Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

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Happy Xmas and a merry New Year.

By Mike Haseler (… (not verified) on 24 Dec 2013 #permalink

I knew it ... black holes are full of ferrets.

All the best for the coming year, William. I look forward to more challenging and enlightening articles in 2014 and some of your more light-hearted digs at the world around us.

Merry Christmas, William :)

By Fergus Brown (not verified) on 25 Dec 2013 #permalink