----- Original Message ----- From: "Julia Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 12:37 PM Subject: Re: Galactic Proverbs
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > "Do not meddle in the affairs of Tymbrimi; for you have no sense of humor, > > and they will laugh at you." -- GalProverbs 1002:03 > > > > "I always knew I'd see the first man on the Moon. I didn't realize I'd also > > see the last." - Jerry Pournelle > > The way this post went, I was anticipating the second bit to be another > proverb, not a .sig, at least at first glance.... > > Can anyone do anything amusing to the Pournelle quote to make a > GalProverb, but still retain enough flavor of the original so that > anyone knowing the Pournelle quote gets an extra bit of amusement out of > it? > > Julia > "I always knew I'm make my first trip to Gal5. I didn't realise it would also be my last" -Zaphod Pournelle
