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- From: mjmh@crsa.bu.edu (Michael J M Holmes)
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- Subject: Re: Another introduction...
- Message-ID: <102587@bu.edu>
- Date: 19 Nov 92 16:02:08 GMT
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- In article <1eeu7gINNl4j@gap.caltech.edu> ajm@wag.caltech.edu (Abner J. Mintz) writes:
-
- >Abner says, "Well, you see, 'The Moon is a Harsh Mistress' was the first
- >science fiction book I ever read. It's what got me hooked ... So I noticed
- >your name right off the bat!"
-
- /* has always been a bit unhappy about the fact that he discovered
- Heinlein so late in life.
- "I didn't even *know* about RAH until I picked up 'Stranger' in college.
- I'd been reading sf for a long time, so I don't have a clue as to what
- took me so long."
-
- "The first science fiction book I remember picking up was a trilogy
- by John Christopher - I think the first book was 'THe City of Gold
- and Lead' or something like that. This was sometime in early grade
- school. I was fascinated by it, though, and picked up everything of
- his the library had - then moved on to Bradbury, then Asimov...
- by then I was hooked!"
-
-
- >>>Abner looks around the place, just in case. OK, diverse it is, but no
- >>>sign of any One-Eyed One-Horned Flying Purple People Eaters, so /* is
- >>>probably safe ...
-
- >>>gulp< "They don't have a habit of coming here, do they?"
-
- >"Well, I've never seen one, but then they've never had a *reason* to come
- >in here before."
-
- >"Don't worry. If one shows up, there are more than enough people here who can
- >deal with it. For that matter, we could always distract it by getting it to
- >sing about short shorts ..."
-
- /*, laughing a little less nervously, looks relieved.
- "And while its singing, I could run away! run away!"
-
-
- >>>"Mike, /*'s next Grape Crush will be on *** I'll buy his next Grape
- >>>Crush!"
-
- >>"Thanks, Abner! I think I need another drink after that Purple-People
- >>Eater scare!!"
-
- >Here you go. I'm sure it'll taste mauvelous!
-
- "AUGH! What an awful pun!"
-
- /* gets a sly grin on his face.
-
- "Many more that bad and I'll get violetly ill!!"
-
- ;)
-
-
-
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