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TANSTAAFL (catchphrase)
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An [[initialism]] for '''''T'''''here '''''A'''''in't '''''N'''''o '''''S'''''uch '''''T'''''hing '''''A'''''s '''''A''''' '''''F'''''ree '''''L'''''unch. Pronounced "tan-staffle." It has been popular as a [[fannish]] [[catchphrase]] since it appeared in [[Heinlein]]'s novel, ''[[The Moon is a Harsh Mistress]]''. Heinlein may have been first to [[initialism|initialize]] it, but he did not originate the phrase. | An [[initialism]] for '''''T'''''here '''''A'''''in't '''''N'''''o '''''S'''''uch '''''T'''''hing '''''A'''''s '''''A''''' '''''F'''''ree '''''L'''''unch. Pronounced "tan-staffle." It has been popular as a [[fannish]] [[catchphrase]] since it appeared in [[Heinlein]]'s novel, ''[[The Moon is a Harsh Mistress]]''. Heinlein may have been first to [[initialism|initialize]] it, but he did not originate the phrase. | ||
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Revision as of 07:18, 27 December 2019
(For other uses see the disambiguation page TANSTAAFL
An initialism for There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. Pronounced "tan-staffle." It has been popular as a fannish catchphrase since it appeared in Heinlein's novel, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. Heinlein may have been first to initialize it, but he did not originate the phrase.
It was a byword of the Ann Arbor sf club the Stilyagi Air Corps, for obvious reasons.
