ddyer@SCRC-QUABBIN.ARPA@caip.RUTGERS.EDU (02/04/86)
From: Dave Dyer <ddyer@SCRC-RIVERSIDE.ARPA>
From: William "Chops" Westfield <BILLW@SU-SCORE.ARPA>
Subject: L. Ron Hubbard dies
The church of scientology announced monday (27-jan) night. he was
74. So much for the decology.
Don't be too sure. Being dead hardly slows some authors at all,
thought usually does affect their quality. Look at Hemmingway!jao@valid.UUCP (John Oswalt) (02/05/86)
> Don't be too sure. Being dead hardly slows some authors at all, > thought usually does affect their quality. Look at Hemmingway! Or J. R. R. Tolkein or Robert E. Howard. They wrote a more after they died than they did alive. -- John Oswalt (..!{hplabs,amd,pyramid,ihnp4}!pesnta!valid!jao)
slb@drutx.UUCP (Sue Brezden) (02/05/86)
I heard the suggestion made that he was killed by someone who read
his latest book and heard there were to be 9 more.
Justifiable homicide, anyone?
--
Sue Brezden
ihnp4!drutx!slb
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~barb@oliven.UUCP (Barbara Jernigan) (02/08/86)
> Don't be too sure. Being dead hardly slows some authors at all, > thought usually does affect their quality. Look at Hemmingway! "...The Wise One sent me." "Wise One? Where is he?" "He's dead." "Hmmmph. Could be anywhere then." (I'm sorry, really I am; the keyboard made me do it!!! Aiiiiiiiiiiiii!)