| From: | Gorbi gbmaill@***.de |
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| Subject: | Spirit clothing |
| Date: | Sun, 19 Sep 1999 17:07:58 +0200 |
>> ] >
>> ] > Maybe.
>> ] >
>> ] > -Boondocker
>> ] >
>> ] I'm afraid not. [Out of curiousity, though, where's _that_ from?]
>>
>> Rat nailed it. William Blake, an old English poet. I'm not a fan,
>> but I had to read it waaay back when. Where the heck is it from if it
>> ain't from that?
>
> Ray Bradbury : Farenheit 451
No, I would say it's William Blake. We learnt that poem in our english
lessons. Maybe Bradbury quoted it too.
> 50 more points of karma to anyone who can tell me the significance of the
> title of F451. [Hey, I feel like showing off!]
F451 is the temeprature at which paper burns. The books deals with the ban
on reading and books - AFAIK all books are burnt, thus the title.
Gorbi
