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Science Fiction

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts) Sat Apr 27, 2013, 02:35 PM Apr 2013

"Our opponent is an alien starship loaded with atomic bombs."

"We have a protractor."

The funniest line in Neal Stephenson's Anathem, I'm rereading it four years later and there's a bunch of little things I missed the first time.

That quote sums up how I feel about fighting the GOP sometimes...

What are your favorite funniest lines in SF?

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"Our opponent is an alien starship loaded with atomic bombs." (Original Post) Fumesucker Apr 2013 OP

Excluding almost every line from HHGTG YankeyMCC Apr 2013 #1

YankeyMCC

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1. Excluding almost every line from HHGTG

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Sat Apr 27, 2013, 04:50 PM

Apr 2013

From "Revelation Space"

“Believe me, when you're dealing with infectious alien mind parasites, I always find primitive is best."

But I'm also just starting "Redshirts" and I don't have a good quote but so far it pretty damned funny

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