This is my first attempt at writing a flat out comedy fic. Please feel free to comment on anything and everything. I apologize if my comedy gene is broken at all.

Here are the real fics that I mentioned:

"Great shades of Elvis," Perry complained as he commandeered Lois' computer. "This person wrote about my death!" - The Passing of a Legend, by Deadly Chakram

"I think I just found a worse one. A list of a hundred ways to kill Superman!" - 100 Ways to Kill Superman by Deadly Chakram, VirginiaR, Lynn S.M. , Alisha Knight, Marcus Rowland, Darth Michael, MrsMosley, Christina, Lara Joelle Kent, ccmalo, Morgana, Shallowford, Ultra Woman, Female Hawk, and Framework4

"And here's one where you had a baby with another woman, before Lois," Jimmy said. - Chip Off The Old Clark by Stopquitdont

Clark sighed. "That one had you and our baby dying in childbirth." - Distraught by Mouserocks

"Hey, CK. Check this one out. There's a manual on here for dealing with Lois," Jimmy said, trying to hide his immense amusement. - Lois Lane 101 — A Handbook by VirginiaR, Deadly Chakram, Lynn S.M., Darth Michael, Mouserocks, Shimauma, Framework4, Christina, Shallowford, Lara Joelle Kent, SJH, Classicalla, and Olive

"Oooh, I just saw one about that," Jimmy said, snapping his fingers and going back to the other window he had open. "Ah yes, here it is. Clark magically turned into a dog when we all thought he'd been shot and killed." He paused. "Huh. Now that miraculous resurrection makes a ton more sense." He shook his head. - A (Super) Brief Paws in the Heroic Life of Clark Kent by Deja Vu

Any others mentioned in the story are purely fictious fictions.

Well, I don't know about other people, but I enjoyed it. I did wonder a bit about what Cat was doing there and about Arthur Chow (he must have dumped the stripper wife). Lots of fun, DC! Tempus sure does know how to reak havoc. Too bad he didn't get trapped in that alternate universe where Superman was only a myth. That would have been just desserts.

Well, there is a concept of fanfiction called "Real Person Fic" or RPF. I don't tend to read those though as they always feel a little stalkerish to me.

hehehe. Naughty, naughty Clark.

Looks like Lois had the last word there.

Let me guess... a Mary Sue?

Because she's his soulmate of course.

Of course that doesn't really surprise me.

I love how Clark's Smallville sensibilities came to the fore here. Of course he'd be the kind of guy that wouldn't go for it. Of course, that's one of the reasons we all love him.

Ah, yes the fem-slash.

Of course, he's always been the curious sort. It's one of the reasons he and Lois make such good investigators.

*rubs gin in thought, then shakes her head.* No, not really.

You know, I think you encapsulated how I feel about RPFs.

*snort* I love how Cat takes these stories as he cue to try and get a little action with Clark.

When I first read this I was thinking, "she's trying to convince Clark to fly her Superman Express." Then on re-reading I remembered that Arthur Chow was richer than Luthor in Season 1.

Well love does that to people, Cat. And don't think Lois doesn't enjoy the downtime.

I do have to wonder if Lois convinced him to make his own (private) fiction as a result. The kind they keep in the bottom back corner of a drawer.

That was fun! I love that Cat's the one to find the slash. How in character.

This line cracked me up too:

What a great twist that Tempus was behind all this, linking to a world without a Superman.



Joan

DC, that was a laugh and a half. You should write comedy more often. You cracked me up.

<chuckle> Cute.

I second the suggestion that you should write more comedy.

BTW, I'm pretty sure I recognize a couple of the stories you were alluding to, but would you consider posting a list of the titles of the specific stories mentioned?

Joy,
Lynn

LOL!! Very cute!!

Jackie

Thanks so much, Virginia! Glad you enjoyed it. I always get a little nervous that things are way funnier in my own head then when they come out into the world. I had actually forgotten about Arthur Chow marrying a stripper until the other night when I was watching with my hubby (slowly turning him into a FoLC I think). But I wanted to play fast and loose with the characters a little, and the circumstances.

I agree with Lynn: it was fun!

And like Joan, my favorite line is: Not only to make up stories but to read stories!

Good job, DC.

I'm all too aware of that. And all too creeped out by it.

Yep. That's why we like her.

Erm, actually SQD's "Chip Off The Old Clark."



I could see maybe Justin's version of Jimmy being a fic writer.

Yay! He really can be naive, huh? Of course, that makes him all the cuter.



