By Richard Sampson
Artwork by Alli Rowe
An Enquiry into Thread and Its Effects
By
Les Facer
A Dissertation
Presented to the Faculty of
The Graduate College at Empire University
In Partial Fulfillment of Requirements
For the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy
Department of Engineering
Materials Science
Under the Supervision of Professor Mary Ann Gillan
Leavenworth, Kansas, U.S.A.
May 2018
Thread.
Some of it’s blue.
Some of it’s red.
Thread.
Decorates cases and caskets.
Covers a bed.
Thread.
Leaves you starry-eyed,
and stripped of your dignity. (Eq.1)
∞
Eq.1 ∫ dThread / dt = Tommy + Francis + Betsy
0
Thread. Ball.
It makes some people kneel.
Others appalled.
Thread. Bare.
It doesn’t rust.
Looks great: i) on a poll
ii) in front of Toys “R” A Must.
See “Glossary of Terms” for further clarification.