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{{quote|''Dirk Moeller didn't know if he could fart his way into a major diplomatic incident. But he was ready to find out.'' |Opening sentence of ''~The Android's Dream~''}}▼
[[File:John Scalzi by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|300px|John Scalzi in 2018. Photo by Gage Skidmore.]]
▲{{quote|''Dirk Moeller didn't know if he could fart his way into a major diplomatic incident. But he was ready to find out.'' |Opening sentence of ''
'''John Scalzi''' is best known for [[Memetic Mutation|taping bacon to]] [http://whatever.scalzi.com/2006/09/13/clearly-you-people-thought-i-was-kidding/ his cat], though his science-fiction writing, particularly his ''
He has also published two more comedic sci-fi novels, ''[[Agent To The Stars]]'' and ''
Scalzi was also a creative consultant for the TV show ''[[
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* [[Aliens Steal Cable]] - As the main explanation for aliens' choice to make first contact with a film agent in ''[[Agent To The Stars]]''.
* [[Brain Uploading]] - Brian in ''The Android's Dream''.
* [[Continuity Reboot]] - Scalzi is rebooting the [[H. Beam Piper]] "Fuzzy" series, starting with ''[[Fuzzy Nation]]'', a re-imagining of ''[[Little Fuzzy]]''.
* [[Did Not Do the Research]] - A minor case in ''The Android's Dream'', where one character pontificates on the potential kosher status, or lack thereof, of a genetically-engineered meat-like product with both swine and bovine DNA (with the kitschy name of Bison-Boar). This pontification goes on to explain (erroneously) that cloven-hoofed animals aren't kosher and that the dispute is over whether the genetically-manipulated result would have cloven hooves or not. Aside from getting a major sticking point backwards, since cloven hooves are one of the requirements for considering a four-footed mammal kosher, this disregards the fact that both pigs and cattle are even-toed ungulants - in other words, both boar and bison have cloven hooves.
* [[The Dog Is an Alien]]: In ''Agent to the Stars'', Joshua eventually takes on the form of a dog in order to come off as more appealing to humans.
* [[Evil Plan]] and [[Gambit Roulette]] - In ''The Android's Dream'', {{spoiler|Narf Win-Getag's plot to take over Nidu and Earth, and Harry Creek's plot to thwart the Nidu both qualify.}}
* [[This Is My Human]] - A delightful example in his short story ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20120506232744/http://www.tweetdeck.com/twitter/scalzi/~3YheC The Other Large Thing]''.
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