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rionaleonhart) wrote2006-11-18 11:43 am
rionaleonhart) wrote2006-11-18 11:43 am
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A Beautiful Combination of Love and High Explosives.
Okay, this has got to be one of my favourite news stories ever.
A SPICY sausage known as the Welsh Dragon will have to be renamed after trading standards’ officers warned the manufacturers that they could face prosecution because it does not contain dragon.
Thank God for trading standards, eh? That could have been really confusing.
I have been playing a game lately with Certain Members Of My Friendslist. It is a very enjoyable game, and I would recommend it to all of you. The aim is to come up with the most bizarre, ridiculous fanfic concept ever, and then persuade someone else to write it. This can be quite dangerous, as, if you come up with a particularly loony idea, a skilled opponent can use it against you.
My point is that I have now written a semi-serious man/car fanfic, and it is all![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
dracothelizard's fault.
Also, I have now seen a serious Top Gear fanfic in which Jeremy Clarkson wept a single tear.
Now, complaining about anything in the Top Gear fandom makes me feel like a horrible person now that I'm actually a part of said fandom, because it is absolutely the most friendly, welcoming fandom in the world, and the feedback is fantastic - you can always tell that at least some thought has gone into the reviews you receive - and, when you make a mistake ('JEREMY OPENED THE BACK DOOR OF THE PORSCHE 911 LOL,' Riona wrote thoughtlessly), the reviewers will point it out politely and gently. You'll still feel like an idiot, but you'll feel like an idiot because you are an idiot, not because anyone's trying to make you feel like an idiot.
There are people who read through and give a thoughtful review to every fic posted to the community. I would never be able to do that. There are no pairing wars. If you want to write, say, man/car, people will give it a chance and read it and not chase you out with flaming torches. There are some truly fantastic fanfics.
Still. Jeremy Clarkson wept a single tear.
A SPICY sausage known as the Welsh Dragon will have to be renamed after trading standards’ officers warned the manufacturers that they could face prosecution because it does not contain dragon.
Thank God for trading standards, eh? That could have been really confusing.
I have been playing a game lately with Certain Members Of My Friendslist. It is a very enjoyable game, and I would recommend it to all of you. The aim is to come up with the most bizarre, ridiculous fanfic concept ever, and then persuade someone else to write it. This can be quite dangerous, as, if you come up with a particularly loony idea, a skilled opponent can use it against you.
My point is that I have now written a semi-serious man/car fanfic, and it is all
dracothelizard's fault.Also, I have now seen a serious Top Gear fanfic in which Jeremy Clarkson wept a single tear.
Now, complaining about anything in the Top Gear fandom makes me feel like a horrible person now that I'm actually a part of said fandom, because it is absolutely the most friendly, welcoming fandom in the world, and the feedback is fantastic - you can always tell that at least some thought has gone into the reviews you receive - and, when you make a mistake ('JEREMY OPENED THE BACK DOOR OF THE PORSCHE 911 LOL,' Riona wrote thoughtlessly), the reviewers will point it out politely and gently. You'll still feel like an idiot, but you'll feel like an idiot because you are an idiot, not because anyone's trying to make you feel like an idiot.
There are people who read through and give a thoughtful review to every fic posted to the community. I would never be able to do that. There are no pairing wars. If you want to write, say, man/car, people will give it a chance and read it and not chase you out with flaming torches. There are some truly fantastic fanfics.
Still. Jeremy Clarkson wept a single tear.
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And I saw yesterday's post, too, but at the moment I'm neglecting my work and Things I Should Be Watching and pretty much everything because my LHC-induced anxiety is making concentration difficult. Perhaps I shall check it out when the world hasn't ended?
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And I have to admit, when I reread the description my first thought was 'Well, if no one else, at least Riona will watch it because it involves concepts she may or may not have considered for fanfic.' (Go on. TELL me you aren't intrigued by the German mutant spider thing.) But it can wait, because if you're all anxious, then you won't get the full enjoyment. (but the spider's in a different episode. I'll have to post that one today. And it, er, may actually be my favorite episode. That and 'Blob, Thy Name is Envy,' which I can't tell you how awesome it is without spoilers, and since I know you don't like spoilers and I fully intend to drag you into this fandom to make up for you sparking my interest in Silent Hill, Supernatural, and LoM, none of which I have access to.)
oops, that one got away from me too.