koch@tallis.DEC (Kevin Koch LTN1-2/B17 DTN229-6274) (05/06/85)
> Subject: Stuck in Space > > I recall one story (A.C. Clarke ?) in which someone found himself in > such a predicament and used the only available reaction-mass: his shorts. > At this point, a visiting Congressman's wife enters and our hero's > career suffers a setback. He could have spat. A little slower than throwing your pants away, but it would work.
lwall@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Larry Wall) (05/07/85)
In article <2034@decwrl.UUCP> koch@tallis.DEC (Kevin Koch LTN1-2/B17 DTN229-6274) writes: >> Subject: Stuck in Space >> >> I recall one story (A.C. Clarke ?) in which someone found himself in >> such a predicament and used the only available reaction-mass: his shorts. >> At this point, a visiting Congressman's wife enters and our hero's >> career suffers a setback. > >He could have spat. A little slower than throwing your pants away, >but it would work. And the Congressman's wife would still have come in, and gotten it in the face. Larry Wall {allegra,burdvax,cbosgd,hplabs,ihnp4,sdcsvax}!sdcrdcf!lwall