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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-13-07 05:28 PM
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Why can't Superman get laid?
I remember reading this thirty years ago and almost dying from laughter. But then again, I'm a nerd.

http://www.rawbw.com/~svw/superman.html

Laurence van Cott Niven (born April 30, 1938 Los Angeles, California) is a US science fiction author. Perhaps his best-known work is Ringworld (1970), which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards. His work is primarily hard science fiction, utilizing big science concepts and theoretical physics. It also often includes elements of detective fiction and adventure stories. His fantasy includes The Magic Goes Away series, rational fantasy dealing with magic as a non-renewable resource. Niven also writes humorous stories; one series is collected in The Flight of the Horse.

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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-13-07 05:29 PM
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1. Everybody knows why. It's because he's faster than a speeding bullet...
:hide:


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mduffy31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-13-07 06:15 PM
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2. I will let Banky Edwards explain this one
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-13-07 06:31 PM
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3. I like the first comment
"how the hell does kevin smith coume up with the dialogue for his movies."

He reads 70's SF.

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Orsino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-13-07 06:36 PM
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4. I was all set to reply, "Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex"...
...but you were way ahead of me.
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Frank Cannon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-13-07 08:27 PM
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10. That was my guess too
The definitive treatise on the subject.
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Hand Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-13-07 07:02 PM
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5. I guessed it from the message title!
That brought the whole hilarious story back in a rush! Larry Niven's great! :rofl: :applause:
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-13-07 07:09 PM
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7. So when does Ringworld come to the big screen?


Or The Integral Trees for that matter...

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qdemn7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-13-07 07:32 PM
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8. The Mote in God's Eye
Has dibs on both of those.
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-13-07 07:48 PM
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9. Footfall would be good as well
I want to see small elephants dropping out of the sky on parachutes.

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EstimatedProphet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-13-07 07:03 PM
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6. Yeah, that was a good story
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-13-07 09:20 PM
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11. I love Niven's work. Don't miss a recent one, "Destiny's Road".
No birdfucking allowed.
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Orsino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-14-07 04:51 AM
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12. My kind...
...does not practice rishathra.
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-14-07 04:58 AM
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13. Who'd want to, with a Pierson's Puppeteer?
That third leg is a bitch...owie ;-)
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slj0101 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-14-07 06:13 AM
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14. He schtupped Lana Lang once, if I recall.
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