Does anyone recognise this plot?

raymond larsson <raglegumm.RemoveThis@sk.sympatico.ca.invalid> wrote in
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 > In article <Xns95646E61DC4F5daverymanhotmailcom.RemoveThis@130.133.1.4>, Dave
Ryman
 > says...
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  >> Parents of a boy are very nervous. He has to sit an IQ test. He gets
an
  >> IQ score of over 100, and has to be terminated.
  >>
  >> Any ideas?
 >
 > A faq answered in rasfw; "Examination Day" by Henry Slesar.
 >

Thanks very much for that. What is rasfw? ??ScienceFictionWeekly???

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In article <Xns9565F2858E2CDdaverymanhotmailcom RemoveThis @130.133.1.4>, Dave Ryman
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 > Thanks very much for that. What is rasfw? ??ScienceFictionWeekly???

you're welcome. rec.arts.sf.written , where this story has come up often
enough that I was miffed to only recall half the title.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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raymond larsson <raglegumm RemoveThis @sk.sympatico.ca.invalid> wrote in
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 > In article <Xns9565F2858E2CDdaverymanhotmailcom RemoveThis @130.133.1.4>, Dave
Ryman
 > says...
  >>
  >> Thanks very much for that. What is rasfw? ??ScienceFictionWeekly???
 >
 > you're welcome. rec.arts.sf.written , where this story has come up
often
 > enough that I was miffed to only recall half the title.
 >

Thanks for the ng address - I'll be adding it to my subscriptions (I'm
sure I searched for "sf", must have missed it).

A little research does go a long way - found out that it was made into an
episode of the Twilight Zone in the eighties. My other half remembers it
being read to them at an end-of-term school assembly (wierd school!), and
wanted a copy to read. I tracked down a book or two with the story
included - odd thing is that she has an old copy at her parent's house
and never even knew it!

Interesting to note that it is comtemporary with many of PKD's short
stories - maybe I might try and find some more by the same author. I
think the 40's and 50's is probably "my era" for SF short stories (I was
an Asimov addict as a teenager, even though the stories I was reading
were already over a quarter of a century old).

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On 14 Sep 2004 09:51:04 GMT, Dave Ryman <dave_rymanNOSPAM DeleteThis @hotmail.com>
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 >My other half is racking her brains trying to remember the author and
 >title of a science fiction work. All she remembers is the basic plot.
 >When she started to relate it, I thought it was one of PKD's short
 >stories, but I don't think it is.
 >
 >I'm hoping that someone here will have read it, and can tell us what it
 >is...
 >
 >Parents of a boy are very nervous. He has to sit an IQ test. He gets an
 >IQ score of over 100, and has to be terminated.
 >
 >Any ideas?

  Harrison Bergeron by Vonnegut. There was a film made of it as
well. Not too bad of a rendition, I thought. The lad that plays Sam
Gamgee in LOTR plays Harrison in the film.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 15:32:58 GMT, Whippie
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 >On 14 Sep 2004 09:51:04 GMT, Dave Ryman <dave_rymanNOSPAM.RemoveThis@hotmail.com>
 >wrote:
 >
  >>My other half is racking her brains trying to remember the author and
  >>title of a science fiction work. All she remembers is the basic plot.
  >>When she started to relate it, I thought it was one of PKD's short
  >>stories, but I don't think it is.
  >>
  >>I'm hoping that someone here will have read it, and can tell us what it
  >>is...
  >>
  >>Parents of a boy are very nervous. He has to sit an IQ test. He gets an
  >>IQ score of over 100, and has to be terminated.
  >>
  >>Any ideas?
 >
  > Harrison Bergeron by Vonnegut. There was a film made of it as
 >well. Not too bad of a rendition, I thought. The lad that plays Sam
 >Gamgee in LOTR plays Harrison in the film.

  D'oh, my mistake. Sorry about the misinformation. I guess I
should've read all new headers before replying. I do the same think
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