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[lagilman]

from fellow Luna-tic Robin Owens... (and amended slightly by moi)


How many fantasy characters does it take to change a light bulb?

Epic Fantasy Writer: How many you got?

Traditional Fantasy Writer: One. There can be only one Chosen One.

Quest Fantasy Writer: One, but s/he must form a party of adventurers to retrieve the magic pliers first.

Romantic Fantasy Writer: Two, but they must do it while sharing a passionate kiss.

Erotic Fantasy Writer: Three, but they must do it naked while sharing a passionate kiss.

Dark Fantasy Writer: One, as long as it's done with a tentacle slithering from the bottomless pit.

Urban fantasy writer: Three. A werewolf, a vampire, and a chick in leather with a gun.

Literary Fantasy Writer: One, but it will take me four pages to describe it.

Slipstream Fantasy Writer: Is the light bulb an allegory for birth or death?

SF Writer: Who uses light bulbs? Honestly...

Comments

[girasole.livejournal.com]

I am not having a fun week. This made me laugh. A lot. I would like to post it to several of my discussion groups. May I? And shall I attach your name to it or not?

[lagilman]

forward away -- I don't know who the original auhtor is -- I got it from Robin and made a few genre-knowledgeable corrections, so I guess both our names...

And glad to have helped banish a few glooms!

[puppetmaker40.livejournal.com]

That's good!

I like the SF capper

[neadods.livejournal.com]

Urban fantasy writer: Three. A werewolf, a vampire, and a chick in leather with a gun.

BWAhahahahaa!

[lagilman]

Of course, it needs to be pointed out that I have neither vampires nor wherewolves, and my chick is adamant about not liking guns...


I guess I'll never hit the New York Times list. ;-0

Sword and Sorcery writer

[zornhau.livejournal.com]

Two; One mighty-thewed swordsman to hack down the unspeakable monstrosities slithering towards them through the darkened chamber, and one scantily-clad former temple dancer to climb the ornately carved walls and strain to reach the light fitting.

Re: Sword and Sorcery writer

[lagilman]

unless of course it's a post-MZB era S&S, in wich case the usefully-thewed swordswoman will hack, and her partner and possibly-but-not-always-lover the former temple dancer...

(me, I'd rather see the lithe and scantily clad male temple dancer... but I'm a suri of simple if expensive tastes, I am...)

Re: Sword and Sorcery writer

[jamesenge.livejournal.com]

Postpost MZB--I think you can have any kind of temple dancer you want.

Kudos to the makers and additors of this list. Light bulb jokes are what civilization is all about.

Re: Sword and Sorcery writer

[zornhau.livejournal.com]

Feminist SF Writer: None! Lightbulbs are a phallocentric masculine construct! My characters are in touch with the Goddess archetype, and thus will use intuition to navigate the nurturing womb of primordial darkness.

[eeknight.livejournal.com]

Military SF Writer: None. The 30,000 kilowatt targeting spotlamps on the quad-track Indomitable Mk. V do just fine as a light source.

Misogynistic Fantasy Writer: Here on Counter-Earth men do not need such baubles! Besides, deep down, women like it in the dark, you just need to admit it to yourselves.

Steampunk Fantasy Writer: Not our problem. We're still using coal gas because it makes that cool whooshing noise.

Anthropomorphic Fantasy Writer: Don't change it! We'll go all tharn and get run over!

[tru2myart.livejournal.com]

Urban fantasy writer: Three. A werewolf, a vampire, and a chick in leather with a gun.

And somewhere in the world Laurell K. Hamilton's ears started ringing.

hee hee

[wrathchylde.livejournal.com]

Love it!!!

[karenmiller.livejournal.com]

LOL! Bloody brilliant!

[yourbob.livejournal.com]

A werewolf, a vampire, and a chick in leather with a gun enter a bar....

[music-lover3.livejournal.com]

hehe. that was funny. thanks for the laugh!!

[dianora2.livejournal.com]

Heeeee. Very funny.

[12stargazers.livejournal.com]

Military Fantasy: Just one. But he/she has to earn the right through trial by combat.

[equesgal.livejournal.com]

Copywriter: Just One! Don't miss YOUR chance to screw in the lightbulb!

[intentonrapture.livejournal.com]

Urban fantasy writer: Three. A werewolf, a vampire, and a chick in leather with a gun.

BWAAHAHAHAHAHAA!!! *slaps knee* thats soo true!!! hahahahaa!!!

*ahem* i really needed that. ;p

[allaboutm-e.livejournal.com]

This is splendid! ::snicker ::

[ellenscult]

*heh* Thank you for the amusement! I'm over from matociquala's blog. I reckon the dark fantasy writer would say "Light? What is this abomination?!"