At 19:14 13-12-2002 -0500, Dee Daley wrote:
Reminded of a coworker who says there are good days (payday Fridays),
and very good work days (payday Fridays before a holiday monday),
and the best days (payday Friday before a monday holiday and a week off).
So, what does your coworker call that
kil'n ? I haven't read the book yet, but isn't it kiln, as in the oven to bake
clay/bricks?
Kil'n looks like it belong in the redneck sentence 'Ol Jed's out back hunt'n and
kil'n some
possums for dinner. Does Brin actually use kil'n - is it supposed to sound like
killin?
-Bryon
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kil'n ? I haven't read the book yet, but isn't it kiln, as
in the oven
In a message dated 12/13/2002 2:50:46 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
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The original U.S. hardback was Kiln People. The first one I saw that was
Kil'n People was a U.K. softbound edition. It's another darn pun,
although I'm not sure if David intended from the
From: Lalith Vipulananthan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
The short version: I liked it!
I liked it too. I'm sure I missed most of the puns and stuff. I'm always
missing stuff like that.
So, can Brin-L recommend some more Brin for me? ;)
Ha! You asked for it now, Lal!
_The Postman_ is in
In a message dated 12/12/2002 4:03:55 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
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After finally getting around to buying a Brin book (Kil'n People, which I
picked
because it looked intriguing and it was signed too!),
At a used or new bookstore? I picked up my copy used. There
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In a message dated 12/12/2002 4:03:55 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
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even managed to read it in the same month I bought it, which is more
impressive when one considers that I have two hundred unread books that
have been bought over
In a message dated 12/12/2002 5:08:44 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
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...
I no longer trust our good Dr. Brin when it comes to names.
Everything can be
a pun or a reference.
David assured me that he left some puns out, so it could have been worse,
I wrote:
Sheesh! That's the last time I say something like I think that's all he
wrote without stopping to thing about it first...
And of course, that should say without stopping to think about it first
Some days...
Reggie Bautista
Nyarlathotep Strikes Again Maru
