Science fiction stories in six words.

March 1, 2009 12:57 AM

Science fiction stories in six words. Some by well known scifi authors. Click "Previous Articles" for earlier stories. For me, A.S. Byatt's is most haunting. A sub-genre of "Six Word Stories".
posted by orthogonality (214 comments total)

It's nice to see that AS Byatt takes time out of her busy schedule to post to a site where some of the commentators can't even count to six.
posted by UbuRoivas at 1:09 AM on March 1, 2009

A lot more from Wired
posted by shoebox at 1:15 AM on March 1, 2009

And a lot more from Mefi previously

(damn, should have looked here first...)
posted by shoebox at 1:25 AM on March 1, 2009

Darwinian perfection finally achieved; bacteria rule.
posted by Mitrovarr at 1:28 AM on March 1, 2009 [2 favorites]

Metafilter. Should have looked there first.
posted by slater at 2:26 AM on March 1, 2009 [2 favorites]

What was a trillion dollars, Daddy?
posted by topynate at 2:44 AM on March 1, 2009 [2 favorites]

Regretted death. Family member. Next Thursday.

C:\>
posted by klingon at 2:47 AM on March 1, 2009

Blue skies. Then gray. Then green.
posted by painquale at 2:57 AM on March 1, 2009 [6 favorites]

Posted six words, but seven came out!
posted by fairmettle at 3:42 AM on March 1, 2009 [2 favorites]

Uploaded brain, found disk space insufficient.
posted by hjo3 at 3:42 AM on March 1, 2009

ts; dr.
posted by davemee at 3:44 AM on March 1, 2009 [6 favorites]

They Came From Outer Space; Waaaaaaaaaaaah!
posted by Jofus at 4:11 AM on March 1, 2009 [1 favorite]

Time was, a man could die.
posted by pracowity at 4:12 AM on March 1, 2009 [11 favorites]

Left the galaxy. Found a wall.
posted by lucidium at 4:19 AM on March 1, 2009

He spent immortality surfing the Internet.
posted by Meatbomb at 4:35 AM on March 1, 2009

Aspertame erodes short-term... hey, Fresca!
posted by basilwhite at 4:37 AM on March 1, 2009 [5 favorites]

Left tomorrow, returned yesterday. Forgot proof.
posted by Minus215Cee at 4:38 AM on March 1, 2009 [4 favorites]

Not that button! No. No! Don't!
posted by acrobat at 4:45 AM on March 1, 2009

read article, posted, favorites rolled in
posted by Ghidorah at 4:51 AM on March 1, 2009 [1 favorite]

Cracked emotions, built a new love.
posted by Free word order! at 5:10 AM on March 1, 2009

Scientists cure cancer. Everyone's a blob.

Cat catches mouse, feeding whole city.

Asteroids hurtling towards Earth? Galactic pastime.

Last man. Last woman. Never met.
posted by Fruny at 5:16 AM on March 1, 2009 [3 favorites]

Alone in our rooms, evolution complete.
posted by jbickers at 5:25 AM on March 1, 2009 [4 favorites]

Big ol' robot steps on people.
posted by JHarris at 5:42 AM on March 1, 2009 [2 favorites]

They tallied survivors. One. Well fed.
posted by Shepherd at 5:45 AM on March 1, 2009 [21 favorites]

How about a movie.

Comet: Most hid. Sweep up now.
posted by IvoShandor at 5:46 AM on March 1, 2009 [1 favorite]

(that was for a group compilation CD I put together a couple of years ago -- everyone wrote a six-word story and contributed a "soundtrack song" for it.)
posted by Shepherd at 5:46 AM on March 1, 2009

Sale. Baby shoes. Martian size 6.
posted by horsemuth at 5:47 AM on March 1, 2009 [14 favorites]

Future attention span supports zero words.
posted by dances_with_sneetches at 5:48 AM on March 1, 2009

Thawed out. Regrew some fresh toes.
posted by hellboundforcheddar at 5:58 AM on March 1, 2009

Man cannot live by bread alone.

