# Speak to me only in Science Fiction **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 12, 2014, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-science-fiction/690621 "2014-06-12T13:28:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 22
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2014, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-science-fiction/690621/421 "2014-07-22T22:55:53Z")
Exterminate! Exterminate! ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2014, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-science-fiction/690621/422 "2014-07-22T23:53:15Z")
Foreign contaminant! ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-science-fiction/690621/423 "2014-07-23T00:23:41Z")
There, there. There, there. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-science-fiction/690621/424 "2014-07-23T11:28:27Z")
“You’re in a state of emotional shock,” said Calhoun. “I’ll leave you alone to get over it.” ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-science-fiction/690621/425 "2014-07-23T13:48:55Z")
God blinked, and the whole world disappeared. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-science-fiction/690621/426 "2014-07-23T13:56:02Z")
So long and thanks for all the fish. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-science-fiction/690621/427 "2014-07-23T14:01:31Z")
Fish, and plankton. And sea greens, and protein from the sea. It’s all here, ready. Fresh as harvest day. Fish and sea greens, plankton and protein from the sea. And then it stopped coming. And they came instead. So I store them here. I’m ready. And you’re ready. It’s my job. To freeze you. Protein, plankton… ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-science-fiction/690621/428 "2014-07-23T14:31:16Z")
That’s the tale of the tube in one short squirt. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-science-fiction/690621/429 "2014-07-23T22:48:52Z")
Even if they’re small. And weak. And can’t speak for themselves, _Speaker_. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-science-fiction/690621/430 "2014-07-24T13:15:48Z")
Louis Wu, I found your challenge verbose. In challenging a kzin, a simple scream of range is sufficient. You scream and you leap. ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-science-fiction/690621/431 "2014-07-24T13:35:40Z")
And you, let’s point those claws of your in the safer direction. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-science-fiction/690621/432 "2014-07-24T13:40:40Z")
Whatever you do, don’t hit him in the balls. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-science-fiction/690621/433 "2014-07-24T16:00:13Z")
Cool your jets, buddy! ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-science-fiction/690621/434 "2014-07-24T16:02:02Z")
No hurry, any time in the next 5 minutes is fine. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-science-fiction/690621/435 "2014-07-24T16:02:11Z")
Laugh it up, fuzzball. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-science-fiction/690621/436 "2014-07-24T16:10:56Z")
Cyrano Jones says a tribble is the only love money can buy. ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-science-fiction/690621/437 "2014-07-24T16:16:31Z")
Hey, look! That one’s got a cute little stripe on its head. Hey, cutie. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-science-fiction/690621/438 "2014-07-24T16:26:28Z")
This end is called the Thagomizer. . . after the late Thag Simmons. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-science-fiction/690621/439 "2014-07-24T16:28:45Z")
I’ll do things to you that are beyond all known philosophies! Wait until I get my devices! ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-science-fiction/690621/440 "2014-07-24T16:54:53Z")
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