Re: What a let down. . .
- From: henry@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Henry Spencer)
- Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 00:57:09 GMT
In article <d310fl$1ui$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
James Nicoll <jdnicoll@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>There's also a science fiction story "Double Star" by Robert Heinlein
>>where an actor has to double for a Martian diplomat who's been
>>kidnapped.
>
> Head of the human government, actually (Not Head of State,
>though).
Still not quite right -- at the time of the kidnapping, he was Leader of
the Opposition. This changed a bit later, after the real politician had
been recovered but before he was fit for public appearances again.
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