[Dragaera] No future in it

[Mark Mandel]

Very nice! Thanks.

BTW, it's James Coburn (only one "o").

Mark A. Mandel, proprietor, Cracks and Shards
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On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 8:36 PM, Steve Rapaport <steve.rapaport at gmail.com>wrote:

> In "The Magnificent Seven", Cobourn's knifeslinger is laconic and cynical,
> preferring to let his virtuosity with weapons speak for him.  When he does
> speak, it's usually in answer to a direct question, and his answer is
> usually "No future in it".
>
> I haven't read about Sticks lately but as I recall the description fits him
> pretty well too, with the change of weapon.
>
> Sorry to have been cryptic.
>
> StY
>
> 2009/3/12 Philip Hart <philiph at slac.stanford.edu>
>
> > http://dragaera.wikia.com/wiki/Meta:Sticks
> >>
> >
> > Is NFII a direct lift?  The linked entry's kinda cryptic.
> >
> > I guess the line is foreshadowing.
> >
> > Did you look for other correlations to the earlier characters?
> >
> > - Philip
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