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First Speaker

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11. Sounds like Heinlein's *The Moon is a Harsh Mistress*...

Reply to busterbrown (Original post)

Sun Jun 16, 2019, 04:44 PM

Jun 2019

...in which Botany Bay-like colonies of convicts were the ones to colonize the Moon...well, Heinlein predicted our modern world in some detail. Maybe he got this right, too...

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Trump Suggests today that the Moon [View all] busterbrown Jun 2019 OP

What? madaboutharry Jun 2019 #1

A better use of the Moon would be to incarcerate Fat Donnie and his minions. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jun 2019 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author busterbrown Jun 2019 #4

Put the whole gang in a trqjectory to the sun. madinmaryland Jun 2019 #6

The B Ark. Thyla Jun 2019 #8

Dumb waste of time! tableturner Jun 2019 #3

Thank-You... busterbrown Jun 2019 #7

That's stupid even for him MustLoveBeagles Jun 2019 #5

Two Scoops can be Moon President for life! Cracklin Charlie Jun 2019 #9

From the Onion? spinbaby Jun 2019 #10

Sounds like Heinlein's *The Moon is a Harsh Mistress*... First Speaker Jun 2019 #11