Re: Lynn's six star list (or top ten list) in Sep tember 2023

On Mon, 27 Nov 2023 15:42:41 -0600, the following appeared
in alt.books.david-weber, posted by Lynn McGuire
<[email protected]>:

>On 11/27/2023 2:39 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
>> Lynn McGuire <[email protected]> writes:
>>> On 9/26/2023 7:56 AM, WolfFan wrote:
>>>> On Sep 26, 2023, Lynn McGuire wrote
>>>> (in article <[email protected]>):
>>>>
>>>>> Lynn’s six star list (or top ten list) in September 2023:
>>>>>
>>>>> 1. “Mutineer’s Moon” by David Weber
>>>>
>>>> Giant plot holes with respect to biology, physics, logic...
>>>>>
>>>>> 2. “Citizen Of The Galaxy” by Robert Heinlein
>>>>> 3. “The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress” by Robert Heinlein
>>>>> 4. “The Star Beast” by Robert Heinlein
>>>>> 5. “Shards Of Honor” by Lois McMaster Bujold
>>>>> 6. “Jumper” by Steven Gould
>>>>> 7. “Dies The Fire” by S. M. Stirling
>>>>
>>>> major plot hole due to physics
>>>>>
>>>>> 8. “Emergence” by David Palmer
>>>>> 9. “The Tar-Aiym Krang” by Alan Dean Foster
>>>>> 10. “Under A Graveyard Sky” by John Ringo
>>>>
>>>> too many guns
>>>>>
>>>>> 11. “Live Free Or Die” by John Ringo
>>>>
>>>> he really loves things that go boom
>>>>>
>>>>> 12. “Footfall” by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
>>>>> 13. “Lucifer’s Hammer” by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
>>>>> 14. “The Zero Stone” by Andre Norton
>>>>> 15. “Going Home” by A. American
>>>>> 16. “Ender’s Game” by Orson Scott Card
>>>>> 17. “Ready Player One” by Ernest Cline
>>>>> 18. “The Martian” by Andy Weir
>>>>> 19. “The Postman” by David Brin
>>>>> 20. “We Are Legion” by Dennis E. Taylor
>>>>> 21. “Bitten” by Kelley Armstrong
>>>>> 22. “Moon Called” by Patrica Briggs
>>>>> 23. “Red Thunder” by John Varley
>>>>> 24. "Lightning" by Dean Koontz
>>>>> 25. "The Murderbot Diaries" by Martha Wells
>>>>> 26. "Friday" by Robert Heinlein
>>>>> 27. "Agent Of Change" by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
>>>>>
>>>>> Lynn
>>>
>>> You can never have too many guns.
>> 
>> Most americans (68%) don't have guns.  Don't need guns.  And don't want guns.
>
>You are wrong again. "Most American households have gun owners, poll 
>shows: ‘Stunning number’"
> 
>https://nypost.com/2023/11/22/news/most-american-households-have-gun-owners-poll-shows/
>
>"A majority of American households include at least one gun owner, 
>according to a new survey that also shows a sharp increase in the number 
>of firearm owners over the past decade."
>
>"The NBC News national poll found that 52% of Americans say they or 
>someone in their household owns a firearm, the highest share since the 
>outlet first surveyed the question in 1999."
>
I suspect a game of semantics; his "68%" probably includes
ALL Americans, from birth on up. And the objections to some
of the books posted by a previous respondent indicate a lack
of comprehension - "major plot hole due to physics" about
what is essentially a fantasy?; "too may guns" about a
zombie apocalypse? Sheesh...

BTW, your data are correct, and may even be significantly
low; very few would claim to have a gun when they don't,
while the converse, especially in today's leftist and
litigious (BIRM) climate, is probably not true.
>
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Bob C.

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 the one that heralds new discoveries, is not
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