Time machine story

[ciphergoth]

Clearing out my stuff a couple of days ago, I found a small Bonnie Langford doll that I won many years ago in an SF society "50 word epic" contest. My guilty secret, however, is that I stole the story idea from Rudy Rucker's "The Fourth Dimension and How to Get There". Anyway, it amused spikeylady so I thought I'd share it with you all. (updated slightly to make it clearer)

A miniature time machine appeared in the middle of the room and fell on my desk. I examined it for a minute or so; it had a dial in seconds, and a red button. To test it, I set the dial to sixty seconds, and pressed the button. It disappeared.

Comments

[pavlos.livejournal.com]

I like this story. This story is good!

Pavlos

[nathan-nothing.livejournal.com]

Is there going to be more of this story in gripping installments?!
It looks quite promising.

Are you in London this weekend?

[ergotia.livejournal.com]

Ah no, a sequel would be, er, otiose.

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

Ooh, a new word. Ta :)

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

Next installment

[nathan-nothing.livejournal.com]

I've seen somebody do a trick like that before, only more interesting, I forget the details.

[zotz]

Unrelated.

[nathan-nothing.livejournal.com]

No it wasn't that one, but I did see that earlier and enjoy it slightly more than the trick in question.

[djm4]

So what you are in fact saying is that dennyd's contribution was duller than something else that wasn't interesting enough for you to even remember it?

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

Sounds about right :)

[nathan-nothing.livejournal.com]

I do forget a lot of things that are quite interesting. It was something about a time machine, and a post in the future and the other guy had already written it.
Might have been somebody round about here.
I'm sorry if I upset you as you seem to be quite pleased with your trick there.

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

You haven't upset me - I don't even know you, why on earth would you upset me?

To clarify - by "sounds about right", I meant that my contribution probably was duller than something eminently forgettable. :)

[nathan-nothing.livejournal.com]

I understood what you meant, and I thought I'd better take the precaution of apologising for any offense I may have caused by enjoying the forgettable trick over your dull trick. some people get upset quite easily in these sort of situations, sorry.

[trishpiglet.livejournal.com]

You're funny! I like it : )

[ciphergoth.livejournal.com]

*giggles*