# What does "S is for space, L is for love" mean? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 18, 2019, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-s-is-for-space-l-is-for-love-mean/843614 "2019-11-18T14:58:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-s-is-for-space-l-is-for-love-mean/843614/1 "2019-11-18T14:58:57Z")
Recently I have been introduced to Rachel Bloom, first in her series “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” and then to her Internet videos. The most famous of these is the song “Fuck Me, Ray Bradberry”, which is quite amusing. But I don’t understand the meaning of the line “S is for space, L is for love” repeated in the third verse. Can anybody explain it? ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-s-is-for-space-l-is-for-love-mean/843614/2 "2019-11-18T15:08:08Z")
Well, he wrote a couple juvenile science fiction books eons ago with titles like _R is for Rocket_ and _S is for Space_. ---
**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-s-is-for-space-l-is-for-love-mean/843614/3 "2019-11-18T15:27:39Z")
It’s spelled ‘Bradbury’. The two books (_R is for Rocket_ and _S is for Space_) are collections of short stories, originally published in various SF and mainstream magazines. There are some brilliant, original, and highly memorable stories among them. Both collections are still well worth reading. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-s-is-for-space-l-is-for-love-mean/843614/4 "2019-11-18T15:30:34Z")
Thank you. I did a search on Bard Mobile (the blind guy free audiobook service) for his book titles, but I suppose none of those made the cut as of yet. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-s-is-for-space-l-is-for-love-mean/843614/5 "2019-11-18T15:35:07Z")
> [@GreenWyvern](#): > > It’s spelled ‘Bradbury’. > > The two books (_R is for Rocket_ and _S is for Space_) are collections of short stories, originally published in various SF and mainstream magazines. > > There are some brilliant, original, and highly memorable stories among them. Both collections are still well worth reading. I am blind. I dictated my original post and this response, leaving me vulnerable to the whims of the iPhone for misspellings. Though I try to proofread, it can be unworkably tedious to go character by character in doing so. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-s-is-for-space-l-is-for-love-mean/843614/6 "2019-11-18T16:24:44Z")
**Skald**! I was just thinking about you, wondering how you were. > [@AHunter3](#): > > Well, he wrote a couple juvenile science fiction books eons ago with titles like _R is for Rocket_ and _S is for Space_. Yes, the first response is the correct one. Although, if I understand correctly, they were “juvenile” in the sense of “Here’s a collection of Ray Bradbury stories that younger readers might appreciate” rather than “Here’s a book that Bradbury specifically wrote for kids.” ---
**Author:** ![Quercus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/7ab992/32.png) [@Quercus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-s-is-for-space-l-is-for-love-mean/843614/7 "2019-11-18T18:34:55Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > I am blind. I dictated my original post and this response, leaving me vulnerable to the whims of the iPhone for misspellings. Though I try to proofread, it can be unworkably tedious to go character by character in doing so. Hey Skald, hope you don’t mind a dedicated fan suggesting something: why don’t you add something like that to your sig? Save everyone some time and most importantly, less hassle for you. “This post was dictated using voice recognition software, and I can’t be bothered to clean up every typo and misspelling for the likes of you. Don’t complain about these minor errors if you know what’s good for you.” [There’s someone at work who needs to use voice recognition software, and has a similar, though work-appropriate, auto-signature] ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-s-is-for-space-l-is-for-love-mean/843614/8 "2019-11-18T18:35:46Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > **Skald**! I was just thinking about you, wondering how you were. > " As usual, just one step ahead of the Justice League. Nobody tell Aquaman I was here. The fire-trap isn’t ready. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-s-is-for-space-l-is-for-love-mean/843614/9 "2019-11-18T20:27:51Z")
So, don’t tell J’onn J’onzz, either? ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-s-is-for-space-l-is-for-love-mean/843614/10 "2019-11-18T21:19:25Z")
**Skald** is back. Yay!! Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-s-is-for-space-l-is-for-love-mean/843614/11 "2019-11-18T21:45:32Z")
Hey Skald. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-s-is-for-space-l-is-for-love-mean/843614/12 "2019-11-18T22:50:25Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > So, don’t tell J’onn J’onzz, either? The virtue of the fire trap is that it is effective against THREE Leaguers, including Plastic Man. Death traps are expensive. Except for the anti-Batman one, of course, which is just a bomb-laden hookerbot in the form of a teenage boy wearing hot pants. Of course, my plan in the event of an unexpected Wonder Woman attack is to wet my pants and cry like a little girl.