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What.

That's just...
Um.
I'm not sure there are sufficient words in this language to accurately describe that.
It has so much potential to be good despite the immediate turn-offs and then falls flat on its face. Arg. I hate it when that happens.

Yeah, but who does? I mean, some years ago I was as much as told that I was not, in fact, expected to get anything out of ninth grade English class save social experience.
Admittedly, this was the American school system, and this was near five years ago now, but...
It's going down the tubes, really.
Still. This? Shall not be tolerated. Grr.

What Fate Can Overcome
Haunted by dreams of her missing family, Mara and Luke search the galaxy for clues. Their quest leads them to a technology-barren planet called Arda, where they quickly learn that the Skywalker name is hated. LotR crossover. Mention of slash & mpreg.



'Tis apparently a sequel to another fic by the same author, which focuses on Obi-Wan.
Cruel Trick of Fate
During the Clone Wars, ObiWan Kenobi crashes his fighter and is stranded on an unknown Outer Rim planet called Arda. There he finds the one thing Jedi are forbidden to have: love. LotR crossover, ObiWanAragorn, SLASH, MPREG. 1st in my Arda trilogy.

I saw that on the news last night and was not too pleased. It was the closest I've come to throwing something at my TV in a while. No one who pays attention in English should be confused by apostrophes.

It's not just the Midlands, Pads. ITV news had one of their reporters showing the street sign at one end of a street in London with an apostrophe placed correctly, but missing at the other end. The same reporter asked three pedestrians outside King's Cross the meaning of the apostrophe in the sign for that station, and only one got it correct. I'm not sure where the first guy wanted to put the apostrophe, and the woman wanted to modify it to 'Kings' Cross'.

Excuse me whilst I go headbutt a wall. Repeatedly.



*thunk*

Dafydd looked at Constance. "Hmm."

Constance nodded. "Hmm indeed," he said.

Looking at the new arrival, Dafydd raised an eyebrow. "So... it's your partner's doing, then?" she asked. At her side, Constance raised his (still-on-fire) sword and grinned.

hS

"Apostrophes denote possessions that are no longer accurate, and are not needed"?!

But...plural...if...oh, Eru. *headdesk*

I admit it is outrageous. It is, however, all I ever expected from the Midlands.

I confess, it didn't get me. The second stanza's exclamation mark looked like a plea for comedy. The rest looked... fairly designed to provoke a specific reaction, to be honest.

Was meant to be "this".

I'm reminded of Shylock's speech from the Merchant Of Venice, which would be appropriate, actually. [/random Shakespeare reference]

This is haunting, eloquent. You grow up listening to stories of the Holocaust every year... the names of the camps are fixed in your memory, and the number 'six million,' but it's different like that, less tangible.

There's just something eerie about this. Definitely submit it to something.

-Lycaenion, who has now started rambling too much for her own good

Naomi gasped and ran back, then stared.

"Wait, you too?"

She asked, totally confused, then looked in through the open door, looking at the four agents inside, then gulping.

"Errrrrr, I take it that you got gender bent too? I swear, I have no clue what my partner did, but I remember that DORKS. Drake had it on a mission where he came back wearing very funny cloths. Makes Things said something about sue cooties or something, I don;t think he managed OT fix it before he died. We got it back, but apparently it still has problems."

This, however, is the height of stupidity. Are they saying that the plural is more accurate than the possessive? 'Cause that's what it is now. And, maybe this is just me, being raised American and all, but when I see Queens English, I think the accent and dialect associated with an area in New York City. {= P

~Neshomeh, who apologizes for nitpicking the typo, but thought it was funny. ^_~

I wrote a pretty good poem (or at least that's what everyone says it is, I still think it's a super short story) a few days ago that I'm pretty proud of. Take a look!

http://zoe9.livejournal.com/2124.html#cutid1

~Zoe~

"DRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE!"

A large male stoat, bristling with anger and carrying a rapier with clear intent to use it, stalked around the corner, followed by a small slender weasel jill with a lute strapped to her back.

"I did NOT need this to happen again!" the stoat snarled. "I don't know how you did this, and I don't care! Just turn us back!"

A small fuzzy whirlwind appeared around the other corner and screeched to a halt, revealing itself to be a small ferret. "Hi, New Mama! Hi, Uncle Stormy! The nursery lady started screaming about summink and dropped me ..." He sniffed. "You look funny. Should I call you Daddy now, Mama?"

The mustelids looked at each other. "Well, at least one of us doth seem to be coping," the weasel said wryly.

"She's a Dibbun, you can hardly tell the difference anyway."

They're taking apostrophies out of street signs.

In Birmingham, "King's Cross" is being written on signs as "Kings Cross". The council made it official, after having apparently been quietly taking them out for years.

Quote: "Apostrophes denote possessions that are no longer accurate, and are not needed,"

Am I the only one who finds thous OUTRAGEOUS?

there is that. i wonder what hte emperor says about sues. most likely they are considered as bad or worse than demons....

There is something inherently amusing about an 8 foot tall butch soldier with fanatical dedication being teamed up with a hyperactive anime 13 year old with a permanent sugar rush.

There is also something wrong with my l key.

Less squick, more funny (hopefully...) Here's the link again... Hope I get permission...

http://azrael-shadowstryker.deviantart.com/art/Writing-Sample-for-PPC-111040753

*is sad*
A space wolf woudl be useful in sniffing out sues. although, interesting. Any idea why a space marine would be recuited, over say, a gaurdsman? Space marines are mroe monks than true agents, and well, are usually not insane.

I would assume the designers would have allowed for all normal species types. Your average Space Marine is about 8 feet tall with power armor. 9 feet tall with Tactical Dreadnought (Terminator) armor. Probably would have to stoop, though.

Maybe an Imperial Fist or a Dark/Blood Angel, since they strike me as the most stoic of a VERY stoic lot.
And no, no terminators or dreadnaughts, barring severe injury.
I'm actually considering one as one of my PPC agents, teamed with a Genki Girl.
If I ever get permission, anyway...
It's a long way off...

PS: I'm not really sure. I will definitely need to do the research, as it's been a while since I actually thought about it.

Drake goes rushing by the door, in full harem girl outfit, giggling as she dashes by.
She is holding a rubber chicken, which changes to a teddy bear in a tutu as she runs be, followed by a male agent, wielding a backpack. “Come back here DRAKE!!! You’ve gone too far.”