Yup!

We're all guilty as charged, methinks.

Yeah. RPFs seem stalkerish to me. But, to each their own, I guess.

As she says in ASU: "Can't blame a girl for trying."

Second richest man in the world.

I'd venture to say that she might like the downtime even better now. Far more interesting...activities.

<chokes on tea>

Thank you very much, Joan! Glad I could entertain you! I knew from the moment I got the idea to do that that I somehow wanted Tempus to be involved. He'd love the irony.

Thank you, HappyGirl! So glad that my comedy gene isn't actually broken! That's a relief. I don't often get the idea for anything comedic, but I'll try it more often if my muse gets the ideas.

Great idea, Lynn! I'll have to make the list of the real ones I was thinking of and put them in the original post in this thread.

Thanks so much. I can't 100% guarantee more comedy, but I'm much more open to it now.

Thanks a bunch, Jackie!

I can't really take credit for that idea. Erin Klingler had the idea for her fantastic story Clark\'s Bedtime Stories .

Joy,
Lynn

Thank you, Sydney! I had particular fun in writing that line, truth be told. And yes - to sit and read them too!!!

Ah, it's still a good idea though, and not something I thought to do.

Once again, I have to reserve any comments until tomorrow. The evening has another commitment! Rats!

I love it! Finding the "big secret" on line and having you do all kinds of unmentionables just for the amusement of readers? Who thinks of these things? You must have had a "Pizza" dream to come up with this one!

I just hope some real people who have played some comic book characters think that we are being respectful but are thinking naughty just so they have a good time. We wouldn't really tell all those secrets if they were real people, would we? (Hide the gossip section on here, please.)

Cute story, Vicki.
Pat

Cute idea! laura

Brilliant! This was utterly hilarious-- well done, Vicki!!!

(Thanks for the references, btw I admit to being a little depressing at times.)

No problem! I totally understand that. That's been my own life lately.

Thanks, Pat. Although I'm not 100% sure what you meant by "pizza" dream. I was inspired by a LOTR fic that took this similar premise. I was recently re-reading it for fun, then the idea struck me to do it for Lois and Clark and friends.

Thanks so much, Laura!

Thank you, Mouse! So glad I could make you laugh! You're welcome for the reference. That one still haunts me when I think about it - in a good way!

Very cute story. Well written and totally in character. You have a flair for comedy

And, I loved how you worked Cat and Arthur Chow into the story. (I just watched IoG on the Hub this last weekend)

Thank you, Deb! Glad you enjoyed it. And I'm glad my weird, twisted sense of humor translated well to people who aren't just myself!

So nice to have Cat back! Even for a little while!

Well Vicki, you've already established yourself in the adventure category very well and now you are going after the title 'Queen of Comedy'.

Well done!!!

You should do comedy more often.

It was histericsl.

Congrats.

For something like this (especially with the existance of nfic) it was imperative that Cat be around somehow.

Thanks so much, Ken. I don't know about "Queen of Comedy" but it IS nice to know that I don't suck at it the way I was afraid that I did.

That was hilarious!

Thank you, Io! So glad you found it funny!

Oooooh! Sounds like fun







Huh. A hundred ways? ( ) I mean, there’s kryptonite. And there’s Lois Lane. Okay, point withdrawn.

Michael

Oooh! Darthy's here with double feedback!


I tried. Also, very uncomfortable for Clark.

I might have broken the graemlin limit.

If the plot device ain't broke, don't fix it?

And because people tend to throw things if the writers hook up Clark and Lana?

Hmm...isn't there a recall on that particular model?

/nods gravely/

Michael

Best story ever....

Very very funny....I had a good laugh reading this.
I also always pictured Perry knowing Clark's secret (in secret!) for a long time, even before L&C got romantic. I like him not telling it to Clark, but waiting for the moment that more people find out.

Cat's reaction to the secret is priceless

Yes. And other *sharp* items.

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by -Mariel-:
<strong> Best story ever....

Very very funny....I had a good laugh reading this.
I also always pictured Perry knowing Clark's secret (in secret!) for a long time, even before L&C got romantic. I like him not telling it to Clark, but waiting for the moment that more people find out.

Cat's reaction to the secret is priceless

I also like dabbling with the idea that Perry knew for some time that CK=S. And the show gave us plently of little moments where it was ambiguous whether Perry knew or was just lucky in things he said/did.

Glad you liked Cat's reaction. I *had* to write her in for that!