My Top Ten Pet (Fanfic/Writing in General) Peeves

[bjewelled]

I'm supposed to be working. We've got big changes tonight. Oooooh~

Actually, I am working. Mostly. I just have to wait a few minutes for the servers to do their thing. So in the meantime, let me educate you all.

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[kel_reiley]

i kind of love you right now

I have a button on my desk at work labelled 'Fade To Black'.* It's always an option.

* No, really, I do.

do you work at a tv station? cuz hitting that button by accident gets you in trouble

[bjewelled]

Hrm, yes. I do rather wonder why they include a button that produces an effect that will cause mass panic amongst the technical staff if actually pressed.

[kel_reiley]

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hilarity within chaos?

[bjewelled]

Only if the sound of me sitting under my desk weeping is funny.

Actually, it probably is. ;)

[hedda62]

Here via copperbadge as well...

The Welshman and the Captain are meeting with the Policeman

At first glance I read this as sexual euphemism as well. Though the CD one is a lot more understandable. :)

Good list!

[athaari]

Any author who suddenly includes author's notes in the middle of their story (A/N: lol, i said auther twice!!1) should be shot.

Buwahaha! You owe me a keyboard. Mine is soaked in tea.

[djin7]

6. HAVE

Would of. Should of. Could of.

HAVE. IT'S HAVE. WOULD HAVE. SHOULD HAVE. COULD HAVE. ABBREVIATED TO 'VE. WOULD'VE, SHOULD'VE, COULD'VE.

HAVE HAVE HAVE

*pants*

Got linked here by a mutual friend, and oh god that made me LOL this morning. *G*

[edibleflowers]

Also over here via copperbadge, and I have to say, this list perfectly encapsulates my own pet peeves. One addition I'd like to suggest (perhaps as a corollary to #10: Splitting something into an *unknown* number of parts. If I see "43/??", there's no way I want to even attempt to dive into it...