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Subject: Re: Boring races
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Date: Thu, 26-Sep-85 04:01:31 EDT
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judith@proper.UUCP (judith) writes:
>Anybody seen an interesting story about a boring race (i.e. us) ?
>Margaret St. Clair wrote a story in the '50s or so about a boring
>race.  It, and they, were called "Prott."  They did nothing but
>bore humans.
 
     I'll have to appeal to the net for the title and author of this one.
I read a book some years ago about invaders who conquer Earth and then
discover, to their considerable dismay, that they have conquered a race
that is more intelligent.
     One specific instance in the book:
 
     Some human prisoners are being taken to a POW camp by alien guards
holding an alien rifle in one hand and a knife in the other.  A prisoner
is explaining how to make a bayonet as they walk.
 
     One of the major aliens is (as best I recall) General Horsip.
 
     The book is very funny, well done, and ends in a rather unexpected
manner.
                                                         /Bruce N. Wheelock/
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