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Quotes of the week

Quotes of the week

Posted Dec 13, 2012 15:27 UTC (Thu) by jwakely (subscriber, #60262)
In reply to: Quotes of the week by hummassa
Parent article: Quotes of the week

The fact it's set in the future was my first clue.


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Quotes of the week

Posted Dec 13, 2012 16:55 UTC (Thu) by hummassa (subscriber, #307) [Link]

THAT is what I earn for skimming. Too subtle for the old rhino-in-a-china-shop me. Sorry, nothing to see here, kids...

Quotes of the week

Posted Dec 14, 2012 1:43 UTC (Fri) by apoelstra (subscriber, #75205) [Link]

> THAT is what I earn for skimming. Too subtle for the old rhino-in-a-china-shop me. Sorry, nothing to see here, kids...

You're not the only one who missed this -- I certainly did. The excerpt isn't the least bit out of place in the real world in 2012 (nor is, for that matter, the first quarter or so of the story).

And of course, that makes the whole fictional piece that much more fascinating and frightening..

Quotes of the week

Posted Dec 14, 2012 4:48 UTC (Fri) by berryji (subscriber, #5206) [Link]

Very droll!

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