The House in the Middle

Atomic bombs hate slums, but respect a nice clean domicile.

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Alex Boese Alex is the creator and curator of the Museum of Hoaxes. He's also the author of various weird, non-fiction, science-themed books such as Elephants on Acid and Psychedelic Apes. Paul Di Filippo Paul has been paid to put weird ideas into fictional form for over forty years, in his career as a noted science fiction writer. Contact Us

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So after everybody dies from radiation sickness, the cockroaches will have a nice clean house with flowers planted outside,

Posted by ges on 06/13/19 at 08:23 AM

If I could have enough notice before a blast I will be sure to clean the area around my house, treat/paint wooden fences and replace the roof shingles. Would not want any old crap structure to vaporize.

agent j

Posted by agent j on 06/13/19 at 09:45 AM

The "National Clean Up – Paint Up – Fix Up Bureau" ??? They made that up, didn't they?
So, don't build your house at the Nevada Proving Grounds. Location, location, location – duh.

Posted by Virtual in Carnate on 06/13/19 at 09:47 AM

Virtual, according to Wikipedia the NCUPUFUB was "invented by the National Paint, Varnish and Lacquer Association trade group."

Posted by ges on 06/13/19 at 10:53 PM

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