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Originally posted by johnfowles:
Now regarding the display tutorial dear Charleader
Another new tutorial in my series
John Fowles
Oh yes a joke for today.
"Urban legend" has it that Yorkshire inventor Percy Shaw was inspired in 1934 to invent the ubiquitos UK self-cleaning reflective roadway lane markers known as "cat's eyes" when looking
at his pet's face.Of course had he been looking at the other end he could have invented the pencil sharpener.
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Having said that I was gratified to read in a recent motoring page in the on-line UK Daily Telegraph at:-
http://motoring.telegraph.co.uk/moto...C-mot_01032006
about a " Great British Design Quest, a nationwide vote to find the public's favourite example of design in Britain since 1900."
and to see that one contender is the catseye:-
picture from a BBC site report of this search at:-
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/culturesho.../in/cats.shtml
John Fowles
So fine, so fine the web you spin, I come too close and I’m caught again! In the web of wild design
Hey you fever that is mine
What is your game plan what is your design
Reality brings mystery