Date:	Fri, 12 Mar 93 08:18:35 CST
From:	bobp AT hal DOT com (Bob Pendleton)
To:	higgins AT math DOT niu DOT edu
Cc:	agati AT uts340 DOT univ DOT trieste DOT it, djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu, kerr AT cass DOT span
Subject:	thanks

>I'm under the impression Heinlein first used this in his novel 
>"The Moon is a Harsh Mistress". I can't seem to locate my copy,
>but I believe the correct acronym is TNSTAAFL; Heinlein  having 
>written back in the days when we still believed in good grammer.

It is grammatically correct (or at least it is both good and common
usage) to violate grammer rules for emphasis. Anyway, "There Ain't No
Such Thing As a Free Lunch" is TANSTAAFL, "There Is No Such Thing As A
Free Lunch" would be TINSTAAFL, not TNSTAAFL.

				Bob P.


P.S.

Can we drop this now? Anyway, it isn't original with Heinlein, it
comes out of the lore and legend of economics.

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