1857 -- Ferstler invents the phonoautograph
1863 -- Ferstler writes the Gettysburg Address
1900 -- working in Germany, Ferstler invents the first rigid airship, which
he christens the "Zeppelin"
1905 -- Ferstler invents the theory of Relativity, which he discloses to
friends over beer
1921 -- Ferstler works with Lee DeForest developing the vacuum tube triode,
but splits with him in a violent argument, calling DeForest a "tube tweeko".
1935 -- working briefly in Nazi Germany, Ferstler invents magnetic tape
recording
1938 -- Ferstler becomes a patient of Dr. Leonard Zelig, a disciple of
Sigmund Freud
1945 -- Ferstler become interested in woodworking. Using his technological
prowess, he invents the first completely automated method of making wooden
ears.
1957- 1970 -- Ferstler fathers 23 children, all of whom suffer from
hereditary deafness. Overcome with remorse, Ferstler castrates himself.
1973 -- Returning to his first love, Ferstler develops the Fisher Fidelity
Standard solid state amplifier, which he declares to be the Final Solution.
Enraged when new developments cut into sales, he coins the term "high end",
into which he lumps "tweekos", and "gasbags", apparently harkening back to
his development of the Zeppelin.
1973 -- 1980 -- Ferstler becomes interested in the typewriter, "as an
instrument to pound on". Capitalizing on the opportunity, he writes
obituaries for the local newspaper.
1983 -- The Oxford English Dictionary recognizes "Ferstlerian" as synonomous
with "plagiaristic". Many of Ferstler's obituaries were discovered to be
copies in which only the dates were changed.
1987 -- Overcome by hereditary deafness, Ferstler decides to maintain his
interest in audio by writing about it.
Little is to be said about Ferstler's writings, except that he amassed a
huge collection of manuscripts of little worth that would make Salieri
proud.
2004 -- Attempting to rekindle the glory of his early days, Ferstler
attempts to lampoon his critics by calling them "gasbags".

On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 00:31:42 -0400, "Robert Morein"
wrote:

1857 -- Ferstler invents the phonoautograph
1863 -- Ferstler writes the Gettysburg Address
1900 -- working in Germany, Ferstler invents the first rigid airship, which
he christens the "Zeppelin"
1905 -- Ferstler invents the theory of Relativity, which he discloses to
friends over beer
1921 -- Ferstler works with Lee DeForest developing the vacuum tube triode,
but splits with him in a violent argument, calling DeForest a "tube tweeko".
1935 -- working briefly in Nazi Germany, Ferstler invents magnetic tape
recording
1938 -- Ferstler becomes a patient of Dr. Leonard Zelig, a disciple of
Sigmund Freud
1945 -- Ferstler become interested in woodworking. Using his technological
prowess, he invents the first completely automated method of making wooden
ears.
1957- 1970 -- Ferstler fathers 23 children, all of whom suffer from
hereditary deafness. Overcome with remorse, Ferstler castrates himself.
1973 -- Returning to his first love, Ferstler develops the Fisher Fidelity
Standard solid state amplifier, which he declares to be the Final Solution.
Enraged when new developments cut into sales, he coins the term "high end",
into which he lumps "tweekos", and "gasbags", apparently harkening back to
his development of the Zeppelin.
1973 -- 1980 -- Ferstler becomes interested in the typewriter, "as an
instrument to pound on". Capitalizing on the opportunity, he writes
obituaries for the local newspaper.
1983 -- The Oxford English Dictionary recognizes "Ferstlerian" as synonomous
with "plagiaristic". Many of Ferstler's obituaries were discovered to be
copies in which only the dates were changed.
1987 -- Overcome by hereditary deafness, Ferstler decides to maintain his
interest in audio by writing about it.
Little is to be said about Ferstler's writings, except that he amassed a
huge collection of manuscripts of little worth that would make Salieri
proud.
2004 -- Attempting to rekindle the glory of his early days, Ferstler
attempts to lampoon his critics by calling them "gasbags".


You've brought us up to date, Robert. Care to project into the future?
For instance, how many more "Ferstler on..." threads will there be?
How many more times will Ferstler use the term "tweako freako", or the
phrase "five books and counting"? We need to know these things for our
future protection.