Ranma  Saotome
             19xx to 1999
    "I ate what was set before me."
 

WINCE<<  Aside from the obligitory "Akane never killed anyone with

her 
cooking....  Yet." comment, I was most drawn to the end quote here.
 I do 
recognize it, but I've read "the Cat" and all of Heilein's works,
and I dont 
remember seing it in "CAT".  It does, however, definatly appear in
one of his 
"Teen" works, Starman Jones.

	It does appear in "Cat"; I was just reading this during my lunch
break this afternoon.  If it matters I can dig up the page number for ya,
but for general reference, you can find it in the book sometime AFTER
Richard Ames goes to Tertius for the first time but BEFORE he and Hazel
attempt to rescue Adam Selene.
	(Yes, I know, that's a pretty big section of the book.  It's almost
1 am and I've been up since 5 am; gimme a break. ;)
	The actual quote in "Cat" is done in a sort of 'hick' style; in
Heinliens book, it's written as: "I et ..." instead of "I ate ..."  But I
don't really think it matters one way or another.

Once again, though, Akane shows a bit to much sensitivity about her
cooking 
skills, though.  This epitath would describe Ranma in more ways than
one.  
Not just at the dinner table (Regardless of who was cooking) but in
life in 
general.  Yes, the man did use the Satome secret Technique once in a
while, 
but he always returned to finish what he started.  eventually.  He
never 
backed down from the challenges life threw at him.  And yet Akane
sees this 
simple affirmation of Ranma's philosopy twords life as a subtle jab
that it 
was her cooking that did him in.

	Actually, I was trying to imply that Akane's cooking was the
culprit... ;)
	However, you've brought up a point that I hadn't thought of.  You're
right, it does apply in more than one way.  As I said, though, I have no
intention of continuing this in any way.  I've already got enough fanfics to
work on, thank you! ;)
	If you want to use this little piece, though, go right ahead.  The
quote doesn't belong to me (I don't know who Heinlien got it from), so I'm
not the one to ask for that.

	Anyway, thanks for the comments.  It does give me something to think
about... ;)

	Brian Payne	
	sofaspud@ior.com
	brianp@nhspokane.com
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