Chubby, brunette Eunice Kinnison sat in a rocker, reading the Sunday papers and listening to the radio. Her husband Ralph lay sprawled upon the davenport, smoking a cigarette and reading the current issue of EXTRAORDINARY STORIES against an unheard background of music. Mentally, he was far from Tellus, flitting in his super-dreadnaught through parsec after parsec of vacuous space. E.E. "Doc" Smith, Triplanetary, Chapter 5: "1941"
Friday, November 18, 2011
Uplift
When David Brin's aliens come to Terra and see whether we are worthy for inclusion in the Galactic Club, will they find us worthy?
1 comment:
I wouldn't want to join any club that would have humans as a member, John.
With apologies to Groucho
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