At 09:50 AM 1/22/99 -0500, Doug Murphy scrawled in response to Shakudo

Shakudo wrote:
 >> 
 >> "Sasuke, if I ever catch you wearing my clothes again I shall
 >> >feed you
 >> >to my alligator."
 >> 
 >> That sounds awfully familiar to me. What about the rest of you?
 >> - Shakudo -
 
I definitely think the Ranma/Akane one was more amusing.

 >> --
 >> Every short story I have paid attention to lately has been quickly followed
 >> up by C&C stating that it was using an idea that was already attributed to
 >> another author.  I guess the logical explanation is that they are simple,
 >> easy to write little skits that arent too hard to think up.  Thus, sometimes
 >> people will have similar ideas, more so than you would see with longer
 >> stories, where it is a simple task to tell a rip off from a new idea.

I think these were spamfics and the point of the story lay soley in the punchline.
The originals were funny because they told the joke first.  Subsequent spamfics
with the same joke aren't as funny because we're familiar with the punchline so
we don't get that impact.

I don't know if I'm crazy to be C&C'ing this, but...

I think it dragged on too long and doesn't make sense.  I kept thinking, "So...
what's the point?" as I read about Kodachi's boring evening.  Then she summons
Sasuke, and the punchline is ruined for me 'cause I'm thinking, "And why would
Sasuke show up dressed like that?"  It's one thing for Kodachi to catch him in
her room and suddenly make that demand.  It's another thing for him to respond
to her summons in that outfit.

So this was pretty much of a washout for me.  And I don't know what 'fic Brian sees 
buried in this one--it's a scary thought.

Venkarel



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