A few odd memes
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valarltdThe Crack Pairing Meme
Take the characters from your icons. Alphabetize them.
Then down the list and pair them off. If anyone asks, you have to give the backstory.
Charles (v)/Debbie Novotny(QAF)
Clark Kent/George Bush
Han Solo/Henry Jones Sr. (because it's not incest if he's only your son's doppleganger)
Jack Sparrow/Jareth the goblin king
Leia Organa/Lex Luthor
Lionel Luthor/Lord Byron
Luke Skywalker/Mal Reynolds
Marcus Brody/Offred (the Handmaid's Tale)
Peter Blood/Spock
The SF & Fantasy meme
This is a list of the 50 most significant science fiction/fantasy novels, 1953-2002, according to the Science Fiction Book Club.
Bold the ones you've read, strike-out the ones you hated, italicize those you started but never finished, and put an asterisk beside the ones you loved, and add a question mark if you can’t remember for sure.
1. The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien *
2. The Foundation Trilogy, Isaac Asimov
3. Dune, Frank Herbert
4.Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein I should reread as an adult when I'm not busy being offended.
5. A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin
6. Neuromancer, William Gibson (my next audio book)
7. Childhood's End, Arthur C. Clarke
8.Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick
9. The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley *
10. Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury
11. The Book of the New Sun, Gene Wolfe
12. A Canticle for Leibowitz, Walter M. Miller, Jr.*
13. The Caves of Steel, Isaac Asimov
14. Children of the Atom, Wilmar Shiras
15. Cities in Flight, James Blish
16. The Colour of Magic, Terry Pratchett*
17. Dangerous Visions, edited by Harlan Ellison
18. Deathbird Stories, Harlan Ellison *
19. The Demolished Man, Alfred Bester
20. Dhalgren, Samuel R. Delany
21. Dragonflight, Anne McCaffrey
22. Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card
23. The First Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, Stephen R. Donaldson
24. The Forever War, Joe Haldeman
25. Gateway, Frederik Pohl
26. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, J.K. Rowling *
27. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams *
28. I Am Legend, Richard Matheson
29. Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice
30. The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin
31. Little, Big, John Crowley
32. Lord of Light, Roger Zelazny
33.The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick
34. Mission of Gravity, Hal Clement
35. More Than Human, Theodore Sturgeon
36. The Rediscovery of Man, Cordwainer Smith
37. On the Beach, Nevil Shute
38. Rendezvous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke
39. Ringworld, Larry Niven
40. Rogue Moon, Algis Budrys
41. The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien
42. Slaughterhouse-5, Kurt Vonnegut ?
43. Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson
44. Stand on Zanzibar, John Brunner
45. The Stars My Destination, Alfred Bester
46. Starship Troopers, Robert A. Heinlein
47. Stormbringer, Michael Moorcock *
48.The Sword of Shannara, Terry Brooks
49. Timescape, Gregory Benford
50. To Your Scattered Bodies Go, Philip Jose Farmer
Take the characters from your icons. Alphabetize them.
Then down the list and pair them off. If anyone asks, you have to give the backstory.
Charles (v)/Debbie Novotny(QAF)
Clark Kent/George Bush
Han Solo/Henry Jones Sr. (because it's not incest if he's only your son's doppleganger)
Jack Sparrow/Jareth the goblin king
Leia Organa/Lex Luthor
Lionel Luthor/Lord Byron
Luke Skywalker/Mal Reynolds
Marcus Brody/Offred (the Handmaid's Tale)
Peter Blood/Spock
The SF & Fantasy meme
This is a list of the 50 most significant science fiction/fantasy novels, 1953-2002, according to the Science Fiction Book Club.
Bold the ones you've read, strike-out the ones you hated, italicize those you started but never finished, and put an asterisk beside the ones you loved, and add a question mark if you can’t remember for sure.
1. The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien *
2. The Foundation Trilogy, Isaac Asimov
3. Dune, Frank Herbert
4.
5. A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin
6. Neuromancer, William Gibson (my next audio book)
7. Childhood's End, Arthur C. Clarke
8.
9. The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley *
10. Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury
11. The Book of the New Sun, Gene Wolfe
12. A Canticle for Leibowitz, Walter M. Miller, Jr.*
13. The Caves of Steel, Isaac Asimov
14. Children of the Atom, Wilmar Shiras
15. Cities in Flight, James Blish
16. The Colour of Magic, Terry Pratchett*
17. Dangerous Visions, edited by Harlan Ellison
18. Deathbird Stories, Harlan Ellison *
19. The Demolished Man, Alfred Bester
20. Dhalgren, Samuel R. Delany
21. Dragonflight, Anne McCaffrey
22. Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card
23. The First Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, Stephen R. Donaldson
24. The Forever War, Joe Haldeman
25. Gateway, Frederik Pohl
26. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, J.K. Rowling *
27. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams *
28. I Am Legend, Richard Matheson
29. Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice
30. The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin
31. Little, Big, John Crowley
32. Lord of Light, Roger Zelazny
33.
34. Mission of Gravity, Hal Clement
35. More Than Human, Theodore Sturgeon
36. The Rediscovery of Man, Cordwainer Smith
37. On the Beach, Nevil Shute
38. Rendezvous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke
39. Ringworld, Larry Niven
40. Rogue Moon, Algis Budrys
41. The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien
42. Slaughterhouse-5, Kurt Vonnegut ?
43. Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson
44. Stand on Zanzibar, John Brunner
45. The Stars My Destination, Alfred Bester
46. Starship Troopers, Robert A. Heinlein
47. Stormbringer, Michael Moorcock *
48.
49. Timescape, Gregory Benford
50. To Your Scattered Bodies Go, Philip Jose Farmer
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Date: 2006-11-17 01:26 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-11-17 01:28 am (UTC)Like I said, now that I'm more mature, I suspect I'd enjoy it, just as I did IwtV.
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Date: 2006-11-17 01:44 am (UTC)Bwa-ha-ha! I'd love to see that!
Jack Sparrow/Jareth the goblin king
Oh yeah, they'd totally do each other. How did they meet?
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Date: 2006-11-17 01:57 am (UTC)Clark: Well, yessir, I'd be pleased to be of service any way I can.
George: It's lonely at the top, my boy. And I have needs that Laura can't fulfill. Ever since Dick sent Jeff home for good, I've been really lonesome. (he moves out to the front of the desk, and is ready)
Clark: Yessir. All men of power have those neeeds. My friend Lex explained it all. I think I was an apt pupil. (he knows exactly what to do to make George "feel presidential")
Jareth/Jack
"Yer an idiot. There are no such things as Goblins, lad." Jack Sparrow turned his back on the cabin boy and took another drink. "Now run along home t yer mum."
"I wish the goblins would come and take you away," snarled the boy. "Right NOW!" he added as he fled down the gangway.
Jack Sparrow looked at the outlandishly dressed blond man sitting on tin air above the poop deck. He shook the bottle of rum, only to hear it was half full yet.
"And who might you be? I have a full crew already."
The man rolled a glass ball over his hands. "How odd of you to talk to someone there is no such thing as," he said, more to the ball than to Jack.
"I ain't drunk enugh to be seeing things," Jack took another drink.
"I am the Goblin king." Jareth stod down on the deck, and swept his cloak behind him, causing half a dozen, small, furry goblins to tumble out onto the deck of the Pearl.
"Right." Jack grinned mirthlessly, showing his gold teeth. He dropped the rum bottle overboard.
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Date: 2006-11-17 03:41 am (UTC)*still snickering over "Lex explained it all"*