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Page 2 of 2 < 1 2 Topic Options #139183 - 02/16/05 09:59 AM Re: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 6511 Loc: lower upstate New York After all these decades, I still wander around muttering "tanstaafl." Top #139184 - 02/16/05 12:17 PM Re: R. A. Heinlein Sparteye Pooh-Bah Registered: 01/05/01 Posts: 1773 The Moon is a Harsh Mistress is the favorite of many and a good place to start, I think. But do stay away from his later works, expecially The Number of the Beast, unless you enjoy living through an old man's second adolescence. Top #139185 - 02/16/05 12:29 PM Re: R. A. Heinlein Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Registered: 01/05/01 Posts: 1814 Loc: Spam Factory Actually now that I think of it I think The Number of the Beast was the name of the book I had read. Top #139186 - 02/16/05 01:12 PM Re: R. A. Heinlein tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10463 Loc: this too shall pass >stay away from his later works, expecially The Number of the Beast.. was this a sly reference to my listing Job and Friday? ;) -joe (Job) friday Top #139187 - 02/17/05 08:22 PM Re: R. A. Heinlein Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/30/01 Posts: 6296 Loc: Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... "unless you enjoy living through an old man's second adolescence. ...and what characterizes an old man's second adolescence as compared to, say, a middle-aged man's second adolescence? I deal with adolescents all the time and heaven forbid any adult return down that road! Top #139188 - 02/17/05 08:30 PM Re: R. A. Heinlein Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13653 what characterizes an old man's second adolescence Ummm, that'd be the age of the man … Top Page 2 of 2 < 1 2 Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Hop to: General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8423 Members 16 Forums 13686 Topics 209752 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members teepee, smoothcriminal86, janbra, junebug, Stephen A 8423 Registered Users Who's Online 0 registered (), 36 Guests and 2 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) LukeJavan8 87 jenny jenny 66 wofahulicodoc 53 endymion6 45 BranShea 35 Rhubarb Commando 35 Buffalo Shrdlu 19 zmjezhd 16 Jackie 15 Faldage 14 May Su M Tu W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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