Sometimes there must be a beverage.

Eternal nothingness is fine. Harddrive fail...
posted by netbros at 6:00 AM on March 1, 2009

Should that star be that bright?
posted by eriko at 6:16 AM on March 1, 2009 [6 favorites]

Sorry dear, what did you say?
posted by Ghidorah at 6:21 AM on March 1, 2009

Plane crash. Secret base. Survivors buried.
posted by logicpunk at 6:36 AM on March 1, 2009 [1 favorite]

Some of these are great. Some.
posted by From Bklyn at 6:47 AM on March 1, 2009

I love Brice Shultz's story. Some good ones here too.
posted by ErWenn at 6:54 AM on March 1, 2009

Funny. They look just like us.
posted by ErWenn at 6:55 AM on March 1, 2009 [3 favorites]

Clicked link, saw schtick, remain unimpressed.
posted by autodidact at 7:02 AM on March 1, 2009

the unimpressed's geneself re-programmed. now impressed.
posted by Ghidorah at 7:20 AM on March 1, 2009 [1 favorite]

“Hello Son,” it said, tentacles waving.

What is this, The Empire Strikes Back meets The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife?
posted by grouse at 7:21 AM on March 1, 2009

"How To Serve Man". A cookbook!
posted by Joe Beese at 7:34 AM on March 1, 2009 [4 favorites]

Clicked link, saw schtick, added feed.
posted by immlass at 7:36 AM on March 1, 2009

I loathe six word stories. Loathe!
posted by gc at 7:37 AM on March 1, 2009

That's no moon... that's a spacestation!
'I am your father.' 'That's impossible!'
Teddy bears beat stormtroopers; galaxy saved.
posted by permafrost at 7:46 AM on March 1, 2009 [10 favorites]

Robot babysitter's here: Get in bottle.
posted by Bernt Pancreas at 7:47 AM on March 1, 2009 [1 favorite]

For Sale: Brain chip, slightly used.
posted by Secret Life of Gravy at 7:49 AM on March 1, 2009

Dear Clone, Thanks for the liver!
posted by Secret Life of Gravy at 7:50 AM on March 1, 2009 [2 favorites]

Last Newspaper folds, Teh Internet wins!
posted by Secret Life of Gravy at 7:53 AM on March 1, 2009

Your bases are belong to us.
posted by ubiquity at 7:56 AM on March 1, 2009 [1 favorite]

I really like Alan Moore's bit.

"machine. Unexpectedly, I invented a time"


Awake from stasis. Dogs talk now.
posted by schyler523 at 7:57 AM on March 1, 2009 [4 favorites]

Director's cut: I'm a robot too.
When you meet Wei, destroy UNI.
posted by Bernt Pancreas at 7:59 AM on March 1, 2009

Soylent Green, It's what's for dinner!
posted by Secret Life of Gravy at 8:00 AM on March 1, 2009 [1 favorite]

Batman Sues Batsignal: Demands Trademark Royalties.
- Cory Doctorow

Even in shorts, Doctrow blames copyrights.
posted by filthy light thief at 8:07 AM on March 1, 2009 [3 favorites]

I can't think of six words.
posted by Xoebe at 8:10 AM on March 1, 2009

A telepathic future renders words obsolete.
posted by Eideteker at 8:32 AM on March 1, 2009

Wait, which one is the clone?
posted by Eideteker at 8:34 AM on March 1, 2009 [2 favorites]

Take red pill for terrible movie.
posted by Pants! at 8:36 AM on March 1, 2009 [1 favorite]

Not our history; it's a mystery.
posted by Eideteker at 8:38 AM on March 1, 2009

Open the pod bay doors, Hal.
posted by Jofus at 8:38 AM on March 1, 2009 [3 favorites]

Sean Connery can restore our erections.
posted by Eideteker at 8:38 AM on March 1, 2009 [1 favorite]

Dead man hasn't been born yet.
posted by Eideteker at 8:40 AM on March 1, 2009 [1 favorite]

