Studied badness

[mmcirvin]

Teresa Nielsen Hayden analyzes why the Bulwer-Lytton Contest winners aren't as funny as they ought to be. They generally don't have the sense of style of a good parody; they're basically set-up/punchline jokes, which are not nearly as funny.

Then she points to a much badder alternative. The winners from 2001 she cites are priceless.

Comments

[zadcat.livejournal.com]

If you like that kind of humor there are several livejournal communities that track lapses in fan fiction. The Harry Potter one, babb_chronicles is usually a hilarious weekly read.

[glitter-ninja.livejournal.com]

Well, now I know what happens in the year 3010. And frankly, it's not a huge surprise.

oh and...

[glitter-ninja.livejournal.com]

I love how after 2001 she created a "Comrade Todd" award. That's good satire.

[partiallyclips.livejournal.com]

Yeah I had similar thoughts about this year's winners. Half of them were just Feghoots.