From the Outhouse to the Computer

Ellen Palendro, Bandervilt Professor of Poetry at Cratchit State U, called up Rev. Randall Nathan. Academics often consult him when there is a collision of physics and poetry, since he is the acknowledged expert on the effect of ionic perimiters on iambic pentameters, known as "The Little Bang."

After they got the pronunciation of Percy Shelley's middle name figured out by using the Little Bang theory, they spoke of the passage of time.

"I grew up using an outhouse," he said, "and now I use a computer. The feelings and the results are often very similar."