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%% ** When the Sack is ordered to answer questions 24/7. It’s a living creature; it must rest.
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%% -->It was strange, thought Siebling, that he felt so unhappy about so happy an ending.
%% -->It was strange, thought Siebling, that he felt so unhappy about so happy an ending.
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* DeadpanSnarker: The Sack often comes as that due to its bluntness.
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* LivingMacGuffin: The Sack is one.
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%% * LivingMacGuffin: The Sack is one.
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** When [[spoiler:pirates kidnap the Sack, AKA the key to ultimate power, and expect the gang to hold together with such a treasure onboard]]
** When the Sack is ordered to answer questions 24/7. It’s a living creature; it must rest.
** When [[spoiler:pirates kidnap the Sack, AKA the key to ultimate power, and expect the gang to hold together with such a treasure onboard]]
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%% * RealityEnsues:
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%% ** When the Sack is ordered to answer questions 24/7. It’s a living creature; it must rest.
%% ** When [[spoiler:pirates kidnap the Sack, AKA the key to ultimate power, and expect the gang to hold together with such a treasure onboard]]
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* TheWorldIsNotReady: And how!
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%% * TheWorldIsNotReady: And how!
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* NotSoAboveItAll: That's what Siebling thinks when the Sack admits that one of the reasons it recommended him as its partner for daily conversations is that it displeased Horrigan.
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* SuperIntelligence: Yzrl can extrapolate an entire language from a few words, tell where to look for a missing person, predict the stock market, etc, all purely through analysis.
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** Siebling is HauledBeforeASenateCommittee to explain why he cancelled several appointments with the Sack, forcing the government to compensate those people. The senators insist on speaking with the Sack in person, whereupon they discover that Senator Horrigan has cancelled all upcoming appointments with the Sack.
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** Siebling is HauledBeforeASenateCommittee HauledBeforeASenateSubCommittee to explain why he cancelled several appointments with the Sack, forcing the government to compensate those people. The senators insist on speaking with the Sack in person, whereupon they discover that Senator Horrigan has cancelled all upcoming appointments with the Sack.
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* WhoWouldBeStupidEnough:
** When Senator Horrigan demands to know who was responsible for the Sack having to work 24/7, Siebling gladly informs him that it was legislation that he passed.
** Siebling is HauledBeforeASenateCommittee to explain why he cancelled several appointments with the Sack, forcing the government to compensate those people. The senators insist on speaking with the Sack in person, whereupon they discover that Senator Horrigan has cancelled all upcoming appointments with the Sack.
** When Senator Horrigan demands to know who was responsible for the Sack having to work 24/7, Siebling gladly informs him that it was legislation that he passed.
** Siebling is HauledBeforeASenateCommittee to explain why he cancelled several appointments with the Sack, forcing the government to compensate those people. The senators insist on speaking with the Sack in person, whereupon they discover that Senator Horrigan has cancelled all upcoming appointments with the Sack.
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* WhamLine: When the Sack is asked whether [[spoiler:his answers are doing good or harm]]. Later, when it is asked about what that last suspicious client wanted.
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* WhamLine: When the Sack is asked whether [[spoiler:his answers are doing good or harm]]. Later, when it is asked about what that last suspicious suspicious-looking client wanted.
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* ICannotSelfTerminate: The Sack tells Siebling that he must be killed to protect humanity in the long term, and stop criminals stealing him in the short term. Siebling can't bring himself to do so. [[spoiler:But the Sack manages to arrange it by letting himself be kidnapped by criminals who destroy each other, and the Sack in the process.]]
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* ICannotSelfTerminate: The Sack tells Siebling that he must be killed to protect humanity in the long term, and stop criminals stealing him in the short term. Siebling can't bring himself to do so. [[spoiler:But [[spoiler:Instead, the Sack manages to arrange it by letting himself be kidnapped by manipulates the criminals who destroy into killing each other, other and the Sack in the process.remains alone aboard their ship.]]
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** Senator Horrigon asks the Sack if he's going to lose the next election. The question itself (broadcast to the public) causes him to do so.
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** Senator Horrigon Horrigan asks the Sack if he's going to lose the next election. The question itself (broadcast to the public) causes him to do so.
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* HidingBehindTheLanguageBarrier: As all conversations with the Sack are monitored, the man who steals it uses an obscure Martian dialect during his question time, which the Sack can understand but not anyone nearby.
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* HidingBehindTheLanguageBarrier: As all conversations with the Sack are monitored, the man who steals it uses an obscure Martian dialect during his question time, which the Sack can understand but not anyone nearby. By the time anyone asks the Sack what they talked about, the plan is already in motion.
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-->'''Committee Member''':"Where would you find an individual capable of conversing intelligently with so wise a creature as you?"
-->'''The Sack''': "Here"
-->'''The Sack''': "Here"
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-->'''Committee Member''':"Where Member:''' Where would you find an individual capable of conversing intelligently with so wise a creature as you?"
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-->'''TheSack''': "Here"Sack:''' Here
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** Senator Horrigon asks the Sack if he's going to lose the next election. The question itself (broadcast to the public) causes him to do so, regardless of the Sack's answer.so.
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* Self Fulfilling Prophecy
** A senator asks if he's going to lose the next election. The question itself (broadcast to the public) causes him to do so.
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* Self Fulfilling Prophecy
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**A senator Senator Horrigon asks the Sack if he's going to lose the next election. The question itself (broadcast to the public) causes him to do so.so, regardless of the Sack's answer.
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* ICannotSelfTerminate: The Sack tells Siebling that he must be killed to protect humanity in the long term, and stop criminals stealing him in the short term. Siebling can't bring himself to do so. [[spoiler:But the Sack manages to arrange it by letting himself be kidnapped by criminals who destroy each other, and the Sack in the process.]]
