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From: jeff1@garfield.UUCP (Jeff Sparkes)
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Subject: Re: Re: Flying Sorcerers
Message-ID: <1692@garfield.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 29-Oct-84 13:15:55 EST
Article-I.D.: garfield.1692
Posted: Mon Oct 29 13:15:55 1984
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References: <3951@decwrl.UUCP> <134@whuxi.UUCP> <394@cepu.UUCP>
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> In article <134@whuxi.UUCP> rcmcc@whuxi.UUCP (MC_CONNELL) writes:
> >If I remember correctly, the natives kept
> >referring to the lead character as "Purple."
> >
> >  "Purple" <- As-i-mauve <- Asimov
> >
> >is my interpretation.
> 
> Specifically his (the Human character's) translating machine renders
> his name in the lanuguage of the natives of the planet as:
> 
> "as a purple shade of gray"->"as a mauve"->Asimov, nifty pun.
> 
	And of course, Asimov loves a good ( or bad ) pun!!!

					Jeff Sparkes
					jeff1@garfield

Gee... I don't have a cute quote.....