November 10, 2006     

NOTE FROM DAVE:

Recently Wired online asked a number of
notable SF authors to submit SF stories,
each consisting of only six words.

Sure, those are pretty good,
but we thought maybe we could
add a little something.

The Top 10 Funniest
Six-Word SF Stories

10> My star, it’s full of gods!

9> Shaving, nicked purple tentacle. Stupid mirror!

8> Time traveler will be executed yesterday.

7> He stood, riveted, ogling robot porn.

6> In space, geeks get lotsa chicks.

5> Alien farts, releasing virus. Earth dies.

4> Blonde zombies roam Earth seeking brains.

3> For Sale: Enterprise NX-01. Slightly used.

2> Fuel? Check. Power? Check. Airlock? Wha–

and the Number 1 Funniest Six-Word SF Story…

1> Ring grips. Frodo trips. Gollum slips.

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Credits:

Selected from 56 submissions from 15 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

Donald Johnson, Cincinnati, OH — 1
Barry Wallace, Knoxville, TN — 2, 3
Charles Gulledge, Richardson, TX — 4, 8
James Knowles, Bellingham, WA — 5
Slick Sharkey, Miami, FL — 6
Larry Hollister, Concord, CA — 7, 9
Dan Thompson, Austin, TX — 10
Dave Oberhart, Durham, NC — SF List Moderator

RUNNERS UP list — Few Are Chosen

First officer’s neck massages so relaxing.

(Donald Johnson, Cincinnati, OH)

Kirk’s girdle finally explodes. Enterprise lost.

(Doug Crews, Oceanside, CA)

No, not much rain on Dune.

(Slick Sharkey, Miami, FL)

Redshirt beams down. Then he dies.

(Scott Elmer, Wheaton, IL)

Runners Up list name

(Mary Ann McDonald, Sacramento, CA)

HONORABLE MENTIONS list — Spare Us

!reverse in stuck machine’s time The

(Bill Livingston, Decatur, AL)

Five astronauts departed. Unnoticed, six returned.

(Mary Ann McDonald, Sacramento, CA)

Humans rule. Apes rule. Cockroaches next?

(Barry Wallace, Knoxville, TN)

Probe droid malfunction — subject’s colon explodes.

(Larry Hollister, Concord, CA)

Student driver. Watch out for planet!

(Peter Heltzer, Buffalo Grove, IL)

Honorable Mentions list name

(Mary Ann McDonald, Sacramento, CA)