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Re: Creator Buckets - Purple & Orange
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Fri, 26 Jul 2002 03:24:28 GMT
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Heinlein, in "The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress". Although, The Jargon File
claims it may have come from TINSTAAFL (There Is No...) in something
written by an ethicist, Alvin Hansen.
See: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/jargon/html/entry/TANSTAAFL.html
Ross Crawford wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Larry Pieniazek writes:
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> > 4179 came with a "free" Legoland ticket... factor that out, (TANSTAAFL(1)).
> > 4105 is about the same piece count and cost significantly less.
> >
> > 1 - do you know what that expands to? For bonus points, can you name the
> > book and author? :-)
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> There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch - I think it was Heinlein, but
> dunno which book, do i get bonus points?? 8?)
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> ROSCO
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> FUT: .o-t.fun
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