Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: $Revision: 1.6.2.16 $; site inmet.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!think!inmet!apt From: apt@inmet.UUCP Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: Re: SF on controlling Time Message-ID: <8100029@inmet.UUCP> Date: Tue, 2-Jul-85 10:11:00 EDT Article-I.D.: inmet.8100029 Posted: Tue Jul 2 10:11:00 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 5-Jul-85 06:14:54 EDT References: <15309@watmath.UUCP> Lines: 23 Nf-ID: #R:watmath:-1530900:inmet:8100029:000:825 Nf-From: inmet!apt Jul 2 10:11:00 1985 I read a short story in a High School french class about rationing time during a war (maybe WWII?). Anyway, people received ration tickets, the number depending upon how much time they needed to perform their jobs for the rest of society. However, rich people would buy ration tickets from poorer people. They then discovered that there is an "infinite" amount of time between two days (at midnight). The people who sold their tickets would just disappear until the next month. Meanwhile, the rich people are living right through 'til June 56th, for instance. It's a very good, light-hearted story. -=:| Alan Taylor |:=- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ...harpo!inmet!apt ...hplabs!sri-unix!cca!ima!inmet!apt ...yale-comix!ima!inmet!apt