TANSTAAFL (Disambiguation)
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(1) A Catchphrase[edit]
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.
(2) A Fanzine by Marc Ortlieb[edit]
A fanzine published by Marc Ortlieb in Australia.
(3) A Club[edit]
TANSTAFFL was a club at Rensselaer Polytechnical Institute in Troy, NY which fl. 1974. It is unclear if "TANSTAAFL" was somehow made to be an initialism for a longer formal club name.
(4) A Clubzine[edit]
The club had a similarly-named clubzine.
| Issue | Date | Pages | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 1981 | 6 | ed. Leah Zeldes |
| October 1981 | 8 |
(5) An Apazine by Peter Smurl[edit]
TANSTAAFL was an apazine published by Peter Smurl for Myriad in the mid-70s.
(6) A Fanzine by John Godwin and D. Gary Grady[edit]
A fanzine published by John Godwin and D. Gary Grady.
| Issue | Date | Pages | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 5 | |||
| 6 | December 1968 | ||
| 7 | February 1969 |
(7) A Fanzine by Jeff Westbrook and Larry Tucker[edit]
A fanzine published by Jeff Westbrook and Larry Tucker.
| Issue | Date | Pages | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| V1#1 | |||
| V2#1 |
| Publication | ???? |
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