Project Gutenberg 2010-03-18 Public domain in the USA. 88 Yaco, Murray F. Grayam Membership Drive Produced by Greg Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Membership Drive" by Murray F. Yaco is a science fiction novella that was written in the early 1960s. The story revolves around interstellar relations and the assessments required for a planet to join a galactic federation. It explores themes of technological advancement, cultural interaction, and the comedic miscommunication between civilizations at different stages of development. The plot follows Keeter, a somewhat arrogant alien who accidentally lands on Earth and finds himself amidst a gathering of human officials eager to learn about extraterrestrial technology. While he initially downplays the significance of his visit, Keeter ends up presenting the requirements for his people's federation membership, which includes tests involving fuel, weapons, and a genetic specimen. In the process, he amusingly critiques the humans' understanding of technology and their eagerness to learn. As Keeter prepares to leave with his samples, he reflects on the irony of his situation and the unsuspecting humans' aspirations, culminating in a somewhat humorous and cynical take on alien interactions with humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 48590 48089 2024-09-13T11:24:42.647043 2023-09-14T05:42:22.712616 text/html text/html 43770 2021-01-06T08:36:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 176523 2021-01-06T08:36:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 277227 2024-09-13T11:24:45.957023 application/epub+zip 276172 2024-09-13T11:24:43.894047 application/epub+zip 65074 2024-09-13T11:24:43.109062 application/epub+zip 379320 2024-09-13T11:24:47.448013 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 372152 2024-09-13T11:24:45.331063 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 165106 2022-08-14T11:17:21.124402 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 40460 40377 2024-09-13T11:24:42.425035 2023-09-14T05:42:22.514618 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 40335 2021-01-06T08:36:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15820 2021-01-06T08:36:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18474 2024-09-13T11:24:47.577012 application/rdf+xml 14631 2024-09-13T11:24:43.447032 image/jpeg 3780 2024-09-13T11:24:43.279032 image/jpeg 226801 2024-09-13T11:24:42.658072 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog