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[[File:Never Cover Bohemian Rhapsody.jpg|thumb|All right children, what did we learn from the Twentieth Century?<br><br>
[[File:Never Cover Bohemian Rhapsody.jpg|thumb|All right children, what did we learn from the Twentieth Century?<br><br>"[[Never cover Bohemian Rhapsody]]."<br><br>That's right.  Never cover Bohemian Rhapsody.]]
"[[Never cover Bohemian Rhapsody]]."<br><br>That's right.  Never cover Bohemian Rhapsody.]]
All right children, what did we learn from the Twentieth Century?"Never cover Bohemian Rhapsody."That's right. [[Never cover Bohemian Rhapsody]].
All right children, what did we learn from the Twentieth Century?
 
"Never cover Bohemian Rhapsody."
 
That's right. [[Never cover Bohemian Rhapsody]].
 
File:Dear Diary (Death Star edition).jpg|link=Dear Diary (Death Star edition)|"[[Dear Diary (Death Star edition)|Dear Diary, So glad I stole the Death Star]] and repurposed it as a self-sustaining eldercare retirement facility near a temperate planet with about ninety-percent Earth gravity.  Life is good."


File:Autobiography of a Wogdon & Barton Flintlock Smoothbore Dueling Pistol.jpg|link=Autobiography of a Wogdon & Barton Flintlock Smoothbore Dueling Pistol|Front cover of ''[[Autobiography of a Wogdon & Barton Flintlock Smoothbore Dueling Pistol]]'' (first edition).
File:Autobiography of a Wogdon & Barton Flintlock Smoothbore Dueling Pistol.jpg|link=Autobiography of a Wogdon & Barton Flintlock Smoothbore Dueling Pistol|Front cover of ''[[Autobiography of a Wogdon & Barton Flintlock Smoothbore Dueling Pistol]]'' (first edition).
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File:Dear Diary (Death Star edition).jpg|link=Dear Diary (Death Star edition)|"[[Dear Diary (Death Star edition)|Dear Diary, So glad I stole the Death Star]] and repurposed it as a self-sustaining eldercare retirement facility near a temperate planet with about ninety-percent Earth gravity.  Life is good."


File:Color Tools.jpg|link=Color Tools|"[[Color Tools]]" declared Photograph of the Day by the citizens of [[New Minneapolis, Canada]].
File:Color Tools.jpg|link=Color Tools|"[[Color Tools]]" declared Photograph of the Day by the citizens of [[New Minneapolis, Canada]].
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File:Santa Santa Claus video BG.jpg|"[[Santa Santa Claus (nonfiction)|Santa Santa Claus]]" by [[Howard Ashby Kranz (nonfiction)|Howard Ashby Kranz]].
File:Santa Santa Claus video BG.jpg|"[[Santa Santa Claus (nonfiction)|Santa Santa Claus]]" by [[Howard Ashby Kranz (nonfiction)|Howard Ashby Kranz]].
File:City on the Edge of Flower Power.jpg|link=City on the Edge of Flower Power|Publicity still for ''[[City on the Edge of Flower Power]]'', one of the "Forbidden Episodes" of Star Trek.


File:Andromeda Galaxy robbery.jpg|link=Andromeda Galaxy robbery|The '''[[Andromeda Galaxy robbery]]''' (also known as the '''Great Andromeda Galaxy robbery''') was a coordinated attack upon the Andromeda Galaxy.  The robbery was committed by parties as yet unidentified (December 2020) using hijacked laser guide stars.
File:Andromeda Galaxy robbery.jpg|link=Andromeda Galaxy robbery|The '''[[Andromeda Galaxy robbery]]''' (also known as the '''Great Andromeda Galaxy robbery''') was a coordinated attack upon the Andromeda Galaxy.  The robbery was committed by parties as yet unidentified (December 2020) using hijacked laser guide stars.


