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Old 03-31-2010, 11:17 AM   #13186
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They wouldn't let Pshrynk near a high school, would they?
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Old 03-31-2010, 11:37 AM   #13187
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The book sounds interesting...
It was a cult classic over here. Fred Pohl bought it for the Bantam Books SF line (before they came up with the Spectra imprint). He assumed he would be fired as editor, sooner rather than later, and decided he might as well publish some interesting stuff before getting the chop. (Another acquisition was Sterling Lanier's _Hiero's Journey_)

Ironically, I think _Dhalgren_ extended his tenure, as it became a hit among college students, and I believe was a PB bestseller for Bantam for a time. (My copy says "Tenth printing.")

There was a lot of discussion in my circles about what Chip was up to. The late Lester Del Ray gave it a review that reduced to "I didn't understand it. If I don't understand it, it can't be understood. Therefore, it's a very bad book." I wasn't sure I understood it, but gave it more credit than Lester did.

Looking back, I see it in part as a meditation on civilization as a shared construct. A lot of the social controls that govern behavior are external. What happens if those controls are removed? (One character comments that you become "exactly what you are", which is his case was an out gay man with a leather fetish.)

I saw Delany as working in somewhat the same territory as William Golding's _Lord of the Flies_.
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Old 03-31-2010, 11:41 AM   #13188
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Old 03-31-2010, 11:42 AM   #13189
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Old 03-31-2010, 11:55 AM   #13190
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Not authorized by my company's web filters. Must be real dangerous
Not really, just ordinary run-of-the-mill stuff like revolver rifles, phazer command combat robots, and burp guns.
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Old 03-31-2010, 12:00 PM   #13191
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Not really, just ordinary run-of-the-mill stuff like revolver rifles, phazer command combat robots, and burp guns.
Maybe they're OK for you cow-boys, but I'm sure such weapons are not allowed in France We are a civilized country after all
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Old 03-31-2010, 12:03 PM   #13192
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Maybe they're OK for you cow-boys, but I'm sure such weapons are not allowed in France We are a civilized country after all
I can envision a bunch of angry protesting French guys going around whacking each other with loaves of French bread.
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Old 03-31-2010, 12:13 PM   #13193
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Not authorized by my company's web filters. Must be real dangerous
Spud guns, rubber band Gatling guns, other fun things.

They have several other sites of interest:
http://www.catapultkits.com/
http://www.davincikits.com/
http://www.shotblade.com/
http://www.bridgesandtowers.com/

Not sure if your company's web filters will block them.
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Old 03-31-2010, 12:23 PM   #13194
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Spud guns, rubber band Gatling guns, other fun things.

They have several other sites of interest:
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Old 03-31-2010, 12:26 PM   #13195
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Maybe they're OK for you cow-boys, but I'm sure such weapons are not allowed in France We are a civilized country after all
Maybe so, but you're missing out on half the fun....
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Old 03-31-2010, 12:27 PM   #13196
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I don't think the collective is quite ready for recluse's brand of biological diversity! Maybe Species 8472.
I'll stick with assimilating squirrels, doggies, and cuddly MR members. And volunteers too of course (yvan & tirsales).

Maybe it's time to convert to a Dalek: Exterminate! Exterminate! Exterminate!
Actually his avatar looks like an assimilation gone wrong...
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It's got a throw range of 40 -60 feet. Probably on the order of an egg or smallish water balloon. I just want it to get to the High School across the street...
You'd be better off with a slingshot. Just sayin'...
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