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more about #davidgerrold Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: "The most frustrating, annoying thing about the opposite sex is that they're not you." Actually that's the best thing about it. I really wouldn't wa... more » Starwatcher: Heinlein was a seriously twisted dude. Has anyone ever explored the psychological underpinnings of this guy? I'd be very interested in reading that. more » Klebert L. Hall: I suspect the premise is flawed. Many people who are too much alike don't get along at all; an opposite-sex (or same-sex, if that's what you like) clo... more » Davio: Damn, io9 seems to be telling me I must go back and watch Red Dwarf series 2 again. Fair enough. I give in. #robertaheinlein more » ZaxxonQ.com: I would SO bone myself! Being gay has that privilege to not worry about changing the sex of my clone/alternate universe/time traveling self. ^_^ #ro... more » bookwench: Ok, so: incest or masturbation? Assuming we're not in some freaky psychic-link parallel universe and each clone is alone in their own head... Mastu... more » bookwench: sometimes I quote topics from io9 to my poor, patient husband just to get his reaction. "clones having sex!" "...did you just say clowns having sex?... more » Corvus-Corax: Logan St. Claire is the crosstime analouge of Quinn Malory. #robertaheinlein more » MargaretMoony: You know, having sex with clone!me is just not something I can get behind (or in front of). #robertaheinlein more » Westender: I always said I'd never date someone would date someone like me, so I'm pretty sure I'd have high enough standards not to hook up with myself. #robert... more » Jeff Edsell: I'm finding a lot of the incest arguments fascinating. As an only child, I understand the taboo on more of an academic level. (Meaning I understand it... more » taz20075: Would you fuck me? I'd fuck me. I'd fuck me hard. #robertaheinlein more » firstanointed: I'm so glad to see this article because I've often said that I would never get married unless it was an opposite sex clone of myself. I don't think ma... more » Dr.Quatermass Sc.D: Purveyor of Truth, Disseminator of Lies: Being a Heinlein fan-boy I have long ago come to terms with the fact that despite my utter revulsion for myself, I would totally do me. But, since nei... more » Platypus Man: Man, I read "All You Zombies..." in my Metaphysics class a couple years ago. I was blown away when, at the end, it's revealed that all 4 (or so) chara... more » geesejuggler: After a long consideration of would I sleep with my opposite, I have come up with the answer. Alternate Universe me, yes, Clone or Time Travel Me, abs... more » Meirelle: Everyone's having sex with their clones. Tell me this-- why aren't there any UGLY opposite sex clones? You wouldn't bang one of them, would you? #robe... more » Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: I am totally not my type. #robertaheinlein more » Xicer: Err CJA, you got Quinn and Logan mixed up in that sentence. #robertaheinlein more » MrFlake: I'm pretty sure an opposite sex clone of me would be far too sarcastic, self centred and gobby to have anything like a proper relationship with. I do... more » -
#triviagasm
3 Ways To Meet (And Get Nasty With) Your Opposite-Sex Duplicate
The most frustrating, annoying thing about the opposite sex is that they're not you. Why can't you just meet your exact duplicate — except for sex? You'd be a perfect match. Luckily, science fiction suggests 3 ways it could happen. More » -
#writing
How To Get John Scalzi And David Gerrold To Take Out A Restraining Order On You
John Scalzi and David Gerrold are two of science fiction's most prominent writers. And it turns out they have one other thing in common too: They don't want to read your unproduced screenplay. More » -
#triviagasm
Seven Things Your Future Self Can Teach You
When you travel through time and space, you're bound to run into yourself occasionally. These meetings can be awkward, embarrassing, or lead to uncontrollable fainting, but there are some things your future self can teach you better than anyone else.
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#tribblemania
Get Into Tribble-Related Trouble
David Gerrold, author of the infamous "Trouble With Tribbles" Star Trek episode, has done a charmingly silly video spot about how you can get a free tribble at Comic-Con. And then take weird pictures of yourself with it for him. More » -
#books
Amazon.Com Banishes Queer SF Writers To A Null Dimension
Online books retailer Amazon.com erased untold numbers of books with mature or queer themes from its site, apparently in a drive to remove "adult" material. And some science-fiction authors were hit hard.
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#books
Science Fiction Put Words In Our Mouths
Science fiction doesn't just glimpse the future - it invents the scientific vocabulary of the present, according to an editor from the Oxford English Dictionary, who's listed nine scientific terms that came from science fiction. More » -
#triviagasm
Science Fiction's Greatest Stolen Ideas
Science fiction is literature of ideas - it's just that sometimes, those ideas are lifted from elsewhere. Some of the genre's greatest creators have gotten ripped off, or been accused of plagiarism. Here's our list. More » -
#novelizations
10 Movies That Would Make Awesome SF Novels
People often talk about which science fiction books would make good movies. But which movies would make for excellent novels? And who should write them, in an ideal world? More » -
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#startrek
Long-Suppressed Gay Star Trek Episode Comes Out
David Gerrold, famous for writing the "Trouble with Tribbles" Star Trek episode, also wrote an episode that included gay characters - but it was shot down by Paramount. Now you can watch it online.
