A little more light relief (non-political version)

I hadn't registered the 17 years part!!! That's even worse!

DH read that out to me, poor boffins, especially as the strange signals were only being picked up during working hours and no one twigged!
17 years.......!!!

Haha! Poor scientists indeed, especially as it was a student who rumbled it! Lots of egg on faces

That is just hilarious, poor scientists!

This little news item in The I last Wednesday really made me laugh:

"A strange signal caught by an Australian telescope - which had baffled astrophysicists for 17 years - turned out to be generated by the office microwave. Scientists at the Australia's Parkes Observatory first observed that the mysterious signals, called perytons, were similar to intergalactic signals, but appeared to be coming from close by, and were perhaps linked to lightning strikes. A new receiver installed this year detected the frequency range of the signals was the same as that of a microwave.

A later investigation by student Eily Petroff revealed that the signals were generated by the microwave in the observatory's kitchen when the door was opened before the timer had pinged."

Mishap

Oh! I enjoyed it, I strongly suspect it would be enjoyed by one or two priests also, a lot of the 'clergy' seem to enjoy a joke at themselves, and some from what I remember of a t.v. programme, know some very near to the knuckle jokes.

And "a little light relief" is an interesting title for the thread.

And now I'm feeling really sorry for the old guy!

Made me grin once I sorted it out. (took a minute or two )

that than

I thought it was funny too AshTree and definitely funnier that the other post.

Absolutely right Mishap, a bit of ....hmm what would the term be .... "Jocular Licence" I imagine

A good joke! Even though St.Paul said it was better to marry than to 'burn' priests have never been allowed to.

Very good - but actually no mention of celibacy for priests in the bible I think. Invented later by some strange bods!

No, I think it's hilarious!

Me too,*POGS*. Think we might be the only ones

Well I found it funny.