PL>BN> Me, too, except that we were using the term back in the early 70s,
PL>BN> over 25 years ago. 
PL>Well, youngster,
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  "He don't *know* me vewwy well, do he??"  
PL>we we're using tht term from day one, when we would borrow
PL>our family TV's remote (the old clicking kind, and pretend they were 
phasers,
"Space Command," AWAY!!!!  Good ol' Zenith.  And they say nothing
good came out of the 50's. 
PL>in high school, you know back when dinasoars ruled the earth and we had to
Yes, I know, & very very well, too. [In case you've missed Jim
Buntjer's periodic post of echosian birthdays (or any of my many &
multitudinous posts on the subject over the years here ), being
a creaky 45 "I'm a 'Day One' Trek Fan." ] Basically, in brief,
to sum up my one-trick-pony comments over the years, I always make
note of the fact that the term was in use at *least* back in the
early 70's, which is the earliest I can say I recall it & still be
honest.  (You may've noticed a number of wet-behind-the-ears
knowitalls claiming the word's a recent invention. )
PL>walk to school uphill both ways, in the snow with volcanoe's erupting all
PL>around and the T-Rex's nipping at us all the way.......
T-Rex, my hind leg.  Remind me to tell you about why you don't
see the Giant Killer Paramecia around any more.  After I invented
the first basic antibiotics from pond fuzz those little boogers
never knew what hit 'em.... 
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