For those who haven't read it, you can find it at:
http://www.doingfreedom.com/gen/0600/fa....eggin.html
And while you're there, check out the rest of the Doing Freedom site.
http://www.doingfreedom.com/gen/0600/fa....eggin.html
And while you're there, check out the rest of the Doing Freedom site.
FPW
FAQ
"It means 'Ask the next question.' Ask the next question, and the one that follows that, and the one that follows that. It's the symbol of everything humanity has ever created." Theodore Sturgeon.
Neat story! And what with the current obesity epidemic thing going on nowadays, it doesn't even seem that crazy...
[SIZE="1"]To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." -- Sun Zi
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[COLOR="Green"]Django: This is the way things are; you can't change nature.
Remy: Change IS nature, Dad. The part that we can influence. And it starts when we decide.
Django: Where are you going?
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[COLOR="Green"]Django: This is the way things are; you can't change nature.
Remy: Change IS nature, Dad. The part that we can influence. And it starts when we decide.
Django: Where are you going?
Remy: With luck, forward.[/COLOR][/SIZE]
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[SIZE="1"]"The thing I treasure most in life / Cannot be taken away..."[/SIZE]
fpw Wrote:For those who haven't read it, you can find it at:
http://www.doingfreedom.com/gen/0600/fa....eggin.html
And while you're there, check out the rest of the Doing Freedom site.
I emailed the story to my son. I've always loved that story--it seems far too unlike "fiction" today though.
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"I don't always carry a pistol, but when I do, I prefer an East German Makarov"
Biggles Wrote:I emailed the story to my son. I've always loved that story--it seems far too unlike "fiction" today though.
LIPIDLEGGIN' originally appeared (in book form) in Jerry Pournelle's anthology THE SURVIVAL OF FREEDOM, came out around '81--'82. Great book, check it out. I took it with me to Germany in '82. Coime to think of it, that was the first story by Paul I read.
fpw Wrote:For those who haven't read it, you can find it at:
http://www.doingfreedom.com/gen/0600/fa....eggin.html
And while you're there, check out the rest of the Doing Freedom site.
I've always loved this story - it would definitely rate as one of my favourites. It somehow seems even better when you consider it is now about 20 yeras old! (Sorry, that penultimate word should have been 'years'. Blame the bourbon!
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