Death
Breezy
It is only the most.
-Dorothy (character from..)
‘THE GATHERING OF THE VAMPIRES’
Breezy
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Rejoice that the Immortal God is born,
so that mortal man may live in Eternity
-Jan Huss
BinneBrook
Breezy wrote: >>Death isnt the worst thing that can happen, it is only the
most. The Gathering of the Vampires<<
"Helen shrugged. 'The death rate is the same for us as for everybody -- one
person, one death, sooner or later.'"
--Robert A. Heinlein, _Tunnel in the Sky._
Heinlein was born probably fifty years too soon. A genius, maybe, but a
misguided damn fool on the subject of women. It shows up in every one of his
books, although not in this particular bit of wisdom.
Bin: "What's the French for fiddle-de-dee?" --Lewis Carroll, _Through the
Looking Glass_ (1872).
H.
> Heinlein was born probably fifty years too soon. A genius, maybe, but a
> misguided damn fool on the subject of women. It shows up in every one of his
> books, although not in this particular bit of wisdom.
Man, that is right on target. His books are aimed at boys about 13 years
old - the only one I can recall that had a target audience any older was
"Stranger in a Strange Land," which became a cult book in the sixties.
And maybe even that was aimed at 13 year old boys and just missed.
But anyway, once one grasps who the target audience is, the sentiments
about women & most everything else suddenly make sense.
H.
=> I was a stranger in a strange land. Exodus 2:22
BinneBrook
H. wrote: >>And maybe even that was aimed at 13 year old boys and just
missed.<<
Heinlein has reconstructed himself and _is_ the world wide web. Stranger in a
Strange Land was probably aimed at 25-year-olds. I read it before I'd ever
heard of The Stepford Wives, and even in my callowness* was appalled by
Wazzisname yelling out "Front!" whenever he wanted one of his many handmaidens
to bring him another bowl of brown rice.
*Is callow used with reference to girls? I've only seen it applied to boys and
young men.
hran...@netonecom.net
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>H. wrote: >>And maybe even that was aimed at 13 year old boys and just
>missed.<<
>
>Heinlein has reconstructed himself and _is_ the world wide web. Stranger in a
>Strange Land was probably aimed at 25-year-olds. I read it before I'd ever
>heard of The Stepford Wives, and even in my callowness* was appalled by
>Wazzisname yelling out "Front!" whenever he wanted one of his many handmaidens
>to bring him another bowl of brown rice.
>
>*Is callow used with reference to girls? I've only seen it applied to boys and
>young men.
>
Yes--it refers to unfledged birds.
>
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Ben Trovato
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