[Elecraft] IMHO

[Eric J]

Sorry to be even pickier...

Heinlein USED the term TANSTAAFL  in "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress"  in 
1966. The term had been in common use in economics for more than a decade 
before that.

I first ran across it as TINSTAAFL in economics classes in '61  (I have a 
Masters in Economics), and at the time it was attributed to Prof. Alvin 
Hansen a noted Harvard economist.  TINSTAAFL is "There is no such thing..."  
so it is the same thing with proper grammar. I have seen it used as early as 
the mid-50's. But TANSTAAFL precedes TINSTAAFL and goes back to the 40's 
though I don't remember the context for that.

T*NSTAAFL is at the heart of economic and environmental issues. It's not 
surprising it surfaced there first.

Eric
KE6US
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>From: John D'Ausilio <jdausilio at gmail.com>
>Reply-To: John D'Ausilio <jdausilio at gmail.com>
>To: Dan Romanchik <kb6nu at w8pgw.org>
>CC: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] IMHO
>Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 13:59:27 -0400
>
>sorry to be picky :)
>
>it's TANSTAAFL .. and the acronym was coined by Robert Heinlein ("The
>Moon is a Harsh Mistress .. a *great* book) rather than having 'net
>origins ...
>
>ymmv .. W1RT/John
>
>On 9/28/05, Dan Romanchik <kb6nu at w8pgw.org> wrote:
> > IMHO = in my humble opinion
> >
> > Some other shorthand you'll see from time to time include:
> >
> > btw = by the way
> > rotflmao = rolling on the floor laughing my a** off
> > taanstafl = there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
> >
> > 73!
> >
> > Dan KB6NU
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> >
> > ron wrote:
> > > Robert C. Abell wrote:
> > >
> > >> IMHO anyway, for what it's worth (not much).
> > >
> > >
> > > pardon me for not keeping up with computer
> > > slang (my preference is radio, heh heh)
> > > but what does IMHO means???
> > >
> > > I see it more often and it drives me crazy
> > > not knowing what that means!
> > >
> > > Some people who drive cars know nothing about them,
> > > I use a computer and know nothing either! (smile)
> > >
> > > Ron wb1hga
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