Short Story

I can't remember the name of that science fiction short story set in a dystopian future, where all talented humans are forced to wear machines which fuck with their talents, in order to be fair to the rest of humanity. Agile people are forced to wear a ball and chain, and intelligent people are forced to wear headphones that make horrible screeching sounds to interrupt their thoughts. What was it called, again?

Harrison Bergeron.

Anon also delivers you with a link to the story in question.

http://instruct.westvalley.edu/lafave/hb.html

Thanks! couldn't remember it was by Vonnegut, my best bet was Harlan Ellison.

Hmm, I love short stories like that. Know of any more interesting short stories?

Hell yes I do.

Isaac Asimov - The Last Question - http://www.multivax.com/last_question.html

Arthur C. Clarke - The Nine Billion Names of God -
lucis.net/stuff/clarke/9billion_clarke.html

Isaac Asimov - The Bicentennial Man
http://sujith_v.tripod.com/stories/bicentennial.txt

Harlan Ellison - I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
http://www.scribd.com/doc/33795/I-have-no-mouth-and-I-must-scream

all short science fiction stories, all much better written than Harrison Bergeron. Enjoy!