Studied badness
Aug. 3rd, 2005 10:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mmcirvinTeresa 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.
Then she points to a much badder alternative. The winners from 2001 she cites are priceless.