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Either I’m Psychic, Or Robot Sharks Are Just Plain Funny

Posted on January 9, 2012 by eidolon

A long time ago I wrote a short story that involved robot sharks.  It was one of the first pieces I sold, and I admit I still like that story, years later. 

So I was pleasantly surprised to discover today’s Dilbert comic features a similar idea.

I think Alice is on to something here.  But obviously the correct term for a robot shark must be “mechalodon“.  Duh.

[ETA: Special note for Pam Who Knows Who She Is:  Uh, don’t follow that link.  Unless you already did.  In which case, sorry.]

4 thoughts on “Either I’m Psychic, Or Robot Sharks Are Just Plain Funny”

  1. Steve Halter says:
    January 9, 2012 at 3:02 pm

    Robot sharks are, of course, funny. From those wires dangling from your head we know that you are psychic.

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  2. Ian says:
    January 9, 2012 at 4:31 pm

    I guess the third option is that I’m a time traveler. Which is not mutually exclusive with the others, now that you point it out.

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  3. She Who Knows Who She Is says:
    January 14, 2012 at 6:37 am

    Thank you for the heads-up, dude. Even comic book sharks are nightmare-inducing. Not as bad as “Great Barrier Reef” or “Earthflight” (yes, they managed to shoe-horn Great White footage into a bird documentary, don’t ask me how), but still bad enough.

    “Come Dancefight” is one of my favorite stories of yours, but I still have trouble reading it. 🙂

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  4. E J Frost says:
    January 14, 2012 at 4:34 pm

    P.S. The Coldest War is available for pre-order on Amazon.co.uk. Wee!
    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Coldest-War-Ian-Tregillis/dp/0765321513/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1326580348&sr=1-2

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