Okay, they're kind of mean about ficcing in this article, but it's still amusing, both for the WTF? and for wondering if anybody around here has read any of these stories:
5 Most Baffling Sex Scenes in the History of Fanfiction
Just keep walking, preacher-man.
River ,'Jaynestown'
Spike's Bitches 42: Which question do you want me to answer first?
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Sean K - Aug 21, 2008 8:01:27 am PDT #2594 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
vw bug - Aug 21, 2008 8:02:12 am PDT #2595 of 10001
Mostly lurking...
Ok. One more question for now.
Did I get the present subjunctives right in this?
Yo quiero tenga siempre tiempo para hacer las cosas que me encanta: pase tiempo con mi familia y amigos, hago edredones, siempre aprenda cosas nuevas, lea cada buen libro jamás escrito, y esté involucrados en un trabajo significativo. Se trata de una lista corta!
Dana - Aug 21, 2008 8:10:51 am PDT #2596 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
and for wondering if anybody around here has read any of these stories:
I haven't, but I know the author of the HP/N*Sync story, and she's a wonderful writer. (I get the feeling that when the people at Cracked get bored, they decide to take a swipe at fanfic. Also, what a shock that they're all slash.)
Barb - Aug 21, 2008 8:13:43 am PDT #2597 of 10001
“Not dead yet!”
Yo quiero tenga siempre tiempo para hacer las cosas que me encanta
I'd write this, "Yo siempre quiero tener tiempo para hacer las cosas que me encanta
The rest of the sentence, reads okay to me, in terms of being technically correct, but reading it in the present tense seems off to me because if it was being spoken, some of the terms would be in a past tense.
i.e., "pasar tiempo con mi familia y amigos, hacer edredones, siempre aprendiendo cosas nuevas, leer libros y estar involucrados..."
Make sense?
(Also keeping in mind I'm very colloquially bilingual and the "rules" of Spanish grammar are non-existent for me. It either makes sense or doesn't.)
Sean K - Aug 21, 2008 8:13:59 am PDT #2598 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I get the feeling that when the people at Cracked get bored, they decide to take a swipe at fanfic. Also, what a shock that they're all slash.
Yeah, the mocking of ficcing and teh gay made the article not really all that funny. Which is a shame, because mocking badfic shouldn't be that hard to make funny.
vw bug - Aug 21, 2008 8:16:35 am PDT #2599 of 10001
Mostly lurking...
Make sense?
Yeah. I think I don't get this section, which is why I asked. I think I'm going to post as is and see what the prof says. I'll know for next semester...
Barb - Aug 21, 2008 8:26:04 am PDT #2600 of 10001
“Not dead yet!”
I think I'm going to post as is and see what the prof says.
Probably a good idea.
In TS Fay news, there is none. She hasn't moved. I think even NOAA is getting bored with her, since they haven't updated since 11AM ET.
Feh.
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Aug 21, 2008 8:28:26 am PDT #2601 of 10001
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
If only we could keep the other Fay within U.S. borders for so long.
Laga - Aug 21, 2008 8:29:30 am PDT #2602 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Can hermit crabs grow back their claws? I was watching one of those nature survival shows and it doesn't bug me when they eat whole worms or bugs or fishies but this guy was ripping the claws off hermit crabs and throwing the live crabs aside and it really upset me. I would feel a little bit better if I knew they could grow their claws back.
Sean K - Aug 21, 2008 8:39:12 am PDT #2603 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Can hermit crabs grow back their claws? I was watching one of those nature survival shows and it doesn't bug me when they eat whole worms or bugs or fishies but this guy was ripping the claws off hermit crabs and throwing the live crabs aside and it really upset me. I would feel a little bit better if I knew they could grow their claws back.
I'm pretty sure they can. Don't swear by my info, but I think that is, in fact, correct. They're not that distantly related to bugs.