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The Steam-Driven Boy

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Bibliomancer Comments: Steamboy’s STD looks painful.

Published 1973

Actually, that cover IS a classical work of art!I would touch it without protective gloves.I've seen worse. Far, far, worse.Interesting, but I would still read it in public.Middlng: Neither awful nor awfully goodWould not like to be seen reading that!Awful... just awful...That belongs in a gold-lame picture frame!Gah... my eyes are burning! Feels so good!Good Show Sir! (Average: 7.93 out of 10)
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16 Responses to “The Steam-Driven Boy”

  1. THX 1139 Says:
    February 8th, 2022 at 9:31 am

    Gardyloo!

  2. fred Says:
    February 8th, 2022 at 11:26 am

    Unlike Astro Boy he appears to be fully functional.

  3. Max Bathroom Says:
    February 8th, 2022 at 1:14 pm

    At least his tailor doesn’t have to ask him to which side he dresses…

  4. Francis Boyle Says:
    February 8th, 2022 at 1:47 pm

    Bad boy! Hasn’t anyone told you not to hold your exhaust pipe in public.

  5. Bibliomancer Says:
    February 8th, 2022 at 1:54 pm

    This must be that Steampunk I keep reading about.

  6. Tor Mented Says:
    February 8th, 2022 at 2:44 pm

    Pipe down!

  7. A. R. Yngve Says:
    February 8th, 2022 at 3:32 pm

    So this book is full of… strangers? What a crock! People bought the book in good faith, expecting robot porn, and what do they get? Strangers! It’s a scandal!

  8. Rick Deckard Says:
    February 8th, 2022 at 4:23 pm

    GSS to today’s mouse-rollover-alt-text-hover!
    Or whatever you call it.

  9. B. Chiclitz Says:
    February 8th, 2022 at 4:48 pm

    🎶I’m a little Steam Boy tall and stout
    Here is my handle, here is my, er, um, er . . . Spout!

  10. fred Says:
    February 8th, 2022 at 5:51 pm

    Apparently this story is only 7 pages long.

    https://biginjapangrayman.wordpress.com/2020/02/16/the-steam-driven-boy-1972-by-john-sladek/

  11. Bruce A Munro Says:
    February 8th, 2022 at 6:09 pm

    Steam _driven_? Looks pretty immobile.

    A stranger is just a colossal, priapic, steam-powered friend you haven’t met yet!

  12. JuanPaul Says:
    February 8th, 2022 at 9:59 pm

    Steam ain’t gonna straighten out that Peyronie he’s sporting.

  13. GSS ex-noob Says:
    February 8th, 2022 at 11:45 pm

    He doesn’t look driven so much as parked. Out standing in his field (of rocks).

    I can’t think of another “pipe” reference, my brain’s pretty flaccid today.

    I know it’s only Tuesday, but the mouseover texts have been excellent this week.

    (In fandom, anything we’ve done twice is now a sacred tradition.)

  14. Tat Wood Says:
    February 8th, 2022 at 11:50 pm

    Pardon me, boy, are you the Chattanooga Choo-Choo?

  15. Bruce A Munro Says:
    February 9th, 2022 at 6:26 am

    Good show, all.

  16. Anti-Sceptic Says:
    February 9th, 2022 at 3:56 pm

    “Get yer fresh tea here!”

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