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| From | ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | rec.arts.sf.written |
| Subject | Re: This morning's crap idea. |
| Date | 2015-08-21 05:40 +0000 |
| Organization | loft |
| Message-ID | <d3nrtmFd5soU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <mr2cek$4kn$1@dont-email.me> <d3ku6eFlk6tU1@mid.individual.net> <mr4me7$nl5$1@dont-email.me> <3hddta1jk6oet1vfmgm82lled740a3jbms@4ax.com> |
In article <3hddta1jk6oet1vfmgm82lled740a3jbms@4ax.com>, Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> wrote: >On Thu, 20 Aug 2015 10:00:09 -0400, William Vetter ><mdhangton@gmail.com> wrote: > >>Greg Goss wrote: >>> wdstarr@panix.com (William December Starr) wrote: >>> >>>> In article <mr2cek$4kn$1@dont-email.me>, >>>> William Vetter <mdhangton@gmail.com> said: >>>> >>>>> Has there ever been a story published where a lousy SF author >>>>> time-travels back to the Golden Age to throw his trunk stories >>>>> over the transom and into a 1930's slushpile? >>>> >>>> "Time Patrol, sir. We're here to give you a citation for painfully >>>> stupid use of a time machine." >>> >>> Indeed, that WAS the plotline, as described further down the thread. >>> >>If I ever have a smart idea, I won't post it on usenet. > > Is that a smart idea? > Reminds me of a "Dr. Watchstop" comic. He's visited by a time traveller from the future who tells him what a shame it is that he (Dr. W) never invented a time machine when his journals show he came *so* close. After the fellow leaves, Dr. W thinks to himself: "I believe I'll stop keeping a journal". -- ------ columbiaclosings.com What's not in Columbia anymore..
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