An adjunct to my last post

[serai]

Here is something that I read waaaaayyyy back when I was a teenager. (When I was your age, the internet was called BOOKS.) It instantly became one of my favorite essays. It treats with a Very Importan Subject, and I present the link now for your edification.


Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex, by Larry Niven


I dare you to watch Smallville with a straight face after that.


*pets Google and feed it a treat*

Comments

[rabidsamfan.livejournal.com]

*snicker* I do love that essay...

[serai1.livejournal.com]

I remember rolling on the floor laughing when I first read it. None of these questions had occured to me, of course. And it's certainly an argument for keeping Superman's love affairs pure!

[marigold6.livejournal.com]

Excellent! Larry Niven is brilliant. And sometimes I have a hard time watching Smallville with a straight face anyway. ;D

Geez, I remember books...

[willow-wode.livejournal.com]

You are, once again, the gawdess of finding things thought lost to time. My husband mentioned this short when we saw the preview of the new S'man in the theatre, and I was mourning that I'd lost my book that contained it long ago.

Thank you!

[serai1.livejournal.com]

You're more than welcome! My copy of the book also wandered off years ago, so I was really jazzed to find it online.

It's full of such wonderful images. The beachball-sized spermatozoa are an especial hoot!