Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:14 pm
Hmm... I might've misunderstood. Samlon aren't wormlike, so scrub that.
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Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:17 pm
Dholes, from the H. P. Lovecraft story "Through the Gate of the Silver Key".
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2020 2:42 pm
Obviously you've read it more recently than I have - quite possibly by several decades. But ... if the universe is closed but un-bounded, then starting by heading "away" from Earth doesn't necessarily mean that you're not at some later point heading towards Earth.
From SF contest to unsettled (and possibly unsettlable) cosmology in two easy steps. Film at 11.
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2020 10:37 am
forgive me for not making it clear what i was after.
an animal that give a product that is used.
not a terrestial animal transported to another planet.
not an animal that is eaten for itself.
I.E. Spice is the product of the Worms from Dune, they are not consumed for their meat. as a hint for one animal , the product used by humans doesent have to be physical but it does have to be useful. no drugs to get high ( some might consider that useful, i dont in this instance)
please provide both animal and product used. as well as the source material so i can check your homework.....
an animal that give a product that is used.
not a terrestial animal transported to another planet.
not an animal that is eaten for itself.
I.E. Spice is the product of the Worms from Dune, they are not consumed for their meat. as a hint for one animal , the product used by humans doesent have to be physical but it does have to be useful. no drugs to get high ( some might consider that useful, i dont in this instance)
please provide both animal and product used. as well as the source material so i can check your homework.....
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2020 8:47 pm
Does that rule out the giant sheep of Norstrilia? (Cordwainer Smith) They are essentially hosts for an alien disease, which is harvested from their bodies to make the immortality drug Stroon. So the product is alien, even if the host is not.spud42 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 18, 2020 10:37 amforgive me for not making it clear what i was after.
an animal that give a product that is used.
not a terrestial animal transported to another planet.
not an animal that is eaten for itself.
I.E. Spice is the product of the Worms from Dune, they are not consumed for their meat. as a hint for one animal , the product used by humans doesent have to be physical but it does have to be useful. no drugs to get high ( some might consider that useful, i dont in this instance)
please provide both animal and product used. as well as the source material so i can check your homework.....
Algolian Suntigers (Douglas Adams) - their teeth are harvested as one of the components of pan-galactic gargleblasters. It isn't stated if they have to be killed to get the teeth, if not I think that they qualify.
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2020 12:29 pm
ill take those. 2 down 3 to go..
seeing as you have pick one from THHGTTG i thought the most obvious one was the Bable fish... best universal translater ever ...
seeing as you have pick one from THHGTTG i thought the most obvious one was the Bable fish... best universal translater ever ...
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:03 pm
The Wormulon Queen, in Futurama, produces delicious Slurm. Wormulons are intelligent, so might not count as "animals", though …
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2020 5:38 pm
Many dogs and lower forms (such as politicians and PR flacks) might challenge your ... criteria.Disembodied wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:03 pmThe Wormulon Queen, in Futurama, produces delicious Slurm. Wormulons are intelligent, so might not count as "animals", though …
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2020 11:18 am
yeah not an animal, sorry Big D...Disembodied wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:03 pmThe Wormulon Queen, in Futurama, produces delicious Slurm. Wormulons are intelligent, so might not count as "animals", though …
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2020 12:42 pm
If you allow entries from RPGs (Traveller, in this instance), how about groatle, the fine and iridescent fleece of the groat?
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 12:53 am
I'm very glad you posted that link - while I was looking at the Wiki I idly typed my name in and found that one of the links was a book published under my name I'd never heard of - turns out that the publisher (now deceased) converted a Star Trek scenario I'd written to Traveller rules and adapted it to the Traveller universe. Would have been nice if he'd asked permission or paid me for it...Disembodied wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2020 12:42 pmIf you allow entries from RPGs (Traveller, in this instance), how about groatle, the fine and iridescent fleece of the groat?
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:42 am
ffutures wrote: ↑Fri Feb 21, 2020 12:53 amI'm very glad you posted that link - while I was looking at the Wiki I idly typed my name in and found that one of the links was a book published under my name I'd never heard of - turns out that the publisher (now deceased) converted a Star Trek scenario I'd written to Traveller rules and adapted it to the Traveller universe. Would have been nice if he'd asked permission or paid me for it...
Looks like the groats aren't the only ones getting fleeced …Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:58 am
That really gets my groat!
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 12:13 pm
Groat, now im supposed to accept this..... lol
ok will take groatle as number 3.. 2 to go.
ok will take groatle as number 3.. 2 to go.
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 1:33 pm