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* [[Urine in rain monologue]]
* [[Urine in rain monologue]]
* ''[[Tesla and Frye Save the Electron]]''
* ''[[Tesla and Frye Save the Electron]]''
* [[VALIS Pink]]


== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==

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"Do androids dream of electric cars? tweet by Elon Musk; "Do Elons Dream of Electric Jeep?" publicity photo courtesy Gnomon Chronicles PKD Manufacturers Association.
Do Elons Dream of Electric Jeep?.

Do Elons Dream of Electric Jeep? is a transportation systems novel by mechanical engineer Chip "Pink Riddle" Kid, first published in 1968.

Description

The novel is set in a post-petroleum San Francisco, where Earth's billionaires have been replaced by androids, leaving most millionaires endangered or extinct.

The main plot follows [REDACTED], a Dot-Com Boom millionaire who is tasked with "retiring" (i.e. stealing and reverse-engineering) six escaped Nexus-6 model Jeep Electric Autonomous Vehicles, while a secondary plot follows [REDACTED], a man of sub-par wealth who aids the fugitive Jeep.

Anagrams

"Chip Pink Riddle Kid" = "Philip Kindred Dick"

In the News

  • The Society for the Advancement of VALIS (SAV) is a provisionally licensed transdimensional corporation which promotes and advances the interests of VALIS (Vast Active Living Intelligence System), representing author and alleged time-traveler Philip K. Dick's gnostic vision of God.

    The Society for the Advancement of VALIS (SAV) is a provisionally licensed transdimensional corporation which promotes and advances the interests of VALIS (Vast Active Living Intelligence System), representing author and alleged time-traveler Philip K. Dick's gnostic vision of God.

  • Replicant Vice is a reality television series starring Harrison Ford and Roy Batty.

    Replicant Vice is a reality television series starring Harrison Ford and Roy Batty.

  • The "Urine in rain" (also known as the "Sea Breezes Speech") is a 42-word monologue, consisting of the last words of character Roy Batty (portrayed by Rutger Hauer) in the 1982 Ridley Scott-directed film Blade Runner.

    The "Urine in rain" (also known as the "Sea Breezes Speech") is a 42-word monologue, consisting of the last words of character Roy Batty (portrayed by Rutger Hauer) in the 1982 Ridley Scott-directed film Blade Runner.

  • Tesla and Frye Save the Electron is a documentary film by [REDACTED] about time-traveling comedy duo Tesla and Frye.

    Tesla and Frye Save the Electron is a documentary film by [REDACTED] about time-traveling comedy duo Tesla and Frye.

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

External links

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