July 27th, 2007



The Top 10 Last Sci-Fi
Lines We’ve Always Wanted to Hear


10> “You’re already done? Now I know why they call you Flash. I’m headed back to Ming, he’s merciless.”

9> “So, Clark, now that we’re married, and I know all that secret-identity stuff, can you answer me this: why do you wear your red underwear on the outside of your tights?”

8> “So the hack sci-fi writer decided to create a religion out of thin air, and he retired wealthy and famous to the end of his days.”

7> “Arakis. Dune. Really friggin’ hot.”

6> “Y’know, Leia. Now that I’ve heard the whole story, I kind of think I should have just killed Dad after all.”

5> “Judge me by my size, do you, hmmm? Then my tongue evidently you have not yet seen.”

4> “Wait. Didn’t we beam down with some security guys in red shirts?”

3> “I can’t believe this all started with a monkey waving a bone in the air.”

2> “Soylent Cow Pie are made out of people!”

and the Number 1 Last Sci-Fi Line We’ve Always Wanted to Hear …

1> “Not only is that illogical, Doctor, it’s retarded.”




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Credits:

Selected from 26 submissions from 8 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

Ryan Garcia, Austin, TX — 1, 7
Rabbi Crut, Bowling Green, OH — 2
Jennifer A. Ford, Chicago, IL — 3, 6
Doug Crews, Oceanside, CA — 4, 5, 8 (Hat trick!)
Dan Thompson, Austin, TX — 9
Donald Johnson, Cincinnati, OH — 10
Dave Oberhart, Durham, NC — SF List Moderator