Jansy mentioned the falling ice incident. Some may not recall that I posted a wire story from 1957 (when VN collected many of the images that later appeared
in PF) which I believe was the inspiration for the image in Shade’s poem. See here:
The story is halfway down on the left side, under the “Mid-Day Prices” chart.
Matt Roth
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PS: Two mistakes. The series is named "CSI" and the dropped ice is (apparently) spelled "crapsicle" and not "crapcicle"
Cf. from internet ( and "urban dictionary sites"):
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waste matter leaked out of a plane, also known as "blue ice" from an episode of CSI:NY… |
"Causing a chunk of ice formed on a high-/Flying airplane to plummet from the sky/And strike a farmer dead; hiding my keys,/Glasses or pipe. Coordinating these/ Events and objects with remote events/And vanished objects. Making ornaments/
Of accidents and possibilities." (Pale Fire, John Shade)."
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