UFOs, extraterrestrials, and contact

Silly asses

by Isaac Asimov & Ed Emshwiller (Illustrator)

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Language: English
Content type: Fiction

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"Silly Asses" is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov. It was published in the February 1958 issue of Future Science Fiction, after having been twice rejected by other outlets. It was subsequently included in the collections Have You Seen These? in 1974 and Buy Jupiter and Other Stories in 1975. It runs to less than two pages in paperback. (This summary is from Wikipedia.)

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