You want perpetual motion? Pony up.
posted by Eideteker at 8:41 AM on March 1, 2009

Fortune favors he who manipulates time.
posted by Eideteker at 8:43 AM on March 1, 2009

Obit misspells name. No one notices.
posted by Haruspex at 8:43 AM on March 1, 2009

Oh no! Spock is dead, kinda.
posted by Eideteker at 8:44 AM on March 1, 2009

Philip Dick is nuts. And awesome.
posted by Eideteker at 8:46 AM on March 1, 2009

Stuck in a loop! Help I'm
posted by Eideteker at 8:48 AM on March 1, 2009 [7 favorites]

Reality's not what it seems. Again.
posted by Eideteker at 8:51 AM on March 1, 2009

Soylent Green is people? Who cares?
posted by Ndwright at 8:54 AM on March 1, 2009

Future is here. Something's completely different.
posted by daniel_charms at 9:00 AM on March 1, 2009

Post singularity sexless pure brain: boring.
posted by mygothlaundry at 9:00 AM on March 1, 2009

Only one Earthling passed the test.
posted by Elmore at 9:01 AM on March 1, 2009 [1 favorite]

"A Perfect Murder? Invisible Man Dead!"
posted by daniel_charms at 9:07 AM on March 1, 2009

Cyborg cats don't spare the lash.
posted by otolith at 9:12 AM on March 1, 2009

Let the suit handle your waste.
posted by Eideteker at 9:28 AM on March 1, 2009 [3 favorites]

Bowie song is time travel conduit.
posted by Eideteker at 9:30 AM on March 1, 2009

The hospital ship was disintegrating fast.
posted by daniel_charms at 9:30 AM on March 1, 2009

Damaged chameleon circuit creates British icon.
posted by Eideteker at 9:31 AM on March 1, 2009

There's no noise in space, dammit!
posted by Eideteker at 9:31 AM on March 1, 2009

Don't underestimate tidal forces, Beowulf Shaeffer.
posted by Eideteker at 9:34 AM on March 1, 2009

Thread on internet consumes time, mind.
posted by Eideteker at 9:35 AM on March 1, 2009

I bought a new penis yesterday.
posted by daniel_charms at 9:36 AM on March 1, 2009

Remember father's wedding day advice, Homer.
posted by Eideteker at 9:36 AM on March 1, 2009

Sex with robots?! ...Worth a shot.
posted by Eideteker at 9:38 AM on March 1, 2009

I finally sell a sci-fi novel.
posted by Eideteker at 9:39 AM on March 1, 2009

He was dead a second ago...
posted by Eideteker at 9:40 AM on March 1, 2009

Kid hacks gov't., gets job offer.
posted by Eideteker at 9:44 AM on March 1, 2009

The thrill of seeing planets collide...
posted by daniel_charms at 9:45 AM on March 1, 2009

Kid hacks government, becomes the government.
posted by daniel_charms at 9:45 AM on March 1, 2009 [1 favorite]

Soylent Green is tasty, tasty people.
posted by ChurchHatesTucker at 9:47 AM on March 1, 2009

Here's How We Ended World Hunger:

Improved grain distribution, empowered small farmers -
national health care, subsidized secondary education,
solar, wind, electric rail with wireless -

Yes, I remember Michelle Obama's Presidency.
posted by Lipstick Thespian at 9:47 AM on March 1, 2009

Stephen King needs money; therefore weirdness.
posted by Eideteker at 9:49 AM on March 1, 2009

I, for one, welcome new overlords.
posted by Eideteker at 9:50 AM on March 1, 2009

Guys, where'd I leave my brain?
posted by Eideteker at 9:52 AM on March 1, 2009

At last, I have become God.
posted by Eideteker at 9:53 AM on March 1, 2009

Snork aluk gunfk temer ofnv ereit?!?
posted by Football Bat at 9:53 AM on March 1, 2009

.sdrawkcab gniog eb ot smees emiT
posted by Eideteker at 9:55 AM on March 1, 2009

Achieved immortality, but still a pervert.
posted by localroger at 9:56 AM on March 1, 2009 [4 favorites]

Time was, a man could die.

