I'm Really Not Sorry At Awl.

[rionaleonhart]

Well, my 'Torchwood: Miracle Day will contain an average of one explosion per episode' prediction was clearly a bit on the conservative side. How many explosions were there in the first episode, again? Three?

I'm quite gripped by the concept of Miracle Day, though! I'm interested in seeing where it goes. At the moment it seems to be at 'good Torchwood' level, but I'm always wary with Torchwood, because the quality level could veer wildly downwards at any moment.

Incidentally, when did Gwen Cooper become my favourite character?


Yesterday I went to see Astrology, Ahir Shah's first solo stand-up show! I enjoyed it very much and think that anyone going to the Edinburgh Fringe this August should check him out, although I should mention that my opinion may well be biased on account of three factors:

- he is a friend of my brother's,
- I have consequently met him a couple of times and he seems a thoroughly nice chap, and
- he mentioned a Bulbasaur halfway through his act.

Still, I'm confident that it's well worth watching even if those personal biases are set aside. I can assure you that his jokes are much better than those in the following exchange:


(Riona and Rei are in the back of yuffie_starfish's car. We pass a shop called 'Door World'.)
Riona: Ah, Door World. My very favourite theme park.
Yuffie: (to another inhabitant of the car) We are not lost.
Riona: It's easy to get lost in Door World.
Rei: Yeah. I hear some people just can't handle it.
(pause)
Riona: ...are you finished?
Rei: There's no call for s-knob-bery.
Riona: We need to stop distracting the driver; our safety hinges on it.
Rei: You're right; we're skirting dangerous territory here.
Riona: ...I'm not sure whether to give that one to you. (note: this is the one post-'handle' line that does not contain a pun; don't bother looking for one.)
Rei: Look, whatever you think, I was framed.
Riona: Stop grinning like an... alli... gate... or.
Rei: That one could have used some polish.
Riona: Screw you.
Rei: It was just a bit wooden.
Riona: I think it's plane that you're going to win this one. I'm glad we're not in front of a panel of judges.

I'll stop sharing terrible conversations when reipan stops being a terrible person.

Comments

[reipan.livejournal.com]

Stop trying to strip me of my veneer of respectability.

[th-esaurus.livejournal.com]

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[canis-takahari.livejournal.com]

There is very little in the world I love as much as good (terrible?) puns. Crying a tiny bit with laughter.

ALSO, hello, I friended you last night. We have a couple of friends in common and I have lurked a bit on your journal in the past. Your Pokemon manips never ever fail to reduce me to complete hysteria.

[rionaleonhart]

REI. For the sake of everyone, I should probably screen that comment. (And this one.)

[rionaleonhart]

SHE STARTED IT.

[reipan.livejournal.com]

Come, now; it hardly seems fair to put this entire string of puns on lockdown. (Although if any of your wonderful readers are now harbouring a strong desire to hit me then I fully understand and respect that sentiment.)

[rionaleonhart]

(Nobody wants to hit you; you're so small and cute that, no matter how inexcusable the things you're saying, everyone's reaction is an automatic d'awww.)

[rionaleonhart]

Hello! Anyone who likes terrible puns and Pokémon manips is an excellent person to know, in my opinion, so I'm very happy to be friended. It's nice to meet you!

[reipan.livejournal.com]

(Oh, that was awful; I mean, I thought I was bad, but the things you're saying? They just go against the grain.

Anyway, what about some of your readers from the continent? Surely I would inspire from the residents of certain countries a French d'awww.)

[rionaleonhart]

You can't just latch onto 'd'awww'! Besides, all my French readers are louvred, by which I obviously mean 'in the Louvre'.

[reipan.livejournal.com]

I wasn't; I was merely furthering its use as a key word in our discussion. And stop trying to use your linguistics degree to further your sanding.

(That one was weak, I admit. I'm a little rusty this early in the day; another coffee ought to oil me up nicely.)

[not-vacillating.livejournal.com]

when did Gwen Cooper become my favourite character?

After everyone who was better died? *misses Tosh*

[derryderrydown.livejournal.com]

Incidentally, when did Gwen Cooper become my favourite character?

When they killed everybody else.

[rionaleonhart]

Ha, that's a fair point. Although Rhys used to be my favourite, and he's still around. I'm not sure he was on top form in that episode, though.

[rionaleonhart]

It's true; there's not a huge amount of choice with regard to favourite characters left, is there?

[amy-wolf.livejournal.com]

Those are some truly terrible puns and I want you to keep making them forever!

[culf.livejournal.com]

If you two were to ever hang out with Andy Zaltzman, I think the world wood implode from all the puns.

[bubbles-san.livejournal.com]

Don't tell me PC Andy died. Politically Correct Andy > Gwen. At least as I recall, I stopped watching right about the point that Tosh died.

[not-vacillating.livejournal.com]

Angry Shouty Rhys is not my favourite Rhys, that's for sure.

[yumiboo.livejournal.com]

I feel I must say:

Never stop with the puns. They're hilarious. Once I figure out where the door-related part is.

And yes, there were a lot of explosions in Torchwood. I am quite excited to see where this will go - perhaps this will be some sort of perminant endgame? Perhaps the explosions will average out to one per episode. We will never know. Until five episodes time. Also, I'm wondering when Gwen became so awesome. I remember really liking Owen. I miss Owen. Owen was fun. And a doctor. Of sort.

[eva-kasumi.livejournal.com]

Hey! Hey! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I think I may be a little late time zone-wise, but it is still your birthday where I am. I HOPE YOU HAD/VE A FABULOUS ONE, PREFERABLY IN WHICH JAMES MCAVOY SHOWED UP ON YOUR DOORSTEP IN A KILT. OR A DRESS, WHICHEVER.