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  • Re: (Tears) What's Become of Screwloose? and Other Inquiries by Ron Gou

    From Joy Beeson@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Mon Feb 19 22:22:39 2024
    On Mon, 12 Feb 2024 14:06:04 -0500, Cryptoengineer
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    On 2/11/2024 9:36 AM, James Nicoll wrote:
    What's Become of Screwloose? and Other Inquiries by Ron Goulart

    An assortment of comedic SF tales.

    https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/whole-world-laughing

    The figure for 'how many bills will fit in briefcase?' is very
    low. Its been shown to be about 10,000 many times.

    Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv0j__Oea0w

    So, about $1M could fit in a briefcase as $100 dollar
    bills.

    The highest value bill in common circulation is the 500 Euro
    bill, which would let you stuff a bit over $5M worth
    in a briefcase.


    I just ran a search for "briefcase" and got lots and lots of pictures
    of attach� cases. A briefcase used to have two pockets for thick
    bundles of legal-size documents, and between them enough room for your
    lunch and a sweater.

    --
    Joy Beeson
    joy beeson at centurylink dot net
    http://wlweather.net/PAGEJOY/

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  • From Default User@21:1/5 to James Nicoll on Sun Feb 25 07:55:49 2024
    James Nicoll wrote:

    What's Become of Screwloose? and Other Inquiries by Ron Goulart

    An assortment of comedic SF tales.

    I've read a fair amount of Goulart. His books would turn in the used
    paperbacks at the bookstore I'd frequent. They were kind of like
    popcorn. There are tastier snacks, but all in all not terrible.


    Brian

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  • From Ted Nolan @21:1/5 to Default User on Sun Feb 25 17:13:53 2024
    In article <urerq5$1o1c3$[email protected]>,
    Default User <[email protected]> wrote:
    James Nicoll wrote:

    What's Become of Screwloose? and Other Inquiries by Ron Goulart

    An assortment of comedic SF tales.

    I've read a fair amount of Goulart. His books would turn in the used >paperbacks at the bookstore I'd frequent. They were kind of like
    popcorn. There are tastier snacks, but all in all not terrible.


    Brian

    He was kind of the "70s gonzo world" writer in my mind. It kind of wore
    me out at novel length, but as I recall this collection, there were some
    good shorts in there.

    I would also say that his more restrained efforts for "Weird Heroes"
    worked well for me. (And his "Avenger" books were reasonably good
    pastiche.
    --
    columbiaclosings.com
    What's not in Columbia anymore..

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  • From Ahasuerus@21:1/5 to All on Sun Feb 25 14:07:48 2024
    On 2/25/2024 12:13 PM, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
    In article <urerq5$1o1c3$[email protected]>,
    Default User <[email protected]> wrote:
    James Nicoll wrote:

    What's Become of Screwloose? and Other Inquiries by Ron Goulart

    An assortment of comedic SF tales.

    I've read a fair amount of Goulart. His books would turn in the used
    paperbacks at the bookstore I'd frequent. They were kind of like
    popcorn. There are tastier snacks, but all in all not terrible.

    He was kind of the "70s gonzo world" writer in my mind. It kind of wore
    me out at novel length, but as I recall this collection, there were some
    good shorts in there. [snip]

    I enjoyed a few of his early semi-absurdist "Chameleon Corps" stories.
    However, I found his best known novel _After Things Fell Apart_ (1970)
    only "readable". I thought it was odd that it won the Edgar Award.

    For better or for worse, the success of _After Things Fell Apart_
    ushered in a period of extreme prolificity, both as "Ron Goulart" and
    under a variety of pen names. Sometimes I wonder how things could have
    evolved if the "quantity-quality" balance had been struck differently.

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