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First of Two
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I'm suprised more liberal organizations/parents haven't tried to ban Kurt Vonnegut's 'Harrison Bergeron,' though.

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Sol System
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Er...Flowers for Algernon is a SF story.

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Saltah'na
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Even More Harry Potter Fun. http://www.thestar.com/thestar/back_issues/ED20000920/toronto/20000920NEW03b_CI-POTTER.html

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TSN
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Sol: Really? I thought it was about some mentally challenged kid and his mouse. Maybe I heard wrong...

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Aethelwer
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Well, that's correct, in the same sense that Back to the Future is about a teenage kid and a scientist.

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Jeff Raven
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I've read the short story "Flowers for Algernon," which eventually became the book in an old "Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine." I thought it was pretty good.

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Sol System
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I believe it won a Nebula. Or a Hugo. Er...one of the two. I could look, but I'm too lazy.

Oh, all right.

The novel won the Nebula in 1966.

The short story won the Hugo in 1960.


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PsyLiam
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And a dog! Two even...

Hmm: "Because you're the minority doesn't mean you shouldn't be heard."

Nice argument. Of course, paedophiles could use the same argument. As could Modern Jazz performers. Both should be locked away for a very long time. Along with some who could actually say "``I do believe witchcraft, sorcery, wizardry - any of that - is of the devil, it's from Satan," while keeping a straight face. Notice the use of the key phrase "any of that", translating to "anything I don't understand. Like gravity", and the fact that she's nice enough to explain that the devil is also known in some circles as Satan. Thanks for clearing that up Karen.

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PsyLiam
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The dog comment relates to "Back to the future" BTW, and is not a slur on the Hugos. *cough*

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