From: Ralph Merkle
Newsgroups: sci.cryonics
Subject: Calvin and Hobbes on identity
Date: 21 Apr 1995 02:00:44 -0700
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From: Ralph Merkle
Subject: SCI.CRYONICS Calvin and Hobbes on identity
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 1995 20:18:25 PDT
Calvin and Hobbes, April 19 1995:
Calvin (on Hobbes' shoulders reaching into a mailbox):
Ah! I got the letter I wrote to myself!
Hobbes: What did you write?
Calvin: "Dear Calvin, Hi! I'm writing this on Monday.
What day is it now? How are things going?
Your pal, Calvin."
Calvin (to Hobbes): My past self is corresponding with my
future self.
Hobbes: Too bad you can't write back.
April 20:
Calvin: I got another letter from my past self.
Hobbes: What does it say?
Calvin: "Dear future Calvin, I wrote this several days before
you will receive it. You've done things I haven't done.
You've seen things I haven't seen. You know things I
don't know. You lucky dog!
Your pal, Calvin."
Calvin: *Sniff* I feel so sorry for myself two days ago.
Hobbes (rolling his eyes): Poor him. He wasn't you.