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"I think a lot of kids whose mental growth outruns their maturity gravitate to science fiction."
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As far as I know, the first suggestion of this idea, although Keller did not use this phrase for it.
This service was also provided free of charge to hotel guests:
Ball called his waiter to the table. Pointing to the paper, he asked what W2RX meant.
“That is the television broadcasting station code number, sir,” was the polite reply. “But you need not worry about that so long as you are a guest at this hotel. The management is glad to furnish this service free to its guests. At three o'clock this afternoon just go to your room, sir, and tune in, and if you are not an expert, just call for one of the bell-boys, and he will be glad to get W2RX for you.
“And what will happen when he does get W2RX
for me?”
“Then you will see the game. I understand that it is a very good game, though I do not care much for sports myself.”
Ed Ball gazed at the waiter in astonishment. “You don’t mean that I can see the game from the hotel?” he asked.
“Certainly. That is the way almost everyone does nowadays. I understand that the spectators used to go out to the field, sir, but that was before my time.”
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