Re: Belated comment: the space elevator guy

Jim Ellwanger <usenet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:

>In article <nebusj.1210797895@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> nebusj-@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Joseph Nebus) wrote:

>> 	(Mystery Science Theater 3000 introduced the idea in its sixth 
>> season as the Umbilicus/Umbilicon/Umbili****t/et cetera, although may 
>> have thought they were just being silly.  There was also an episode 
>> where Mike climbs down an enormously long rope ladder, although he ends

>> up in Castle Forrester in the middle of breakfast and scurries back
up.)  

>Meanwhile, "Doctor Who" has of late featured an alien that carries its 
>brain around in its hands.  Hmm...

	You know, I heard about that, although I missed the actual 
episode.  It's hard to tell real science fiction apart from its spoofs, 
when you come down to it.  

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								Joseph Nebus
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