_The System of the World_

Jeff Wilson · 10 Dec 2005, 05:02 · from 2005-December.txt.gz

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From: jwilson at io.com (Jeff Wilson)
Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 23:02:39 -0600
Subject: (urth) _The System of the World_
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David Duffy wrote:

> Stephenson's book is full of SFnal references and jokes of varying
> quality:
> 
> "They were a shade of brown that was darker than black" appears on P 530
> of the Morrow hardback.

Not necessarily a Wolfe-ism. I recall from a pre-BOTNS Reader's Digest 
article, a bright but mentally ill boy incessantly asking his caregiver 
if there was a color darker than black, so he could paint his bedroom 
that color, then add some black trim to brighten up the room.

-- 
Jeff Wilson - jwilson at io.com
< http://www.io.com/~jwilson >

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