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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?

[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]

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!

[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...)

[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.

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.

hee hee

[wrathchylde.livejournal.com]

Love it!!!

[karenmiller.livejournal.com]

LOL! Bloody brilliant!

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.

[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?!"