RI> BN> And since cases of art-imitating-later-life aren't considered
RI> BN> for the 20th cent. spacecraft (which is what the whole point was
RI> BN> here, if'n's we all recall. ) The fact that by the time TMP
RI> BN> was made there had _been_ a shuttle named E is totally, in its
RI> BN> entirety, & otherwise fully & completely irrelevant.   The
RI> BN> 1701 was named for the *line* of "ships named Enterprise," starting
RI> BN> way-back-when, & _not_ for a spacecraft Enterprise, as had been
RI> BN> incorrectly stated. }:)
RI>You have just explained the art of retcon (retroactive continuity) as
RI>well as it can be.
 Really??  Gee, *I* thought all I was doing was
pointing out out another case of the classic go-back-in-time-&-kill-my-
grandfather paradox! 
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