July 4, 2008 4:46
My Alternate History Novel
The Founding Fathers of the United States successfully develop space travel. George Washington is the first man on the Moon, and immediately asphyxiates.
The Nazis win the Civil War.
Batman’s parents are never murdered, and Bruce Wayne grows up to be Spider-Man.
World War II never happens – resulting in the following movies: Nothing Over The River Kwai, The Much Longer Diary of Anne Frank, The Guns of Nothing-erone, Schindler’s Factory, and What Are We Saving Private Ryan From?
Hamburgers served on hot dog buns, hot dogs served in taco shells. TACOS NEVER EXISTED!!!
President Kennedy assassinates Lee Harvey Oswald.
Playboy is “the dirty one,” Penthouse is “the classy one.”
Robert Harris’ Fatherland is about a crazy alternate universe where Robert Harris is a good writer.
1983 Best Supporting Actress: Alfre Woodard in Cross Creek, not Linda Hunt in The Year of Living Dangerously. This somehow causes Australia to sink into the ocean and become “Atlantis 2.”
Every single plot from the TV show Sliders somehow happens at once.
I get way more action in high school.
Pepsi wins cola wars with surprise nuclear attack.
George W. Bush steals the 2000 presidential election from Al Gore, starts an insane, unwinnable war, bankrupts the country, and ultimately destroys America’s greatness forever.
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Lev Grossman
Lev Grossman blogs about anything and everything that could be plausibly labeled geeky--science fiction, fantasy, video games, comic books, tech stuff, and so on. If it could get you beaten up in junior high, it's fair game. About the Author
Matt Selman
Matt Selman has worked on eleven seasons and over two hundred episodes of The Simpsons. He currently serves as an Executive Producer. About the Author
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