I promise, it's fiction...FICTION

[NateTheChops]

Had a coworker ask, straight faced and dead serious, if Star Wars was based on a true story.

Other coworker and I stared open mouthed at one another, genuinely unsure of how to respond.

[JustaCashier]

Had a coworker ask, straight faced and dead serious, if Star Wars was based on a true story.

Other coworker and I stared open mouthed at one another, genuinely unsure of how to respond.

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far, away....


MIke

[BookstoreEscapee]

Personally I would like to go into a bookstore and move all the Bibles etc to the fiction section, but that would be mean to the staff

I read of a prank some people did once where they moved all the bibles to various sections and left one copy of The God Delusion or something in the otherwise empty bay. On the one hand, it amused me to read about it; on the other, if I was an employee, I'd be pissed. (I think they went back later and helped round them all up, though.)

You'd be amazed at how often people would move things to where they "thought" the books should go...we found a lot of comparative religion stuff in the role-play gaming section <one of my managers caught them red-handed>,

Well, that's a new one to me...I've come across plenty of political books that were turned around on the shelf, but I can't say I've ever found anything that was obviously moved to a more "appropriate" section. (Though I've seen many books that I thought belonged elsewhere, too )

I loved it when some unknown joker working for The Big Yellow Price Tag's corporate offices had decided to classify Ben Stein's Expelled DVD as a comedy.

I haven't brought myself to watch that movie. Looking at it as a comedy might be the only way I could get through it. There's a fundamentalist church near me that occasionally does free showings.

And all the erotica would take a walk over to the children's section, or else it would just stroll around the store with a guy who would use one hand to hold the book and the other to root around in his pants.

Our receivers once put the Pop-Up Kama Sutra on the kids' department cart. The kids' person caught it while she was shelving.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Our receivers once put the Pop-Up Kama Sutra on the kids' department cart. The kids' person caught it while she was shelving.

Killjoy.

[Naaman]

SC: "No, that's not right. It doesn't belong in fiction. What are you, stupid? Don't you know that they just want you to believe it's fiction?? It's a cover-up!"

My brother had this, way back when, with the X-Files. When the books and merchandise hit the shelves all the Conspiracy Theorists turned up saying "See! It's all true!!1"

*sigh*

[Stressball]

OMG! I laughed so hard I choked on my spit.

Can I steal this to put in my sig? Please?

You're welcome to

[Difdi]

Had a coworker ask, straight faced and dead serious, if Star Wars was based on a true story.

I want my lightsaber, dammit!

[Racket_Man]

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far, away....


MIke

GOD said let there be lips. and there were. and they were good. and they began to sing. SING to us OH GREAT LIPS!!!!!

[fireheart]

GOD said let there be lips. and there were. and they were good. and they began to sing. SING to us OH GREAT LIPS!!!!!

Oh and I am SO stealing that for my siggy.

[Seshat]

Had a coworker ask, straight faced and dead serious, if Star Wars was based on a true story.

... in the sense that it's a classic Hero's Journey tale

... and some peoples' lives form a classic Hero's Journey if you select the right parts to focus on

... then you could mayyyybe stretch it

... to 'inspired by a true story'

... at most.


Maybe.

But with all the details changed.

[Bloodsoul]

My brother had this, way back when, with the X-Files. When the books and merchandise hit the shelves all the Conspiracy Theorists turned up saying "See! It's all true!!1"

You mean Mulder really does like sunflower seeds?

[dalesys]

GOD said let there be lips. and there were. and they were good. and they began to sing. SING to us OH GREAT LIPS!!!!!

Mick? Is that you? No wonder you have sympathy for the devil!

[dragon_wings]

You're welcome to

Yay! Thanks.


Yesterday my ex and I went with some friends to a Barnes & Nobles. And as always we headed straight for the New Age section to see if they had any decent books. The first thing she does is take a Satanic Bible and put it in front of a Christian Bible. She does this every time she goes to a bookstore.

[Imogene]

GOD said let there be lips. and there were. and they were good. and they began to sing.

"Science fiction, double feature. Dr. X, will build a creature!"

The first thing she does is take a Satanic Bible and put it in front of a Christian Bible.

Do they explode? Like antimatter coming in contact with regular ol' matter?

[dragon_wings]

Do they explode? Like antimatter coming in contact with regular ol' matter?

I have yet to see them explode and I've seen her do it twice. I do take a pic on my phone's camera. And I'm quite tempted to post it on my facebook. I'm just worried some of my friends will freak out. Though no one's publicly freaked out to other stuff I've posted, so I may do it.