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Dre ([info]northatlantic) wrote in [info]fandom_wank,
@ 2004-04-03 12:17:00


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Current mood:annoyed

~does the interpretive dance of long-time watcher, occasional snarker, humbled-before-the-gods-of-wankage losing-wank-virginity-hope-it's-good-for-you-too~

there. now that that's out of the way, the media fandoms seem to be having ALL the fun lately, so some small funnehs from the Figure Skating Universe boards.

First, we have Michelle Kwan fans talking about her short program at Worlds. Figure skating-it's like sex, in a way. Only NOT.

Most of the funny for the non-skate-savvy can be found in the first page. For those who follow figure skating, in later pages the technical wank levels rise as fans of Sascha Cohen square off with the Kwannites. Alas, although nit-picky and chilly, it remains mostly civil, with occasional gems like:

"Somebody failed to send you the memo that all flutzes are not created equal."

"If Michelle wants to skate for just artistry and presentation, she should consider skating proffesionally [sic]. At the moment, she is part of a competitive sport known as figure skating."

There's also a slightly weirder offering, brought to you by the overlap of figure skating and Harry Potter (yeah, yeah, what can I do? It's inescapable!) Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be moving much, as most of the skatefen seem to be absolutely at a loss as to what to make of it. But it's so cute! both the demented OP and the 'eeeeew, creepy fanfic' replies.

Enjoy!



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[info]aloysius
2004-04-03 09:13 pm UTC (link)
Figure skating wank, and I get to be the first one to comment! Wheee! (I hope. Don't anyone dare comment before I'm through here.)

There's a difference between a flutz that has such a blatant inside edge that the entire joint at the ankle has to roll over to accommodate it, and between a so-called "flutz" that is done from an outside edge that only barely leans into a flat or the teeeeeeeeniest of inside edges at the precise moment of takeoff.

But if it leans into a flat or just a bit on the inside, it's not a flutz, that's only when it's entirely on the outside. Also, while I agree Arakawa shouldn't have been first, that's not because MK or SC were orgasmic ... it's because her triple-triple jumps were 15 minutes short.

Oh okay, </wank>

As for the fic ... WTF?!

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[info]sorority_sheep
2004-04-03 09:19 pm UTC (link)
o.O

Man, has anyone taken a look at that bizarre HP fic post? I think I might be scarred for life...

"No wonder I was kicked out my regular English class, was put in ESL and I am even failing that to boot. I am in my second year of 9th grade. You can't have it all!"

*coughcough* Jesus...

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[info]xeno4eyes
2004-04-03 09:19 pm UTC (link)
All right, so that lack of hard returns in that fic made my eyes hurt. But, is anyone else awed at the sheer power of the HP-wankfandom and its ability to work its way into every aspect of life one Earth?

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[info]fuzzytowers
2004-04-03 09:54 pm UTC (link)
It's like - Jesus, isn't it? Just like Jesus and the Bible. It's everywhere. You can't escape it no matter how much you want to. It's always there, just waiting for you.

The entire world is draped in the colors of the Hogwarts houses.

That fic post made my eyes go teh fuzzy.

It's naptime.

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[info]25th_of_april
2004-04-03 09:22 pm UTC (link)
*giggles* I have to give credit to Insight for keeping sense of humor when dealing with the orgasm nazis.

The division between Cohen and Kwan fans scares me. Like...ok,I don't really know any Cohen fans, but the Kwan fans that I've met have a hatred that frightens me.

(this may get me shot but I can't think about figure skating wank without remembering the psycho Michelle Kwan in MBP)

As for that fic...

. I obviously have no originality in the field of fanfiction writing. Maybe I shall remain a humble reader of thw works of more talented beings. Plus, Harry wouldn't procreate with a Swiss prostitute, c'mon she is 30 and he is 16.

???? And the casting? I...just....is that for real?


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[info]crickets
2004-04-03 11:57 pm UTC (link)
*raises hand* Kwan fan here. I don't particularly like Cohen but you won't get any scary hate from me. :) For lack of a less wanky way to put it, there's something about her presence that rubs me the wrong way. I think (hope) that will fade as she gets older. Her skating is beautiful; there's no denying that.

the psycho Michelle Kwan in MBP

The who with the what, now?

As for that fic... And the casting? I...just....is that for real?

The synopsis read like a soap opera on crack. The casting bit cracked me up.

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[info]25th_of_april
2004-04-04 05:11 am UTC (link)
For lack of a less wanky way to put it, there's something about her presence that rubs me the wrong way.

That's what I've heard,and I totally understand that, I just get scared by the levels of hate that some people take it to. I am not that much into figure skating (I think it's a beautiful sport, though, and I will watch it if it's on) so I don't know that much about either, I just think Cohen is pretty :)

The who with the what, now?

The livejournal roleplaying game MustBePop has a fairly large figure skating community, including a Michelle Kwan character. She may very well be cool 99% of the time, but she came off as psychotic the only time I've ever seen her interact with someone :)

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[info]crickets
2004-04-04 09:50 pm UTC (link)
*giggles at the MustBePop Michelle Kwan*

Thanks for the explanation.

