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thefourthvine

188: Nothing Maddens Like Wine. Unless It Is Other Drugs.

Feb 15, 2009 19:12

Normally, I celebrate Valentine's Day by recommending gen. Yes, I am ever the devil. But this year, I couldn't get a set together in time for the 14th, so instead I am going to commemorate something more appropriate for the day after the Big Love Day: intoxication and addiction stories!

Look, it makes sense in my head, okay?

The One That ( Read more... )

merlin, stargate: atlantis, entourage, [rec theme: intoxication], regenesis

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rozasharn February 16 2009, 04:55:24 UTC

The phrase "seduction by peer-reviewed research" reminds me of this XKCD cartoon. The only other example that comes to mind is the passage in Pyramids which explains that, since camels are greatly occupied with mathematics, courtship consists of the female checking the male's methodology.

Off to read the story now!

thefourthvine February 16 2009, 07:03:05 UTC

Oh, thank you for linking me to that. I'd seen it before, but I love xkcd so very much that it's always nice to revisit the greats.

The only other example that comes to mind is the passage in Pyramids which explains that, since camels are greatly occupied with mathematics, courtship consists of the female checking the male's methodology.

I had forgotten that!

But, seriously: stick figures, camels, and Canadian science ninjas are the ONLY people ever to seduce via peer-reviewed journal paper? There is no justice in this world. None.

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thefourthvine February 16 2009, 07:05:21 UTC

I love the concept so much that I may have NO CHOICE but to watch this one MYSELF. *admires greatly*

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cathalin February 16 2009, 06:16:36 UTC

Skeevy. Ancients. SgaFlashfic. Challenge.

*falls over with the WIN of this idea*

thefourthvine February 16 2009, 07:07:02 UTC

So you will support me in an assault on the gods of sga_flashfic? (I don't even know how one issues suggestions for that comm. Is incense involved? Burnt offerings? It's dangerous for me to burn things! Fires have gotten out of my control before! *tense*)

cathalin February 16 2009, 07:17:29 UTC

Hee. I think you simply affix a comment to the last post the moderator made.:) But burnt offerings sound much more interesting. cesperanza is the mod, and often mentions that "so and so suggests xyz for a challenge." I'm sure one can also email. I don't know whether I want to initiate the suggestion (I'm always afraid that would mean I'm committed to writing something: yes, I am weird and realize logically it doesn't mean that at all), but I'd definitely second it! I think this is an *awesome* idea. I'm pretty sure cesperanza would, too. I mean, the Ancients *were* pretty skeevy, god.

thefourthvine February 17 2009, 05:48:10 UTC

I have suggested it, so if you want to do that seconding, you can do so here! *Doe Eyes of Hopefulness*

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auburnnothenna February 16 2009, 07:30:40 UTC

There's ReGenesis fic? Woot! If I'd have thought about I'd have known there would be. I can't actually tell you much about the show. One of the independent tv stations here sometimes shows two hour chunks of it on the weekends, only completely out of any kind of order, so it never makes any sense and all the women are brunettes I can't keep straight (there are five of them at least, unless they're clones, they could be clones on this show) but it seems to be some kind of medical research sciency (is too a word!) mercenaries dealing with diseases and mysterious deaths and toxic syndromes et cetera all over the world. Maybe. Possibly they work for the government. It's confusing. And there's one character who is like the lab version of Grant Jansky and they're all brilliant and dedicated, but also screwed up and selfish and you know that sometimes they have bad breath or forget to buy tampons and have regrettable one night stands with each other. I think Sanstrom unleashed Spanish Flu on Denver and got run down in the street while he was ( ... )

thefourthvine February 17 2009, 05:46:46 UTC

There is ReGenesis fan fiction! But, um, I don't want you to get your hopes up; there's not a lot. (There is a noticeboard comm, though: regen_notice. With members, even! heuradys pointed me to it.)

The show sounds really awesome, actually. Of course, it is only available on REGION TWO DVDs, because Canada hates us and has no problems with cutting off its nose to spite its face. *takes this personally*

Also I second the need for an All Ancients Were Skeevy Creeps challenge somewhere.

You should second it here!

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thefourthvine February 17 2009, 05:49:43 UTC

Which is why it is perfect for the not-really-medieval England of Merlin! (They have TOMATOES. They can have Egbert. They could probably have Dilbert, for that matter.)

Ahem. I'll just take my pedantry off to bed now.

No, no. Pedantry is hot like a corset. Show it off in a public place!