maru wrote:
> "Since you must have known such a statement would not have > been made and you refused or failed to do any primary research > on this supposed quote, what was your motive in printing sSince > you must have known such a statement would not have been made > and you refused or failed to do any primary research on this > supposed quote, what was your motive in printing such a > damnable lie?" > -from the first article.
> You know what they say about lies, damnable lies, and > statistics. We've had entirely too much of the latter, so > it seems rather appropriate now to get some of the former. > And knowing the story is false is a little heartening.
Even though it wasn't true, it did spread pretty far. I remember hearing about that exact fictional Watt speech back in high school, when I dubbed that thinking "Jesus Christ, Garbageman." Looking back, Janitor makes more sense. I believed it at the time, because around then, I heard that actual thinking from one of my sister's friends, who was quoting her preacher. ______________________________________________________________________ Steve Sloan ......... Huntsville, Alabama =========> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brin-L list pages .............................. http://www.brin-l.org Science Fiction-themed online store ..... http://www.sloan3d.com/store Chmeee's 3D Objects .................... http://www.sloan3d.com/chmeee 3D and Drawing Galleries .................. http://www.sloansteady.com Software ................ Science Fiction, Science, and Computer Links Science fiction scans ......................... http://www.sloan3d.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
