Snortle

I thought I invented a word today. Apparently not (#2). Well had I, it would mean:

Snortle (v)- a snorted chortle.

Although Answers.com defined a chortle that way from the get-go, I do not find sound basis for such a liberal definition.

ION (in Other News) a first for me, impressing RFS (Random friendly Stranger) by association to Herbert Hauptman. To all those NS (Nay Sayers), ha! Random mathematicians/crystallographers do carry currency!

Also, kudos to NPR. When they say, "Go to NPR.org to find out more." they really mean it. Linking to arXiv would be about all the More one could ask for.