Studied badness

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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.