Tales of the Parodyverse - ...Because you usually are?

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Subj: ...Because you usually are?
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 12:29:42 pm EDT

Reply Subj: But people always seem to suspect I'm setting things up for something appaling to happen.
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 10:05:01 am EDT

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> > Good to see the makings of a happy ending for many of our lost Caphans, as they return home in glory. Now I know why Miiri liked the idea of a parade back on Earth... the Caphans really know how to do national celebrations. Of course, the metal bikinis would liven up most any holiday, I suppose.
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> I think they should be made compulsory at all national events for all young women under the age of 25 and 120lbs.

Notting Hill Carnival, anyone?

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#325: Untold Tales of the Parodyverse: On The Return of the Junior Lair Legion (and on the Return of Caph) - Parts One to Five · The Hooded Hood will keep these coming daily IF people keep replying · Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 10:36:45 am EDT
- Really liking this. Do more. Much more. (no text) · Dancer. · Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 04:50:56 pm EDT
  - More is done. (no text) · HH · Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 06:49:51 pm EDT
- Such thoughtful conversations... I'm glad Space Ghost was never around to teach them how to behave at a party. · Visionary · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 06:54:37 pm EDT
  - It's all there in the files. In fact it's probably dripping out of the filing cabinet by now. · HH · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 07:13:29 pm EDT
- Nice stuff, however I have the CD now, so my attention is going to be elsewhere for a while. (no text) · Manga Shoggoth · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 05:18:08 pm EDT
  - Distracted by shiny things. Anyone would think you were Dancer. (no text) · HH · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 06:09:30 pm EDT
- It's good to see everyone getting their moments to make progress. :) (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 05:11:51 pm EDT
  - That's one reason why this tale is so blasted long. (no text) · HH · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 06:31:55 pm EDT
- Eating, eh? That can't be good. · Anime Jason · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 03:53:13 pm EDT
  - it's a party, so there's food. · HH · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 06:13:07 pm EDT
- I'm not actually away from ALL computers... · Hatman · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 02:07:27 pm EDT
  - Re: I'm not actually away from ALL computers... · HH · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 02:43:12 pm EDT
- It's Dawson's Creek- IN SPAAAACE! · killer shrike comments on Part Five · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 01:30:53 pm EDT
  - I'm pleased to say that I've never seen an episode of Dawson's Creek · HH · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 01:34:57 pm EDT
    - Me neither · killer shrike · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 01:45:28 pm EDT
      - Shame · HH · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 02:45:48 pm EDT
- I really enjoy these charactery bits. (no text) · Rhiannon · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 12:49:19 pm EDT
  - There's not a lot else in these stories but charactery bits, I'm afraid. It's really just a series of vignettes. · HH · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 01:05:22 pm EDT
- I thought so far the party chapter was rather tame for Caph... · Hatman · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 11:40:34 am EDT
  - We haven't done the party chapter yet. Well, you haven't read it yet, but I've just posted it. · HH with an issue for CSFB!'s story · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 01:01:48 pm EDT
    - There are a few reasons I posted that story as a reply, rather than doing anything to distinguish it as an "in-continuity" story ... [Spoilers] · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 03:35:34 pm EDT
      - Re: There are a few reasons I posted that story as a reply, rather than doing anything to distinguish it as an "in-continuity" story ... [Spoilers] · Visionary · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 07:16:00 pm EDT
        
        Good analysis [Spoilers] · HH · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 08:46:48 am EDT
      - Don't feel bad (if you do). It's not a major criticism or anything. Just a view. [Spoilers] · HH thinks it's good that a piece of work can stir up comment and controversy, as long as it doesn't crack the internet in half · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 06:30:59 pm EDT
    - The same argument people use to excuse the Caphans can be used to excuse Glitch · killer shrike · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 01:43:49 pm EDT
      - Glitch is usually written with more liberal and Earth-centric sensibilitiers though · HH · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 02:52:07 pm EDT
- Nice Banner... · Manga Shoggoth · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 06:23:38 am EDT
  - It's almost all patchwork from other previous pictures. Only Danny is new. Glitch is by Vizh. · HH · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 12:58:05 pm EDT
- Mmm. Untold Taley goodness in bite-sized portions. And no calories! :-) · Dancer likes the funny stuff and the romantic stuff. Do lots. · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 04:51:09 am EDT
  - Reading these stories won't make you fat but they might make you dumb. · HH · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 12:48:19 pm EDT
- To be fair, how many years has it been since the Juniors asked me anything, let alone permission? · Visionary · Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 06:00:15 pm EDT
  - They once asked you stuff? · Hh · Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 07:09:52 pm EDT
- Coming up next: Glitch explores Caphan culture in her own way. [Spoilers] · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 03:02:24 pm EDT
  - My first thought... [Spoilers] · Hatman · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 11:42:56 am EDT
  - Okay, that's another facet of Caphan life explored. Whether we like it or not. (no text) [Spoilers] · HH bans Rhainnon from reading this one · Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 06:40:15 pm EDT
  - Yes... well.... (no text) · killer shrike · Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 03:40:16 pm EDT
- That brings to mind a somewhat scary thought... · Anime Jason · Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 02:00:58 pm EDT
  - Hold that thought. · HH · Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 06:43:23 pm EDT
    - But it's heavy! · Anime Jason · Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 07:39:15 pm EDT
      - It's not heavy. It's your brother. · HH · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 12:56:56 pm EDT
        