That one is really quite good, pracowity.
posted by Rock Steady at 9:57 AM on March 1, 2009

With great power comes great ... oops.
posted by localroger at 9:57 AM on March 1, 2009 [4 favorites]

Worlds collide, in a good way.
posted by Eideteker at 9:58 AM on March 1, 2009

Brokeback Mountain, in space. With robots.
posted by Eideteker at 9:59 AM on March 1, 2009 [6 favorites]

One inspired by the Six Word Stories site:

Newest comments first drives MeFites insane.
posted by Rock Steady at 9:59 AM on March 1, 2009

Last ansible transmission: don't follow us.
posted by otolith at 10:00 AM on March 1, 2009 [3 favorites]

Absolute power actually is kinda neat.
posted by Eideteker at 10:00 AM on March 1, 2009

Did you just hear something shamble?
posted by Eideteker at 10:01 AM on March 1, 2009 [1 favorite]

'"Time was, a man could die."

That one is really quite good, pracowity.'

It really was. Best of the thread. Not that that will stop me now that I've got the fever.

Okay, here's your friggin jetpacks, assholes.
We finally have jetpacks. Now what?
posted by Eideteker at 10:05 AM on March 1, 2009

Interplanetary travel. Round trip? Maybe.
posted by furtive at 10:05 AM on March 1, 2009

You mean Ayn Rand was right?
posted by Eideteker at 10:08 AM on March 1, 2009

Fake child met Robin Williams. Died.
posted by longbaugh at 10:08 AM on March 1, 2009

Alternate history? Better involve Hitler somehow.
posted by Eideteker at 10:11 AM on March 1, 2009

Aliens use Sol as septic tank.
posted by Eideteker at 10:11 AM on March 1, 2009

It turns out this is Earth.
posted by alasdair at 10:15 AM on March 1, 2009

Space is big. Really, really big.

Mars needs women. Nuff said, really.
posted by Eideteker at 10:16 AM on March 1, 2009

Alien mind control awesome. Trust me.
posted by Eideteker at 10:17 AM on March 1, 2009 [1 favorite]

MYSTERIOUS SUBSTANCE FOUND
TO POSSESS INTELLIGENCE
posted by Eideteker at 10:18 AM on March 1, 2009 [1 favorite]

Sounds like someone needs more parasites!
posted by Eideteker at 10:19 AM on March 1, 2009 [2 favorites]

"Alien mind control awesome. Trust me."

At first it tickles. Then... bliss....
posted by Eideteker at 10:26 AM on March 1, 2009

"Modern safety vehicles" suck my tailpipe.
posted by Eideteker at 10:28 AM on March 1, 2009

"How To Serve Man". A cookbook!
posted by Joe Beese

Nit-picky correction:

"To Serve Man." An alien cookbook!
posted by Fuzzy Skinner at 10:30 AM on March 1, 2009

"Predict THIS, Hari Seldon." - The Mule
posted by Eideteker at 10:32 AM on March 1, 2009 [2 favorites]

All our bases belonged to them.

The future is present. Fortune? Past.

Servos grind, cyborg love is hard.

Our future would become their past.

Xeno-archeologist discovers map to Earth.
posted by furtive at 10:32 AM on March 1, 2009

Shame that humans are so tasty.
posted by Eideteker at 10:35 AM on March 1, 2009

"Xeno-archeologist discovers map to Earth."

But Earth is just a legend!

We found Earth. Yep, it's nuked.

