The Day After the Day the Martians Came

The Day After the Day the Martians Came

AuthorFrederik Pohl
GenreFiction, Science Fiction, Short Stories
Original LanguageEnglish
First published1967
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Notes"The Day After the Day the Martians Came" is a short story by American writer Frederik Pohl, first published in the anthology Dangerous Visions (1967), edited by Harlan Ellison. It shows how humans can (and will) laugh at (and hate) any minority group. It centers on a group of reporters in a bar, shortly after humans have made first contact with Martians, who are passing the time by retelling "dumb Polack" jokes as "dumb Martian" jokes.
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