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- From: ralf@ark.abg.sub.org (R.Stephan)
- Newsgroups: alt.fan.pratchett
- Subject: Re: TP research
- Message-ID: <2b3c96abwnr070@ark.abg.sub.org>
- Date: 26 Dec 92 10:30
- References: <memo.825134@cix.compulink.co.uk>
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- tpratchett@cix.compulink.co.uk (Terry Pratchett) writes:
- > What is the troll equivalent of a drug?
- > [...] It would be NICE if its something
- > commonplace, like the sour milk 'drug' in Alien Nation.
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- With some writers suggesting alpha radiation and TP calling for a
- commonplace thing, why not just let them smoke cigarettes? The
- subject of the alpha emitter polonium in cigarettes has been beaten
- to death in sci.chem und would give the problem a real-world linkage.
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- ralf
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