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A CENTURY OF LIONS/THE 20TH CENTURY TOP 100

An SI Board Since October 1999

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Emcee: Neocon	Type: Unmoderated

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1771	I understand. I have not read much science fiction myself, just enough to know	Neocon	-	11/17/1999
1770	I personally cannot respond to a story if it is written in bad prose. But I am	jbe	-	11/17/1999
1769	Actually, that is not a bad idea...<VBG>....	Neocon	-	11/17/1999
1768	Neocon, I am sure there is a word for "bum" in plain, ordinary, verna	jbe	-	11/16/1999
1767	Actually, it is serviceable enough, but the point of science fiction is not the	Neocon	-	11/16/1999
1766	Well, I wonder if there is a word for bum in literary Mandarin. Don't know.	Neocon	-	11/16/1999
1765	I don't care for science fiction at all, so that probably disqualifies me f	jbe	-	11/16/1999
1764	<i>If the primary claim to fame of Lu Xun is that he wrote in the vernacu	jbe	-	11/16/1999
1763	First, Joyce has been on all along. Second, I put on Borges, and took off Chest	Neocon	-	11/16/1999
1762	Very interesting.....I have been led to believe, though, that the differences i	Neocon	-	11/16/1999
1761	Heinlein is a good suggestion, I will mull it over.....	Neocon	-	11/16/1999
1760	It will take some time before it is formed, but, as in the days of the Roman Em	Neocon	-	11/16/1999
1759	1. Literacy standards are variable, and I am dubious about the claim coming fro	Neocon	-	11/16/1999
1758	<i>Virtually forgotten today, however.</i> Not by me! Harrumph!	Edwarda	-	11/16/1999
1757	A very lighthearted aside: Asimov used to complain--jokingly--that no matter w	Edwarda	-	11/16/1999
1756	Hmmm..Can't see a single suggestion of mine that you paid attention to, Neo	jbe	-	11/16/1999
1755	Like hell...<g> <i>What will this world culture look like?</i&	jbe	-	11/16/1999
1754	Postscript on the Chinese language: <i>The main disadvantage of written	jbe	-	11/16/1999
1753	Well the order of the first four choices has improved but could still be better	Raymond Clutts	-	11/16/1999
1752	What will this world culture look like?	Tom Clarke	-	11/16/1999
1751	For your return: Joan is quite correct in the points she raises about the writ	Edwarda	-	11/16/1999
1750	I cannot recall saying anything that is "down" on the Chinese. But I	Neocon	-	11/16/1999
1749	My, Neocon, you DO seem down on the Chinese! And I am not sure it is polite to	jbe	-	11/16/1999
1748	Yes, I think it is on balance positive. Vulgarity is normal for any sort of pop	Neocon	-	11/16/1999
1747	Do you think the rise of American pop culture is really that positive? American	Tom Clarke	-	11/16/1999

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