Oh, I know which story you're talking about. Ick.
involves evil hyperevolved cat overlords
Eh, I can kind of see that.
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brenda m - Feb 05, 2006 7:15:07 pm PST #1781 of 10434
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Calli - Feb 06, 2006 5:09:12 am PST #1782 of 10434
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
that Sentinel story that involves evil hyperevolved cat overlords.
With The Sentinel that's a less improbable plotline than it would be in most other fandoms.
Dana - Feb 06, 2006 11:30:22 am PST #1783 of 10434
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
This seems most appropos here. From a CNN article about "Brangelina":
Robert Thompson, director of the Center for the Study of Popular Television, said the coupling of A-list stars like Pitt and Jolie -- or in years gone by Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton -- was "a paparazzi's dream come true."
"As silly as it sounds, this new tendency to make up single names for two people -- like 'Bennifer' (Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez) and 'TomKat' (Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes) -- is an insightful idea. 'Brangelina' has more cultural equity than their two star parts," he said.
a) It's called a portmanteau. Duh.
b) "cultural equity"?
c) Still no excuse for "Spuffy".
Sophia Brooks - Feb 06, 2006 11:39:12 am PST #1784 of 10434
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
c) Still no excuse for "Spuffy".
Or LoVe
Vonnie K - Feb 06, 2006 11:49:57 am PST #1785 of 10434
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Grrr.
"an insightful idea"? The hell?
Nutty - Feb 06, 2006 11:51:48 am PST #1786 of 10434
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
What are the greatest hits of bad portmanteaux? Come on, do your worst.
We can assemble the whole list, as well as links to Portmanteau Kerfuffles # 1001, 1425, and 33,548 and send them to Thompson.
And ask him to use the word "kerfuffle" next time.
Dana - Feb 06, 2006 11:58:38 am PST #1787 of 10434
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
It's hard to top Spuffy and LoVe. I'm not particularly fond of any of the McKay/anyone ones, like McShep, McBeckett, etc. And I may have hallucinated this, but I think I saw people calling Sheppard/Weir "Shweir."
Sophia Brooks - Feb 06, 2006 12:02:42 pm PST #1788 of 10434
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I do have to say that I find the portmanteau's a little bit easier to decipher than the Roswell Designations (Candy, etc), but perhaps because I just started reading Roswell last year and so wasn't around when they were created.
Also, every time I see LoVe (which is a lot because I am devouring that fandom now) I get the title theme to The Love Boat stuck in my head!
brenda m - Feb 06, 2006 12:08:01 pm PST #1789 of 10434
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
McShep,
See, that works for me because it seems more like just a shorthand and less like trying to create a cute new word. Those are the ones that get me.
§ ita § - Feb 06, 2006 12:09:17 pm PST #1790 of 10434
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Is Spuffy cute or shorthand (or both)?