Science Fiction Trivia
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asimov, hmmm, I've read waaaay too much short stories in too short a time-span, waaaay back when I had time to spare!
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That is correct, in the future they will call it "graphitics".Zieman wrote:As nobody seems to know (or remember this), Google-Fu kicks in:
pen-and-paper arithmetic
From Asimov's The Feeling Of Power.
Over to Zieman!
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Oo-kay!
Who is Marmalade?
Who is Marmalade?
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Clue time:
He's sort of a messenger & guide in this story, where he isn't really the protagonist.
He's sort of a messenger & guide in this story, where he isn't really the protagonist.
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This question is nagging away at me... I'm sure that I know the damn answer, but it eludes me!
I would advise stilts for the quagmires, and camels for the snowy hills
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
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me too......
Hmmmm - can't dig anything out - but there's something in the back of my mind !
Hmmmm - can't dig anything out - but there's something in the back of my mind !
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The Google-Fu says "Milky Way Marmalade" as the book and the character is "Caffrey Quark". A Douglas Adams type of book.
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Ha... I'd considered that one the other day, but dismissed it as I've never read it!
I would advise stilts for the quagmires, and camels for the snowy hills
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
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Nope, not "Caffrey Quark".
Hint:
If you know the story, you know who Marmalade is.
Hint:
If you know the story, you know who Marmalade is.
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Marmalade is The Beancounter's Cat... yes?
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And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
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Yes indeed.El Viejo wrote:Marmalade is The Beancounter's Cat... yes?
Congrats & over to you!
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Good... it had been bugging me for days... onwards:
One character in this novel is a life-support specialist on a mining ship out in the asteroid belt.
The usual... title and author, please.
One character in this novel is a life-support specialist on a mining ship out in the asteroid belt.
The usual... title and author, please.
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"Misfit" by Heinlein?El Viejo wrote:One character in this novel is a life-support specialist on a mining ship out in the asteroid belt.
The usual... title and author, please.
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Nope!Gimbal Locke wrote:"Misfit" by Heinlein?El Viejo wrote:One character in this novel is a life-support specialist on a mining ship out in the asteroid belt.
The usual... title and author, please.
I would advise stilts for the quagmires, and camels for the snowy hills
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
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Another character in this tale is an archaeologist, excavating ruins on Mars... searching for the past that he cannot remember.
I would advise stilts for the quagmires, and camels for the snowy hills
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!