# Looking for an SF story

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-sf-story/1029501>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** books-writing-myths\
**Created:** [April 22, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-sf-story/1029501 "2026-04-22T21:38:52Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-sf-story/1029501/4 "2026-04-22T21:48:12Z")

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This thread is the one I think @HMS_Irruncible is referring to.

> [@Ask the guy who is pretty good at SF Story Identification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-is-pretty-good-at-sf-story-identification/462417):
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> Hi there. It’s been just about 4 years since I signed onto the SDMB, but I’m back. A few weeks back I helped out in this thread [Help me find this Science Fiction short story - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=476861) with a story identification (by emailing the answer to Wendell). If you’ve got a story you’d like me to try to identify for you, give a description (include a rough idea of when you read it, and as many details as you remember) and I’ll give it my best shot. Andy

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