prometheus.UUCP> Reply-To: markb@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Mark Biggar) Organization: System Development Corp. R+D, Santa Monica Lines: 6 Summary: Actually Russians refer to black holes as frozen or collapsed stars because the phrase "black hole" when translated directly into russian is considered obscene (i.e. meaning A**h*le). Mark Biggar {allegra,burdvax,cbosgd,hplabs,ihnp4,akgua,sdcsvax}!sdcrdcf!markb