} Sheesh. Haven't any of you recent seekers of knowledge ever heard of
} grovelling?
}
} On a planet full of dust? Let's see...
}
} o Build a dust castle.
}
} o Make a dust angel. Lie on your back and wave your arms and kick your
} legs.
}
} o Watch those big asteroids. Don't any of them look like they're
} heading your way? Lots of fun.
}
} o Did you make a dust angel? Now you can inhale angel dust!
}
} o Get practice for your exciting future career as a maintenence
} engineer.
}
} o Masturbate.
}
} o Or try out your dust angel.
}
} o Count how numerous are the motes of dust. Compare to the number of
} stars.
}
} o Get everybody on the planet to jump up at the same time. You're the
} only one? Well, that saves some trouble, especially concerns about
} simultaneity under special relativity. Or, if you're not alone, you
} shouldn't have to masturbate.
}
} o Maybe the dust is fun to eat.
}
} o Maybe you can think of fun recipes you can make using the dust, e.g
} DUST FLAMBE AU DUST
} Ingredients: some dust
} Instructions: Cook some dust. Mix some other dust with water, and
} cook until the water boils off. Mix some more dust with water.
} Cook 'til steaming. Mix the three together. Serves some people.
}
} o Write a novel in the dust. Be careful where you step when you make
} spelling corrections.
}
} o Write questions to the Oracle in the dust, hoping that passing space
} ships will see the message and pass it along.
}
} [ Oh. Nevermind about the last one, you've already done it. ]
}
} o Write songs about your experiences on the planet of dust, with names
} like "Forbidden Dust," "I Want Some New Dust," "Always a Dust
} Moment," and "Dust in the Wind."
}
} [ Oh. Forget that last title. ]
}
} o Learn to ferment dust. If succesful, this can lead to many new and
} fun things that you can do, but I'll leave you to discover those for
} yourself.
}
} o The most fun thing you can do, though, is answer all the stupid
} questions the Oracle gets for it. I'll arrange to have that space-
} ship drop you off a batch of 'em, and you just write your answers
} big enough to be seen, we'll do the rest. Thanks.
}
} You owe the Oracle an anatomically correct dustperson, as well as the
} answers to the questions.
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