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January 07, 2013, 10:20:41 PM
Thought I would start a list of the more obscure ones.

Been reading a lot of John Scalzi lately his Old Man War and and Androids Dream.  Just finished Redshirts which is a great take on those poor saps that get sent on away missions.

http://www.amazon.com/Androids-Dream-John-Scalzi/dp/0765348284

One of the more obscure ones but it is a great gem of a read is Illegal Aliens by Nick Pollotta.  Well worth a quick read.  Its old from the 1980's but amazingly funny and one I keep re reading.

http://www.amazon.com/Illegal-Aliens-ebook/dp/B004PYDS24/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1357614488&sr=8-3&keywords=illegal+aliens

Con

Longdan

#1
January 08, 2013, 12:43:54 AM
Haven't read a funny one for a long time unit but I will never forget those Robert Sheckley classics
digni enim sunt interdicunt

Barthheart

#2
January 08, 2013, 06:25:36 AM
Harry Harrison's Stainless Steel Rat series is a favourite of mine.

MetalDog

#3
January 08, 2013, 06:53:10 AM
Cowboy Feng's Space Bar & Grill.
And the One Song to Rule Them All is Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones


"If its a Balrog, I don't think you get an option to not consent......." - bob

Martok

#4
January 08, 2013, 06:58:18 AM
Not sure if it's considered obscure or mainstream, but I read The Callahan Chronicles for the first time a week or two ago.  Definitely good stuff. 

"Like we need an excuse to drink to anything..." - Banzai_Cat
"I like to think of it not as an excuse but more like Pavlovian Response." - Sir Slash

"At our ages, they all look like jailbait." - mirth

"If we had lines here that would have crossed all of them. For the 1,077,986th time." - Gusington

"Government is so expensive that it should at least be entertaining." - airboy

"As long as there's bacon, everything will be all right." - Toonces

Con

#5
January 08, 2013, 09:15:00 AM
Another great series is the Chronicles of Space Captain Smith by Toby Frost.

Think Flashman set in a steam punk future where great British pluck battle heroically against Nazi Ants and Giant suicidal lemmings.

http://spacecaptainsmith.com/

Con

Longdan

#6
January 08, 2013, 11:13:21 AM
Bill the Galactic Hero or just about anything by Harrison.
Remember the "the Bloater Drive" for FTL travel? And "Bowb"?
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bob48

#7
January 08, 2013, 02:27:54 PM
Quote from: Barthheart on January 08, 2013, 06:25:36 AM
Harry Harrison's Stainless Steel Rat series is a favourite of mine.

Yeah, Slippery Jim DeGriz - great books.
'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers'

'Clip those corners'

Recombobulate the discombobulators!

besilarius

#8
January 08, 2013, 07:08:39 PM
Bimbos of the Death Sun.

A Klassik.
"Most gods throw dice, but Fate plays chess, and you don't find out until too late that he's been playing with two queens all along".  Terry Pratchett.

During filming of Airplane, Leslie Nielsen used a whoopee cushion to keep the cast off-balance. Hays said that Nielsen "played that thing like a maestro"

Tallulah Bankhead: "I'll come and make love to you at five o'clock. If I'm late, start without me."

"When all other trusts fail, turn to Flashman." — Abraham Lincoln.

"I have enjoyed very warm relations with my two husbands."
"With your eyes closed?"
"That helped."  Lauren Bacall

Master Chiefs are sneaky, dastardly, and snarky miscreants who thrive on the tears of Ensigns and belly dancers.   Admiral Gerry Bogan.

Martok

#9
January 09, 2013, 06:11:01 AM
^^  Yeah, I love that one too.  I've actually been keeping my eye out for a copy the last year or so (preferably one that doesn't cost a zillion dollars). 

"Like we need an excuse to drink to anything..." - Banzai_Cat
"I like to think of it not as an excuse but more like Pavlovian Response." - Sir Slash

"At our ages, they all look like jailbait." - mirth

"If we had lines here that would have crossed all of them. For the 1,077,986th time." - Gusington

"Government is so expensive that it should at least be entertaining." - airboy

"As long as there's bacon, everything will be all right." - Toonces

Staggerwing

#10
January 09, 2013, 06:19:16 AM
^
Mass market copies starting at $6.41 (inc. s&h) for new. http://www.amazon.com/Bimbos-Death-Sun-Sharyn-McCrumb/dp/0345483022.

Vituð ér enn - eða hvat?  -Voluspa

Nothing really rocks and nothing really rolls and nothing's ever worth the cost...

"Don't you look at me that way..." -the Abyss
 
'When searching for a meaningful embrace, sometimes my self respect took second place' -Iggy Pop, Cry for Love

... this will go down on your permanent record... -the Violent Femmes, 'Kiss Off'-

"I'm not just anyone, I'm not just anyone-
I got my time machine, got my 'electronic dream!"
-Sonic Reducer, -Dead Boys

Martok

#11
January 09, 2013, 06:33:33 AM
You're a pal, Staggerwing.  Thanks! 

"Like we need an excuse to drink to anything..." - Banzai_Cat
"I like to think of it not as an excuse but more like Pavlovian Response." - Sir Slash

"At our ages, they all look like jailbait." - mirth

"If we had lines here that would have crossed all of them. For the 1,077,986th time." - Gusington

"Government is so expensive that it should at least be entertaining." - airboy

"As long as there's bacon, everything will be all right." - Toonces

Longdan

#12
January 09, 2013, 04:22:29 PM
She should put you on retainer.
digni enim sunt interdicunt

Staggerwing

#13
January 09, 2013, 07:36:53 PM
^"Duty, Mansell. That's my reward."





Vituð ér enn - eða hvat?  -Voluspa

Nothing really rocks and nothing really rolls and nothing's ever worth the cost...

"Don't you look at me that way..." -the Abyss
 
'When searching for a meaningful embrace, sometimes my self respect took second place' -Iggy Pop, Cry for Love

... this will go down on your permanent record... -the Violent Femmes, 'Kiss Off'-

"I'm not just anyone, I'm not just anyone-
I got my time machine, got my 'electronic dream!"
-Sonic Reducer, -Dead Boys

GDS_Starfury

#14
January 12, 2013, 02:27:51 AM
illegal aliens and cowboy fengs.... man its been a long time.  great books!
Jarhead - Yeah. You're probably right.

Gus - I use sweatpants with flannel shorts to soak up my crotch sweat.

Banzai Cat - There is no "partial credit" in grammar. Like anal sex. It's either in, or it's not.

Mirth - We learned long ago that they key isn't to outrun Star, it's to outrun Gus.

Martok - I don't know if it's possible to have an "anti-boner"...but I now have one.

Gus - Celery is vile and has no reason to exist. Like underwear on Star.

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