Strange Boston Globe Headline: Intentional Or Coincidental?

[Sean Smyth]

"Dan.Strassberg" <dan.strassberg@att.net> wrote:
> For the heck of it, I googled "beam tilt." True enough, most of the
> references are to the vertical radiation patterns of broadcast (radio
> AND TV) transmitting antennas. However, the term is also apparently
> used in connection with linear accelerators, and--most importantly,
> in
> the context of the review you saw--it seems to be the name of a San
> Francisco Bay-area rock group. So the reviwer may or may not have had
> any knowledge of the technology that underlies the term thst formed
> the basis for his pun.

First thing I thought of was Jim Beam and imbibing, i.e. tilting the
glass back and adult refreshment that hits the spot. 


       
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