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    An Excellent Formula For Crafting Timeless Science Fiction Sagas
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    Image of dirtybacon dirtybacon
    01/29/09

    In reply to An Excellent Formula For Crafting Timeless Science Fiction Sagas
    This was a brilliant form of writing.
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    Image of Plague Plague
    01/29/09

    In reply to An Excellent Formula For Crafting Timeless Science Fiction Sagas
    So. Uh.

    THAT'S what passes for comedy these days on the interwebs?


    Sometimes FRINGE isn't obvious enough.

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    Image of TomAll1978 TomAll1978
    01/29/09

    @Plague: Yeah, man, tell it how it is. Your cynicism makes you so cool
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    Image of Plague Plague
    01/29/09

    @TomAll1978:

    And your unoriginal reply makes you even COOLER.


    Sorry I made fun of your shitty writing.

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    Image of goldfarb goldfarb
    01/29/09

    In reply to An Excellent Formula For Crafting Timeless Science Fiction Sagas
    "...when suddenly it's hello the kid is a robot."


    Gold!

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    Image of BullfightsOnAcid BullfightsOnAcid
    01/29/09

    In reply to An Excellent Formula For Crafting Timeless Science Fiction Sagas
    That was very funny.


    Well what if the whole world was like the DMV and if you were too old you couldn't get a license? But what if this was a license to screw? And you had to wear an orange hat with TOO OLD FOR A LICENSE on it? And with robots?

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    Image of Ed Grabianowski Ed Grabianowski
    01/29/09

    In reply to An Excellent Formula For Crafting Timeless Science Fiction Sagas
    That was seriously awesome. I love his advice on DYSTOPIAN WORLDS: "Shit happens. Your job here is to spread it around."


    Genius.

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    Image of Mount_Prion Mount_Prion
    01/29/09

    @Ed Grabianowski: That sounds like something Spider Jerusalem would say.
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