Twisted Pair

There's no battle going on here. Your pathetic reaction merely indicates that you are bluffing, and lack the wit to know when to fold.

I don't have any such inhibitions. I'm happy to lay out the bait that the half-witted can rise to, and reel them in after they've taken the hook.

Grin, Thanks for that. Re puns: For those sci-fi types that enjoy puns check out "Callahans Crosstime Saloon" by Spider Robinson. (later volumes in the series move from the bar to a "cathouse", and get a little more racy.)

There's no battle going on here. Your pathetic reaction merely indicates that you are bluffing, and lack the wit to know when to fold.

I don't have any such inhibitions. I'm happy to lay out the bait that the half-witted can rise to, and reel them in after they've taken the hook.

What ever, but let me say this, you'll be sorry. Slow-man will make a mockery of you and you'll look back remembering this day.

Talk about twisted. You'll figure it out one day.

Jamie

I never could understand why Analog Science Fact and Fiction published Spider Robinson's stuff. Even by the depressing standards of hard science fiction it was tediously contentless.

I stopped subscribing to Analog around the time Spider Robinson became a regular contributor, after being a faithful subscriber from the late 1950's.

a little more racy.)

ider Robinson's stuff. Even by the depressing standards of hard science fic tion it was tediously contentless.

Do you mean science content? If so I'll agree, plenty of human content tho ugh. You probably don't like Theodore Sturgeon either then. No hard scien ce, plenty of emotion/love. "Need" may be my favorite short story. (My fi ction reading has taken a big detour into Sturgeon lately.)

George H.

regular contributor, after being a faithful subscriber from the late 1950's .

Does anyone care what Slowman subscribes to or not?

Must be a sad life, being so sour in your old age. ...Jim Thompson

et a little more racy.)

Spider Robinson's stuff. Even by the depressing standards of hard science f iction it was tediously contentless.

hough. You probably don't like Theodore Sturgeon either then. No hard sci ence, plenty of emotion/love. "Need" may be my favorite short story. (My fiction reading has taken a big detour into Sturgeon lately.)

Spider Robinson wasn't into human content, unless you count boiler-plate sl oppy sentimentality as "human content".

Theodore Sturgeon is a lot further up my pecking order. He was one of my fa vourite authors back in the 1960's though I went off him a bit as I got old er. He's below people like James Blish, Fritz Leiber, Pohl and Kornbluth, Pohl on his own, Larry Niven, Ian M Banks, Charles Stross and Ken MacLeod.

Of course, a large part of Ken McLeod's appeal is that he isn't quite as ri ght wing as regular science fiction, which is biased to appeal to the Ameri can market. I mainly liked Fritz Leiber for "The Silver Eggheads", which is more satirical than most of the stuff he wrote, though "Conjure Wife" came close.

a regular contributor, after being a faithful subscriber from the late 1950 's.

-- Bill Sloman, Sydney

get a little more racy.)

Spider Robinson's stuff. Even by the depressing standards of hard science fiction it was tediously contentless.

though. You probably don't like Theodore Sturgeon either then. No hard sc ience, plenty of emotion/love. "Need" may be my favorite short story. (My fiction reading has taken a big detour into Sturgeon lately.)

a regular contributor, after being a faithful subscriber from the late 195

Whereas Jim can't work out how to balance his Chinese-made chandelier, and has to post an appeal for help here, rather than to a user-group specialise d in catering to bad taste in the home.

And Jim's idea of a positive outlook on life - which includes telling the F BI about my dangerously anti-American attitudes, and threatening to shoot h is more liberal neighbours when the US fall apart - isn't one that strikes me as one that I'd want to emulate.

And, just for Phil Hobb's benefit, this is designed as a mildly comic respo nse.

I liked Spider Robinsons stuff too, subscribed to Analog (ha - on topic) for a couple of decades until recently.

Why not, you get to tell everyone about your chandelier, what temperature it is outside your house today, what you are having for tea tonight etc etc.

You tell us :)

get a little more racy.)

d Spider Robinson's stuff. Even by the depressing standards of hard science fiction it was tediously contentless.

though. You probably don't like Theodore Sturgeon either then. No hard s cience, plenty of emotion/love. "Need" may be my favorite short story. (M y fiction reading has taken a big detour into Sturgeon lately.)

for a couple of decades until recently.

I don't think that John W Campbell's "Analog" had much to do with analog co mputer circuits. It just started with an "A" just like the "Astounding" tha t it replaced, and sounded vaguely technical.

e a regular contributor, after being a faithful subscriber from the late 19

temperature it is outside your house today, what you are having for tea ton ight etc etc.

He does, pretty much non-stop. But he's been posting here for longer than I have, and only the good die young - Tony Williams comes to mind.

I may be feisty, but certainly no sourpuss. This time of year I walk thru the grocery and little kids ask if I'm Santa... even though my beard is certainly not long, it _is_ very white ;-) ...Jim Thompson

get a little more racy.)

d Spider Robinson's stuff. Even by the depressing standards of hard science fiction it was tediously contentless.

though. You probably don't like Theodore Sturgeon either then. No hard s cience, plenty of emotion/love. "Need" may be my favorite short story. (M y fiction reading has taken a big detour into Sturgeon lately.)

sloppy sentimentality as "human content".

I guess I'm not that discriminating when it comes to fiction. Boiler plate is fine as long as I'm sucked into the story.

favourite authors back in the 1960's though I went off him a bit as I got o lder.

Hmm I'm finding Sturgeon more relevant the older I get. He writes mostly about love, and perhaps I wasn't mature enough in my youth . I reread "Godbody" a few weeks ago. That struck a cord in me. But I'm afraid to recommend to anyone. Rather explicit sex scenes, some a little disturbing, and the title character is a reincarnation of Jesus whic h I'm afraid might disturb my more religious friends.

l on his own, Larry Niven, Ian M Banks, Charles Stross and Ken MacLeod.

right wing as regular science fiction, which is biased to appeal to the Ame rican market. I mainly liked Fritz Leiber for "The Silver Eggheads", which is more satirical than most of the stuff he wrote, though "Conjure Wife" ca me close.

Interesting Thanks, I only really know Pohl and Niven from your list. I w ill read almost anything...

Hmm, just thinking out loud, maybe my tombstone should read. "He read what was set before him"

George H.

e a regular contributor, after being a faithful subscriber from the late 19

"For the very first time"? ;-)