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fpw 07-06-2009, 01:13 PM

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Sci-fi is a big umbrella for some folks.

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Bluesman Mike Lindner 07-06-2009, 01:34 PM

#12

fpw Wrote:Sci-fi is a big umbrella for some folks.

The thought was good, and that's what counts.

Silverfish 07-06-2009, 04:30 PM

#13

I originally found Paul's work in Sci-fi. That's how I got hooked.

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Ken Valentine 07-06-2009, 08:11 PM

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Bluesman Mike Lindner Wrote:I'm glad to hear Moby's a reader of yours, but somehow I never figgered RJ as "sci=fi"...

For the most part, Sci-Fi isn't even "Sci-Fi."

It would more accurately be labeled "Future," or "Speculative" Fiction.

Calling something a blaster instead of a gun isn't "science," it's labeling.

Ken V.

Bluesman Mike Lindner 07-07-2009, 02:03 PM

#15

Ken Valentine Wrote:For the most part, Sci-Fi isn't even "Sci-Fi."

It would more accurately be labeled "Future," or "Speculative" Fiction.

Calling something a blaster instead of a gun isn't "science," it's labeling.

Ken V.

No. Calling a gun a "blaster" sets the scene.

bones weep tedium 07-07-2009, 07:18 PM

#16

Bluesman Mike Lindner Wrote:No. Calling a gun a "blaster" sets the scene.

No.

Calling a nun a "rasta" wets the screen.

:crazy:

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Bluesman Mike Lindner 07-07-2009, 07:27 PM

#17

bones weep tedium Wrote:No.

Calling a nun a "rasta" wets the screen.

:crazy:

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Ken Valentine 07-07-2009, 10:19 PM

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Bluesman Mike Lindner Wrote:No. Calling a gun a "blaster" sets the scene.

Nooooo. Reeeeealy? Rolleyes

But it isn't "science" . . . is it.

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