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File:Tardigrade spacecraft aft berth.jpg|link=Tardigrade spacecraft|''[[Tardigrade spacecraft]]''' are any of various types of spacecraft occupied by tardigrades. This image from the aft berth compartment shows a scan-view of a passenger in its characteristic "cabbage pod" space suit.
File:Tardigrade spacecraft aft berth.jpg|link=Tardigrade spacecraft|[[Tardigrade spacecraft]] are any of various types of spacecraft occupied by tardigrades. This image from the aft berth compartment shows a scan-view of a passenger in its characteristic "cabbage pod" space suit.


File:Vampire Welcome Mat - The Mat is a Generalization.jpg|link=The Mat is a Generalization|''[[The Mat is a Generalization]]'' is a computational performance program by the goth-influenced mathematical ensemble [[Vampire Welcome Mat]]. Math critic and known fabulist Karl Jones calls it "an extraordinary and heart-felt tribute to the general semantics of Alfred Korzybski."
File:Vampire Welcome Mat - The Mat is a Generalization.jpg|link=The Mat is a Generalization|''[[The Mat is a Generalization]]'' is a computational performance program by the goth-influenced mathematical ensemble [[Vampire Welcome Mat]]. Math critic and known fabulist Karl Jones calls it "an extraordinary and heart-felt tribute to the general semantics of Alfred Korzybski."

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Gnomon Chronicles is a work of fiction and nonfiction by Karl Jones.

  • Tardigrade spacecraft are any of various types of spacecraft occupied by tardigrades. This image from the aft berth compartment shows a scan-view of a passenger in its characteristic "cabbage pod" space suit.

    Tardigrade spacecraft are any of various types of spacecraft occupied by tardigrades. This image from the aft berth compartment shows a scan-view of a passenger in its characteristic "cabbage pod" space suit.

  • The Mat is a Generalization is a computational performance program by the goth-influenced mathematical ensemble Vampire Welcome Mat. Math critic and known fabulist Karl Jones calls it "an extraordinary and heart-felt tribute to the general semantics of Alfred Korzybski."

    The Mat is a Generalization is a computational performance program by the goth-influenced mathematical ensemble Vampire Welcome Mat. Math critic and known fabulist Karl Jones calls it "an extraordinary and heart-felt tribute to the general semantics of Alfred Korzybski."

  • Screenshot from The City on the Edge of Raspberries, one of the so-called "Forbidden Episodes" of the television program Star Trek.

    Screenshot from The City on the Edge of Raspberries, one of the so-called "Forbidden Episodes" of the television program Star Trek.

  • Indiana Jones Versus the Oil Pirates of the Caribbean is an action-adventure film in the Indiana Jones franchise. Harrison Ford returned the title role, while Dennis Hopper plays a charismatic antihero determined to warn the world about the so-called "Peak Jones" effect, when the world has more Indiana Jones films that it can sustain.

    Indiana Jones Versus the Oil Pirates of the Caribbean is an action-adventure film in the Indiana Jones franchise. Harrison Ford returned the title role, while Dennis Hopper plays a charismatic antihero determined to warn the world about the so-called "Peak Jones" effect, when the world has more Indiana Jones films that it can sustain.

  • Oort Cloud Follies - August 1 - 3, 2020. All participants must agree to survey a sector of the Cloud. Media relations provided by the Journal of Irresponsible Astronomy.

    Oort Cloud Follies - August 1 - 3, 2020. All participants must agree to survey a sector of the Cloud. Media relations provided by the Journal of Irresponsible Astronomy.

  • "Dear Diary, HAL 9000 purchased after much computational haggling. I shall repurpose it as a jukebox."

    "Dear Diary, HAL 9000 purchased after much computational haggling. I shall repurpose it as a jukebox."

  • The Terroir is a 2007 novel by Mason S. Minds which tells a fictionalized account of Captain Sir John Franklin's search for the fabled Northwest Vineyards. Plagued by starvation, illness, and cheap merlot, Frankline and his men are stalked across the bleak Arctic landscape by the Phylloxerum, a supernaturally cold-resistant swarm of vine-eating parasites.

    The Terroir is a 2007 novel by Mason S. Minds which tells a fictionalized account of Captain Sir John Franklin's search for the fabled Northwest Vineyards. Plagued by starvation, illness, and cheap merlot, Frankline and his men are stalked across the bleak Arctic landscape by the Phylloxerum, a supernaturally cold-resistant swarm of vine-eating parasites.

  • The Birth of Alienation is a proposed film prank in which the historic film Birth of a Nation will be temporarily replaced by a high-budget spoof version, The Birth of Alienation.

    The Birth of Alienation is a proposed film prank in which the historic film Birth of a Nation will be temporarily replaced by a high-budget spoof version, The Birth of Alienation.

  • They Live, We Study is a documentary film about educational systems and the invasion of the planet Earth by mind-manipulating aliens.

    They Live, We Study is a documentary film about educational systems and the invasion of the planet Earth by mind-manipulating aliens.

  • Big Trouble on Little Tatooine is a 2020 comedy-adventure film starring starring Kurt Russell. It is the first major motion picture in the "Big Trouble in the Star Wars Franchise" series.

