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* [tor dot com] Five SFF Stories That Are Much Funnier Than They SoundJames Nicoll
+* Re: [tor dot com] Five SFF Stories That Are Much Funnier Than TheyLynn McGuire
|`- Re: [tor dot com] Five SFF Stories That Are Much Funnier Than TheyChris Buckley
`- Re: [tor dot com] Five SFF Stories That Are Much Funnier Than TheyLynn McGuire

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Subject: [tor dot com] Five SFF Stories That Are Much Funnier Than They Sound
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 by: James Nicoll - Thu, 28 Apr 2022 00:00 UTC

Five SFF Stories That Are Much Funnier Than They Sound

https://www.tor.com/2022/04/27/five-sff-stories-that-are-much-funnier-than-they-sound/

What it says on the tin....
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 by: Lynn McGuire - Thu, 28 Apr 2022 05:40 UTC

On 4/27/2022 7:00 PM, James Nicoll wrote:
> Five SFF Stories That Are Much Funnier Than They Sound
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> https://www.tor.com/2022/04/27/five-sff-stories-that-are-much-funnier-than-they-sound/
>
> What it says on the tin....

Does "Ariel" have enough funny parts to qualify ?
https://www.amazon.com/Ariel-Steven-R-Boyett/dp/0441017940/

Kudos for mentioning "A Civil Campaign" in the footnotes. Actually, one
could nominate the entire Vokosigan Series for an honorable mention.

Lynn

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 by: Chris Buckley - Thu, 28 Apr 2022 18:38 UTC

On 2022-04-28, Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 4/27/2022 7:00 PM, James Nicoll wrote:
>> Five SFF Stories That Are Much Funnier Than They Sound
>>
>> https://www.tor.com/2022/04/27/five-sff-stories-that-are-much-funnier-than-they-sound/
>>
>> What it says on the tin....
>
> Does "Ariel" have enough funny parts to qualify ?
> https://www.amazon.com/Ariel-Steven-R-Boyett/dp/0441017940/
>
> Kudos for mentioning "A Civil Campaign" in the footnotes. Actually, one
> could nominate the entire Vokosigan Series for an honorable mention.
> Lynn

Funny books on my Favorites bookcase:

_Archer's Goon_ (agree with James)
_Topper_ (my Thorne Smith as opposed to the more sf one on James' list)
I have Sheckley short stories but no Sheckley novels.

_The Thurb Revolution_ Panshin (comedy of manners a shade better than Williams)
_The Crown Jewels_ Williams
_Bridge of Birds_ Hughart
_The Eyre Affair_ Fforde

More marginal (time to retire them from the bookcase?):
_The Flying Sorcerers_ Niven,Gerrold
_The Warlock in Spite of Himself_ Stasheff

and Pratchett of course.

Chris

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 by: Lynn McGuire - Thu, 28 Apr 2022 20:00 UTC

On 4/27/2022 7:00 PM, James Nicoll wrote:
> Five SFF Stories That Are Much Funnier Than They Sound
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> https://www.tor.com/2022/04/27/five-sff-stories-that-are-much-funnier-than-they-sound/
>
> What it says on the tin....

"The Stainless Steel Rat" by Harry Harrison.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/8027309441/

Lynn

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