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From: quint@topaz.ARPA (Amqueue)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: Origin of the Tribbles
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Date: Thu, 6-Jun-85 23:16:34 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun  6 23:16:34 1985
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In article <481@ihuxo.UUCP> klotz@ihuxo.UUCP (Dave Klotzbach) writes:
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>I don't know if this is new or not, but I just finished reading 
>"Rolling Stone" for the umpteenth time and noticed the simularity
>between the "flat cat" and the "tribble" of "Trouble with Tribbles"
>fame. This simularity included the apperance, their effect on humans, 
>metabolism and reproduction.  In fact they both pose the same problem 
>on a space ship.
>
>Who stole from Who? I do think Heinlein wrote the book before the Star
>Trek show was started.

I dont have my copy around, but in The Trouble With Tribbles, by David
Gerrold (which is a book about the filming of the episode), he mentions
that someone connected with the show noticed the similarity. Heinlein 
was written to, and he said go ahead, teh idea wasnt new with him, they
both owed something to gerbils (or something like that). 

     Could someone with a copy of the book available please correct me
if I am wrong? Maybe even post the relevant paragraphs...

losing addresses,
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