Whenever we find Earth, it's radioactive.
posted by Eideteker at 10:38 AM on March 1, 2009 [1 favorite]

Octopus/terrier genes produce Cthululoid housepets.
posted by otolith at 10:39 AM on March 1, 2009

We won't go insane like them.
posted by Eideteker at 10:39 AM on March 1, 2009 [1 favorite]

Computers are perfect, man is flawed.
posted by Eideteker at 10:41 AM on March 1, 2009

So the aliens are running MacOS?
posted by Eideteker at 10:42 AM on March 1, 2009

Xenophobia proves justified. We're the aliens.
posted by Eideteker at 10:44 AM on March 1, 2009

Time's Arrow breaks. Us fails causality.
posted by Eideteker at 10:46 AM on March 1, 2009

Robot boy fucked up by Spielberg.
posted by Bernt Pancreas at 10:49 AM on March 1, 2009

Looks like a Hieronymus Bosch painting.
posted by Eideteker at 10:50 AM on March 1, 2009

Summer blockbuster more fiction than science.
posted by Eideteker at 10:51 AM on March 1, 2009

The lamb lies down on Betelgeuse.
posted by Eideteker at 10:54 AM on March 1, 2009

Aliens' HMO doesn't cover flu shots.
posted by Bernt Pancreas at 10:55 AM on March 1, 2009

Turns out the aliens are socialists.
posted by Eideteker at 11:03 AM on March 1, 2009

I hate you all, says eyeballkid.
posted by deborah at 11:11 AM on March 1, 2009

Geneticist has germ of an idea.
posted by Eideteker at 11:12 AM on March 1, 2009

Democrazy reduces everything to pigeon talk.
posted by Bernt Pancreas at 11:29 AM on March 1, 2009

Watch out for that loose floorboard
posted by Restless Day at 11:54 AM on March 1, 2009

Muppets win nuclear arms race.
posted by blue_beetle at 11:58 AM on March 1, 2009

The last human died among friends.
posted by effwerd at 12:15 PM on March 1, 2009 [1 favorite]

The poisoned, squandered Earth fell quiet.

The robots blink, but don't sleep.

The politics of lizards changed everything.

Their peaceful planet shattered with pride.

"Nothing wasted" had gone too far.
posted by effwerd at 12:45 PM on March 1, 2009

The politics of lizards changed everything.

Minnesota ballot joke not so funny.
posted by localroger at 1:00 PM on March 1, 2009

God comes back. She's not happy.
posted by mr_crash_davis mark II: Jazz Odyssey at 1:09 PM on March 1, 2009

Shoulder of Orion, Tannhauser Gate...goodbye.
posted by zardoz at 1:29 PM on March 1, 2009

˙˙˙ʍoɥǝɯos ʇuǝɹǝɟɟıp sɯǝǝs ǝsɹǝʌıun ǝʇɐuɹǝʇlɐ sıɥʇ
posted by Potomac Avenue at 1:33 PM on March 1, 2009 [1 favorite]

Your first death, hard. Now, routine.
posted by ymgve at 1:51 PM on March 1, 2009 [2 favorites]

Up for a probing tonight, !hkjidoec'mweui?
posted by maxwelton at 1:59 PM on March 1, 2009

Welcome to the world of tomorrow!
posted by SPrintF at 2:30 PM on March 1, 2009

He pressed the big red button.
posted by turgid dahlia at 2:31 PM on March 1, 2009

The explosion went on for centuries.
posted by turgid dahlia at 2:32 PM on March 1, 2009 [2 favorites]

New server, same old JRUNS returned.
posted by Cranberry at 2:36 PM on March 1, 2009

Too much of a good thing.
posted by crossoverman at 2:38 PM on March 1, 2009

not tasty enough, can't be Soylent
posted by Ghidorah at 2:42 PM on March 1, 2009

Soylent Green is lentils and soy!
posted by Ghidorah at 2:42 PM on March 1, 2009 [1 favorite]

Genetically engineer superintelligent spiders, they said.
posted by turgid dahlia at 2:52 PM on March 1, 2009

"They have a plan", yeah right.
posted by turgid dahlia at 2:58 PM on March 1, 2009

On that note, I like how the last three episodes of Battlestar Galactica have really perverted our expectations of narrative convention by not advancing the plot one inch.
posted by turgid dahlia at 2:59 PM on March 1, 2009

