On Fri, 9 Jul 1999, Patrick Kelly wrote:

C&C needed like Ataru needs a harem.

"Needs" or "wants"?

(everyone is in the Theater. Neo had just came in with a couple of Cheesy 
Poof boxes. He hands a box to Bart and one to the snoozing Ataru.)

Capitalize first words in sentences.  "Neo has just come in"

His mother shuddered a bit.  She never should have borne him.
Yet somehow, she endured each day, despite the shame...

Ataru: She should be in the record books.
Bart: "Most Sensible Woman in Tomobiki?"
Ataru: "Most Enduring", block head.

If she was sensible, she wouldn't have been turned on by Rei.

[Then visits from her "friends".  Each anxious to share gossip
[about the latest stupid thing Ataru had done, and to find out new dirt.
[She must have done something truly awful in a previous life, to deserve
[such a fate.

Neo: Not really, because then Mrs. M would be in Hell.

And the existence she leads in the series *isn't*?

[Somehow, the housework got done despite the interruptions.  She
[even had time for a relaxing cup of tea before the calm was shattered by
[the return of her worthless son, this time with half his class in tow.

Ataru: Half the class? What an overstatment! I hate exaggerations!

"overstatement"

["I'll finally be rid of this stupid curse!" said some red-headed
[girl Mrs. Moroboshi didn't recognize.  She'd had quite enough of this.

Ataru: Special guest star, Ranma Saotome as "Red-Head".

Bingo.

"QUIET!!"  (Or in Japanese, "Urusei!")

Bart: OBNOXIOUS!!!
Neo and Ataru: What?
Bart: "Urusei is "obnoxious" in Japanese, right?

It also means "noisy", or if shouted, "Shut up!"

[*Even while sleeping!  What did I do
[wrong?*  The constant lechery, the insane aliens, the gratuitous property
[damage...  At least she got some help making breakfast.  She knocked
[loudly.
{"Alielle, it's time to get up!"


                                 [THE END

(Neo and Bart gape at the screen. Ataru just looks fazed)

Neo: Uh, Ataru...
Bart: Did the Wish Star do something wrong?
Ataru: *points to himself and grins* I might've been a girl, but it's still 
ME! Ha ha ha!

In a way.

(All three laugh until Dr Forrester comes onscreen again.)

Forrester: So how did you like that?
Neo: Interesting premise, nice Ranma cameo, but the fic was too short when 
SKJAM could have built on the premise. Also, couldn't SKJAM! think of a 
better name for the new Ataru than "Alielle"?

Alielle is a character from the El-Hazard series.  In the OAV version, 
she's an over-libido'd lesbian.

Ataru: Also, Lum sounds silly using the "-tcha" suffix in English. Lum may 
speak both languages, but not as annoying as you think, Doc.

It's meant to be silly.



SKJAM!