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The President's Brain Is Missing

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The President's Brain Is Missing

By: John Scalzi
Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
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The question is, how can you tell the President's brain is missing? And are we sure we need it back?

©2010 John Scalzi (P)2019 Macmillan Audio Humorous Literature & Fiction Science Fiction Funny Witty
Entertaining Short Story • Clever Concept • Humorous Writing • Twisted Imagination • Inventive Plot • Great Narration
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This short story felt like an episode of Twilight Zone. good for a free off or $1 read.

Quick and Quirky

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I'm sorry, but the finality the narrator uses each time he says 'Jefferson(or any other name) said' bugs the jeebs off me! I love Scalzi so much, but this story, I will have to consume in written form. I only got about five minutes in before my toes were so curled I had to stop for risk of injury...I remember nothing but a cork and that darn Jefferson...

review of preformance only, my own opinion

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The President went for a swim & when he couldn't keep his head underwater, he called his doctor. Doc performed an MRI & discovered the President's brain is missing.

This short story is not short on the humor or adventure. Hilarious, silly, & a quick dose of fun.

A Quick Dose of Fun

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I so enjoy Scalzi shorts as they are super clever and fun too. Great deals also

Cleverly done

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The only thing I dislike about Scalzi as a writer is his incessant use of "(person's name) said" for almost every sentence in a dialogue. When you're reading his books, your eyes can flit over it & ignore it for the most part, but it becomes obvious when listening to audiobooks.

Other narrarators worked around it as best they could, but this narrarator emphasized it. It made it really hard to enjoy the story.

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Yet another great story by John Scalzi, even as short as it is. Very well developed and even sounded plausible in a funny way! PJ Ochlan did a great job narrating it as well!

Fun short story!

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As with much of John's work, I would love to see more out of the universe he built here. Decidedly lighthearted as the title suggests, and it made me laugh.

Short but a lot of fun

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A unique idea, well written, performed flawlessly. Very thought provoking. I have become a big fan of Scalzi, and once again he didn't disappoint.

A great short story!

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Thank you, John Scalzi for the Christmas/New Year’s gift. Perfectly timed for this election year.

What a hoot!

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fun little tale.
a fun little romp into the possibilities of advanced technology.
worth the time

cute

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