World went palindromic. Bob was fine.
posted by hifiparasol at 3:10 PM on March 1, 2009

Daddy was with the crows again.
posted by thecaddy at 3:17 PM on March 1, 2009 [1 favorite]

"Oops," said gender reassignment surgeon, blanching.
posted by turgid dahlia at 3:21 PM on March 1, 2009 [1 favorite]

Humans easily conquered. Chickens less so.
posted by hifiparasol at 3:27 PM on March 1, 2009

Earth's population was eliminated. Except Cheney.
posted by hifiparasol at 3:29 PM on March 1, 2009

turgid d, chapter 2:

"David's fine. Of course, he's female."
posted by hifiparasol at 3:44 PM on March 1, 2009

Dammit, I'm going to repeat mine from the last thread:

For sale: one parachute. Never opened.
posted by Paragon at 3:56 PM on March 1, 2009

Texas nuked; U.S. citizens relieved.
posted by Secret Life of Gravy at 4:03 PM on March 1, 2009

Can't remove alien brain parasites, enjoy!
posted by Secret Life of Gravy at 4:03 PM on March 1, 2009

Christian States of America outlaws monogamy.
posted by Secret Life of Gravy at 4:05 PM on March 1, 2009

Walt Disney defrosted; stockholders in quandary.
posted by Secret Life of Gravy at 4:06 PM on March 1, 2009

President Gonzales sells Alaska; deficit reduced.
posted by Secret Life of Gravy at 4:07 PM on March 1, 2009

Your new Vagina dentata: a guidebook.
posted by Secret Life of Gravy at 4:12 PM on March 1, 2009 [2 favorites]

Thread runs low on gas, favourites.
posted by turgid dahlia at 4:12 PM on March 1, 2009

Weak nuclear is a cruel mistress.
posted by hifiparasol at 4:14 PM on March 1, 2009 [2 favorites]

Wait a sec. Marisa's a guy?
posted by hifiparasol at 4:15 PM on March 1, 2009 [2 favorites]

English lexicon reduced to five words.
posted by hifiparasol at 4:20 PM on March 1, 2009

Oh, that kind of bear hunt.
posted by LMGM at 4:59 PM on March 1, 2009

"we don' need no steenkin' jetpacks."
posted by LMGM at 5:04 PM on March 1, 2009

not as hot as it seemed.
posted by LMGM at 5:06 PM on March 1, 2009

"Global warming is a buncha nonsense!"
posted by turgid dahlia at 5:13 PM on March 1, 2009

Rapture of the Deepak Chopra. *snicker*
posted by Eideteker at 5:42 PM on March 1, 2009

"They want what? Fucking elbow squid."
posted by maxwelton at 5:49 PM on March 1, 2009 [3 favorites]

Afterward, the sun never rose again.
posted by louche mustachio at 6:00 PM on March 1, 2009

The octopi keep us in jars.
posted by louche mustachio at 6:02 PM on March 1, 2009 [3 favorites]

Last woman alive still hates you.
posted by louche mustachio at 6:02 PM on March 1, 2009

"Inflammable": still dangerously counterintuitive in space
posted by flaterik at 6:30 PM on March 1, 2009 [1 favorite]

"I have had sex," MeFite claims.
posted by turgid dahlia at 6:42 PM on March 1, 2009

"Monsters, John! Monsters from the id!"
posted by Kronos_to_Earth at 6:52 PM on March 1, 2009

The young dolphin twiddled its thumbs.
posted by turgid dahlia at 6:54 PM on March 1, 2009 [1 favorite]

Who's been fucking with the continuum?
posted by mygothlaundry at 7:05 PM on March 1, 2009

Rape fails with unexpected pin prick.

Substitute robots for wizards and demons.

Aliens turn out to be us.

Haves vs havenots but with genegineering.

Thinly veiled political attack... in space.

AI does something bad but entertaining.

Scientific and cool but has psychics.

Clones, digitalis, and girls named Rachel.

