Re: Close enough

From: John H. Jenkins (jenkins@apple.com)
Date: Mon Feb 26 2001 - 18:01:25 EST


At 12:58 PM -0800 2/26/01, P. T. Rourke wrote:
>It was an Asimov story, I think - I should remember for sure, but don't.
>But it's too similar in style to his "tell all the Foys on Sortibackenstrete
>that I will soon be there" punch line to give it to Clarke.
>
>(Asimov, Azimov, I doubt he'd have cared).
>

OK, as the resident Asimov nut I have to weigh in.

Sorry, the story is *not* by the Good Doctor. Although he was very
fun of the feghoot and wrote several, this isn't one of them. And
yes, he was *very* sensitive about the spelling and pronunciation of
his name.

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