The Huge Prize
By Gus Kilthau
@Ceerios (4698)
Goodfellow, Texas
September 11, 2017 2:45pm CST
The Huge Prize -
My late friend, Dan Sullivan always enjoyed telling us funny stories. This one was typical and worth repeating.
"Famous scientist, Isaac Newton, propounder of the theories of inertia and of gravity, was to receive a great award for his discoveries at a meeting of the Royal Society of England.
He was to be knighted - a tremendous honor for any scientist.
The presenter for the Queen of England gave a short speech prior to awarding Newton his knighthood.
'This knighthood, dear scientist Newton, is being bestowed upon you for your magnificent labors and discoveries in the fields of science, in the laws of inertia, and in the ways of gravitational attraction. The entire world applauds your heroic efforts.'
However, if I may advance a personal comment concerning that which I like most about your many epic discoveries and developments - Best among them is your invention of that delightfully tasty confection, that small morsel of fig jelly surrounded by a square shell of baked cookie dough."
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Note: The fig newton cookie, by the way, is named for its probable birthplace - the small city of Newton, Massachusetts, USA.
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Image: Fig Newton cookies - Gus Kilthau
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
14 Sep 17
Were they packaged like that in Newton's time too...Must have invented time travel into the future to get that packaging
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@Ceerios (4698)
• Goodfellow, Texas
14 Sep 17
@responsiveme - Friend ARM - Nope. Back in the day of Newton, these cookies were simply dumped into a straw basket for distribution. The bugs got between the straws and, therefore, also got most of the cookies. -Gus-
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