        I don't have a brother. · Anime Jason · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 03:54:59 pm EDT
        
        Why? What did he do to you? (no text) · HH · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 08:45:36 am EDT
- Part Four comments [Spoilers] · killer shrike · Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 12:40:26 pm EDT
  - Re: Part Four comments [Spoilers] · HH · Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 07:01:56 pm EDT
- Why do I get the feeling that something bad's going to happen? · Rhiannon · Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 12:32:15 pm EDT
  - General paranoia. · HH · Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 07:02:40 pm EDT
    - And the fact that you're always planning something nasty. · Rhiannon · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 11:54:03 am EDT
      - Fear my next meeting with your teachers then. · HH, school governor · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 08:43:02 am EDT
- This is really brilliant, I'm sorry I'm late (no text) · Rhiannon · Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 12:14:56 pm EDT
  - Better late than never. (no text) · HH was waiting for more replies before he continued posting · Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 06:37:53 pm EDT
- Sorry I'm late... · Anime Jason · Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 04:29:29 pm EDT
  - I think you got in under the wire. · HH · Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 05:45:26 am EDT
    - How low can you go? · Anime Jason · Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 11:22:56 am EDT
      - Quite a way. · HH · Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 06:46:46 pm EDT
- Having children is simpler when other people raise them. :) (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 03:04:48 pm EDT
  - But may lead to an unwarranted number of multi-part crossovers. (no text) · HH · Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 03:10:13 pm EDT
- Oh well. It gives me something to look forward to... · Manga Shoggoth · Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 12:32:24 pm EDT
  - The explosions? · HH · Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 03:13:47 pm EDT
    - Nope. · Manga Shoggoth · Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 05:15:57 am EDT
      - Re: Nope. · HH · Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 06:47:30 pm EDT
- Things are moving along at a brisk pace (no text) · killer shrike · Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 10:15:21 am EDT
  - That's daily posting for you. Otherwise this stuff might seem interminable. (no text) · HH doesn't think this story would work in one large chunk. · Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 10:52:00 am EDT
- See, I *like* the occaisional sweet and happy chapter... · Visionary · Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 08:52:47 am EDT
  - But people always seem to suspect I'm setting things up for something appaling to happen. · HH · Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 10:05:01 am EDT
    - ...Because you usually are? · Manga Shoggoth · Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 12:29:42 pm EDT
      - I resemble that remark. · HH · Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 03:14:46 pm EDT
- Ah. The Peter Principle at work... · Manga Shoggoth · Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 06:49:22 am EDT
  - Only if she's not competent, as opposed to not willing. "In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence." · HH lives with this principle every day · Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 07:49:23 am EDT
- Don't they have the old "Birds of a feather" saying on her planet? · Visionary · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 07:04:27 pm EDT
  - Their analogy has probably got to do with sex · HH · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 07:13:52 pm EDT
- Guess it's time to sublet the apartment and move into larger lodgings (no text) · Hatman · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 03:42:17 pm EDT
  - Is that before or after the whole "execution for war crimes" thing? (no text) · HH · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 05:00:41 pm EDT
- Setting aside the specific issues she has with her own people ... [Spoilers] · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 03:12:33 pm EDT
  - I'm not sure those issues can be set aside [Spoilers] · HH · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 05:07:08 pm EDT
    - Your reply didn't show [Spoilers] · killer shrike · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 05:30:48 pm EDT
      - Here it is again. [Spoilers] · HH · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 06:59:37 pm EDT
- It's interesting to look at the Caph invasion from this viewpoint. (no text) · Rhiannon · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 02:23:52 pm EDT
  - "Let us reason together." (no text) · HH will leave it to Rhiannon to Google the quote · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 03:06:43 pm EDT
- I'm both working on the board software AND replying. · Anime Jason · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 02:05:44 pm EDT
  - That explains why all the fornts have turned blue · The Hooded Hood wasn't responsible · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 03:12:55 pm EDT
    - I like blue! · Anime Jason · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 06:54:13 pm EDT
      - It's probably too powerful a colour for default on the main page, though. · HH recommends whites and greys · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 07:07:03 pm EDT
        
