Jokes in stories that no one got (or commented on)

[EmilyMiller]

I’m a total whore for including silly jokes or references in many of my stories. These are often so recherché that they will amuse no one but me.

I mentioned on here recently that the many of the supporting cast of Teaching Eden, are gender-swapped versions of cast members from The Haunting of Hill House. I have quotes from Raiders of the Lost Ark and Star Wars all over the place.

But one I thought people might have got was The Giant Squid of Cumatra (a story the world was clearly not prepared for) in Caputpedes. It appears not .

It’s deeply silly and kinda childish, I know .

Is just me who includes such Easter Eggs?

If you do, do readers notice?

Em

 

[onehitwanda]

Cumatra

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[EmilyMiller]

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Oh yes I did

Shameless I know.

Em

 

[BodieOhl]

I have never been in Cumatra.

 

[onehitwanda]

Oh yes I did

Shameless I know.

Em

You're so shameless.

 

[AchtungNight]

I put in Easter Eggs and random jokes all the time. Some people get them, some don’t.

One example of a joke nobody has gotten yet- the black punk with green dyed hair and long canines my author avatar fights in “Inside Out” is a cameo from my previous fanfic work. His name is Max “Greenhead” Harris, and he’s a gangsta vampire turned by Spike in a Buffy fanfic I did once. So it’s no wonder he’s vaguely familiar to my author avatar. Pretty sure no one would ever get this joke if I didn’t explain it. Ugh.

Keira Knightley also faces off with two familiar pirates from her Disney movie series in that fight scene. Pintel & Raggeti were out of work at the time. I hear they’re employed by McDonald’s these days.

The kimono costumes in my “Rendezvous” series are full of symbolism I’m pretty sure no one will ever get. The dresses in Chapter 5 were inspired by costumes Sex & The City cast members wore. The man making a door is a cameo from Neil Gaiman’s stage play Neverwhere.

I have been to Cumatra, but I’m not sure when I will return. It’s a silly place.

 

[EmilyMiller]

I put in Easter Eggs and random jokes all the time. Some people get them, some don’t.

One example of a joke nobody has gotten yet- the black punk with green dyed hair and long canines my author avatar fights in “Inside Out” is a cameo from my previous fanfic work. His name is Max “Greenhead” Harris, and he’s a gangsta vampire turned by Spike in a Buffy fanfic I did once. So it’s no wonder he’s vaguely familiar to my author avatar. Pretty sure no one would ever get this joke if I didn’t explain it. Ugh.

Keira Knightley also faces off with two familiar pirates from her Disney movie series in that fight scene. Pintel & Raggeti were out of work at the time. I hear they’re employed by McDonald’s these days.

The kimono costumes in my “Rendezvous” series are full of symbolism I’m pretty sure no one will ever get. The dresses in Chapter 5 were inspired by costumes Sex & The City cast members wore. The man making a door is a cameo from Neil Gaiman’s stage play Neverwhere.

I like Buffy .

I even dusted a vamp in Emma & Lily’s Halloween.

Em

 

[BodieOhl]

Carl Gugino?

 

[EmilyMiller]

Carl Gugino?

I know - Michele Huisman is my fave. Or maybe Victor Pedretti.

Em

 

[theWollstonecraftWoman]

I had Micheal Emerson character "Harold" from Person of Interest coming out of a psychologist office as my MC went in. With the doctor saying, "Try to work on your paranoia this next week." and Harold answered, "Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean that two ASI, the government, and a dangerous collective aren't out to get me, Doc." No one got it, no one at all.

 

[EmilyMiller]

I had Micheal Emerson character "Harold" from Person of Interest coming out of a psychologist office as my MC went in. With the doctor saying, "Try to work on your paranoia this next week." and Harold answered, "Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean that two ASI, the government, and a dangerous collective aren't out to get me, Doc." No one got it, no one at all.

But you enjoyed seeing published I bet

Em

 

[SimonDoom]

But one I thought people might have got was The Giant Squid of Cumatra (a story the world was clearly not prepared for) in Caputpedes. It appears not .

I hear the cephalopods on its neighboring planets Cuminya and Cumonya are even bigger and wilder.

Suggested title for a story about a cephalopod at the bedroom furniture store: The Giant Squid of Sumattress.

 

[MillieDynamite]

It wasn't here, but yes, the, "Who the fuck is the little bug-eyed dude, and why is he in the story," never got old. I never answered them.

 

[BodieOhl]

I know - Michele Huisman is my fave. Or maybe Victor Pedretti.

Em

I just meant the name (I've always had a thing for Carla). I'm reading slowly when work allows and only got to dinner.
Ahhh, had to look those two up... got it now.

 

[EmilyMiller]

I hear the cephalopods on its neighboring planets Cuminya and Cumonya are even bigger and wilder.

Suggested title for a story about a cephalopod at the bedroom furniture store: The Giant Squid of Sumattress.

That’s funny

 

[yowser]

I hear the cephalopods on its neighboring planets Cuminya and Cumonya are even bigger and wilder.

Suggested title for a story about a cephalopod at the bedroom furniture store: The Giant Squid of Sumattress.

Sherlick Holmes would love it.

 

[EmilyMiller]

Sherlick Holmes would love it.

Yay! We have a winner

 

[theWollstonecraftWoman]

How do you publish coauthored stories here?

 

[EmilyMiller]

Idea for getting over my fear of writing gay male. It’s got to be a Bigcock Holmes and Dr Buttson story.

The Case of The Purlioned Poppers.

Em

 

[SimonDoom]

How do you publish coauthored stories here?

Either you publish under one person's name, and that person acknowledges in a forward that the story was cowritten, or you create a new identity and indicate that this identity is a fusion of both authors. I don't believe there is a way to publish a story under the names of two authors.

 

[EmilyMiller]

How do you publish coauthored stories here?

You can’t - at least not easily.

Had this issue with Traffic, which I co-authored with @Djmac1031

There are some labirynthine things that can be done with Laurel’s help, but it’s not really supported.

Em

 

[theWollstonecraftWoman]

You can’t - at least not easily.

Had this issue with Traffic, which I co-authored with @Djmac1031

There are some labirynthine things that can be done with Laurel’s help, but it’s not really supported.

Em

Okay, so my only co-authored one won't be on here then. I blame Millie for not letting me take full credit for it.

 

[EmilyMiller]

Okay, so my only co-authored one won't be on here then. I blame Millie for not letting me take full credit for it.

As @SimonDoom says, you can create a specific shared alt. But I’d want the story to appear in both my portfolio and the co-author’s.

Em

 

[SyleusSnow]

So, it seems the little references in my stories are too subtle or localized for readers. That's fine, but I hate when readers don't comment on the jokes, which are far from subtle.

In last year's Crazy Camping Neighbor, the gal mentions her dream of opening a parrot sanctuary. The guy says he has a friend who works also works with animals:

"At the Humane Society?" she asked.

"No, he's a butcher."

Judging by reader response, I'm the only one who thought that was funny

If I ever write a tentacle story, I'll be sure to work in the old joke "How many tickles does it take to make an octopus laugh".

 

[theWollstonecraftWoman]

But you enjoyed seeing published I bet

Em

yes, I did very much. It was a cuckold story, inside an adventure, and fit with both Person of Interest, and my love of cuckold tales. LOL Obliviously, the Person of Interest was Millie's touch. I can't remember where we put it? Had a lot of what the fuck comments, which was a hoot.