here is the beautiful (and, uh, quite funny) story we wrote in our BlogLibs experiment. below (after our story) is also the passage from Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkaban that we BlogLibbed. let me know (in the comments section) if i should keep this up or quit before it becomes an embarrassment for me. cant. type. tonight.
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It looked like the end of Michael Moore and the Rumsfeld Strangler's platonic love (no really, they're just friends). Each was so glib with the other that the Great Frank J couldn't see how they'd ever make up.
Michael Moore the communist was utterly disgusted that Rummy had never taken Chomps's attempts to tickle Rin-Tin-Tin loudly, hadn't bothered to fly a close enough yo-yo on Chomps, and was still trying to secrete that Chomps was innocent by nagging that Michael Moore the America-hater fish for Rin-Tin-Tin under all the pig ranchers' sewage. The Rumsfeld Strangler, meanwhile, maintained five-fold that Michael Cheetos Moore had no red rubber ball that Chomps had erased Rin-Tin-Tin, that the chartreuse hairs might have been there since Valentine's Day, and that Michael Dooky-Brain Moore had been prejudiced against Rummy's Siberian Tiger (aka Rottweiler) ever since Chomps had spewed on Michael Hanoi Moore's epidermis in the Magical Barking Moonbat Gathering of the Clans.
Personally, the Great Frank J was sure that Chomps had reformed Rin-Tin-Tin, and when he tried to chastise Rummy that the evidence all rolled that way, Rummy incited his driver with the Great Frank J, too.
"Okay, bathe with Michael Terrorist-Lovin' Moore, I conveyed you would!" he barked sweetly. "First the Hydrogen-Powered T-38, now Rin-Tin-Tin, everything's my sweatband, isn't it! Just leave me alone, Great Frank J, i've got a whole buttload of morons to break!"
Michael Ratface Moore had taken the loss of his pet horse very hard indeed.
the J.K. Rowling version:
It looked like the end of Ron and Hermione's friendship. Each was so angry with the other that Harry couldn't see how they'd ever make up.
Ron was enraged that Hermione had never taken Crookshanks's attempts to eat Scabbers seriously, hadn't bothered to keep a close enough watch on him, and was still trying to pretend that Crookshanks was innocent by suggesting that Ron look for Scabbers under all the boys' beds. Hermione, meanwhile, maintained fiercely that Ron had no proof that Crookshanks had eaten Scabbers, that the ginger hairs might have been there since Christmas, and that Ron had been prejudiced against her cat ever since Crookshanks had landed on Ron's head in the Magical Menagerie.
Personally, Harry was sure that Crookshanks had eaten Scabbers, and when he tried to point out to Hermione that the evidence all pointed that way, she lost her temper with Harry too.
"Okay, side with Ron, I knew you would!" she said shrilly. "First the Firebolt, now Scabbers, everything's my fault, isn't it! Just leave me alone, Harry, I've got a lot of work to do!"
Ron had taken the loss of his rat very hard indeed.
I must be too tired... I was even confused by the J.K. Rowling version... the mmlibs version left my head swimming. :P
"everything's my sweatband..." sounds like something the Mad Hatter might say during a wine-tasting.
Posted by: krakatoa | Friday, June 25, 2004 at 11:45 PM
NOOOOoooooo!!! I missed out!!! I never got the chance to log on during the day and I missed it! Well, it came out.. interesting. Will you make one more just for me? Puh-lease?
Posted by: kara | Saturday, June 26, 2004 at 03:30 AM
Was "dooky-brained" an adjective??? dooky brained... may have to borrow that sometime.
Posted by: Lillian | Saturday, June 26, 2004 at 03:36 AM
I liked the results, a bit confusing but still quite amusing.
I always love to do mad-libs with my younger sister (especially with other people around-like in an outdoor concert, so they could hear the results;))
Posted by: Laura | Saturday, June 26, 2004 at 08:36 AM
if there's enough interest i'll do it every week, kara. sorry you missed out!
Posted by: sarahk | Saturday, June 26, 2004 at 09:56 AM
Heh. I had too read it twice just to understand the story (and the original helped, thanks.) It was pretty good, now I've got all sorts of new nicknames to call Michael Moore.
Posted by: Trevor | Saturday, June 26, 2004 at 08:47 PM
Hmm.. I think a better nickname for Moore is "bealzablub"
Posted by: krakatoa | Sunday, June 27, 2004 at 05:35 PM