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From: Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net>
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Subject: Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants demo came out yesterday!
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2024 21:44:13 -0700
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On 10/20/2024 7:48 PM, Ant wrote:
> Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
>> On 10/19/2024 7:13 PM, Ant wrote:
>>> Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
>>>> On 10/17/2024 4:23 PM, Ant wrote:
>>>>> Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
>>>>> ...
>>>>>>> I am itching all over the place now! :-)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Bugs, Mr. Rico. Zillions of em!"
>>>>>
>>>>> Where is that quote from?
>>>
>>>> The book 'Starship Troopers' by Robert Heinlein.
>>>
>>> Ah. Was it in the movie too?
> 
>> I step on you for even mentioning the movie.
> 
> I like the movie. I don't like to read. :P

The movie had been written and was already in pre-production when the 
producers found out the movie rights to the book were for sale.  So they 
bought those rights so they could use the book's title.

No joke.

-- 
I've done good in this world. Now I'm tired and just want to be a cranky 
dirty old man.