God is an iron.
May. 17th, 2003 02:00 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sethrakI've been reading a book by Spider Robinson, called Time Travellers Strictly Cash, that I bought in Omaha, for the plane ride home.
It's a darned good book, although not the rollicking scifi comedy I'd initially expected. Whoever designed that cover art, and the back cover's blurb, should be slapped roundly with a wet piece of sashimi.
Some of the short stories contained therein are good. Some are bad. Some have howling bad puns. ^_- One story had a concept that stuck with me.
If someone indulges in gluttony, he is called a glutton.
If someone commits a felony, he's a felon.
Ergo, since this universe is filled with irony galore....
God is an iron. Or else he's the dumbest designer that ever lived.
That stuck with me for some reason, particularly tonight. I don't know why; my evening was not especially filled with irony.
I think I'll be seeking out more of Robinson's stuff.
It's a darned good book, although not the rollicking scifi comedy I'd initially expected. Whoever designed that cover art, and the back cover's blurb, should be slapped roundly with a wet piece of sashimi.
Some of the short stories contained therein are good. Some are bad. Some have howling bad puns. ^_- One story had a concept that stuck with me.
If someone indulges in gluttony, he is called a glutton.
If someone commits a felony, he's a felon.
Ergo, since this universe is filled with irony galore....
God is an iron. Or else he's the dumbest designer that ever lived.
That stuck with me for some reason, particularly tonight. I don't know why; my evening was not especially filled with irony.
I think I'll be seeking out more of Robinson's stuff.
