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Re: Creator Buckets - Purple & Orange
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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:

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? :-)


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?)

ROSCO

FUT: .o-t.fun




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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?) ROSCO FUT: .o-t.fun (22 years ago, 26-Jul-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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