Saturday, 27 December 2025

They're Made Out of Meat by Terry Bisson

Welcome to Earth!

Two aliens are basically sitting around, chatting about humans and trying to decide whether we should even count as a sentient species. That’s the whole story. No action, no world-building dumps and only consisting of dialogue. 

It's absolutely hilarious.

I first read this story over twenty years ago and I still laugh every time I come back to it. There’s something endlessly funny about watching us humans get politely but firmly ridiculed by a pair of baffled extraterrestrials because, well, as the title says, we’re made out of meat.

It’s sci-fi comedy at its finest: quick, clever, and perfectly timed. Do yourself a favor, spend five minutes with this modern classic and enjoy seeing humanity roasted from orbit.


You can read this story HERE.

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