# Harlan Ellison, skewered at last.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harlan-ellison-skewered-at-last/177148>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [May 23, 2003, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harlan-ellison-skewered-at-last/177148 "2003-05-23T23:48:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Skillet38](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@Skillet38](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skillet38)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harlan-ellison-skewered-at-last/177148/121 "2003-05-28T03:34:26Z")

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Man, when Ellison came up with that stuff about everybody being a member of someone’s extended family, that was great, until that bad Ice 9 stuff happened. Fortunately it melted at exactly 451 faranheit but I grokked it…

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**Author:** ![elelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harlan-ellison-skewered-at-last/177148/122 "2003-05-28T04:49:46Z")

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Happy Birthday, Harlan! Don’t ever give up the good fight, words and all. May all good graces be with you, and a quick stick to those haplessly wondering.

Always give it all ya got…

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**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harlan-ellison-skewered-at-last/177148/123 "2003-05-28T06:38:17Z")

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> _Originally posted by **elucidator** _
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> Is this the Sci-Fi convention that finally brings together the cosmic themes of homosexuality and constipation?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

You’re not funny.

Esprix

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**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harlan-ellison-skewered-at-last/177148/124 "2003-05-28T12:30:05Z")

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Aw. c’mon now! You put the syllables “gay” and “lax” together and that bad pun didn’t even _occur_ to you?

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