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Christine
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http://www.nielsenhayden.com/overlord/

If you hit refresh it will keep giving you new plot elements.

I loved this one:

Advice for the Evil Overlord:
I will build machines which simply fail when over-loaded, rather than wiping out all nearby henchmen in an explosion or setting off a chain reaction. I will do this by using devices known as "surge protectors"


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GZ
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quote:
Murphy's Laws of Combat:
It's not the one with your name on it; it's the one addressed "to whom it may concern" you've got to think about.

<snort> This struck me as very funny for some reason.

[This message has been edited by GZ (edited February 02, 2005).]


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HuntGod
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quote:
Advice for the Bad Auxiliary Character (Evil Cult Member):
When mutilating cattle, avoid the ones with testicles.

This one would have made me snort milk out my nose, if I'd been drinking milk when I read it.


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TaShaJaRo
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This one made me laugh out at work so now everyone's wondering what the heck is so funny.

Advice for the Good Auxiliary Character (Good Guy's Sidekick):
I will not wear a red shirt when beaming down to a planet.


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hoptoad
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Advice for the Starship Captain:

If I board a derelict ship, and it appears that the former crew and passengers all died in some horrible fashion, I will immediately leave the ship.


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Pyre Dynasty
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Advice for the Hero:
I shall arrange my personal affairs so that it doesn't matter if someone learns my secret identity.

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mikemunsil
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Advice for the Good Auxiliary Character (Innocent Bystander):
If the mere presence of your new sweetheart provokes a hostile or fearful reaction in cats or dogs, terminate the relationship immediately.

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Jeraliey
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I don't know why this is so funny. Seriously, it shouldn't be.

But I can't stop giggling.....

http://www.frenzy.com/~jester/racecar.html


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Survivor
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Well, I don't know if this is the world's most reliable insanity test. I didn't start laughing, anyway.

quote:
If you say "What's the worst thing that could happen?" I will be forced to kill you.

I need to mind my p's and q's a little better, particularly in those UBB codes....

[This message has been edited by Survivor (edited February 02, 2005).]


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djvdakota
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Hey Mikemunsil! I found one for you!

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Beer math: two beers times 37 men equal 49 cases.

And this one was tailor made for ME!

quote:
Further Evil (Advice for the Evil Empress):
My Amazon Hordes will wear full body armor, rather than three small triangles of chain mail, which are reserved for dress occasions.

[This message has been edited by djvdakota (edited February 02, 2005).]


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rjzeller
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Well...Jeraliay....SURVIVOR may not be insane...but I guess I'm wholly off my rockers.

I lasted ten seconds, then read the third step and just cracked up.

Of course, I'm a musician (trumpet player to boot), so it's a given that I'm simply not stable....


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SiliGurl
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HILARIOUS... THanks for posting. Certainly brightened my day out here in the sandbox.

Sili
(aka Someone Who Didn't Know Sand Could Get In THERE)


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Jules
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There's an essay that goes along with that plot generator which you can find here, along with some more links:

http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/000290.html


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goatboy
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If you thought that made you laugh, look at this link that I found there. I'm proposing it as the official Hatrack Hat.

http://alohamedia.net/sarah/hats/chicken-viking/


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MaryRobinette
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Check this out, and then go click on the link to try the Bonsai Story Generator which is labeled "the software used to machine generate chapter 34".

http://www.critters.org/sting

[This message has been edited by MaryRobinette (edited February 03, 2005).]


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Gwalchmai
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Oh dear, you shouldn't have shown me the Bonsai Story Generator. I'm crying here.

quote:
He yelled something in flames. Ffion would be too late, there was such a moment.

I couldn't have put it better myself.

[This message has been edited by Gwalchmai (edited February 03, 2005).]


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Pyre Dynasty
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Goatboy are you calling us chichkens or vikings? I can live with either I just want clarification.
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Jules
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quote:
The death toll was counted as they entered the December of using nuclear weapons to seventeen million, including all 13,000 of states declared independence. None were detonated; one in Bonn.


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goatboy
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Pyre, I'm still trying to figure that one out myself. Would one go 'a viking' or 'a chickening'? And would the boat have gravy in it? ROFLMAO

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Keeley
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ROFLMLO to everything!

I like this quote best so far, btw.

quote:
I will be secure in my superiority. Therefore, I will feel no need to prove it by leaving clues in the form of riddles or leaving my weaker enemies alive to show they pose no threat.

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