Random Bemusement...

[patgund]

I was thinking about the article I posted yesterday about the Department of Homeland Security using Sci-Fi writers, (Niven, Pournelle, Bear, among others) as a think tank to help defend against terrorists.

Then I thought of a couple SF writers I would like to see on that (Bujold, Weber, maybe Ringo)

And some I wouldn't want anywhere NEAR the idea (Stirling, maybe not Ringo)

Then my brain went "Hmmm, what about fantasy writers?"

And I got the immediate mental image of Department of Homeland Security policies and senarios......written by Robert Jordan.

NOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(runs and hides in the corner)

Comments

[phinnia.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. They'd never end, they'd be impossible to follow, each volume would be the size of the Manhattan yellow pages ... wait a minute, that's pretty much government documents now. Maybe he's already writing for them?

[kd5mdk.livejournal.com]

I WILL NOT create 10 separate tickets for "The Assistant Undersecretary is requesting a skirt to be procured so she can smooth it while tugging at her braid and folding her arms under her breasts."

[ismarc.livejournal.com]

Screw it! Put John Norman in charge!

[mistresshuette.livejournal.com]

Or worse yet, L. Ron Hubbard ... he'd have turned the Dept. into the next big religion.

[mistresshuette.livejournal.com]

Thinking about it some more, they really need someone who can think in terms of conspiracy, etc. Wouldn't they be better off with Tom Clancy and Michael Crichton?