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[info]nicolae
2004-04-03 09:29 pm UTC (link)
The fic...it burns, precious.

Besides, everyone knows Harry's ho-of-choice is Draco.

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[info]delfeus
2004-04-03 11:06 pm UTC (link)
Well, I guess that's true. Still, everyone knows that he really loves the grumpy Potions master. :)

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[info]alpheratz
2004-04-03 09:51 pm UTC (link)
This is why I never go to figure skating forums. I love the sport, but *God*, the fans are wanky. Including me, of course, but at least I wank about it in, er, private. :D

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[info]eljuno
2004-04-03 10:34 pm UTC (link)
That fic is something else.

What it is, I don't know, but definitely something else.

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[info]ashenmote
2004-04-03 10:52 pm UTC (link)
Where is the wank in the first one? They didn't even play the 'Ron Simon' card! Harmless little civilized skating chat, this one.

I want them to FIGHT about Kwan and Cohen. Keep them busy so that I can fangirl Fumie Suguri in peace, I say!

But I found it funny how Miss Kwan prompted the Arakawa-noob through the medal ceremony. Funny and nice. Ten points for Slytherin.
Which reminds me...

That Harry Potter Fan in the other thread...ouch? Sorry, wrong board? Wrong fandom? Wrong planet? Do we post stuff like that on the wrestling boards too, now?

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[info]northatlantic
2004-04-04 01:40 am UTC (link)
The wank in the first one was more the furor over the use of the expression "orgasmic," and the "OMG skating is sooooo not about sex!" The actual skating stuff was mildly wanky at best, I agree.

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[info]ashenmote
2004-04-04 05:45 pm UTC (link)
Can see how that qualifies, yes. It's just...I imagined ice-skating fans could do much better than this.
*pokes ice skating fans*

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[info]delfeus
2004-04-03 11:04 pm UTC (link)
Dudes, why's the chick "casting" her fic? Isn't that bit... weird?

I'm not going to touch the outline. *shudder*

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(Anonymous)
2004-04-04 08:17 pm UTC (link)
I'm in a roleplaying game where the GM has "cast" all of her NPCs, and encourages her players to "cast" their characters. It's kind of fun, actually. What makes it even funnier is that the GM in question is a huge figure-skating fan!

Did this person actually "cast" Scott Hamilton as Dobby? I don't know whether to be horrified or laugh hysterically.

GhilleDhu on LJ

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[info]xeno4eyes
2004-04-04 09:18 pm UTC (link)
Scott Hamilton would ahve been wodnerful as Dobby! I'd like him better as Snape, but hey...

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[info]delfeus
2004-04-05 09:31 am UTC (link)
Well, I can understand that better in an RPG, since the characters need userpics - at least if you're playing it in LJ - but in a fic? What's the point?

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[info]crickets
2004-04-03 11:43 pm UTC (link)
When Michelle skates well, I feel a lot of things: joy, inspiration, pride. But an orgasm?!? Uh, sorry, I'm not a pervert.

Hooray for taking the metaphor too literally, and flying the prude flag. Orgasms themselves are perverted now? Hee! I'm a pervert!

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[info]ashenmote
2004-04-03 11:51 pm UTC (link)
Oddfic

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[info]crickets
2004-04-03 11:58 pm UTC (link)
*dies*

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[info]eljuno
2004-04-04 12:32 am UTC (link)
You? You I like.

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[info]livii
2004-04-04 05:32 am UTC (link)
Fuck yeah. :D

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[info]livii
2004-04-04 05:37 am UTC (link)
That fic was insane, and I loved it. What I could parse, that is. With some hard returns, that could be a classic.

I mean, this part:
But, as fate has it one night she finds them making love together in the Prefect’s bathroom (in the bathtub) Cho with no one to run to; falls into a deep depression and commits suicide by throwing her self off the goal in the Quidditch field.

I love the exact specification of the location of the nooky, and the insane misuse of the semicolon.

I think this girl was having at the skating fans. At least, I hope so. If she was serious...I can't even think of anything to say to that, it's too fucking bizarre.

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[info]serpentis
2004-04-04 05:56 pm UTC (link)
God, Skatewank and HP wank in the same post, my life is complete etc.etc. At least they didn't start getting RSI over the Evgeni Plushenko win, that went a bit mental, with the commentators wanking against my beloved Geni, the biased British bastards. Still fighting the Cold War, are we?

Women's skating just doesn't have the je ne sais qua. Or the tight perfect arses in even tighter trousers.

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[info]rann
2004-04-05 02:40 pm UTC (link)
I just happen to enjoy great skating for what it is without silly nationalism and petty fanaticism getting in the way.

*raises eyebrow* ... There just seems to be something immensely wanky about that, but I don't quite know how to define it or where to start...

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[info]rann
2004-04-05 02:46 pm UTC (link)
Oh, and that Potterfic... that's a JOKE, right? ... Right?

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