NOTE FROM DAVE:

The more complicated it sounds, the cooler
it must be. See if you can puzzle these out.

The Top 10 Cliches
in SF Technobabble

10> Do these jodhpurs extirpate the concinnity of or unsycophantically distort the space-time continuum in the propinquity of my gluteus maximus?

9> When supplied with citrus products deemed inedible, it is wise to convert them to an aqueous compound with hydrogen dioxide and sucrose.

8> If a melanotic felus catus perambulates before you, self revolve a baker’s dozen times.

7> Fluid particles in a metallic container adjacent to a thermal radiation source may have either their position or momentum accurately measured (not both), but the fluid itself will never achieve a gaseous state.

6> Some (planetary based time unit) my interplanetary transportation will dock.

5> The bird that regains consciousness at the earliest space-time coordinate achieves the same velocity and position as the invertebrate.

4> Congruent raptorial pennae compel locus juxtaposition.

3> An avian lifeform constrained within a flesh-based force field contains more utility than two of the same lifeform engaging in autonomous actions within the outer dimensions of an organic photosynthesis factory.

2> It’s always a maximum state of diminished luminosity immediately prior to the planet’s rotation exposing us to solar radiation.

and the Number 1 Cliche in SF Technobabble…

1> A trilogy of tries results in a magically-enhanced positive outcome.

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Credits:

Selected from 28 submissions from 7 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Mary Ann McDonald, Sacramento, CA — 1
Doug Crews, Oceanside, CA — 2, 3, 7, 9 (Hat trick!)
James Knowles, Bellingham, WA — 2, 6
Douglas Bishop, Fort Wayne, IN — 4, 10, Topic
Slick Sharkey, Miami, FL — 5
Kate Melnyk, Tewksbury, MA — 8
Dave Oberhart, Durham, NC — Rookie No More