Top Ten:You know you've been reading to much fan fic when..

[Mrs Vertigo]

You know you're reading too much fanfic when you start referring to fics as 'stories' and any other sort of literature as 'original fiction'. Or, for that matter, dis original writers 'because they don't have to work within the restrictions of canon.'



When you're reading a good book, and find youreself disappointed and slightly surprised there's no fanart to go along with it.



Riley: "I mean, all of a sudden I find myself looking for the plural of 'cheese'… *beat* Oh, you mean it's 'cheeses'? Really? Umm… I knew that. "

I love my long lost Jewish little-potato twin. In a prison way.

[some dark thing]

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Or, for that matter, dis original writers 'because they don't have to work within the restrictions of canon.'

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*shudder* oh no, tell me it can't get this far or I might have to start fighting my fic-addiction...

[MellindraX]

Hehehe. Ok, I've got one too:

When someone mentions that two girls will return from the bathroom "as soon as they're done washing their hands." you can't explain why you're laughing so hard.

It is my solace, my home, the place where my walls crumble and fall away, because no one can know who I truly am. Thank goodness for the Internet, preserver of sanity! -Unknown

[Rainbow Warrior189]

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When someone mentions that two girls will return from the bathroom "as soon as they're done washing their hands." you can't explain why you're laughing so hard.

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ok, now when i hear someone say that i'm not going to be able to resist laughing.

[MellindraX]

And it actually happened, too! The story actually makes it better.

These two girls in my homeroom disappear off to the bathroom, no big deal. But, it had been like 20+ minutes and they still weren't back, when someone commented on their absence. After that, my entire class started railing on my teacher for not planning to lecture them when they come back. Suddenly, the kid sitting next to me says "they'll be back as soon as they've washed their hands."

And I was just sitting there laughing my head off as discretely as I could (have you ever tried hiding the fact that your head has literally fallen off your shoulders? Not an easy feat).

It is my solace, my home, the place where my walls crumble and fall away, because no one can know who I truly am. Thank goodness for the Internet, preserver of sanity! -Unknown

[Rainbow Warrior189]

oh god,

[Kiwigrrrl]

Jesus Ruth, you'll be the death of me with your sigs!!!



Where I live, if someone is laughing about something, they are 'cheesing off'.



I went to work today, and I was still chuckling to myself about your 'New Cheese Rising' sig, when a workmate asked me, "and what the hell are you cheesing off about?"



Try explaining it to someone who hasn't even watched the show, let alone heard of fan- fiction.



Suffice to say I was rolling on the floor, screaming with laughter, and trying not to pee myself.



Not a good look when you are working behind a very busy bar...



- Skye

[tiyodragon]

...when you look down at the kitchen table, studying it for stability...and only the other kittens in the room get the joke! (Everyone else just stares blankly)



...when we start playing 'guess the fic' by spewing random lines of fic at parties and only the kittens understand the game. *snicker*



Of course, I wouldn't know anything about these types of problems.



tiyo

"Wiggly is good." Xita - Vegas 2003

[Mrs Vertigo]

When you're having a debate with yourself about how smutty smut fiction is just so different from porn.



But of course, I wouldn't know anything about that either.

[some dark thing]

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When you're having a debate with yourself about how smutty smut fiction is just so different from porn.

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hmmm, now this sounds like an interesting, intellingent debate. how issmut fiction different from porn? no, seriously, I'm interested. cuz I'm not reading porn! and uhm... I'd like to have some arguments to go with that statement...

[WiccansIllusion]

Porn, whats that?

Cheese...Ruth...I'm beginning to see some sort of connection...

WI being slow on the uptake..



“Oh yeah,” Tara sighed in Willow’s ear. “I’m your bitch. I’m your girl. I’m your everything,” she panted. “Don’t you ever fucking forget it."- CN Winters

[Mrs Vertigo]

See, Dark Thing, I wouldn't know anything about that, since I never read porn. I mean, I could, err, ask somebody... like a guy. Cause, y'know, only guys read porn, really. And he'd probably say, err, that, uh, porn's more about the, umm... unusual performances and gawk-worthy sizes of… things… while smut's more about the… expression of hidden, umm, urges, of characters. I mean, he would probably say that smut is about liberating a character, while porn is about breaking the Guinness record for flexibility of… body parts.



But, umm, that's just my guess of what a guy would probably say. 'Cause I never read porn. In my life. Cause that's gross. *cough*

[Kieli]

Lady Ms. V are you trying to tell me you've NEVER had any PWP??? Shocking!

Time flies by when the Devil drives.
It's not the pace of life that concerns me, it's the sudden stop at the end.

[some dark thing]

Thank you, Mrs Vertigo, I knew the kitten board could show me both the heights of heaven and the pits of hell (I'm sleep deprived) Now that I know what porn is I'm able to avoid this... this... so-different-from-a-PWP thingy. ok, maybe I need to rephrase the last part *waves to Kieli*

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expression of hidden, umm, urges, of characters

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this is a good one. *ahem* a very true thing to say.

