# Gene Wolfe and Pringles *The Usenet list — 3 messages, 3 voices, 24 Aug 2012* > Exported from an unofficial mirror of a public mailing list. Copyright > in each message remains with the person who wrote it. > Email addresses are obscured as `user at host`, the form the original > archive published. This file was rebuilt from parsed fields rather than > retained headers, so it is faithful in content but not byte-exact. --- ### Eric S. Harris *24 Aug 2012, 12:35* Important trivia for SF fans. Perhaps it's old news to others, but it's new news to me. -Eric http://www.arcamax.com/knowledge/trivia/s-1187598#comments One of the designers of the machine used to mold Pringles was the science fiction author Gene Wolfe. ``` When replying via e-mail, replace the "w" with "y". If I don't reply to a post, it may just be that I'm busy. It's a big Internet. http://xkcd.com/386 ``` --- ### Kip Williams *24 Aug 2012, 14:16 · in reply to Eric S. Harris* Eric S. Harris wrote, On 8/24/12 8:35 AM: > Important trivia for SF fans. > > Perhaps it's old news to others, but it's new news to me. -Eric > > http://www.arcamax.com/knowledge/trivia/s-1187598#comments > > One of the designers of the machine used to mold Pringles was the > science fiction author Gene Wolfe. No wonder we started seeing so many stories about chipheads. They were -advertising!- NOOOOOOO!! Kip W rasfw --- ### David DeLaney *24 Aug 2012, 16:54 · in reply to Kip Williams* > Kip Williams wrote: > Eric S. Harris wrote, On 8/24/12 8:35 AM: >> Important trivia for SF fans. >> >> Perhaps it's old news to others, but it's new news to me. -Eric >> >> http://www.arcamax.com/knowledge/trivia/s-1187598#comments >> >> One of the designers of the machine used to mold Pringles was the >> science fiction author Gene Wolfe. > No wonder we started seeing so many stories about chipheads. They were > -advertising!- NOOOOOOO!! PRINGLES ARE THE DREAMS OF CTHULHU Dave ``` \/David DeLaney posting from dbd at vic.com "It's not the pot that grows the flower It's not the clock that slows the hour The definition's plain for anyone to see Love is all it takes to make a family" - R&P. VISUALIZE HAPPYNET VRbeable http://www.vic.com/~dbd/ - net.legends FAQ & Magic / I WUV you in all CAPS! --K. ``` ---