Sep 24
Click for larger imageRick Deckard Comments: Looks like our Halloween party dates have arrived!
Published 1956
(Average: 5.63 out of 10)
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Rick Deckard Comments: Looks like our Halloween party dates have arrived!
Published 1956
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September 24th, 2020 at 10:34 am
Middle astronaut: ‘Are you two guys still behind me? I’ve got the helmet with no peripheral vision.’
September 24th, 2020 at 10:43 am
“Let’s see… pint of milk, butter, half dozen eggs… wait a minute, this is your grocery list!”
September 24th, 2020 at 1:03 pm
First question on the Galactic Citizenship Test: How many astronauts can you safely load onto the descending elevator platform?
September 24th, 2020 at 1:37 pm
Could man meet the test? Probably not. Try woman.
September 24th, 2020 at 2:25 pm
They’re not here to give a galactic citizenship test, they want to conquer us for our superior glove technology.
September 24th, 2020 at 2:55 pm
@fred
Not to mention smartphone/tablet and radio frequency ID technology. Also space craft that don’t look like a B29 with an aftermarket lift installed.
September 24th, 2020 at 3:09 pm
Who gots money? A complete set of Ace Doubles. Contains a supposedly Harlan Ellison signed book.
https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=20126572810&cm_mmc=ggl-_-COM_Shopp_Rare-_-naa-_-naa&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIj_CXsvqB7AIVAobICh2g1gYMEAQYBSABEgJ0F_D_BwE
September 24th, 2020 at 3:56 pm
@fred: it’s amazing the things that some people would rather have than money. Not this kid though.
September 24th, 2020 at 4:02 pm
@fred – These Ace doubles are not rare. $2800 for 76 paperbacks is $36.84 each. You could put this set together for much less (you can pick up the signed Harlan for $100).
September 24th, 2020 at 4:03 pm
@ Fred – I admire the dedication and perseverance of a collector who took the time and effort to complete the entire set.
September 24th, 2020 at 7:29 pm
“At least it’s multiple choice!”
It’s also a fact the aliens looking just like us is helpful for motivation. It’s hard to work up any enthusiasm for an offer of citizenship when it comes from what looks like an octopus modeled in spoiled aspic.
September 24th, 2020 at 10:14 pm
“I dunno, Major, he seems pretty upset. I think he just got to the part where it says Aliens wearing red space briefs need not apply. Looks like there might be some diplomatic trouble brewing.”
September 24th, 2020 at 11:33 pm
None of those guys look very alien.
It seems to be a one-page oral exam so we might have a good chance!
Hey, look down in the bottom left-hand corner! It’s The Field That Gordon Dickson Is In By Himself! It does exist!!!
@B’man: I’ve picked up a number of Ace Doubles of this vintage at my used book store from the 10 for $10 shelf. Got one of them signed by Silverberg at the last Worldcon I went to; gave some of them to a friend who has a collection/lending library of random SF paperbacks. Agreed that this guy wants way too much money for these, particularly in this economy.
@JP: GSS.
September 26th, 2020 at 7:13 pm
Those middle legs bounce like pogo sticks.
September 27th, 2020 at 12:06 am
@Monty: your name and comment made me visualize that in a Terry Gilliam style animation. GSS!
September 27th, 2020 at 7:56 pm
“Could Man meet the Galactic Citizenship Test?”
“Could Man realize that Kim Kardashian isn’t worth even a minute’s attention, much less a TV series?”
“Could Man make the reasonable choice between a mildly unsympathetic female career politician and a psychopathic orange-colored walking disaster in a crucial election?”
“Could Man get off Twitter for five minutes and face the real world?”
“Could Man stop burning down the very ecosphere upon which his very survival depended?”
“Could Man learn to stop giving Michael Bay money to make more movies?”
“Could Man get the proverbial thumb out of the proverbial arse?”
Do you have to ask…?
September 30th, 2020 at 12:38 pm
Although middle astronaut doesn’t have the 360 degree view bubble helmet, his space suit appears to have little windows built into the knees. Maybe (GSSxn 13.) he is far more alien than he looks.