Parody ZOT of Free Republic

[Das Outsider]

I have often wondered why "Big Labor" has not been declared a monopoly and broken up like Ma Bell and Standard Oil was.

I'd be worried about bigger things--like candy canes this year. Have you seen how they're trying to gouge us? Big Candy is running roughshod over the American people.

Somebody get me Bill O' Reilly, pronto!

[NicknamedBob]

Now you know why a certain elderly but very spry gentleman has requested some privacy on the fourth level. (As of the 27^th.)

He probably has a need to "get away from it all."

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

LOL.

Typical.

It's a good thing that Roger Ebert lives in Chicago.

I doubt he could make it past Battery Park City without collapsing from heat exhaustion.

:_)

[Das Outsider]

I doubt he could make it past Battery Park City without collapsing from heat exhaustion.

I doubt he could make it up a flight of stairs without passing out--but that's between us.

[Monkey Face]

Hey! That's not to laugh at! I have it from a very good souce that the candy canes are not only THINNER this year, but shorter by at least 1/2"!!

(Dang! Ya can't trust anyone, any more!)

[Monkey Face]

And where else could he do so in such protected anonimity?

[Das Outsider]

Hey! That's not to laugh at! I have it from a very good souce that the candy canes are not only THINNER this year, but shorter by at least 1/2"!!

Like I said, we need to go after Big Candy. They've run this racket for long enough.

How long are the American people going to put up with shorter, thinner candy canes at a higher price? Windfall profits for the candy cane profiteers, while we get the short end of the stick--no pun intended.

[Monkey Face]

Yah! What YOU said!

I'm tired of having my candy canes come up short. Next thing you know, the mint flavor will be gone in favor of something less exciting...

*shaking head*
This is just too much...(or too little...)

[Knitting A Conundrum]

I grew up reading Analog. Started seriously reading it every month in 1965. Me and my dad would fight over who read it first. I wanted to go first cause I read faster, he wanted to go first cause he bought it!

[sionnsar]

Hi, Tulip! Back for a little bit. Had to go out and get the packages shipped...

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Now I'm channelling Mack Reynolds. Amazon Planet, Dec 66/Jan & Feb 67...

Check this site out if you are nostalgic...has pics of covers from Analogs. Mine burnt up in 91.

http://www.noosfere.com/showcase/astounding_1966.htm

[Monkey Face]

Hi, sion!
How is the Good Wife?

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Wasn't calling you derivative, mind you...just that your ideas pinged memories...

[Monkey Face]

WHOA! What a site! Thanks!

[sionnsar]

LOL. Just found the book online http://www.portal.com.ro/modules.php?op=modload&name=eBooks&file=index&req=getit&lid=139

[sionnsar]

Just so so. Coughing and feeling poorly. We were invited to an Eagle award ceremony (a former acolyte at our church), but she is going to have to stay home.

[Monkey Face]

Awwww....:o[

Give her my good wishes and a hug.
And hang in there! (Both of you!)

[NicknamedBob]

"Wasn't calling you derivative, mind you...just that your ideas pinged memories..."

Difficult for a Science Ficton writer to not be somewhat derivative. However, I think I may have found a way...

In regard to Cities in Flight, anyone bent for science who has seen a good demonstration of gyroscopic precession could not avoid imagining somehow putting that strange phenomenon to work as a space drive. I think that's what Heinlein was describing in "The Number of the Beast."

I will eventually use much the same idea, translated to extremely fast-moving plasma, as my own stardrive. We're at the "Wilbur-and-Orville-chatting-in-the-bicycle-shop" stage as far as reactionless drives are concerned though. That's why the "Flying Castle" uses plain old brute force action/reaction rockets -- powered by Nuclear Energy!

[Lady Jag]

Now that's just WRONG!

What can you do? It's pilot error.

[Monkey Face]

Ohyah! That's better! Get the deer, too!
LOL!