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spearcarrier ([info]spearcarrier) wrote,
@ 2007-08-26 12:36:00

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AAAUUUGGGHHH!
"Officer, I need to report an attack!"

"What's the problem, sir?"

"My respect for Robert Heinlein's work has been utterly violated."

"What was the name of the perpetrator?"

"'I Will Fear No Evil'. It-It was awful. It started out all right, if not great, and then things got ugly. Let's not teach the big black bodyguard how to read, even though there's enough time and money, because he's 'found his niche' as the rich old white man's bullet sponge. And of course, letting a man make all the decisions being positive and 'womanly'.

"Sir, you have been warned about the 'Dirty Old Man' zone. I know you thought you were prepared from visiting 'Friday' and 'To Sail Beyond the Sunset', but 'Time Enough for Love' is several blocks down even from those. There's much less in the way of safety measures; he didn't bother to proof his design or put in any alternate philosophical buttressing. Now, I realize being mugged for your sense of wonder can be upsetting, but I'm sure you can recover by visiting the McDevitt area, or perusing some of Andre Norton's memorials. And Sharon Shinn's opened her mountan retreats. Maybe you can even visit the Heinlein neighborhood again; just remember to stay out of the red-light district."

"I...I think I'll do that. Thank you, ma'am. It'll be all right, it will...it has to be. *sob*"


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