They're Made Out of Meat, by Terry Bisson

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They're Made Out of Meat, by Terry Bisson

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This is a great short story. Worm posted it over at Haven, which was the first I'd ever heard of it. It was nominated for the 1991 Nebula award.

You can read it here:

http://www.terrybisson.com/meatplay.html

or

http://baetzler.de/humor/meat_beings.html
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That was good. I particularly loved the line: "They can even sing by squirting air through their meat." I think I do that frequently while sleeping. :lol:
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I reeeeeeally hope that was a reference to snoring.

Otherwise...eeeeeeeew. :x
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PFFFFFFTTTTTT! Oh! Exsqueeze me!
Something is about to happen, Hal. Something wonderful!

-James C. Harwood, Science Fiction Writer, Straight (March 5, 1956 - May 25, 2010)



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:mrgreen:

"Omigod. FFFFFFTTTTTTing meat."
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