Re: "the most they can do is punch you in the face"

From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Sat Jan 27 2001 - 14:49:12 MST


Ralph Lewis wrote:
>
> Of course,
> >> it only works if people know or suspect that you've got one. Keeping it
> >> a secret doesn't help much.
> >>
> I think that was one of the big jokes in the movie Dr. Strangelove!
>
> There was also a SF cyberpunk novel which had a guy driving around with a nuke
> in his motorcycle side car. The authorties did everything possible to
> protect him. Forgot the name of the story. Perhaps list members might
> remember it?
>

Another Neal Stephenson classic, Snow Crash.

-s



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