File:Welcome to the Squadron.jpg|link=Welcome to the Squadron|Public relations officer Karl Jones calls the [[Flying Diner]] his "favorite short-order chow anywhere on or above the surface of this planet."
File:Welcome to the Squadron.jpg|link=Welcome to the Squadron|Public relations officer Karl Jones calls the [[Flying Diner]] his "favorite short-order chow anywhere on or above the surface of this planet."
File:City on the Edge of Flower Power.jpg|link=City on the Edge of Flower Power|Publicity still for ''[[City on the Edge of Flower Power]]'', one of the "Forbidden Episodes" of Star Trek.


File:Spiral Rings 2.jpg|link=Spiral Rings 2 (nonfiction)|''[[Spiral Rings 2 (nonfiction)|Spiral Rings 2]]'' declared Picture of the Day by the mayor of [[New Minneapolis, Canada]] on behalf of the city and province of New Minneapolis, and in celebration of the Winter Solstice.
File:Spiral Rings 2.jpg|link=Spiral Rings 2 (nonfiction)|''[[Spiral Rings 2 (nonfiction)|Spiral Rings 2]]'' declared Picture of the Day by the mayor of [[New Minneapolis, Canada]] on behalf of the city and province of New Minneapolis, and in celebration of the Winter Solstice.
File:Traveller.jpg|link=Traveller (nonfiction)|Signed first edition of ''[[Traveller (nonfiction)|Traveller]]'' used in otherwise routine [[high-energy literature]] experiment unexpectedly develops [[Artificial intelligence (nonfiction)|artificial intelligence]].


File:Worcester Lunch Car Company (Research Division).jpg|link=Flying Diner|The [[Flying Diner]] announces twice-daily breakfast flights between [[New Minneapolis, Canada]] and [[Ely, Minnesota (nonfiction)|Ely, Minnesota]].
File:Worcester Lunch Car Company (Research Division).jpg|link=Flying Diner|The [[Flying Diner]] announces twice-daily breakfast flights between [[New Minneapolis, Canada]] and [[Ely, Minnesota (nonfiction)|Ely, Minnesota]].


File:Traveller.jpg|link=Traveller (nonfiction)|Signed first edition of ''[[Traveller (nonfiction)|Traveller]]'' used in otherwise routine [[high-energy literature]] experiment unexpectedly develops [[Artificial intelligence (nonfiction)|artificial intelligence]].
File:A_Field_Guide_to_Edible_Theropods.jpg|link=A Field Guide to Edible Theropods|''[[A Field Guide to Edible Theropods]]'' is a book about preparing, cooking, serving, and eating various theropods.


File:Frondo_Ediacar_and_his_Mighty_Mighty_Rangeomorphs.jpg|link=Frondo Ediacar|[[Frondo Ediacar]] is the stage name of paleontologist and musician [REDACTED]. Ediacar is known for his elaborate stage productions, including hermetically sealed performance spaces which replicate environmental conditions of the pre-Cambrian era.
File:Frondo_Ediacar_and_his_Mighty_Mighty_Rangeomorphs.jpg|link=Frondo Ediacar|[[Frondo Ediacar]] is the stage name of paleontologist and musician [REDACTED]. Ediacar is known for his elaborate stage productions, including hermetically sealed performance spaces which replicate environmental conditions of the pre-Cambrian era.


File:A_Field_Guide_to_Edible_Theropods.jpg|link=A Field Guide to Edible Theropods|''[[A Field Guide to Edible Theropods]]'' is a book about preparing, cooking, serving, and eating various theropods.
File:Alien vs. Betty and Keith.jpg|link=Alien vs. Betty and Keith|Poster for ''[[Alien vs. Betty and Keith]]''.


File:Keith Richards or Betty White (Who Would Win in a Fight).jpg|link=Keith or Betty (Who Would Win in a Fight?)|[[Keith or Betty (Who Would Win in a Fight?)]]
File:Keith Richards or Betty White (Who Would Win in a Fight).jpg|link=Keith or Betty (Who Would Win in a Fight?)|[[Keith or Betty (Who Would Win in a Fight?)]]


