Date:    Fri, 12 Mar 93 18:53:48 GMT
From: kerr%cass DOT span AT Sdsc DOT Edu
Subject: "thanks" -- the thread that wouldn't die
To: djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu

>> >I'm under the impression Heinlein first used this in his novel 
>> >"The Moon is a Harsh Mistress". I can't seem to locate my copy,
>> >but I believe the correct acronym is TNSTAAFL; Heinlein  having 
>> >written back in the days when we still believed in good grammer.
                                                            ^^^^^|^

>> It is grammatically correct (or at least it is both good and common
>> usage) to violate grammer rules for emphasis. Anyway, "There Ain't No
                     ^^^^^|^
>> Such Thing As a Free Lunch" is TANSTAAFL, "There Is No Such Thing As A
>> Free Lunch" would be TINSTAAFL, not TNSTAAFL.
 
>>				Bob P.


I guess we don't believe in good spelling anymore either.  :-) :-)
 
 
>> P.S.
 
>> Can we drop this now? Anyway, it isn't original with Heinlein, it
>> comes out of the lore and legend of economics.


Agreed.  Enough!  I'm going to McDonald's for a "hundred-grammer".
And it ain't gonna be free.  ;-)

S.


P.S. -- Seriously, thanks to everyone who participated in this.
        Look what I started with one "Eh??" !

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Stephen S. Kerr
University of California, San Diego
skerr AT ucsd DOT edu