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[Joakim Ziegler]

On Mon, Sep 04, 2000 at 07:54:21PM -0700, Monkey Master wrote:
> begin  Robert Edmonds quotation:
>> Beware of altruism. It is based on self-deception.
>> 		-- Robert A. Heinlein

> 	You sure that wasn't Ayn Rand?

There are a NUMBER of STRIKING SIMILARITIES:

Robert A. Heinlein:                  Ayn Rand:
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First syllable of last name          First syllable of first name
is "Hein".                           is "Ayn".

Worshipped by SF geeks.              Worshipped by dot-com geeks.

First two initials are "RA".         First two initials are "AR".

Was a fascist kook.                  Was a fascist kook.

Books contain ridiculous sex         Books contain ridiculous sex
scenes.                              scenes.

Is dead.                             Is dead.


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