Actually, it's an acronym for "there ain't no such thing as a free lunch".
I don't think it's spoken often, but I've seen it in writing several times this year. Not counting the times it was used in Robert Heinlein's story "the Moon Is A Harsh Mistress".
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Actually, it's an acronym for "there ain't no such thing as a free lunch".
I don't think it's spoken often, but I've seen it in writing several times this year. Not counting the times it was used in Robert Heinlein's story "the Moon Is A Harsh Mistress".
July 18, 2009