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Tamás Szikszai
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The Planet That Was Mistaken for a Fool
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I wrote a dystopian sci-fi so absurd, even Douglas Adams might have raised an eyebrow… before offering to buy me a drink. The Planet That Was Mistaken for a Fool — now available to confuse, amuse, and possibly improve your day. Probably.
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added a status update: Upon exiting the elevator, they entered a corridor adorned with a shiny, metallic, tile-like surface. The space was far from crowded, bearing no resemblance to the suffocating claustrophobia of a shopping mall during a major clearance sale, where frenzied shoppers, driven by desperation, might resort to violence for a trivial discount on their purchases.
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added a status update: People tend to follow fashion blindly, like horses pulling a cart, guided not only by the whip but also by blinders placed on their heads to limit their vision as much as possible. In the current situation, however, this comparison did not apply to Winston and Gáben. Not only did they not look fashionable, but they stood out among everyday Earth citizens like an overweight walrus in a church children’s choir.
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"The Planet That Was Mistaken for a Fool by Tamas Szikszai is a dystopian science fiction novel with humor and commentary that can apply to the modern world. For main characters, we have two heroes who are escaped prisoners from a mining planet. We ha"
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“Their car was parked elegantly in front of the club. A short line of extravagantly dressed people awaited entry. The door wasn’t automatic; instead, two imposing security guards—either naturally large or enhanced—were checking guests. The guards sported sharp suits and ties, creating a stark contrast to the partygoers, which included Robin Hood, Piglet, and a trio named Jerk, Douche, and Bugsy. It's unclear how one dresses as a jerk or a douche, but somehow they managed. A man also stood patiently in line, clad only in a diaper, presumably for hygiene reasons.”
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bunny ☆ wrote: "the irony of saying Vonnegut fans would like a novel with an AI-generated book cover is fabulously hilarious."
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“What follows is arguably one of the most hated and horrifying moments in the entire modern human experience — an event so universally loathed, so deeply traumatising, that only the extremely fortunate or the terminally unconscious have ever truly escaped it:
An alarm clock chimed. It didn’t merely beep. It asserted itself, like a bureaucrat with a megaphone and a vendetta against dreams, shattering the delicate peace of sleep with all the subtlety of a marching band in a monastery.” Tamás Szikszai |
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Tamás Szikszai
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I could say ‘any world that isn’t inside my own head,’ but if I had to choose, I’d head straight for the Discworld. First, I’d marvel at the Rimfall, then pick up a scandalous amount of gold from the Agatean Empire so I could be properly mugged in An
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“What follows is arguably one of the most hated and horrifying moments in the entire modern human experience — an event so universally loathed, so deeply traumatising, that only the extremely fortunate or the terminally unconscious have ever truly escaped it:
An alarm clock chimed.
It didn’t merely beep. It asserted itself, like a bureaucrat with a megaphone and a vendetta against dreams, shattering the delicate peace of sleep with all the subtlety of a marching band in a monastery.”
― The Planet That Was Mistaken for a Fool
An alarm clock chimed.
It didn’t merely beep. It asserted itself, like a bureaucrat with a megaphone and a vendetta against dreams, shattering the delicate peace of sleep with all the subtlety of a marching band in a monastery.”
― The Planet That Was Mistaken for a Fool
“Their car was parked elegantly in front of the club. A short line of extravagantly dressed people awaited entry. The door wasn’t automatic; instead, two imposing security guards—either naturally large or enhanced—were checking guests. The guards sported sharp suits and ties, creating a stark contrast to the partygoers, which included Robin Hood, Piglet, and a trio named Jerk, Douche, and Bugsy. It's unclear how one dresses as a jerk or a douche, but somehow they managed. A man also stood patiently in line, clad only in a diaper, presumably for hygiene reasons.”
― The Planet That Was Mistaken for a Fool
― The Planet That Was Mistaken for a Fool
“Winston and Gáben quickly realised that it wouldn’t be ideal for anyone to see Gáben in that outfit. He looked like a stubborn child who didn’t care that his mum had accidentally shrunk his favourite clothes in the wash.”
― The Planet That Was Mistaken for a Fool
― The Planet That Was Mistaken for a Fool
“The buttons were important. There was a time when buttonless clothing had to be developed. The first solution was simple, using velcro to attach separable parts. This arose from a baffling surge in button phobia that led to the banning of buttons. However, that technology quickly fell out of fashion because velcro’s unpleasant sound triggered a new wave of phobias, and it wore out rapidly. Eventually, they developed today’s fabric, which, when properly aligned, self-weaves and fastens invisibly. You can imagine the uproar this caused among button vendors and zipper manufacturers! None at all, since no one dared to question the Future Profit Production Company’s decisions.”
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“Winston and Gáben quickly realised that it wouldn’t be ideal for anyone to see Gáben in that outfit. He looked like a stubborn child who didn’t care that his mum had accidentally shrunk his favourite clothes in the wash.”
― The Planet That Was Mistaken for a Fool
― The Planet That Was Mistaken for a Fool
“What follows is arguably one of the most hated and horrifying moments in the entire modern human experience — an event so universally loathed, so deeply traumatising, that only the extremely fortunate or the terminally unconscious have ever truly escaped it:
An alarm clock chimed.
It didn’t merely beep. It asserted itself, like a bureaucrat with a megaphone and a vendetta against dreams, shattering the delicate peace of sleep with all the subtlety of a marching band in a monastery.”
― The Planet That Was Mistaken for a Fool
An alarm clock chimed.
It didn’t merely beep. It asserted itself, like a bureaucrat with a megaphone and a vendetta against dreams, shattering the delicate peace of sleep with all the subtlety of a marching band in a monastery.”
― The Planet That Was Mistaken for a Fool
“Their car was parked elegantly in front of the club. A short line of extravagantly dressed people awaited entry. The door wasn’t automatic; instead, two imposing security guards—either naturally large or enhanced—were checking guests. The guards sported sharp suits and ties, creating a stark contrast to the partygoers, which included Robin Hood, Piglet, and a trio named Jerk, Douche, and Bugsy. It's unclear how one dresses as a jerk or a douche, but somehow they managed. A man also stood patiently in line, clad only in a diaper, presumably for hygiene reasons.”
― The Planet That Was Mistaken for a Fool
― The Planet That Was Mistaken for a Fool
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