The 1991 computer game Crystal Caves had a sign saying “Kilroy was here”. As a kid I never got the reference but learned about it much later.
The Phrase “Kilroy Was Here” (2017)
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#42Ha! This is all a cover. Every Asimov fan knows the real story -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Message_(short_story) (Joking, of course :)
I've worked through the Foundation series and my favorite is by far the Foundation's Edge. Perhaps because it is more modern and mature than the previous books. I haven't even started looking at other novels written by Asimov. Do you have any recommendations?
Re: The Phrase “Kilroy Was Here” (2017)
#43Ha! This is all a cover. Every Asimov fan knows the real story -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Message_(short_story) (Joking, of course :)
I've worked through the Foundation series and my favorite is by far the Foundation's Edge. Perhaps because it is more modern and mature than the previous books. I haven't even started looking at other novels written by Asimov. Do you have any recommendations?
Try his short stories collection. They are some of the best I've ever read.
Also if you're looking for a longer novel, try Caves of Steel series. Out of all his novels I read, this stood out the most for me.
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#44Similarly...
"Tina Chopp is God." All over Bellingham, WA in the early 1980s, then Seattle, usually scribbled in alleys and under bridges.
I have a copy of the "Book Of Tina Chopp" stored somewhere on a backup drive. No idea if it's still findable online. Mostly a slim link to the memories of my enjoyable days in Bellingham way back when, though I don't know if I'll actually ever read it.
Meanwhile, this gives you a taste of the old days: https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/title/tina-official-new...
Also, my uncle had a boat. Named "Little Schmo". Had a line drawing over the name, looking just like the drawing in the article. Early 1950s. (I'm that old.) Some things were better then.
Re: The Phrase “Kilroy Was Here” (2017)
#45There's a fellow roaming round the street /
I think most of all I'd like to meet /
I must consider him a clever lad /
Making like a young Sir Galahad
Everywhere I go I think he's been / He autographs the walls around the scene / If you look hard enough you'll find him there / In rooms of public places everywhere
Kilroy was here / Left his name around the place / Kilroy was here / Thought I've never seen his face /
On a short vacation with my friends / I found I had time on my hands to spare / Surveyed my telescope around the land / And saw his name imprinted in the sand
Kilroy was here / Left his name around the place / Kilroy was here / Thought I've never seen his face /
I wonder could he be a cavalier / Or a roving musketeer / Or just a dustman who's insane / Everyplace regardless where or when / The public poet strikes again and again and again /
If I ever meet that man at all / I'll hang a plaque upon my bedroom wall / A monument erected in his name / Would help to contribute towards his name
Kilroy was here / Left his name around the place / Kilroy was here / Thought I've never seen his face
- Roy Wood / The Move
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#46"Unfortunately, it was later revealed by one of the show's consultants that the vault footage was "recreated" (i.e., completely made up)"
Good grief, the History Channel is junk.
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#47Once I seen " Shouts of laughter, tears of joy, I was here before Kilroy"
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#48Somewhat off topic: I found that written in the ceiling in many buildings at the Air Force Academy in Colorado. I also found it in crawl spaces at many other bases where you can see the foundation. It must have resonated with a lot of people, or been an early meme?