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Old 11-03-2011, 06:22 PM   #129
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Originally Posted by alansplace View Post
poking around in wikipedia didn't yield anybody being attributed to coining tanstaffl before heinlein, just the roots of the saying being from earlier times. oh well
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_a...s_a_free_lunch

Used in newspapers long before Heinlein's use in "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress."

I always thought it originated with RAH. Oh well.
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