SIX-WORDED SCI-FI

[Bill W]

33 minutes ago, ReaderPaul said:

Earth. Dolphins plot to take over.

Maybe they'll do a better job. 

[Ron]

Hold your horses and get ready to gallop. Tomorrow will bring a new adventure for SIX-WORDED SCI-FI. 

Edited April 9, 2023 by Ron

[Bill W]

4 minutes ago, Ron said:

Hold your horses and get ready to gallop. Tomorrow will bring a new adventure for SIX-WORDED SCI-FI. 

Sounds great. 

[ReaderPaul]

2 hours ago, Ron said:

Hold your horses and get ready to gallop. Tomorrow will bring a new adventure for SIX-WORDED SCI-FI. 

Ron, have you considered SEVEN-worded Sci-Fi?

[JamesSavik]

Antimatter in hand, ready to party.

Jesus, you Space Marines are nuts.

You have to be to join.

It says so in the contract.

 

[JamesSavik]

@ReaderPaul Here. I'll try 7 words.

 

When you care to send the best,

Don't be cheap like all the rest.

Don't send C-4, Semtex, Octal, or Cordite,

Nuke'em from orbit and bask in light.

It's the only way to be sure,

For pesky aliens, it is the cure.

Edited April 10, 2023 by JamesSavik

[ReaderPaul]

25 minutes ago, JamesSavik said:

@ReaderPaul Here. I'll try 7 words.

 

When you care to send the best,

Don't be cheap like all the rest.

Don't send C-4, Semtex, Octal, or Cordite,

Nuke'em from orbit and bask in light.

It's the only way to be sure,

For pesky aliens, it's the cure.

@JamesSavik, I love it.  I didn't know whether to react with a "Love" icon or a "Laugh" icon.  Wonderful!

[Ron]

I’ve been asked to consider seven words, but then, why not thirteen, or twenty, or even fifty words? The Boston Globe newspaper has a submission feature that offers readers the opportunity to tell a personal story about the city in fifty words, and every Sunday the paper features one. Rarely does a week go by without a story. But that’s not what we’re after. No one is telling a complete story in six words here although you can encapsule the idea of one, which is what we’re after. I will let you in on a little secret. Hyphenated words count as one, for example: Ron gave us a long-winded story.

On the topic: Alien...

@kbois was the only post to tackle the actual appearance of an alien. 

A few posts featured interactions with an alien. A lot of posts took on the dynamic and always exciting alien invasion trope.

@Daddydavek garnered the most reactions with eight. (Please note the post included ten words, that’s a no-no but I’ll let it slide this time. )

One poster managed to capture a long-time abduction phenomenon, and his probing insight on the subject was… well, let’s say he thought about this a lot. 

“My butt is sore. Wonder why…” didn’t garner the most reactions but it did capture the spirit of the topic.

One of the planets in our solar system has been in the news of late because the James Webb telescope captured an amazing image of it. I’ll let @astone2292 cheeky posts lead us into the next SIX-WORDED SCI-FI.

Your assignment: Uranus

[Bill W]

16 hours ago, Ron said:

Hold your horses and get ready to gallop. Tomorrow will bring a new adventure for SIX-WORDED SCI-FI. 

 

26 minutes ago, Ron said:

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Your assignment: Uranus

Aliens from Uranus.  Be very scared. 

[Mancunian]

30 minutes ago, Ron said:

Your assignment: Uranus

Question, are there Klingons on Uranus?

[kbois]

1 hour ago, Ron said:

I’ve been asked to consider seven words, but then, why not thirteen, or twenty, or even fifty words? The Boston Globe newspaper has a submission feature that offers readers the opportunity to tell a personal story about the city in fifty words, and every Sunday the paper features one. Rarely does a week go by without a story. But that’s not what we’re after. No one is telling a complete story in six words here although you can encapsule the idea of one, which is what we’re after. I will let you in on a little secret. Hyphenated words count as one, for example: Ron gave us a long-winded story.

On the topic: Alien...

@kbois was the only post to tackle the actual appearance of an alien. 

A few posts featured interactions with an alien. A lot of posts took on the dynamic and always exciting alien invasion trope.

@Daddydavek garnered the most reactions with eight. (Please note the post included ten words, that’s a no-no but I’ll let it slide this time. )

One poster managed to capture a long-time abduction phenomenon, and his probing insight on the subject was… well, let’s say he thought about this a lot. 

“My butt is sore. Wonder why…” didn’t garner the most reactions but it did capture the spirit of the topic.

One of the planets in our solar system has been in the news of late because the James Webb telescope captured an amazing image of it. I’ll let @astone2292 cheeky posts lead us into the next SIX-WORDED SCI-FI.

Your assignment: Uranus

@astone2292 is gonna have a field day with this one but he's gonna have a hard time topping @Mancunian (take that however you want) 🤭☺️

Edited April 10, 2023 by kbois

[Mancunian]

😲 Uranus is bigger than I thought! 😂

[Mancunian]

Is he mooning? No it's Uranus. 

[Ron]

10 minutes ago, kbois said:

@astone2292 is gonna have a field day

Are you saying he’s going to have a field day on Uranus?!!

[Mancunian]

2 minutes ago, Ron said:

Are you saying he’s going to have a field day on Uranus?!!

Is it big enough?  

[kbois]

They are blowing smoke up Uranus. 

[kbois]

9 minutes ago, Mancunian said:

Is it big enough?  

Pretty sure @astone2292doesn't mind a little junk in the trunk but my trunk is in the wrong closet. Lol.

[Mancunian]

Tell me, is Uranus very windy? 

 

[Mancunian]

Quick take cover, Uranus is erupting.

[Mancunian]

And one last one (for now)

Are gas masks needed near Uranus.

😂

[astone2292]

1 hour ago, Ron said:

One poster managed to capture a long-time abduction phenomenon, and his probing insight on the subject was… well, let’s say he thought about this a lot. 

I think about aliens all the time...

1 hour ago, Ron said:

Your assignment: Uranus

Challenge accepted. 

***

Astronomer: Let's have some fun, guys.

What did you call me, asswipe?

I don't think that will fit. 

I've never taken a suppository before. 

Is that a crater on Uranus?

Edited April 10, 2023 by astone2292

[Mancunian]

Sorry I had to do another.

Only the brave go near Uranus. 🤢

[JamesSavik]

Uranus has spots and hurricane winds.

Not a garden spot for vacationing.

[ReaderPaul]

Uranus changed name to Doug.  Why?

[Ron]

Okay, okay. You all do know that we’re writing about the planet, right?