Litsters In History.

[GuiltyPleasure]

......and that Heavystick dude - no one devotes time to the geebee like those two - Bob Bytchin's magazines were keepers too.

It's black armband time.

 

[*HeadlessBarbie]

Scott X: Ancient Greece 800 B.C.

"Hello, I'm Scott X. I have a Master's in Literature, you know", Scott X used his usual opening line.

"A Master of Literature! Zounds, well met, good sir, well met indeed! I am Homer, a humble scribe." said the grizzled man in the toga in front of Scott. "Long have I dreamed of meeting a Master of Literature!"

"A scribe, huh? Have you written anything?" asked Scott.

Homer beamed, "A good jest, sir. I have, of course, gathered much fame with my tale of The Iliad..."

"The Illy-who? Never heard of it" Scott X interrupted.

"You've...never heard of it?" said a perplexed Homer. "But..my masterwork was the talk of all Greece last season!"

"Oh, then that explains it...it's in Greek. Prolly has a different name in English, mebbe "The Illiad" translates to "The Shining" or something. Hey, have you ever read Stephen King...great author!"

"King Stephen? Nay, I have never heard of such a thing..a scribe of royalty? Most perplexing" replied Homer.

"You really oughta read more classics like King...all of us with Master's in Literature do!" replied Scott X. "say...what's that you have in your hands?"

Homer brightened. "Ah, tis scrolls of my latest epic! The trials and tribulations of Jason and his band of Argonauts! I am at work at current describing how Jason bests the hulking cyclops..."

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" said Scott X. "Mixed metaphor city, baby! First of all, you've got your hero facing off against the Hulk AND Cyclops from the X-men? Uh-uh...these hero against hero things don't work!"

"Think you not, oh Master of Literature?" said a visibly dismayed Homer.

"And another thing...your hero's name...Jason." said Scott X with a shudder. "Too many bad associations with another series of classics...the Friday the 13th series. People expect guys named Jason to wear hockey masks and kill a lot of people".

"Alas, this is terrible news...I did not know of any other writings wherein the protagonist was named Jason!" exclaimed Homer.

"Well, constructive criticism is what we people with Master's in Literature do best. I DID tell you I have a Master's in Literature, didn't I?" queried Scott X.

"Several times, good sir, several times" responded Homer. "I beseech your help then, learned Master. Pray thee come up with a suitable name then for the protagonist in my epic".

Scott X thought long and hard. "Does your hero have a lot of muscles?"

"Muscles? As in strength? No, good sir, he is but a simple man" replied Homer.

"Nuts...then there goes my best choice, 'Rambo'" said Scott X. He thought for a bit more and his face lit up. "I've got it! The perfect name!"

"Yes? asked an expectant Homer.

"Frodo!" smiled a smug Scott X.

"Frodo, eh?" said Homer. "That name does have an air of heroic authenticity. Truly you are a Master of Literature, sir"

"Yes, I am" replied Scott X immodestly.

I shouldn't reply to this one, but I damn near fell over from laughter. Job well done, Rob.

 

[RobDownSouth]

I shouldn't reply to this one, but I damn near fell over from laughter. Job well done, Rob.

Thank you. I was quite funny back in the day....

 

[*HeadlessBarbie]

Thank you. I was quite funny back in the day....

DumbassX made some things easy, but I'm sure you still have it in you. I could have never come up with something as creative and humorous as you and Breakwall did with this thread. I don't know how I managed to miss it until now.

 

[Queersetti]

I shouldn't reply to this one, but I damn near fell over from laughter. Job well done, Rob.

Almost as funny as the real threads.