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Re: Who James Isn't (was:Re: New Castle Sucks (so far...)
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On Wed, 29 Dec 1999 14:52:20 GMT, Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net>
wrote:

I was miffed that Andrew's manufacturer was NorthAM instead of USR&MM
but NorthAM turned out to be a bit more on the "heavy" side, the main
NorthAM character was no Susan Roberts (3). More of a typical lawsuit
fearing corporate weenie type.

Wouldn't that mean that it's more on the "corporate" side? I wouldn't
exactly call typical pointy-haired corporate weenies "heavy".

3 - IF I am remembering her name right, she was chief scientist at
USR&MM, it's been years since I read any Robots stories.

I think the name is probably right. I believe the term most often used
to refer to her is "cast-iron bitch" (excusez le mot). And if it's not
the most-often used term, at least it covers the load pretty well.

Jasper



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