Philistine Check

[athelind]

Has anyone out there in LJ Land read Alfred Bester's The Stars My Destination?

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And I should mention, we are The Scientific People.

[drakegrey.livejournal.com]

I should also proudly say, with great geekness, that I was the one guy in my Traveller posse years ago who recognized Gully Foyle in that one supplement GDW published, where they listed stats, no names and generalized descriptions of various famous SF heroes. :)

QUANT SUFF!

[athelind.livejournal.com]

Ahhh, yes, I remember that. Simultaneously a check of SF literacy and a clever way to avoid being sued. I remember that I recognized Gully Foyle and John Carter, but didn't recognize Kimball Kinnison, since I didn't get a chance to read the Lensman Saga until after it came out.