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... I wonder if with that mention of the vacuum-tube robot S&S is trying to connect the series to the 50's series, via "Giant Robot", although, as I remember,...
trevor thurlow
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Jun 1, 2006
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I haven't rec'd my books yet but I can't help but wonder about the latest incarnation of TS. Is he Jr's son, Sr's son, TS IV's son? Inquiring minds wnat to...
Bob Finnan
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Jun 2, 2006
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... The "tabloid" last line caused the following to pop into my head: "Nikoli Tesla and Sandra Swift's illegitamate love child took his mother's family name....
Jeffrey Schwartz
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Jun 2, 2006
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... ROBOT OLYMPICS was definitely intended to be issued first. The descriptions of the characters is more complete. However, INTO THE ABYSS is a better...
James Keeline
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Jun 2, 2006
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... Possible spoilers: Bob, he's yet another alternate version of Tom Swift Junior. He's called Tom Junior, has a sister a year younger called Sandy who has a ...
Nestria
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Jun 2, 2006
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... The files section is limited to 20mb, the photos section to 30mb. Who knows why?...
therealnestria
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... As an individual trying my own hand at "FANFIC" (ie - Sandra Swift by Michael Wolff, Tom Swift Lives by Scott Dickerson) I tried a minor attempt at moving...
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Jun 3, 2006
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Found this on the web! I am wondering if the key scientists were Tom Swift Readers? Just my contribution to Book 1. Plastics that can deflect cosmic radiation...
katzpj816
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Jun 3, 2006
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... I considered that, but this Bud is SO different than our Bud, that it's pretty much an alternate....
Nestria
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Jun 3, 2006
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... Who knows why? Yahoo knows but won't say :( Anyway, since there is more room in the PHOTOS section, we might as well take advantage of it. ...
Bob Finnan
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Jun 3, 2006
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If you look at each book's ISBN's you will note that #2 ROBOT OLYMPICS has a lower ISBN (ending in 1361) than #1 INTO THE ABYSS (ending in 1518). This means...
Paul Mular
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Jun 3, 2006
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Finished INTO THE ABYSS last night. Could have been better, but it could easily have been a lot worse, too. If I had a son, I'd read it to him at bedtime. ...
Nestria
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Jun 3, 2006
6:58 pm
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... you a lot. I have no objection to discussion of ISBNs when it pertains to Tom Swift but the thread I commented on had lost all connection with the series. ...
Bob Finnan
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Jun 4, 2006
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Here's the setup: somebody I correspond with on a TV group mentioned he had a large collection of books about TV series, including various pilots. So I ... ...
Nestria
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Jun 4, 2006
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... James, You forgot one other character. Sandra's friend Phyliis Newton. Although she hasn't had much page time yet, Mary is always having to tell Sandra...
trevor thurlow
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Jun 4, 2006
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When I finished reading "Into The Abyss" I felt that it could've fit right in in the Tom Swift Sr/Tom Swift Jr. series. It was also intersting to see how...
trevor thurlow
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Jun 4, 2006
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... Why 'after'? This Tom and Sandy are 2 years younger than they are in the TSJR books, and clearly this kid doesn't have access to the stuff TSJR invented....
Nestria
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Jun 4, 2006
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... Perhaps your friend is misremembering. Michael Crawford (19 Jan 1942-) was planned for the Tom Swift role in the Twentieth Century Fox attempt. Lest you...
James Keeline
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Jun 5, 2006
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450
... Did I forget? As you write, there isn't much about her in the first two books. I'm not done with ROBOT OLYMPICS yet. ... Yet his father is not named...
James Keeline
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Jun 5, 2006
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... Excellent work as always James, although it does seem to omit the animated pilot so meticulously documented in issue number 8 (December 2002) of Tom ...
Nestria
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Jun 5, 2006
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... It is indeed a pity that the animated pilot to which you refer was not picked up as a series. One can tell by watching the clip (...
James Keeline
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Jun 5, 2006
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Greetings, Ironically, I heard tonight on CNN Headline News that the Whale Shark is "the world's largest fish". It measures 25' and weighs 15 tons. So maybe...
Stephen Disney
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Jun 5, 2006
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CNN is correct, the Whale Shark is the largest fish, but the blue whale is the largest animal. Actually, the Whale Shark can measure up to 60 feet where the...
Daniel
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Jun 5, 2006
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... The whale shark is the largest fish but it's not the largest animal. The blue whale, a mammal, is the largest animal. Many twelve-year-olds can tell you...
James Keeline
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Jun 5, 2006
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... He called you? That is SO cool!...
Nestria
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Jun 5, 2006
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The mammal is a specialized animal - as some scientists will comment. The key differences is that most (MOST) animals are cold-blooded, lay eggs where most...
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Jun 6, 2006
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... It is amusing that this topic still has life. If the story says "animal", it includes *all* of the animal kingdom, including mammals. The blue whale, a...
James Keeline
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Jun 6, 2006
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How's everyone doing on Flying Lab? Any commentary would be welcome here! After a very busy week, I'm going to start reading it today (guess I'll just have to...
Bob Finnan
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Jun 6, 2006
3:18 pm
460
What is going on with Yahoo!'s digest mode. It is worst than before. Trevor...
trevor thurlow
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Jun 6, 2006
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on 6/6/06 8:17 AM, Bob Finnan at fwdixon@... wrote: How's everyone doing on Flying Lab? Any commentary would be welcome here! After a very busy week, I'm...
Nestria
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