"Phred" wrote in message
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It might be even worse than that Uncle Al. Over the past few days
here in Oz (the place, not the man) the airwaves have been full of
assertions that scientific creativity and accomplishment cease on
marriage.

Given that so many young blokes and sheilas now shack up at a
relatively early age, will this further reduce prospects for future
human invention; or does it require the formality of wedded bliss to
stiffle discovery?

this ran in the UK as well. Apparently the only advantage is that it also
stifles the criminal urge as well, so we shall perhaps be uninventive but
honest

Jim Webster