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 More options Jul 7 2008, 6:56 pm
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written
From: ncwa...@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 06:56:19 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Mon, Jul 7 2008 6:56 pm
Subject: Re: Changing titles
On 4 Jul, 23:09, Rebecca Rice <philosphe...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Seeing how it's a holiday, I thought I would see if people
> would like to play a game.  Lo these many years ago, when I
> was in high school, a friend and I would refer to books by
> altered titles.  The rules were simple:  change one word to
> a synonym in one definition, that totally changes the
> meaning of the title.

> However, the only one I can remember off-hand is:

> The Power That Preserves -> The Power That Jams.

> I know we had several others, and I figured this well-read,
> erudite group can come up with some new ones.

Let's see:

D. Adams: The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Twix
P. Anderson: The Dirty Book of Stormgate
I. Asimov: The Dried Fruit of Space

Cheers,
Nigel.


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