From sentto-44114-1876-mark=kli.org@returns.onelist.com Sat Jan 29 20:50:49 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: shoulson-kli@meson.org Received: (qmail 5874 invoked from network); 29 Jan 2000 20:50:48 -0000 Received: from zash.lupine.org (205.186.156.18) by pi.meson.org with SMTP; 29 Jan 2000 20:50:48 -0000 Received: (qmail 9875 invoked by uid 40001); 29 Jan 2000 20:52:19 -0000 Delivered-To: kli-mark@kli.org Received: (qmail 9872 invoked from network); 29 Jan 2000 20:52:19 -0000 Received: from fk.egroups.com (208.48.218.17) by zash.lupine.org with SMTP; 29 Jan 2000 20:52:19 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-44114-1876-mark=kli.org@returns.onelist.com Received: from [10.1.10.38] by fk.egroups.com with NNFMP; 29 Jan 2000 20:48:44 -0000 Received: (qmail 14495 invoked from network); 29 Jan 2000 20:48:44 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by 10.1.10.38 with QMQP; 29 Jan 2000 20:48:44 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO locke.ccil.org) (192.190.237.102) by 10.1.10.27 with SMTP; 29 Jan 2000 20:48:44 -0000 Received: (from cowan@localhost) by locke.ccil.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id QAA17757 for lojban@onelist.com; Sat, 29 Jan 2000 16:01:52 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <200001292101.QAA17757@locke.ccil.org> To: lojban@onelist.com In-Reply-To: <20000129204348.23370.qmail@hotmail.com> from "Jorge Llambias" at Jan 29, 0 12:43:48 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL25] MIME-Version: 1.0 Mailing-List: list lojban@onelist.com; contact lojban-owner@onelist.com Delivered-To: mailing list lojban@onelist.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 16:01:52 -0500 (EST) From: John Cowan Subject: Re: [lojban] Subjunctive? Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: John Cowan Jorge Llambias scripsit: > The restrictions to worlds where most people don't have > a million dollars was so as to avoid worlds where the inflation > in the US had been something like in Argentina, so that > everyone would have a million dollars, and it would not be > enough either to make you rich or buy you a yacht. Line of dialogue from a mercifully forgotten post-nuclear-holocaust novel: "Oh, he wanted to give me a million dollars to go up to his room with him, but I said nothing doing." -- John Cowan cowan@ccil.org I am a member of a civilization. --David Brin --------------------------- ONElist Sponsor ---------------------------- Looking for the lowest refinance rate for your mortgage? GetSmart.com can help. We'll help you find the loan you need - quick, easy, and FREE click Click Here ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, send mail to lojban-unsubscribe@onelist.com