Thread: If Space Colonization Happens, It Will Be Done By Catholic Church
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Old July 3rd 06, 08:52 PM posted to rec.arts.sf.written,sci.space.policy
Fred J. McCall
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Default If Space Colonization Happens, It Will Be Done By Catholic Church
(Eric Chomko) wrote:

:Alan Anderson ) wrote:
:: "Mike Schilling" wrote:
:
:: "Eric Chomko" wrote in message
:: ...
:: My bad. I just checked the wiki website about the story. I could have
:: sworn in the film both parents died, but I'll have to check that in the
:: film next time I see it.
:
:: Think about it. Rico's dad could hardly have served under him if he
:: were dead, could he?
::
:: You realize that's negative evidence; whatever happened in the film is the
:: least likely thing to be in the book.
:
:: Oh, right. I had forgotten that I heard it was a travesty. I haven't
:: seen the movie, and probably won't until it shows up on late-night TV.
:: As a measure of how badly the story was mangled, how much energy do you
:: think one could extract from the angular momentum of Heinlein's corpse?
:
epends on just how much 'Rumblings from the Grave' he emits...

That's 'Grumbles', you idiot!

:Got ya! Thanks for spinning that straight line.

And you still screwed it up.

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