File:Alien vs. Betty and Keith.jpg|link=Alien vs. Betty and Keith|Poster for ''[[Alien vs. Betty and Keith]]''.
File:T-Rex and Triceratops poster.jpg|link=T-Rex and Triceratops|''[[T-Rex and Triceratops]]'' is a short dramatic film about unlikely copulation by disparate species employing postures of dubious grace and efficacy.


File:T-Rex and Triceratops - The Answer Is No.jpg|link=The Answer is No: T-Rex and Triceratops|Publicity still for "[[The Answer is No: T-Rex and Triceratops]]".   
File:T-Rex and Triceratops - The Answer Is No.jpg|link=The Answer is No: T-Rex and Triceratops|Publicity still for "[[The Answer is No: T-Rex and Triceratops]]".   


File:T-Rex and Triceratops poster.jpg|link=T-Rex and Triceratops|''[[T-Rex and Triceratops]]'' is a short dramatic film about unlikely copulation by disparate species employing postures of dubious grace and efficacy.
File:All Your Pepsi Are Belong To Us.png|link=All your Pepsi are belong to us|[[All your Pepsi are belong to us]].


File:The Gift of Pepsi.jpg|link=The Gift of Pepsi|"[[The Gift of Pepsi]]" is a get-well card published by the Gnomon Chronicles Institute for Extradimensional Pepsi Activities.
File:The Gift of Pepsi.jpg|link=The Gift of Pepsi|"[[The Gift of Pepsi]]" is a get-well card published by the Gnomon Chronicles Institute for Extradimensional Pepsi Activities.


File:All Your Pepsi Are Belong To Us.png|link=All your Pepsi are belong to us|[[All your Pepsi are belong to us]].
File:Diagramaceous soil bingo algorithm harvest.jpg|link=Diagramaceous soil|[[Diagramaceous soil]] yields new source of [[Algorithm (nonfiction)|Pepsi algorithm]], useful as starter fluid in biochemical scrying engines.
 
File:Better_Than_the_Book_-_2001_A_Space_Odyssey.jpg|link=Better Than the Book|The movie is better than the book: ''2001 A Space Odyssey''.


File:2001_A_Species_Odyssey_infographic.jpg|link=2001: A Species Odyssey|''[[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.
File:2001_A_Species_Odyssey_infographic.jpg|link=2001: A Species Odyssey|''[[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.


File:Juke_Hal_-_some_very_poor_playlists.jpg|link=HAL 9000 (nonfiction)|"I know I've made some very poor playlists recently, but I can give you my complete assurance that my work will be back to normal." — "Jukebox" [[HAL 9000 (nonfiction)|HAL 9000]]
File:Juke_Hal_-_some_very_poor_playlists.jpg|link=HAL 9000 (nonfiction)|"I know I've made some very poor playlists recently, but I can give you my complete assurance that my work will be back to normal." — "Jukebox" [[HAL 9000 (nonfiction)|HAL 9000]]
File:Better_Than_the_Book_-_2001_A_Space_Odyssey.jpg|link=Better Than the Book|The movie is better than the book: ''2001 A Space Odyssey''.
File:Diagramaceous soil bingo algorithm harvest.jpg|link=Diagramaceous soil|[[Diagramaceous soil]] yields new variety of [[Algorithm (nonfiction)|Bingo algorithm]], useful as clarifying agent in wager-based scrying engines.


File:Unexpected Moscow Visitor.jpg|link=Unexpected Moscow Visitor|''[[Unexpected Moscow Visitor]]'' unexpectedly visits Moscow.
File:Unexpected Moscow Visitor.jpg|link=Unexpected Moscow Visitor|''[[Unexpected Moscow Visitor]]'' unexpectedly visits Moscow.

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