# What is the point of Asimov's short story "Rain Rain Go Away"? (Spoilers) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 16, 2008, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-asimovs-short-story-rain-rain-go-away-spoilers/456722 "2008-07-16T18:15:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-asimovs-short-story-rain-rain-go-away-spoilers/456722/21 "2008-07-18T00:39:12Z")
[QUOTE=Leaper] You’re talking about a man who wrote stories like [“Death of a Foy”](http://www.9timezones.com/ia/znovel.htm) (halfway down the page), and you’re trying to make sense of this one? 🙂 [/QUOTE] I _love_ that story, for the record. Every time I watch something on TV or read something where someone goes a painfully long way for a joke, I always think, “They’ve got nothing on Asimov.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-asimovs-short-story-rain-rain-go-away-spoilers/456722/22 "2008-07-18T01:45:15Z")
[QUOTE=Asimovian] I _love_ that story, for the record. Every time I watch something on TV or read something where someone goes a painfully long way for a joke, I always think, “They’ve got nothing on Asimov.” 😃 [/QUOTE] “Dismember me to Harold’s choir”… Damn, I still remember the whole punchline. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-asimovs-short-story-rain-rain-go-away-spoilers/456722.md?page=1)