The year was 1966. There was a certain young teenager who fancied himself as one of the great thinkers of the age. His grades in school were, at best, mediocre. Without doubt, a leading cause for these grades was a profound lack of study skills and laziness. Everything was a quick once over, and there was rarely any in depth research in anything. As any reasonably successful student can tell you, lack of research is a sure-fire method to get an 'F' on a term paper!
Well, if you have the attitude this young man had, you didn't need to do research. Any teacher who can criticize your precepts obviously is your inferior. The pages which follow, while not written as a term paper, would have deserved perhaps a 'D-' had it been composed as one. Unfortunately, the genius who composed this paper intended it for publication as a serious scientific endeavor. It never found a publisher beyond a Xerox machine. To the author's credit, just finding a Xerox machine in 1966 was a major accomplishment.
I have tried to stay true to the original form in this presentation. The grammatical and spelling errors have been left in. If the truth be known, some new errors may have crept in during transcription.
This so-called hypothesis is not the result of drugs (I never inhaled), but rather an over-sized ego, poor study skills, and too many Saturday nights spent watching low budget science fiction movies from the 1950's on television.
If others are present while you read these pages, try to keep the laughter down so that you do not disturb them. If you are more prone to tears, cheer up. The character faults of the author have been somewhat mitigated over the years. Of course, another scenario is that you actually take these pages seriously. This may be evidence that YOU DID inhale!
Just in case you were wondering, my sides began to hurt as I copied the text, verbatim. Numerous breaks were taken to resume my composure and trying to get my face straight. I have been bemused, bewildered, and befuddled. My wife is wondering why I'm walking around grinning, chuckling, and shaking my head.
Enter now into the FIFTH DIMENSION.
P.S. If you have read through this hypothesis and believe you actually understand it, I would love to hear your explanation!
E-mail: eckrantz@hotmail.com
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