    Big Trouble on Little Tatooine is a 2020 comedy-adventure film starring starring Kurt Russell. It is the first major motion picture in the "Big Trouble in the Star Wars Franchise" series.

  • Cover art for Blu-Ray edition of Big Trouble on Little Tatooine starring Mr. Kurt Russell and Sir Alec Guinness.

    Cover art for Blu-Ray edition of Big Trouble on Little Tatooine starring Mr. Kurt Russell and Sir Alec Guinness.

  • SS Minnow is a dramatic television program set on a purported "uncharted desert island" during the Second World War. The plot is loosely based on actual military-industrial-criminal efforts to develop the fictional yet illegal drug Clandestiphrine.

    SS Minnow is a dramatic television program set on a purported "uncharted desert island" during the Second World War. The plot is loosely based on actual military-industrial-criminal efforts to develop the fictional yet illegal drug Clandestiphrine.

  • Page from SS Minnow script showing the "SS MINNOW" stamp.

    Page from SS Minnow script showing the "SS MINNOW" stamp.

  • The Playskool Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, better known as Playskool's My First DSM, is a children's publication for the classification of mental disorders using child-friendly language, simple shapes, and bright primary colors.

    The Playskool Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, better known as Playskool's My First DSM, is a children's publication for the classification of mental disorders using child-friendly language, simple shapes, and bright primary colors.

  • Aftermath of the "Lord of the Rings" disaster, physicist and raconteur Steven Brust's unauthorized (and now preliminated) experiment in high-energy literature.

    Aftermath of the "Lord of the Rings" disaster, physicist and raconteur Steven Brust's unauthorized (and now preliminated) experiment in high-energy literature.

  • 2001: A Species Odyssey is a short documentary film about the ethical dilemma faced by two astronauts (Frank Bowman and David Poole) when they discover an alien-human hybrid child stowed away on their spaceship.

    2001: A Species Odyssey is a short documentary film about the ethical dilemma faced by two astronauts (Frank Bowman and David Poole) when they discover an alien-human hybrid child stowed away on their spaceship.

  • The TARDIS on the Edge of Forever is one of the so-called "Forbidden Episodes" of the television program Star Trek.

    The TARDIS on the Edge of Forever is one of the so-called "Forbidden Episodes" of the television program Star Trek.

  • Deacon Billy is a proposed film in which actor Dennis Hopper will play Deacon Billy, a Merchant Marine captain who trades his ship and crew for the last motorcycle on Earth.

    Deacon Billy is a proposed film in which actor Dennis Hopper will play Deacon Billy, a Merchant Marine captain who trades his ship and crew for the last motorcycle on Earth.

  • CSI: Reptile Gastrointestinal Unit is a television crime drama show featuring a team of herpetological gastroenterologists who solve crimes related to reptile ingestion, digestion, and excretion.

    CSI: Reptile Gastrointestinal Unit is a television crime drama show featuring a team of herpetological gastroenterologists who solve crimes related to reptile ingestion, digestion, and excretion.

  • In tonight's episode of Cthulhu at the Movies, malevolent supernatural entity and renowned cineaste Cthulhu reviews the exploding head sequence from David Cronenberg's documentary film Scanners.

    In tonight's episode of Cthulhu at the Movies, malevolent supernatural entity and renowned cineaste Cthulhu reviews the exploding head sequence from David Cronenberg's documentary film Scanners.

  • The Super-Hungry Parasite is a children's picture book designed, illustrated, and written by parasitologist Rice Clear, first published by the Gnomon Chronicles on July 10, 2020. The book features a polymorphic alien organism which demonstrates a wide range of parasitic behaviors, eating its way through a variety of hosts before pupating and emerging as [REDACTED]. The winner of many children's literature awards and an ongoing series of emergency xenoparasitology research grants, it has infected almost 50 million hosts worldwide.

    The Super-Hungry Parasite is a children's picture book designed, illustrated, and written by parasitologist Rice Clear, first published by the Gnomon Chronicles on July 10, 2020. The book features a polymorphic alien organism which demonstrates a wide range of parasitic behaviors, eating its way through a variety of hosts before pupating and emerging as [REDACTED]. The winner of many children's literature awards and an ongoing series of emergency xenoparasitology research grants, it has infected almost 50 million hosts worldwide.

  • Promotional art for They Live, We Eat, a short documentary film about how restaurants specializing in alien cuisine are coping with business and xenobiological issues during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Promotional art for They Live, We Eat, a short documentary film about how restaurants specializing in alien cuisine are coping with business and xenobiological issues during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Title card for Alien Gourmand (Season One).

    Title card for Alien Gourmand (Season One).

  • July 23, 2020: Signed first edition of Phoenix 1 stolen from the Walker Art Center in New Minneapolis, Canada in a daring daylight robbery by agents of the criminal mathematical function Gnotilus.

    July 23, 2020: Signed first edition of Phoenix 1 stolen from the Walker Art Center in New Minneapolis, Canada in a daring daylight robbery by agents of the criminal mathematical function Gnotilus.

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