Heartwarming alien teaches us lessons.
posted by damn dirty ape at 7:17 PM on March 1, 2009 [1 favorite]

Singularity unsuccessful? Flush universe, try again.
posted by birdsquared at 7:33 PM on March 1, 2009

God damn, those bastards bite hard.
posted by filthy light thief at 8:10 PM on March 1, 2009

I just had a great (terrible?) idea.
What if we took this thread (the one we are in), and crossed it with this thread?
Other famous works, told in six words?
posted by The Esteemed Doctor Bunsen Honeydew at 8:59 PM on March 1, 2009

Switzerland became the Devourer of Worlds.
posted by swift at 9:18 PM on March 1, 2009

Other famous works, told in six words?

Weekly facial, bought chainsaw, Dorsia booking.
posted by turgid dahlia at 9:38 PM on March 1, 2009

This concept is harder than it.....


FUCK!
posted by cerulgalactus at 10:56 PM on March 1, 2009

Bring back Rover? Bad idea, Jeff.
posted by cerulgalactus at 10:56 PM on March 1, 2009

Aliens dig perverted rape. Me last!
posted by cerulgalactus at 11:04 PM on March 1, 2009

Internet meme references current events, guffaw.
posted by cerulgalactus at 11:05 PM on March 1, 2009

Turns out this is all fake.
posted by Nothing at 2:46 AM on March 2, 2009

It slithers, writhing, into your eyes.
posted by obiwanwasabi at 3:26 AM on March 2, 2009

We party until the world obeys.
posted by Eideteker at 10:52 AM on March 2, 2009

Searched for Byatt, nothing was found.
posted by Rashomon at 1:55 PM on March 2, 2009

We can't leave this dying planet.
posted by Mister Cheese at 2:34 PM on March 2, 2009

I accidentally a Space-Cola bottle.
posted by chimaera at 2:42 PM on March 2, 2009

Maybe better?

I accidentally the whole spacetime continuum.
posted by chimaera at 2:43 PM on March 2, 2009

Vishnu is a hell of a goalie.
posted by RakDaddy at 3:14 PM on March 2, 2009

One-celled organisms depart. Jesus weeps.
posted by mrgrimm at 5:22 PM on March 2, 2009

damn it. let's try again ...

Urea leakage spawns deadly avian flocks.

Who put that black hole there?

My penis grew three tiny legs.
posted by mrgrimm at 5:29 PM on March 2, 2009

Dammit! Change that to:

Lord Vishnu was a helluva goalie.
posted by RakDaddy at 5:45 PM on March 2, 2009

As Sarah, Level 94 Love-Droid, walked toward the cockpit of the SSSS Falcon Freedom Chips Fighter X2000, Mark 754, she stumbled across an open door to a restricted area. Knowing this was Sector Seven--Sarah had up to Sector Nine clearance ever since her promotion back in Glorgon-Seven of the Year of Depend Hyperspace Diapers--her suspicions were immediately aroused, like the guys that look at her. Raising her deformed, but sexy, haunches up to the silver ceiling of the SSSS Falcon Freedom Chips Fighter X2000, Mark 754, she drew out her Plasma Neutrino Grand Unified Theory Miasma Weapon from her Deluxe General Electric Zeno's Paradox Fanny Pouch, slowly unlatched the safety, and pitter-pattered across the linoleum floor on her deformed, but sexy, feet. She crouched beside the doorway on her deformed, but sexy, thighs, she wondered if this would be the last the world would see of Sarah, Level 94 Love-Droid, 23 Strength, 43 Defense, 28 Agility, 30 Mustache, 12 Hopes and Dreams.

Wait--which thread is thi
posted by shadytrees at 9:28 PM on March 2, 2009

Only hubris can stop me now!
posted by Eideteker at 5:03 PM on March 3, 2009 [1 favorite]

At long last, success! ...I think.
posted by Eideteker at 1:13 PM on March 4, 2009

Thought of one on the staircase.
posted by localroger at 4:58 PM on March 4, 2009