Er Rational musings #444
A quadruple nelson!
Musing number 444 is 4 times 111. And 111 is known as a nelson.
The name, applied to team or individual scores of 111 or multiples thereof (known as double nelson, triple nelson, etc.) is thought to refer to Lord Nelson', who allegedly lost "One Eye, One Arm, One Life" during his naval career.
Also, in the 1939 film of "Goodbye, Mr Chips", a schoolboy refers to Nelson in these terms: "One arm, one eye, one destiny".
And a nelson may be considered unlucky, especially in cricket, because the number resembles a wicket without bails.
Basically, mine is Er (Engineer's) Rational (pronounced as ir'rational !! but are they ??) musing #444.
Ponder over the thoughts please...
---
मिलिंद काळे, 21st March 2016
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment