A Hilarious plot device I've found...
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 3:25 pm
... And so, to keep up a spirit of levity in here...
I read a story in an old IASFM. Basically it goes like this.
Bartender is working late. One of the regulars is there, complaining about his wife. Another one comes in. he's pissed. seems he bought a magic medallion from another bar-goer that was meant to turn the owner into a werebird. The buyer rants about how he turned into a rabbit instead. As the seller pulls up in his car, the bartender and the other two go outside to meet him. Argument ensues; the buyer dents the seller's car. The seller claims he did change into a bird, the buyer says he couldn't have. The regular offers to take the medallion off his hands; he'll give it to his wife, who can then be the wererabbit. The buyer agrees. the regular drives off.
The seller tells the buyer not to touch his car again; it's an old classic. The bartender says ti's a old piece of junk, and what type was it anyway? the seller says, a Falcon. Then he asks what the buyer drives; he responds, a Rabbit. They stare at each other for a moment.
"So what does the other guy drive?"
"A beetle."
"Oh, he's going to have a lot of fun..."
"He was brining it to his wife..."
"what does she drive?"
They look up as the sky turns very very bright...
"... A supernova..."
Of all the things to determine what you change into...
I read a story in an old IASFM. Basically it goes like this.
Bartender is working late. One of the regulars is there, complaining about his wife. Another one comes in. he's pissed. seems he bought a magic medallion from another bar-goer that was meant to turn the owner into a werebird. The buyer rants about how he turned into a rabbit instead. As the seller pulls up in his car, the bartender and the other two go outside to meet him. Argument ensues; the buyer dents the seller's car. The seller claims he did change into a bird, the buyer says he couldn't have. The regular offers to take the medallion off his hands; he'll give it to his wife, who can then be the wererabbit. The buyer agrees. the regular drives off.
The seller tells the buyer not to touch his car again; it's an old classic. The bartender says ti's a old piece of junk, and what type was it anyway? the seller says, a Falcon. Then he asks what the buyer drives; he responds, a Rabbit. They stare at each other for a moment.
"So what does the other guy drive?"
"A beetle."
"Oh, he's going to have a lot of fun..."
"He was brining it to his wife..."
"what does she drive?"
They look up as the sky turns very very bright...
"... A supernova..."
Of all the things to determine what you change into...