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** A senator asks if he's going to lose the next election. The question itself (broadcast to the public) causes him to do so.
** The criminals want to know if they're in danger from each other. Naturally a "yes" response [[NoHonorAmongThieves causes them to turn on each other]].
** A senator asks if he's going to lose the next election. The question itself (broadcast to the public) causes him to do so.
** The criminals want to know if they're in danger from each other. Naturally a "yes" response [[NoHonorAmongThieves causes them to turn on each other]].
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The Sack is a 1950 science fiction story by William Morrison (real name; Joseph Samachson). It tells of people finding an alien upon a remote asteroid. The creature is extremely intelligent, capable of answering countless questions on a variety of topics. Unfortunately, it turns out easily obtained answers aren’t a good thing in the long run.
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!!This short story provides examples of:
* AssholeVictim: Senator Horrigan.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: The Sack is good in it. Learning new languages, predicting the future, looking for missing people and such.
* BlobMonster: That’s what the Sack looks like, although it’s not much of a monster.
* CannotTellALie: The Sack is incapable of lying.
* CassandraTruth: Siebling is so GenreSavvy about this trope that he doesn’t even try to raise alarms.
* DeadpanSnarker: The Sack often comes as that due to its bluntness.
* GoldFever: The ending has [[spoiler:a gang of criminals stealing the Sack and fleeing on a spaceship. A single remark from the Sack throws them into a shooting spree that solves everyone’s problems at once]].
* HumansAreMorons: That's the Sack's opinion of humanity. Everyone asks questions for his own gain and no one thinks long term.
* LastOfHisKind: The Sack has been alone for ten thousand years.
* LivingMacGuffin: The Sack is one.
* MathematiciansAnswer: The Sack is big on these when not asked specific questions:
-->'''Committee Member''':"Where would you find an individual capable of conversing intelligently with so wise a creature as you?"
-->'''The Sack''': "Here"
* MisplacedADecimalPoint: Horrigan does this twice, first when he multiplies 100,000 by 120, then when he multiplies 100,000 by 180. He gets 120 and 180 million, respectively.
* {{Omniglot}}: The Sack is capable of extrapolating any language from small samples and observing the speaker.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The Sack’s real name is Yzrl, but hardly anyone calls it that.
* RealityEnsues:
** When the Sack is ordered to answer questions 24/7. It’s a living creature; it must rest.
** When [[spoiler:pirates kidnap the Sack, AKA the key to ultimate power, and expect the gang to hold together with such a treasure onboard]]
* TheReliableOne: Siebling is not particularly well-liked, but he is trusted completely.
* TimeAbyss: The Sack is four hundred thousand years old.
* ScryVsScry: Toward the end of the story, politics and business have devolved into leaders taking turns asking the Sack.
* {{Technopath}}: The Sack turns out to be one.
* WeWillSpendCreditsInTheFuture
* WhamLine: When the Sack is asked whether [[spoiler:his answers are doing good or harm]]. Later, when it is asked about what that last suspicious client wanted.
* TheWorldIsNotReady: And how!
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: The last of its kind, alone for ten thousand years, doesn't care much about living (or anything at all)... sure causes a lot of chaos.
* YouDidntAsk: No one asked the Sack a lot of things, including the full extent of its abilities.
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!!This short story provides examples of:
* AssholeVictim: Senator Horrigan.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: The Sack is good in it. Learning new languages, predicting the future, looking for missing people and such.
* BlobMonster: That’s what the Sack looks like, although it’s not much of a monster.
* CannotTellALie: The Sack is incapable of lying.
* CassandraTruth: Siebling is so GenreSavvy about this trope that he doesn’t even try to raise alarms.
* DeadpanSnarker: The Sack often comes as that due to its bluntness.
* GoldFever: The ending has [[spoiler:a gang of criminals stealing the Sack and fleeing on a spaceship. A single remark from the Sack throws them into a shooting spree that solves everyone’s problems at once]].
* HumansAreMorons: That's the Sack's opinion of humanity. Everyone asks questions for his own gain and no one thinks long term.
* LastOfHisKind: The Sack has been alone for ten thousand years.
* LivingMacGuffin: The Sack is one.
* MathematiciansAnswer: The Sack is big on these when not asked specific questions:
-->'''Committee Member''':"Where would you find an individual capable of conversing intelligently with so wise a creature as you?"
-->'''The Sack''': "Here"
* MisplacedADecimalPoint: Horrigan does this twice, first when he multiplies 100,000 by 120, then when he multiplies 100,000 by 180. He gets 120 and 180 million, respectively.
* {{Omniglot}}: The Sack is capable of extrapolating any language from small samples and observing the speaker.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The Sack’s real name is Yzrl, but hardly anyone calls it that.
* RealityEnsues:
** When the Sack is ordered to answer questions 24/7. It’s a living creature; it must rest.
** When [[spoiler:pirates kidnap the Sack, AKA the key to ultimate power, and expect the gang to hold together with such a treasure onboard]]
* TheReliableOne: Siebling is not particularly well-liked, but he is trusted completely.
* TimeAbyss: The Sack is four hundred thousand years old.
* ScryVsScry: Toward the end of the story, politics and business have devolved into leaders taking turns asking the Sack.
* {{Technopath}}: The Sack turns out to be one.
* WeWillSpendCreditsInTheFuture
* WhamLine: When the Sack is asked whether [[spoiler:his answers are doing good or harm]]. Later, when it is asked about what that last suspicious client wanted.
* TheWorldIsNotReady: And how!
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: The last of its kind, alone for ten thousand years, doesn't care much about living (or anything at all)... sure causes a lot of chaos.
* YouDidntAsk: No one asked the Sack a lot of things, including the full extent of its abilities.