Hugo Categories We Probably Don't Need

Some time ago -- I keep meaning to save this here, but keep also forgetting again -- there was a Twitter hashtag #newHugocategories, which was generally an outgrowth of the Puppy eruption.

I had a bunch of suggestions of my own, and since I think I'm witty and smart, I still like them. So I wanted to preserve them somewhere more searchable than Twitter.

Anyway, here were my modest suggestions, in order:

Best Sea-Lioning of the Hugo Nomination Process #newHugocategories

— Andrew Wheeler (@Hornswoggler) April 11, 2015

Best Insectoid and/or Saurian Uber-Warrior Alien Race Undefeated in the Universe Until the Rise of MAN! #newHugocategories

— Andrew Wheeler (@Hornswoggler) April 11, 2015

Best "Humanity Is the Nastiest, Toughest Race Around" Explanation That Even Campbell Would Have Scoffed At. #newHugocategories

— Andrew Wheeler (@Hornswoggler) April 11, 2015

Best Author Neurosis Embedded in an Ostensibly Fictional Work #newHugocategories

— Andrew Wheeler (@Hornswoggler) April 11, 2015

Least Changed Contemporary Political Talking Points in a Book Set Millennia in the Future #newHugocategories

— Andrew Wheeler (@Hornswoggler) April 11, 2015

Least Exhibited Ability to Comprehend That Other People Do Both Exist and Think Differently from the Author #newHugocategories

— Andrew Wheeler (@Hornswoggler) April 11, 2015

Best Cover That You Would Never Ever Want Another Person To See You Reading #newHugocategories

— Andrew Wheeler (@Hornswoggler) April 11, 2015

Laziest Evocation of Sub-Planet Stories "Classic" SF by a Writer Not Even Born at the Time #newHugocategories

— Andrew Wheeler (@Hornswoggler) April 11, 2015

Least-Changed Retelling of Your Last Gaming Session #newHugocategories

— Andrew Wheeler (@Hornswoggler) April 11, 2015

Worst Science by Someone Who Should Know Better #newHugocategories

— Andrew Wheeler (@Hornswoggler) April 11, 2015