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2002-12-18 Thread Julia Thompson
Deborah Harrell wrote: --- Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The second story mentioned is found in _Sacred Visions_, an anthology of Catholic-related SF. It's The Pope of the Chimps by Robert Silverberg. If you're interested in Catholicism in SF, _Sacred Visions_ is a

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2002-12-18 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snippage The second series is fantasy in SF trappings and begins with _The Warlock In Spite Of Himself_. The magic is explained, but not entirely to my satisfaction; the magic is on one planet in a universe where humans have done a lot of

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2002-12-18 Thread Jean-Louis Couturier
At 14:03 2002-12-18 -0800, you wrote: One friend who loves the Dragonrider series and The Belgariad has resisted my Brin-pushing sigh, so I've suggested The Wheel of Time series and just about anything by Patricia McKillip - The Riddlemaster series is a favorite. Addicted To Swords'n'Sorcery

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2002-12-18 Thread John Garcia
wrote: From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: bob Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 10:28:12 -0600 Horn, John wrote: From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] You know, that would be funnier if Bob as a religious figure hadn't

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2002-12-18 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: Jean-Louis Couturier [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 4:12 PM Subject: Re: bob At 14:03 2002-12-18 -0800, you wrote: One friend who loves the Dragonrider series and The Belgariad has resisted my Brin-pushing sigh

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2002-12-18 Thread Damon
I'd also recommend anything by Guy Gavriel Kay. His later stuff is best, but a Swords'n'Sorcery fanatic would better start with _Tigana_. He writes fantasy, without the coming of age, promised a great destiny crap that makes Fantasy seem like a geek's Harlequin romance. I dunno, of all the

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2002-12-17 Thread Julia Thompson
Deborah Harrell wrote: --- The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.secweb.org/asset.asp?AssetID=236 yawns and quits reading after ~ 1/4 article There are much better parodies and indictments out there. A sci-fi short story from ~ 20 years ago (it was in a collection of stories

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2002-12-17 Thread Horn, John
From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] You know, that would be funnier if Bob as a religious figure hadn't already been taken. I'm reading the thing, and waiting for the slack punchline, and it never comes. Highly irritating. Do you mean by the Rugrats? ;-) - jmh (For those

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2002-12-17 Thread Julia Thompson
Horn, John wrote: From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] You know, that would be funnier if Bob as a religious figure hadn't already been taken. I'm reading the thing, and waiting for the slack punchline, and it never comes. Highly irritating. Do you mean by the

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2002-12-17 Thread Jon Gabriel
From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: bob Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 10:28:12 -0600 Horn, John wrote: From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] You know, that would be funnier if Bob as a religious figure hadn't already

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2002-12-17 Thread Horn, John
From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Do you mean by the Rugrats? ;-) No, I mean what Adam posted. The Church of the Subgenius has been around longer than Rugrats. (Maybe it's a homage to CoSg?) Actually, I knew that. That's why I put in the smiley. I don't think Rugrats

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2002-12-16 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
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2002-12-16 Thread Medievalbk
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2002-12-16 Thread Jon Gabriel
In a message dated 12/16/02 10:28:42 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: weave Float like a butterfly? Sting like a bee! _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE*

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2002-12-16 Thread Miller, Jeffrey
-Original Message- From: Jon Gabriel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 10:54 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: bob In a message dated 12/16/02 10:28:42 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: weave Float like a butterfly

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2002-12-16 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.secweb.org/asset.asp?AssetID=236 yawns and quits reading after ~ 1/4 article There are much better parodies and indictments out there. A sci-fi short story from ~ 20 years ago (it was in a collection of stories related to religion, from the SF

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2002-12-16 Thread Julia Thompson
The Fool wrote: http://www.secweb.org/asset.asp?AssetID=236 You know, that would be funnier if Bob as a religious figure hadn't already been taken. I'm reading the thing, and waiting for the slack punchline, and it never comes. Highly irritating. Julia who knows a number of

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2002-12-16 Thread The Fool
From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Fool wrote: http://www.secweb.org/asset.asp?AssetID=236 You know, that would be funnier if Bob as a religious figure hadn't already been taken. I'm reading the thing, and waiting for the slack punchline, and it never comes. Highly

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2002-12-16 Thread Adam C. Lipscomb
From: The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] You know, that would be funnier if Bob as a religious figure hadn't already been taken. I'm reading the thing, and waiting for the slack punchline, and it never comes. Highly irritating. Julia who knows a