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From: Fred Lerner <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, June 04, 1999 1:47 PM
Subject: Rikki-Kon-Tiki-Tavi
I thought that the following extract from the online science fiction
newsletter ANSIBLE might amuse you:
DROLLERIES. A _Washington Post_ competition requested titles and blurbs
for merged books, attracting some skiffy entries like the winning
`_Fahrenheit 451 of the Vanities_ -- An '80s yuppie is denied books. He
does not object, or even notice.' Additionally: `_2001: A Space Iliad_
-- The Hal 9000 computer wages an insane 10-year war against the Greeks
after falling victim to the Y2K bug.' [] `_Tarzan of the Grapes_ -- The
beleaguered Okies of the dust bowl are saved by a strong and brave savage
who swings from grapevine to grapevine.' [] `_Rikki-Kon-Tiki-Tavi_ --
Thor Heyerdahl recounts his attempt to prove Rudyard Kipling's theory
that the mongoose first came to India on a raft from Polynesia.' [CC/MD]
--Fred Lerner
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