Can you actually screw in a light bulb?

[erastes]

Ellora's Cave's Blog has an amusing competition for the best "How many xxx's does it take to screw in a light bulb?" which should be writing related in some way: Go and read - they are all funny

These were mine:

Q: How many m/m authors does it take to screw in a light bulb?

A: Only one, but there will be liberal amounts of lube, and three fingers inserted first to make sure it fits.

Q: How many agents does it take to change a light bulb?

A: Dear Author.

I'm sorry but your light bulb isn't suitable for this socket. We apologise for the lack of a personal response but as you can imagine we get so many light bulbs offered we are unable to screw them all in.

We wish you luck finding a socket elsewhere.

I look forward to reading yours!

Comments

[mylodon.livejournal.com]

I just left this one. Slight variation:

How does a 'special snowflake' type author screw a lightbulb?

They hold it and wait for the world to revolve around them.

Now am running away before anyone smacks me. :)

[erastes.livejournal.com]

I LOVE IT!!!

[tammylee.livejournal.com]

Q: How many m/m authors does it take to screw in a light bulb?

A: Only one, but there will be liberal amounts of lube, and three fingers inserted first to make sure it fits.

Bwahaha! It's funny BECAUSE IT'S TRUE!

[aliquoricegirl.livejournal.com]

ROFL! Those are fantastic.

[madrigalist.livejournal.com]

CANNOT WRITE FOR LAUGHING TO HARD.

AGENTS. LIGHT BULBS. PRICELESS!!!

[jessewave.livejournal.com]

I told you about those fingers :) Oh I need a smaller cover for Transgressions - the one you gave me is too big and I don't know enough to figure out how to make it a little smaller like 200 x 300.

[lee-rowan.livejournal.com]

Agent rejection for m/m writers: We are sorry, but we do not screw bulbs into that socket!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

will email you one

[erastes.livejournal.com]

I love that, and the amended version with the Trad Romance publisher is brilliant! *guffaws*

[erastes.livejournal.com]

I thank' ee!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

I like the copy editor ones best, I think.

[iulia_linnea.livejournal.com]

*sporfles*

Thanks for the laugh. :D

[leni-jess.livejournal.com]

Thank you, these and the onesin the linked post were fun.

Q: How many writers does it take to screw in a light bulb?

A: None. They are all at their day jobs. Find someone you'll need to pay a better advance to, to do it.

[aunty_marion]

Me too... but then I would, wouldn't I? *g*

[erastes.livejournal.com]

*laughs*

I love it!

[kz-snow.livejournal.com]

HA!

Never does screw it in. Gets too carried away rimming the socket.

One, but it takes a while. Bulb must be coaxed out of the closet.

(Hey, whose neck do I wring? Now I'll be thinking up these stupid answers all day.)

KZ

[kz-snow.livejournal.com]

Those were, of course, in answer to "How many m/m authors does it take...?" Agents know nothing about sex. (Those who can, do. Those who can't, represent.)

[erastes.livejournal.com]

*laughs* yes - i've been thinking about answers all day too! I liked yours!