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- From: chrisc@debra.dgbt.doc.ca (Chris Camfield)
- Subject: Re: TP research
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.045152.21791@rick.dgbt.doc.ca>
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- Organization: Communications Research Centre, Ottawa
- References: <memo.825134@cix.compulink.co.uk> <2b3c96abwnr070@ark.abg.sub.org>
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 04:51:52 GMT
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- In article <2b3c96abwnr070@ark.abg.sub.org> ralf@ark.abg.sub.org (R.Stephan) writes:
- >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.
- >
- >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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- THIS would be cute... assuming the trolls make their own. Since they
- have only one word for vegetable matter (oograh) ..... :)
- --
- Chris Camfield (chrisc@debra.dgbt.doc.ca)
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- No musical quote here - for now. Don't you feel lucky? :)
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