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With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.

https://bsky.app/profile/opalescentopal.bsky.social/post/3luxxx2a2f623

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[–] Walican132@lemmy.today 44 points 6 days ago (5 children)

Holy god I had no idea he was still alive. I’m mortified. I’ve been a huge fan since I was a kid and presumed he died long before then.

I feel insane.

[–] Justas@sh.itjust.works 26 points 6 days ago (2 children)

He just barely outlived Henry Kissinger.

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 10 points 6 days ago

A small comfort, to be sure

Thats pretty good, both for lifespan and fuckers to experience a world without.

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