Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Gary McGath Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.fandom Subject: Re: MT VOID, 08/23/24 -- Vol. 43, No. 8, Whole Number 2342 Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2024 05:02:21 -0400 Organization: Mad Scientists' Union Lines: 15 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2024 11:02:21 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="e03da116afca5cae8d6ba8cb28ccbea0"; logging-data="2526318"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19OjliPr1xYRVFjwVDCIH015ruUq1wehbc=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:FO9P7j3Rmn+tA7Ffk96erRNPuFc= In-Reply-To: Content-Language: en-US Bytes: 1603 On 8/25/24 10:19 PM, Keith F. Lynch wrote: > Mike Van Pelt wrote: >> This amusing dilema ended quickly, as [Tarzan] had the superpower >> of being able to learn a new language in about two pages. > > Naturally, since he was of royal blood, hence genetically superior. > > Burroughs was a man of his time. Which is especially amusing when you think of all the genetic problems people of royal blood actually had. -- Gary McGath http://www.mcgath.com