Awatmath.2102 net.games.trivia utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!watmath!jcwinterton Mon Mar 22 16:11:20 1982 Ralph 124C41+ Results >From decvax!ucbvax!ARPAVAX:kalash Sat Mar 20 04:09:21 1982 Date: Sat Mar 20 00:12:49 1982 Ralph 124c41+ was the hero of the book of the same title by Hugo Gernsback (the man the hugo was named after). He could "forsee" for the "people". Joe ________________________________________________________________________ Close, Joe, but no cigar. ________________________________________________________________________ >From decvax!duke!unc!jqw Sat Mar 20 22:49:45 1982 Date-Sent: Sat Mar 20 16:23:34 1982 Re:Weirdly named heros Ralph 124C41+(To Foresee For One) was the hero of Hugo Gernsback's story of the same name (I believe it was first published in Popular Mechanics),and the plus signified that he was one of the world's most gifted/rich individuals. Uncle Walker(*) (*For the ghost who walks) _______________________________________________________________________ Best answer received, and nearly correct. Ralph was One to Forsee for One (his light of love). The + indicated that he was indeed favored by the powers that be. _______________________________________________________________________ Thanks to all who participated. John Winterton @ devax!watmath!jcwinterton ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.