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By: wildlifer

wildlifer — Sat, 26 Mar 2005 20:41:00 +0000

Hal Clement (Harry C. Stubbs)
A quiet and underrated master of “hard science” fiction who, among other things, foresaw integrated circuits back in the 1940s.
U.S. Navy “Horizon Gray” battleship exterior
The One True Color for all painting needs. Only pussies use Army Olive Drab!

By: yami

yami — Fri, 11 Feb 2005 21:43:00 +0000

So does being the same paint make us soul mates? Or is it more like Vonnegut’s government-issued middle names?

By: LDH

LDH — Fri, 11 Feb 2005 21:17:00 +0000

The Sci-fi writer quiz says I’m James Tiptree, Jr. (aka Alice B. Sheldon)… I think I took that once before and got the same result…
And hey, I’m the same paint as you!…

By: yami

yami — Fri, 11 Feb 2005 19:43:00 +0000

View source on the results page; the real Jerry Pournelle also took it, and was told he was Heinlein.

By: Rana

Rana — Fri, 11 Feb 2005 19:34:00 +0000

Heh. I’m “Sherwin-Williams “Burnt Steer Manure” exterior semi-gloss enamel — Suitable for window frames on a stained wood or shingle building.” The writer quiz claims I’m Gregory Benford, and includes this amusing footnote: “The real Greg Benford once took this quiz, and it told him he was Arthur C. Clarke.”