csw@ukc.UUCP (C.S.Welch) (05/20/85)
It would appear that judging from the replies to Sue Brezden's query that
"The Space Willies" was published as "Next of Kin" in the U.K. A tentative
explanation for this lies in my memories of schooldays past. Around the time
I was 10 years old, "willy" was popular slang for a certain piece of the
male anatomy. "Willy" is still used today, I think, but always has vaguely
juvenile connotations. It is easy to see why a British publisher chose to
change the name. Still, "Space Willies" eh? ..... The mind boggles.
Chris Welch,
Cranfield Institute,
U.K.
csw@ukc.uucp