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So these six word stories seem to flow quickly as soon as some thought is put into them. Manfred and I thought of a few ones this evening (in order of their creation):

1. Floating skyward, scientist discovers anti-gravity again.
2. Asphyxiation, Boiling, and Decompression, package deal.
3. Leaving for Andromeda, ETA last week.
4. Arguably the end, or the beginning
5. Eulogy for Google, number still finite
6. Plot. Deus ex machina. The end.
7. Copyright enforced, do not plagiarize this.
8. Patriotic suicide bomber redeems lost democracy.

The second one had a bunch of variations, I still haven’t determined which works best. Some of the variations removed the and, and replaced the ending with “triple combo move”, or hmm. Actually how about:

• Boiling and Decompression replace burial rites.

I still think it needs some tightening up, anyone have any suggestions?

Jacob’s comment made me think of one that is stolen from a voiceover in some psi-trance music —

• Computer out of alignment with future

In other news: In the spirit of being link happy, I present another amusing article.

The Age of the Universe is a Function of Time

Essentially the theory is, as time and science progress, not only does the age of the universe increase, but it’s age prediction follows an exponential curve. Hence the universe grows exponentially older with respect to time. Well sort of anyway — just read damn article!

This wired article is a set of 6 word science fiction stories.

Various examples I thought amusing:

• Gown removed carelessly. Head, less so. – Joss Whedon
• We kissed. She melted. Mop please! – James Patrick Kelly
• The baby’s blood type? Human, mostly. – Orson Scott Card
• I’m your future, child. Don’t cry. – Stephen Baxter

Anyway at the risk of making a complete fool of myself I thought I would try my hand at a few:

• Computer’s never understood figures of speech.
• Alien spaceships, series of cliche endings?
• It traveled that far for lunch?
• Planet construction, seven days, lowest bidder
• Mommy, what species was daddy from?
• Will the recently deceased please stand?
• We traded earth for glowing beads?
• Next Exhibit: Was humanity actually sentient?
• Travel warning: Natives use nuclear weapons.
• Next: Hot Vacation spots on mercury!

It’s kind of a weird art form, I think it requires one to be vaguely cliche in order to convey any information at all.

Update:

Thought of a few silly meta ones:

• The future is six words long.
• From the future, came 6 words.

and some time travel ones that may have been overly influenced by some in the wired article:

• Time travel destroyed hope for future.
• Before time travel, paradoxes didn’t happen!
• For sale: lifetime guarantee on future!