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RESULTS OF F&SF COMPETITION #99 "Ignorance Is Bliss"What happens when you take the title of a favorite science fiction or fantasy story, then willfully mash up the plot? You get these clever entries, that's what. Thanks to the entrants whose ignorance was blissful—and funny. And thanks to Melissa Lee Shaw and Peter Wainwright for their judging skills. FIRST PRIZE: Original: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne Blissful ignorance: Who knew the Atlanteans had so many baseball teams? —Patrick O'Connor Chicago, Illinois SECOND PRIZE: Original: From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne Blissful ignorance: The adventures of Alice Kramden, the first woman to land on the moon. —James Kajpust Freeland, MI HONORABLE MENTIONS: Original: The Voyage of the Space Beagle by A. E. van Vogt Blissful ignorance: On a dark and starry night, Snoopy revs up his doghouse to escape velocity in pursuit of his unyielding scarlet-hued adversary. —Joel Schlosberg Oakland Gardens, NY Original: Watchmen by Alan Moore Blissful ignorance: This gripping docudrama tells the secret history of Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis, the founders of Rolex, and the rise of their timepiece empire. —Jae Brim San Francisco, CA Original: "To Serve Man" by Damon Knight Blissful ignorance: A correct translation of the guidebook of visiting aliens reveals that their covert plan for Earth is less benevolent than the manual's title suggests: a loser-gets-eaten men's tennis championship. —Joel Schlosberg Oakland Gardens, NY
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