[LMB] [OT] May I do this?

James Burbidge james.burbidge at gmail.com
Mon Dec 18 21:08:11 GMT 2006


On 18/12/06, James Nicoll <jdnicoll at panix.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Dec 2006, James Burbidge wrote:
>
> > On 18/12/06, James Nicoll <jdnicoll at panix.com> wrote:
> >> I am running a humane test on SF readers' expectations. May I exploit this
> >> list?
> >
> > This sounds like an old Doonesbury comic strip...
> >
>
>         Really? Which one?
>
>         [looks around for talking plants]

It's a very early one -- Nicole is trying to raise Boopsie's
consciousness and talks to her about male exploitation of women.
Boopsie replies: "Exploited? Ooh, that sounds sexy. Where do I go to
be exploited?"

James


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