May 15, 2009     

The Top 5 Ways Classic Pieces of Literature
Would Be Different If Written by Robert Heinlein

5> “To Kill a Grokingbird.”

4> After years stranded on the island, the relationship between
the mom and her boys in “Swiss Family Robinson” becomes, well,
disturbing.

3> Sherlock Holmes in “The Cat Who Walks Through Walls of the
Baskervilles”

2> “To Grok or not to Grok, that is the question.”

and the Number 1 Way Classic Pieces of Literature Would Be Different If Written by Robert Heinlein…

1> “Frankly my dear, TANSTAAFL.”

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Credits:

Selected from 10 submissions from 3 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

Donald Johnson, Cincinnati, OH — 1, 4, 5 (Hat trick!)
James Knowles, Bellingham, WA — 2, 3
Slick Sharkey, Miami, FL — Topic
Dave Oberhart, Durham, NC — SF List Moderator