Cassandra?

Also another common theme of the "crazy" old man who knows what is going on but no will listen to him because of his radical ideas.

Hey Tay, I was going to read your story, but it appears to have been removed by request of the authors estate...

"I'm still wondering how Holloway was able to make those conjectures on what was happening."

Yeah, haha. That's a symptom of the time the story was written moreso than anything else. Between 1930 and 1960, it was very in vogue in sci-fi to have super-intelligent characters, even if they just held simple jobs. In most of Heinlein's work for example the main character is always incredibly witty and can always think himself out of any problem. It was just the style at the time. I think the popularity of incredibly human characters with very human flaws is a rather recent development (although that style of character has been around for a long time, I don't think it's ever been as popular as it is today). Even Beowulf was a story of intelligence versus strength. He outwitted Grendel (which resulted in Grendel losing his arm)... it's an incredibly old archetype that until about 40 years ago was prevalent (sometimes to the extent of exaggeration) in a lot of literature including science fiction.

Al, you're right:

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From what I can tell the movie isn't going to do the story any semblance of justice.

Did you know that both Total Recall and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind were based on an SF short story? They were both based off the story "We Can Remember it For You Wholesale" by PKD. That story is also one of my favourites.

Superman's not home guys.

An interesting story depicting the common theme (Well now a common them, when the story was written it was an original idea.) of an outside force influnecing childrens thinking. I'm still wondering how Holloway was able to make those conjectures on what was happening. Actually this made the story more interesting, how the adults were on the cusp of knowing what was going on but were too "sane" to fully understand. When it was time to act it was too late.

Sorry Tay, couldn't read it yesterday. I'm going to give this story a thorough reading before I'll make an opinion on it.

Sounds good though, think they are going to make a movie adaptation of it.

um, okaaayyy. So did you read it or not?

It's considered to be among one of the best science-fiction stories ever written. I first read it in the acclaimed book "The Science Fiction Hall of Fame". Even wikipedia notes that this book is possibly the best science fiction anthology ever put together. Check it out:

WIKIPEDIA: The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume One, 1929-1964: The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of All Time

I thought that since I finally found an online copy of one of my favourite stories that I would share an undisputedly classic piece of literature. A piece of literature which you refer to as "homoerotic jibba jabba". If you are somehow afraid that doing a little reading of the classics to expand your mind is too gay (as you so deftly demonstrated), rest assured that you are the most straight-shootin' dullard this side of the poverty line. Sleep soundly in this knowledge.

I'm not saying you had to like it; I don't like a lot Shakespeare but I respect it for what it is. I can tolerate a difference in opinion, but an uneducated an unquantified insult is just ignorant. It is for such ignorance that I lack patience.

Now, would anyone who actually read the story like to contribute something meaningful regardless of whether or not you liked it? Something intelligent would be appreciated.

Sorry, I'm not into your homoerotic jibba jabba...

Worst. Story. Ever.