Eleanor Ripley

Jun 05, 2015 17:01

It's been a long time since I perpetrated filk. And then this happened.

I misread "Eleanor Rigby" as "Eleanor RIPLEY" and now I'm thinking how awesome that song would be.
- Abi Brady (@abigailb) June 4, 2015

So of course I had to. Annoyingly I then remembered that her name is actually Ellen Ripley, but then Abi pointed out that her middle ( Read more... )

creative, filk

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khrister June 6 2015, 10:34:35 UTC
*applauds* That was brilliant, and no contorted syllables anywhere in sight.

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the_hatstand June 6 2015, 17:01:51 UTC
Thanks!

Ellen L. Ripley was the one contortion I couldn't get away from, it was the best option under the circumstances. But you can imagine my delight on checking Wikipedia and finding that the corporation she worked for was Weyland-Yutani, a perfect scan for Father MacKenzie. After that the form pretty much determined itself.

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