by Ian Skellern
The quasi-humanoid team at De Bethune (you don’t really believe that earthlings create those fantastic timepieces, do you?) tries to convince us that this comet-born device is an instrument for telling the time.
Come on, as if this is “only” the Dream Watch 5 Meteorite. You’d have to one of those centipodes from Alpha Centauri to believe that!
What do you think this intergalactic artifact is really for? Please leave your comments, captions, stories, and suggestions in the comments below.
And congratulations to Larry Brown for his winning Edward Scissorhands on Tinder (or was it Grindr?) caption for last week’s caption competition. Do not miss that and all of last week’s excellent entries at Can’t Put Your Finger On It? Caption Competition #33.
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[…] Congratulations to imageWIS for his “Star Trek” caption, featuring Scotty not being a watchmaker caption in last week’s caption competition. Don’t miss that and all of last week’s excellent entries, including David’s exceptional Iain M. Banks “Culture” spaceship reference, at Surely Created By Extraterrestrials: Caption Competition #34. […]
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It’s obviously some type of intergalactic cruiser. I cannot work out the weapons systems, but see Hans Solo in the cockpit!
It stopped running? Damn it Jim, I’m a doctor, not a watchmaker!
Hey Clark! It’s time you got a new watch.
Your friend,
Doomsday
So, this mechanical engine…. how many light years can we travel with it?
It is a knife missile from the late Iain M Bank’s Culture Universe.
The Culture offensive drone Lapsed Pacifist wants it’s Knife Missile back.
“Unfortunate Conflict Of Evidence”, “Fate Amenable To Change”: Iain M Bank’s Culture series is worth reading for the names of the spacecraft alone.
Trump just won the election! Beam me up Scottie!
Och Captain, what do you think to my new Dilithium crystal watch?
Not bad Scotty. When you’re tired of it we can use it to power the ship!
After loosing his insulin pump, E. T. had serious complications with his Reece’s pieces addiction.
So long and thanks for all the fish.
“Compliance!”
Flight of the Navigator, 1986