Bulwer-Lytton: Bring it on, DW Fandom

Aug 19, 2008 18:00

I look forward to several awards every year, including the Ig Nobels, Darwins, and the less-known but equally hilarious Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest. Bulwer-Lytton is the writer who gave us, amongst other contributions, the opening "It was a dark and stormy night ..."

My favorites this year:

Behind his pearly white smile lay a Bible black heart, ( Read more... )

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jigglykat August 19 2008, 22:23:26 UTC
It was a dark and stormy night, except when the lightning flashed, because then it wasn't dark; it sort of turned the windows into a giant disco ball for a moment, but eventually the thunder and lightning stopped and it settled down to a steady light rain, so then it really was dark, but it would probably be a stretch to call it stormy.

If Ten wrote a story, this is how it would start out.

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kalleah August 19 2008, 22:27:49 UTC
An excellent point, my dear. He has a tendency to ramble. (Bless him for it.)

All we need now is to have him sitting on top of the TARDIS with a typewriter. ;)

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jigglykat August 19 2008, 22:32:18 UTC
All we need now is to have him sitting on top of the TARDIS with a typewriter. ;)

Oh sweet lord, I think that might have to go on the fanart list.

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kalleah August 19 2008, 22:34:12 UTC
Your contribution to my challenge may be visual. ;)

Ten-as-Snoopy FTW.

ETA: So, in thinking about this further, why not have Ten working on the great novel? He was composing, after all. Hmm.

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jigglykat August 20 2008, 02:52:59 UTC
Done done done and done.


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chloris August 20 2008, 03:28:51 UTC
That was beautiful and I love the graphic!

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glory_jean August 20 2008, 08:29:33 UTC
Hee! That. Is. Awesome.

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kalleah August 21 2008, 01:05:22 UTC
MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP

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nonelvis August 19 2008, 22:39:25 UTC
You have read this, haven't you?

(Still thinking about my challenge response. But there will be at least one, of course.)

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kalleah August 19 2008, 23:05:53 UTC
I expect great things from you, of course. Hee.

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the_tenzo August 19 2008, 23:10:55 UTC
Oh. My. God. How did I not know about this before?!? That was the greatest DW fic in the history of mankind.

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jigglykat August 19 2008, 23:30:48 UTC
NO. OMG, this is FAR too fabulous!

(I only read the first bit, I have to run and do laundry, but THANK you for the link!)

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