Okay, strangest thing you've researched for a story, fanfic or otherwise. Go!
I think my examples are pretty mundane. The easterly route of I-10 from Los Angeles. Baseball stats. Information about shih-tzus. Canada.
Mal: How come you didn't turn on me, Jayne? Jayne: Money wasn't good enough. Mal: What happens when it is? Jayne: Well... that'll be an interesting day.
'Serenity'
Natter 53: We could just avoid making tortured puns
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Dana - Sep 10, 2007 9:19:41 am PDT #9442 of 10001
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
§ ita § - Sep 10, 2007 9:22:35 am PDT #9443 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I did, but haven't organised myself, Paperdol. I will...soon. But soon will be after this migraine. Which may need ER. Bleargh.
If you're not in great shape, you really shouldn't wear a bra and panties to perform.
Shots of Britney at the VMAs. I haven't seen her in motion--her body looks good here, though.
Theodosia - Sep 10, 2007 9:24:49 am PDT #9444 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
How to make fire without matches and the history of dirigibles. (Not simultaneously, though it turns out that the Hindenburg did have a airlock-sealed smoking lounge.)
sarameg - Sep 10, 2007 9:29:03 am PDT #9445 of 10001
I had a friend in university who was working on shunting her mind to her navel,
An aspiring zombie?
Susan W. - Sep 10, 2007 9:29:10 am PDT #9446 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Okay, strangest thing you've researched for a story, fanfic or otherwise.
I needed to know the exact year British enlisted soldiers stopped being made to flour their hair. Also, the deployment of the British army in the year my alternate history WIP goes alternate (so I know where my chess pieces are before I start moving them around on the board). I ended up asking Bernard Cornwell for help on the latter when I saw him at a writers conference this summer, and he was able to point me toward a source (very obscure and out-of-print, but fortunately not to expensive on abebooks). My next step was going to be seeing if the UK war office had some kind of staff historian, which felt a lot more daunting than chatting to a famous author after a workshop.
§ ita § - Sep 10, 2007 9:29:42 am PDT #9447 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Over the weekend I read a little about what's coming up in fashion this season. They used the term "clash" to describe the combination of navy and black. Do y'all see that as a clash? They might not be worn together much, but I think they look okay.
Kat - Sep 10, 2007 9:29:54 am PDT #9448 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I can't get to it, ita, but you can find her on her performance on YouTube. She was pretty zombieriffic. Very much going through the smallest motions of it all.
Sophia Brooks - Sep 10, 2007 9:31:58 am PDT #9449 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
If you're not in great shape, you really shouldn't wear a bra and panties to perform.
For some reason I thought you meant that if you weren't in good shape you should go bra-less and pantiless (under your clothes) on-stage!
sumi - Sep 10, 2007 9:32:36 am PDT #9450 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Okay -- I must find that youtube clip. I hear that she not only barely attempted to lipsynch but she also wasn't moving.
And - The Tubeys are some of the most difficult voting choices I've had in years.
Kathy A - Sep 10, 2007 9:35:05 am PDT #9451 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Growing up, I was told never to mix black and navy, so I don't.
Okay, strangest thing you've researched for a story, fanfic or otherwise. Go!
Jan Karski for that Grindelwald-era Harry Potter fanfic I've still got brewing in my head.