Science Fiction Trivia

[Cody]

A musical clue which should lead to the author. If it doesn't, I'll eat my sombrero!

[Smivs]

This must be Mission to Mars, Patrick Moore.

[Cody]

Indeed - who else could it be. <lobs fresh coconut to Smivs>

[Smivs]

Thanks. The old one was getting a bit worn, so I'm off to find a fish and a cigar......

And talking of strange combinations,
What is the connection between a pig, a slug and a rich wine sauce?

[cbr]

What is the connection between a pig, a slug and a rich wine sauce?

Those small childlike, Bene Tleilax.

[Smivs]

Yes, well done indeed!
<Smivs secretly hoped that this was quite a hard one, but this is the home of the greatest sci-fi trivia minds in the Ooniverse.>
Anybody still baffled can go to the bottom of this page.
Over to you cbr ....

[cbr]

<Smivs secretly hoped that this was quite a hard one, but this is the home of the greatest sci-fi trivia minds in the Ooniverse.>

somehow the mention of pigs and slugs in one sentence is enough to make me salivate ( nope not French ) after reading several dune novels

Cryptic, who are...

Elite Trading Business

[Smivs]

Are we still in the Duniverse here.....CHOAM?

[cbr]

No my dearest Paolo we are not in that universe any more.

I am looking for the name of this trading firm headed by an egghead

[Smivs]

Ace Trucking Co?
(if Garp's head was egg-like. More banana-shaped to my mind ).

[Cody]

Garp? For a moment, I thought you meant The World According to Garp, which is a strange, but entertaining, novel.

[cbr]

Ahem.
Ace Trucking Company it is!



And back to you Mr smivs

[Smivs]

Cryptic clues are fiendish so here's a cryptic crossword-type clue...
Standing Star General ran confused novel.

[Disembodied]

I think I grok … Stranger in a Strange Land.

[Smivs]

Indeed, you grok it in fullness.
Over to you...
<chucks a selection of odd fishy, coconutty, smoky things over to Big D>