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From: ed@das.llnl.GOV (Edward J. Suranyi)
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Date: 4 Apr 91 17:21:27 GMT
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[Talking about "Get out of My House"]

>- does anyone have an idea why "the Mule" is capatalized with the definite
>article?  i sometimes feel like i'm missing a reference here...
>
>-greg -- gb10@gte.com -- "Am I doing it?  Can I have it all, now?"

I once heard that this was a reference to the Mule in Isaac Asimov's
"Foundation" stories.  I'm not sure if this is true, however.

Ed
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