- Dr. Larry Fleinhardt: I was talking about my application for the Talos Foundation research grant.
- Charlie Eppes: Why are you worried about that?
- Dr. Larry Fleinhardt: Because Ivan Tevorsky has taken over chairmanship of the grant committee.
- Charlie Eppes: You attacked his theory on polarization flux.
- Dr. Larry Fleinhardt: I merely pointed out certain characteristics of gravitational waves that he had chosen to ignore.
- Charlie Eppes: Larry, I was there when he gave that paper. You stood up, and you called him a big fat cheater in front of a roomful of people.
- Dr. Larry Fleinhardt: Well, no, now you're exaggerating. That room could not have been more than half full.