I also very fondly remember the Mad Scientists Club books, though I am too young to remember the Boy's Life appearances. In terms of Mad Scientists for the...
The Tomorrow That Never Was Are we living at a moment when yesterday's ideas about the future are more attractive than our own? By Henry Jenkins October 1,...
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Nice article, thank you for the pointer. There are many sources for this kind of retro-stalgia. See also http://www.yesterdaystomorrows.org/about.html; this...
... We actually have forms of it today, depilatories formulated for use on beards. They work very well for at least some men (I, unfortunately, am not one of...
... The first book was pretty good, but the second didn't seem to add much, and I haven't read any further. Still not a bad choice for that age group, and...
... pack ... cuts. ... But you know what I pulled out of a box of Rice Krispies the other day? A Spiderman movie tie-in, a little battery-powered cheap ...
... This isn't the world of tomorrow, and that's not what I meant when I said I wanted a laser strapped to my arm that I could shoot at annoying people. I want...
... It's called "Nair". When it was actually marketed, men wouldn't buy it because they thought beard creme was for wimps. Shaving is more "manly". ...
... But where is my jetpack, my rocket belt! I want to fly like a bird on a tongue of flame and soar in the sky! All I have a is robot vacuum cleaner that...
... Exactly. So how is the robo-vac? It looked too limited. Not like "Flexible Frank" (now *there's* a Yesterday's Tomorrows book), although it does harvest...
... pack ... shave ... hairs ... cuts. ... buy it ... more "manly". ... But "Nair" is too strong for facial use. There is still special- purpose beard cream...
... Not to mention the fact that, (at least on my face), I got a chemical burn faster than I had the hair loosen or dissolve. (and yes, I was following the...
... What, you mean your college days were not spent mixing "Nair" foam into your arch-enemy's shampoo bottle? (1) You guys led deprived childhoods. 1) Or at...
... There is Nair for facial hair, but it's a milder form of the product. When I tried some of my mom's, (years ago), it did nothing to my beard, it stayed in...
... Well, you can't have your personal jetpack yet (ala The Rocketeer -- that's the one I'm waiting to get :) ), but you can have your own flying car for the...
... Nair makes the pores on my legs bleed. It's weird. I have a lot of weird chemical reactions and allergies and such. Maybe I should try the facial stuff....
... stuff on ... or are ... is beard ... buy it ... more "manly". ... freestuff/index.asp ... into ... childhoods. ... least once a ... when ... No, no, no!...
... No jock straps. It was a women's college. Debbie http://www.brigidsforge.com Original sterling Gothic and Pagan jewelry "He hasn't been the same since his...
... It's only in the last 6 months or so I have taken up the act of wearing a beard. A goatee, which I think looks good on me, when properly trimmed. Now, I've...
... Or right now you can plunk down 10 mil and buy a zeppelin from Neiman Marcus. It's in their latest catalog. Which brings us back around full circle to...
... some ... complain that ... will not ... done. ... I hope you plan to have Othar Tryggvassen as your test pilot. John Denver's no longer available....
... Interesting, the last I heard about this neat gadget the prototype hadn't yet been finished. A pity all the promo movies are in Real format, I don't have...
Reminds me of the story of a Russian nobleman, visiting Tennyson on the Isle of Wight, who went out one day with his shotgun, and returned announcing "I have...
"What Happened to My Flying Car?" has been a staple of SF con programming since about 1999. I'm ceasing to go, because very little (other than lists of what...
