I first read "Neutron Star" long ago, or so it seems. I recall being struck, in the story "Grendel", by the offhand reference to a two year marriage contract...
Edwin A. Scribner
krenon@...
Feb 1, 1998 8:14 am
3347
Frank, I would hesitate to suggest we should do anything all the time. When making a judgment, we must use our history, our understanding of reality. When ...
Alex Barron
abarron@...
Feb 1, 1998 10:42 pm
3348
Gee Carol, I see we look at each other across a great chasm of our understanding of reality. As long as it is interesting. BTW, I was looking into the...
Alex Barron
abarron@...
Feb 1, 1998 11:33 pm
3349
Andrew, ... I do not doubt that the ARM could have suppressed religion. Although what Carol suggested seems closer to the truth, that the ARM suppressed all...
Alex Barron
abarron@...
Feb 1, 1998 11:42 pm
3350
... Adi, You didn't offended me. I was just mentioning that religion may be different then sports. However your point is well made. I agree that the moral...
Alex Barron
abarron@...
Feb 1, 1998 11:43 pm
3351
... That isn't exactly haw it happened. I broke up with this lover to date Peter, because I thought it was too much on a fledgling relationship that I thought...
Carol Phillips
redflame@...
Feb 1, 1998 11:53 pm
3352
... But that defines a successful relationship as one that lasts forever. I beleive that a realtionship can be very successful and still need to end. If I...
Carol Phillips
redflame@...
Feb 2, 1998 12:19 am
3353
Simon, I guess we agree completely. Niven's is a "one worldist" and that I feel this is a weakness in the foundation of Known Space. I particularly like ...
Alex Barron
abarron@...
Feb 2, 1998 12:40 am
3354
... I raised this point with a Japanese person. They felt as I did. Technology is nice, but it is NOT the driving force behind the Japanese culture, nor will...
Alex Barron
abarron@...
Feb 2, 1998 1:16 am
3355
... Correct. And that is a shame. It is kinda of a laziness. All people from this planet speak the same language, have the same religion etc. Again,...
Alex Barron
abarron@...
Feb 2, 1998 1:19 am
3356
... different then ... principles are ... religions ... Perhaps should, but not necessarily do. ... religion, ... I know many religios and non-religios people...
Adi Stav
stav@...
Feb 2, 1998 3:18 am
3357
... Andrew, you have one point I agree with. People get tired of strange behavior. You feel that when people get tierd then they no longer notice. I...
Alex Barron
abarron@...
Feb 2, 1998 7:52 am
3358
... I think I can find them for you if no one else can. I kept copies. _Krenon__(krenon@...)_________________________...
Edwin A. Scribner
krenon@...
Feb 2, 1998 10:47 am
3359
All, I noticed a while ago, that there was a chat room set up at a certain time for Niven fans. Was wondering if anyone knows of a hard-sf chat room that is...
Alex Barron
abarron@...
Feb 2, 1998 10:47 am
3360
... True. That is how I define it. I guess we have discovered yet another significant difference. We can not ever come to an agreement on a relationship,...
Alex Barron
abarron@...
Feb 2, 1998 10:50 am
3361
Kevin writes: this got me curious, so I checked my still-held welcoming msg from joining the list. 12 July 95. woof! I dont say as much as I used to, but I'm...
Love, Andrew E., Jr.
LoveAE1@...
Feb 2, 1998 12:47 pm
3362
Ted writes: I first read "Neutron Star" long ago, or so it seems. I recall being struck, in the story "Grendel", by the offhand reference to a two year ...
Love, Andrew E., Jr.
LoveAE1@...
Feb 2, 1998 1:16 pm
3363
Alex writes (in part): Thanks for the take on the ARM. Do you realize that most people on this list would actively fight against an organization like the arm?...
Love, Andrew E., Jr.
LoveAE1@...
Feb 2, 1998 1:18 pm
3364
</lurk mode> Back to satisfy Ted's curiosity.I got my subscription message on 13th Dec 1995---did'nt realise that it had been that long.I have to plead the...
Nick Edwards
lemming@...
Feb 2, 1998 1:49 pm
3365
... not de-subbed, just an e-voyeur :-) [especially with the recent topics :-)] ... thanks for the titles, Andy. that sort of info is precisely what got me...
saskxm@...
Feb 2, 1998 1:50 pm
3366
... struck, ... marriage ... despite ... idea ... Year mariages were a custom practiced in some pre-christian north european cultures. Celtic mariage practices...
Simon Hibbs
simonh@...
Feb 2, 1998 3:44 pm
3367
... do you happen to know the rationale for having such procedures? Was it socially required to have a duty husband at time of impregnation and/or birth? Did...
saskxm@...
Feb 2, 1998 4:40 pm
3368
On Sat, 31 Jan 1998 saskxm@... wrote: [snip] ... Beat you by one day. 11 July 1995. :-) I'm definitely a lurker... --Mike Andersson email address:...
Mike Andersson
anderss@...
Feb 2, 1998 10:31 pm
3369
... {snip} The differences between English accents is heightened if there is an alternative language in use in the same place, eg Wales, Ireland. I presume...
Wendy Hope Riedel
wrie@...
Feb 2, 1998 11:42 pm
3370
... I don't really think this is a fair comparison, Wendy. Don't get me wrong, I am in NO WAY trying to defend the Nazis or the horrible things that they did....
Jay Barron
lbarron@...
Feb 3, 1998 2:33 am
3371
... When that country decides to do something, other should leave them alone. People inside their countries, can try to get it to change however they legally...
Wendy Hope Riedel
wrie@...
Feb 3, 1998 2:58 am
3372
... You're both Johnnies-come-lately! If you didn't get Frank Wilson's post of about 30 June '95, don't bother to tell me how long you've been here <extra smug...
Edwin A. Scribner
krenon@...
Feb 3, 1998 4:31 am
3373
... Oh, I still have copies, plus the POV-Ray script. But there were some additions I wanted to make and I can't remember them now. Thanks, though. Matthew...
'GrendelFish' Matthew...
gfish@...
Feb 3, 1998 7:35 am
3374
... Wendy, You raise a great point here. This is a much better, and realistic view, then "I have the right to attempt to change other people's culture just...
Alex Barron
abarron@...
Feb 3, 1998 7:43 am
3375
... language ... Imho it's a perfectly satisfactory device for sf, but whether it might really happen with aliens is another matter. All sapient inhabitants of...
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