        I'm not loving the blue for main page text either *n/t* · Hatman · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 11:39:11 am EDT
        
        Thirded (no text) · killer shrike · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 01:34:24 pm EDT
        
        That's easily changeable later, I just did that so I can tell the link text from visited link text easily. (no text) · Anime Jason · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 03:34:29 pm EDT
        
        Proceed. I'm fond of colour #808090 as a "used link" shade. (no text) · HH · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 08:41:35 am EDT
        
        I have a good used link shade already. (no text) · Anime Jason · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 11:36:34 am EDT
- Part Two comment: a fine conversation between two formerly disgraced alien warlords (no text) · killer shrike · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 12:47:30 pm EDT
  - It's a conversation that needed to happen on record (no text) · HH canlt decide whether these two have been sleeping together for the last nine months as well · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 12:54:30 pm EDT
    - That would make him a bit of a scoundrel, wouldn't it? · killer shrike · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 01:25:36 pm EDT
      - Only in Earth culture terms · HH · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 01:32:41 pm EDT
        
        Think you mean "Western-European culture terms" ... · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 06:59:26 pm EDT
        
        I'm sure I'd never mean "Western European". British, perhaps. · HH · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 07:20:55 pm EDT
        
        My own cast seems to have a similar gender imbalance. :) (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 09:43:01 pm EDT
        
        And similar solutions, I note. (no text) · HH · Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 07:58:18 am EDT
        
        That's where I hail from, last I checked (no text) · killer shrike · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 03:29:45 pm EDT
        
        That doesn't stop Earth viewers recognising Klingon or Vulcan cultural habits. (no text) · HH · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 04:59:45 pm EDT
        
        Dorks don't count. They never do (no text) · killer shrike · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 05:04:12 pm EDT
        
        Channeling Mr Epitome there? (no text) · HH · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 05:08:09 pm EDT
        
        Who? (no text) · killer shrike · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 07:29:31 pm EDT
        
        The star of the upcoming "Whatever Happened To Mr Epitome?" series. (no text) · HH · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 08:10:47 pm EDT
- The starship around the planet reminds me of The Authority for some reason... (no text) · jack · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 11:18:44 am EDT
  - Bigger starship around planet to come (but no planned necrophiliac rape). (no text) · HH · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 12:27:26 pm EDT
- ICH MUSS MEHR GESCHICHTE HABEN ODER ICH SCHREIE!!! (no text) · VERÃƒâ€žRGERTER DEUTCHER JUNGE (do yourself a favor and count this response; you've already seen how pissed he gets in videos) · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 04:05:30 am EDT
  - Re: ICH MUSS MEHR GESCHICHTE HABEN ODER ICH SCHREIE!!! · HH · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 09:17:29 am EDT
- Assuming you actually keep your word, instead of staying consistent to your character by being a lying liar, I look forward to more light-hearted storytelling. :) (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 08:49:22 pm EDT
  - The Hooded Hood always keeps his word; to the letter (no text) · HH reckons one more response should be enough for part 2 · Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 11:43:09 pm EDT
- One thing you can say about planets: They're very punctual. · Visionary · Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 06:28:23 pm EDT
  - It's nice that there are some things you can depend on. · HH · Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 07:25:20 pm EDT
- Good start (no text) · killer shrike · Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 02:10:57 pm EDT
  - I decided it was time to take the plunge and start posting this even though it's not finished. (no text) · HH thinks the narrative might benefit from board comments anyhow · Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 04:07:58 pm EDT
- The return to what? · Anime Jason · Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 12:29:56 pm EDT
  - The joke · HH · Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 04:11:40 pm EDT
    - It's not me, is it? · Anime Jason · Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 04:52:24 pm EDT
      - Could be. · HH · Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 05:05:06 pm EDT
- Very funny. There haven't been enough funny stories on the Parodyverse lately. (no text) · Rhiannon · Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 12:11:30 pm EDT
  - The Juniors do tend to make for more light-hearted story beginnings. (no text) · HH · Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 04:06:54 pm EDT
- Nice to catch up with the kids. Though I doubt these next few chapters will be nice to them. (no text) · Hatman · Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 12:01:47 pm EDT
  - Why shouldn't we just have a few chapters of sentimental sweetness and light? (no text) · HH · Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 04:05:57 pm EDT
    - Are you actually capable of that? (no text) · Hatman · Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 04:09:33 pm EDT
      - I've got 20,000 words of basically nothing much happening so far, so I'd probably have to say yes (no text) · HH · Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 04:40:43 pm EDT
- Just passin' through... · Manga Shoggoth · Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 10:53:10 am EDT
  - * Finds mop to wipe up ooze * * Gives mop to someone else * · HH · Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 04:14:44 pm EDT