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Title: Pride and Prejudice...and Zombies. Fanfic becomes serious?
Post by: The Larch on April 08, 2009, 06:38:01 AM
Quote"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7985728.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7985728.stm)

It's a real upcoming book...and movie. Fanfiction becomes legitimate? Sav, time to roll up your sleeves.  :P

From the editors:

QuoteQuirk Books editor Jason Rekulak developed the idea for Pride and Prejudice and Zombies after comparing a list of "popular fanboy characters like ninjas, pirates, zombies and monkeys" with a list of public domain book titles.

I look forward to War and Peace. With pirates. And sharks with friggin' laser beams on their heads.
Title: Re: Pride and Prejudice...and Zombies. Fanfic becomes serious?
Post by: grumbler on April 08, 2009, 06:43:24 AM
Word to the wise:  always search to see if your topic has already been done before you post "breaking news."

Nothing worse for your image as "in the know" than starting a "hey guys, look at this cool new thing" thread when there is already a lengthy one on the topic on page 2.  :hug:
Title: Re: Pride and Prejudice...and Zombies. Fanfic becomes serious?
Post by: The Larch on April 08, 2009, 06:53:22 AM
Quote from: grumbler on April 08, 2009, 06:43:24 AM
Word to the wise:  always search to see if your topic has already been done before you post "breaking news."

Nothing worse for your image as "in the know" than starting a "hey guys, look at this cool new thing" thread when there is already a lengthy one on the topic on page 2.  :hug:

And which would be that thread? Seriously, I haven't seen anything remotely similar, unless the title is highly cryptic. Should I check my glasses?
Title: Re: Pride and Prejudice...and Zombies. Fanfic becomes serious?
Post by: Alatriste on April 08, 2009, 06:54:45 AM
Quote from: grumbler on April 08, 2009, 06:43:24 AM
Word to the wise:  always search to see if your topic has already been done before you post "breaking news."

Nothing worse for your image as "in the know" than starting a "hey guys, look at this cool new thing" thread when there is already a lengthy one on the topic on page 2.  :hug:

You tell me!  :P
Title: Re: Pride and Prejudice...and Zombies. Fanfic becomes serious?
Post by: Syt on April 08, 2009, 07:34:51 AM
Quote from: The Larch on April 08, 2009, 06:53:22 AM
And which would be that thread? Seriously, I haven't seen anything remotely similar, unless the title is highly cryptic. Should I check my glasses?

The thread was deceptively named Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (http://languish.org/forums/index.php?topic=180.0).  :P
Title: Re: Pride and Prejudice...and Zombies. Fanfic becomes serious?
Post by: Caliga on April 08, 2009, 07:41:26 AM
It's lame to expect everyone on Languish to be familiar with every single thread that's been posted in the recent past.  -_-
Title: Re: Pride and Prejudice...and Zombies. Fanfic becomes serious?
Post by: Phillip V on April 08, 2009, 08:05:34 AM
Quote from: Caliga on April 08, 2009, 07:41:26 AM
It's lame to expect everyone on Languish to be familiar with every single thread that's been posted in the recent past.  -_-
This book has been reviewed and in development for a while. All the more reason to have utilized the search function.
Title: Re: Pride and Prejudice...and Zombies. Fanfic becomes serious?
Post by: Ed Anger on April 08, 2009, 08:18:26 AM
Quote from: Caliga on April 08, 2009, 07:41:26 AM
It's lame to expect everyone on Languish to be familiar with every single thread that's been posted in the recent past.  -_-

I for one, won't use the search function. If people don't like it, they can shove it.
Title: Re: Pride and Prejudice...and Zombies. Fanfic becomes serious?
Post by: Syt on April 08, 2009, 08:25:31 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on April 08, 2009, 08:18:26 AM
Quote from: Caliga on April 08, 2009, 07:41:26 AM
It's lame to expect everyone on Languish to be familiar with every single thread that's been posted in the recent past.  -_-

I for one, won't use the search function. If people don't like it, they can shove it.

We don't expect old people like you learning advanced features like "search", cropping quotes or linking images, anyways. We just silently roll our eyes, nod smilingly and move on.
Title: Re: Pride and Prejudice...and Zombies. Fanfic becomes serious?
Post by: Ed Anger on April 08, 2009, 08:28:24 AM
Quote from: Syt on April 08, 2009, 08:25:31 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on April 08, 2009, 08:18:26 AM
Quote from: Caliga on April 08, 2009, 07:41:26 AM
It's lame to expect everyone on Languish to be familiar with every single thread that's been posted in the recent past.  -_-

I for one, won't use the search function. If people don't like it, they can shove it.

We don't expect old people like you learning advanced features like "search", cropping quotes or linking images, anyways. We just silently roll our eyes, nod smilingly and move on.

I still haven't figured out how to to the URL's here.   :P
Title: Re: Pride and Prejudice...and Zombies. Fanfic becomes serious?
Post by: The Larch on April 08, 2009, 08:52:14 AM
Quote from: Syt on April 08, 2009, 07:34:51 AM
Quote from: The Larch on April 08, 2009, 06:53:22 AM
And which would be that thread? Seriously, I haven't seen anything remotely similar, unless the title is highly cryptic. Should I check my glasses?

The thread was deceptively named Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (http://languish.org/forums/index.php?topic=180.0).  :P

All the way down to page 9, I see. Breaking news!  :P
Title: Re: Pride and Prejudice...and Zombies. Fanfic becomes serious?
Post by: Grey Fox on April 08, 2009, 09:00:02 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on April 08, 2009, 08:28:24 AM
I still haven't figured out how to to the URL's here.   :P

Click the icon that looks like earth & a piece of paper that says "Insert Hyperlink".

We really should rename/reicon that thing.
Title: Re: Pride and Prejudice...and Zombies. Fanfic becomes serious?
Post by: grumbler on April 08, 2009, 08:50:43 PM
Quote from: The Larch on April 08, 2009, 08:52:14 AM
All the way down to page 9, I see. Breaking news!  :P
Only wimps and gimps use the default topics per page.
Title: Re: Pride and Prejudice...and Zombies. Fanfic becomes serious?
Post by: jimmy olsen on April 08, 2009, 09:36:16 PM
Quote from: The Larch on April 08, 2009, 06:38:01 AM
Quote"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7985728.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7985728.stm)

It's a real upcoming book...and movie. Fanfiction becomes legitimate? Sav, time to roll up your sleeves.  :P

From the editors:

QuoteQuirk Books editor Jason Rekulak developed the idea for Pride and Prejudice and Zombies after comparing a list of "popular fanboy characters like ninjas, pirates, zombies and monkeys" with a list of public domain book titles.

I look forward to War and Peace. With pirates. And sharks with friggin' laser beams on their heads.
I've read it, it's quite amusing.