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THEY'RE MADE OUT OF MEAT, Slides of Poetry

These creatures are the only sentient race in that sector and they're made out of meat.” “Maybe they're like the orfolei. You know, a carbon-based intelligence ...

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Short Story of the Week #3-They’re Made Out of Meat
Name _____________________________________
READ CLOSELY AND SHOW EVIDENCE OF THINKING BY ANNOTATING. Annotate
all readings by highlighting the main idea in yellow; the best evidence
supporting in blue, and any interesting phrases in green.
THEY'RE MADE OUT OF MEAT
by Terry Bisson 1990
“They’re made out of meat.”
“Meat?”
“Meat. They’re made out of meat.”
“Meat?”
“There’s no doubt about it. We picked up several from different parts of the planet, took them aboard
our recon vessels,1 and probed them all the way through. They’re completely meat.”
“That’s impossible. What about the radio signals? The messages to the stars?”
“They use the radio waves to talk, but the signals don’t come from them. The signals come from
machines.”
“So who made the machines? That’s who we want to contact.”
“They made the machines. That’s what I’m trying to tell you. Meat made the machines.”
“That’s ridiculous. How can meat make a machine? You’re asking me to believe in sentient2meat.”
“I’m not asking you, I’m telling you. These creatures are the only sentient race in that sector and
they’re made out of meat.”
“Maybe they’re like the orfolei. You know, a carbon-based intelligence that goes through a meat
stage.”
“Nope. They’re born meat and they die meat. We studied them for several of their life spans, which
didn’t take long. Do you have any idea what’s the life span of meat?”
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READ CLOSELY AND SHOW EVIDENCE OF THINKING BY ANNOTATING. Annotate

all readings by highlighting the main idea in yellow; the best evidence

supporting in blue, and any interesting phrases in green.

THEY'RE MADE OUT OF MEAT

by Terry Bisson 1990

“They’re made out of meat.” “Meat?” “Meat. They’re made out of meat.” “Meat?” “There’s no doubt about it. We picked up several from different parts of the planet, took them aboard our recon vessels, 1 and probed them all the way through. They’re completely meat.” “That’s impossible. What about the radio signals? The messages to the stars?” “They use the radio waves to talk, but the signals don’t come from them. The signals come from machines.” “So who made the machines? That’s who we want to contact.” “They made the machines. That’s what I’m trying to tell you. Meat made the machines.” “That’s ridiculous. How can meat make a machine? You’re asking me to believe in sentient 2 meat.” “I’m not asking you, I’m telling you. These creatures are the only sentient race in that sector and they’re made out of meat.” “Maybe they’re like the orfolei. You know, a carbon-based intelligence that goes through a meat stage.” “Nope. They’re born meat and they die meat. We studied them for several of their life spans, which didn’t take long. Do you have any idea what’s the life span of meat?”

“Spare me. Okay, maybe they’re only part meat. You know, like the weddilei. A meat head with an electron plasma brain inside.” “Nope. We thought of that, since they do have meat heads, like the weddilei. But I told you, we probed them. They’re meat all the way through.” “No brain?” “Oh, there’s a brain all right. It’s just that the brain is made out of meat! That’s what I’ve been trying to tell you.” “So... what does the thinking?” “You’re not understanding, are you? You’re refusing to deal with what I’m telling you. The brain does the thinking. The meat.” “Thinking meat! You’re asking me to believe in thinking meat!” “Yes, thinking meat! Conscious meat! Loving meat. Dreaming meat. The meat is the whole deal! Are you beginning to get the picture or do I have to start all over?” “Omigod. You’re serious then. They’re made out of meat.” “Thank you. Finally. Yes. They are indeed made out of meat. And they’ve been trying to get in touch with us for almost a hundred of their years.” “Omigod. So what does this meat have in mind?” “First it wants to talk to us. Then I imagine it wants to explore the Universe, contact other sentiences, swap ideas and information. The usual.” “We’re supposed to talk to meat.” “That’s the idea. That’s the message they’re sending out by radio. ‘Hello. Anyone out there. Anybody home.’ That sort of thing.” “They actually do talk, then. They use words, ideas, concepts?” “Oh, yes. Except they do it with meat.” “I thought you just told me they used radio.”

“Yes, a rather shy but sweet hydrogen core cluster intelligence in a class nine star in G445 zone. Was in contact two galactic rotations ago, wants to be friendly again.” “They always come around.” “And why not? Imagine how unbearably, how unutterably cold the Universe would be if one were all alone...” Notes

  1. “Recon” is short for reconnaissance, which is a military term for inspecting or exploring an area.
  2. Sentient (adjective) : capable of sensing or feeling
  3. extremely small
  4. foolish people **WRITE A REFLECTION (3 paragraphs-5 sentences each)-This needs to be submitted through google classroom. One paragraph that reflects on what the writer said
  • Here’s where you summarize the main points of the story One paragraph that reflects on the writer’s style
  • How does the author use rhetorical devices (similes, metaphors, symbols etc.)
  • What is the theme/author’s message One paragraph that reflects the reader’s thoughts on the content of the Story
  • Here’s where you can discuss your reaction to the story, did it speak to you? Did you like it, why or why not?**