Midnight Pals: The Golden Age of Sci Fi (Patreon)

Robert Heinlein: now i usually tell stories over at space covenHeinlein: but i thought I'd come over and tell you a storyHeinlein: about alien puppet mastersHeinlein: i call it the puppet mastersBarker: are they alien?Heinlein:Heinlein: oh you've heard it?

Clive Barker: ugh space coven?Barker: those guys are the biggest nerdsKing: i thought you said unicorn fuck club were the biggest nerdsBarker: no i said they were the biggest dorksBarker: there's a difference

Barker: nerds and dorks are totally differentKing: what do you mean, what's the difference?Barker: let me explain it this wayBarker: you stephen are a dorkBarker: but edgar is a nerdPoe: now hold on thereMary Shelley: no he's right

Heinlein: I call this storyHeinlein: In the Realm of the Electric Medusas, What Measure the Measure of a Man?Heinlein: it's about a space guy who shoots aliensHeinlein: with a laser

King: what kind of aliens?Heinlein: what?King: what kind of aliens?Heinlein: oh like i dunnoHeinlein: big green bug-eyed slug monstersHeinlein: you know like just your standard alienHeinlein: the one everyone's writingHeinlein: the important thing is they get shot

Heinlein: you know what i love about aliens?Heinlein: you can just beat 'em up! Pow Zap! Bang!Heinlein: shoot them with a big gun!!!Heinlein: and no pinko commie's gonna tell you to stop! ha ha! yeah!Heinlein: hey do you guys play warhammer?

Heinlein: so do you guys play warhammer?Barker: noKing: not reallyPoe: nopeKoontz: uh uhLovecraft: noHeinlein:Heinlein: ohHeinlein: do you WANT to play warhammer?

Heinlein: see what's cool is, it's both a game and a collectionHeinlein: look at these cool space marinesHeinlein: pretty bad ass don't you think?Heinlein: i wish they gave them more guns thoHeinlein: so i was reading about these new rare miniatures in stormbringer magazineBarker: oh my god i'm dying

Heinlein: so anyway everyone knows the chaos space marines are the best faction cuz you can access specific Stratagems using the chaos emeraldsBarker: i can't take this nerd shitBarker: [weakly] mary pleaseBarker: [weakly] save us from these nerdsBarker: [weakly] bring your shiv

Barker: hey did you see starship troopers?Heinlein: hell yeah brother!!! i love that shit!Heinlein: love when they shoot the bugs! Yeah!Heinlein: i love that shitHeinlein: UNIRONICALLY!

Heinlein: starship troopers movie is so coolHeinlein: i love it!Heinlein: it's totally what i saw in my head when i wrote the book!Heinlein: they captured my ideas perfectly!Heinlein: whatHeinlein: what's so funny

Barker: haha you dingus, it was a satire! they were making fun of you hahaHeinlein: what? shut up!Heinlein: stop mocking me! Heinlein: I'm a serious hard science fiction writer!Heinlein: I predicted the water bed!

Heinlein: bang! pow! i love killing aliens!Heinlein: oh, you're different than me huh alien? huh? is that it?!Heinlein: where the fuck do you get off?!Heinlein: [miming gun] bang! bang!Heinlein: and that's why i'm a member of the SFWA