[the vamp nurd]

PWP?



What the hell is that.



No really what does it mean?



the

Sorry I missed church, I was busy becoming a lesbian and worshiping Satan



Bardlet no #27

[maudmac]

PWP is "porn without plot" or "Plot? What plot?" A story that's smut for the sake of smut.

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Pussy - strong enough for a man, but made for a woman  -- Margaret Cho

[JustSkipIt]

I've got one: You know you're reading too much fan fic when...

You get an early copy of Harry Potter, Book 5 and can't figure out if it's real or just fan fic...

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Well there's not even breathing room between pleasure and pain. -- Aerosmith.

[pioggia acida]

its kinda realated to this... but you are spending too much time here in general when



a) you suddenly forget you are in a managment exam cause you are too busy mentaly writing a description of the hot chick who is stretching in front of you... under the pretence of using it for the next fic you write



b) someone says something funny in RL and you begin to reply with L-O-L



c) your reason for being on the internet for a whole day is that you were 'researching' for university (and NO i have not worked out what W/T have to do with an essay on drug testing in the wrokplace)



d) all of your friends seem to live in time zones that require you to be awake at 3am to talk to them



ok that is my 2cents worth... and of course i dont know anything about any of these problems... they happened to a 'friend' of mine

if no-one wants to play with me then i am going to go to my room and play with myself... play by myself, i meant play by myself

[amberbensontotallyrules4e]

You know you've been reading too much fanfic when:

-you're in a math exam and all you can think about is the last update of ......and when it might be updated again.

Fanfic can be very distracting, but, hey, who's complaining. And when am I ever gonna use trig in the real world.

Rachel

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"My favorite player in the whole world is Michael Owen"~ PELE

"The only way to beat Liverpool is to let the ball down"~ ALAN BALL

[prisstina]

Hi de hi, after a very weird day at work I have a couple to add:

You know you've been reading to much fanfic when:

-you notice some of the pre-packed meats at work are labelled W/T, and spend the rest of the morning wondering when they started making Willow and Tara flavoured sliced turkey.

-you catch sight of the "Willow" butter and get images from various fics, where Tara had Willow for breakfast (or vis versa, I'm not picky...)

[Shadow]

when you can't remembered if something actually happened on buffy or you read it in fic!

We don't need lists of rights and wrongs, tables of do's and don'ts: we need books, time and silence.

Thou shalt not is soon forgotten, but Once Upon A Time lasts forever.



Philip Pullman

[MissKittys Ball O Yarn]

OH my god! I have one!



scenario:



you're in bed with your beautiful girlfriend (whom you love soooo much) sharing a tender moment, she says something romantic and you find yourself automatically replying with a line from someone's fic.... (that's happened to me before.) (I'd never admit it to her though hehehe )



xoxo

Emms

The people I'm furious with are the womens's liberationists. They keep getting up on soapboxes and proclaiming women are brighter than men. That's true, but it should be kept quiet or it ruins the whole racket.----



Anita Loos

[BurningWhiteRose]

Smooth Emms. Suave even.



And as for addiction...

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9. Fanfic starts to blend in with each other. Example: your reading the update to the Kali Prophecy, and think back to the Rainbow Writers Season Seven and say : "Weren't the holes in Willow's head cured??"

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I was reading two stories the other week. In both, Willow and Tara were getting married. In one, it showed the ceremony. The other, they werent married yet. Needless to say, When I got to the ceremony, I was like...



"Wait, Anya and Giles werent supposed to marry them...the other person was...oh wait..."



Sincerely,

BWR

[screeminguitar]

I know I'm reading too much fic every time I expect to float after an orgasm. Alas, I suddenly realize that it aint gonna happen!! Damn fics!!!





Marie

[Emms]

I just had to find this thread to get this one down in writing

you know you're reading too much fanfiction when you start writing "Willow" every time you have to type a word that just happens to start with "WI"

xoxo
Emms

[justin]

Ooh someone brought this thread back

You know you've been reading too much fanfic when, after hearing your boss and her girlfriend are having a baby, you start wondering which spell they used

[umgaynow]

How about when you are discussing something with a friend and you say "Oh, that reminds me of this fic I've been reading...now what Tara did was..." and your friend looks at you like you have three heads?

Or you have AU Willow and Tara dreams...daughters of the flame anyone?

[StarCat]

I have a couple.

How about when you start using Willow or Tara as passwords.

When you have your favorite fics shortcut to your desktop.

Or when your Favorites in Internet Explorer is nothing but Willow and Tara fan fics and web sites.


umgaynow : I have totally been there

[eirnlove]

I think, for a full day student, it's when reading online doesn't seem enough anymore, and you start printing out your fav fics to read in classes. I'm failing physics, chemistry and german

[FineyMcFine]

When you are discussing some unrelated topic and you think "Oh, that would be a perfect scenario for a fan fiction story where Willow is the and Tara is the and they but interferes, but they overcome it by .

And then you get distracted and can't follow the conversation anymore.