Strange Pairings and Rules of the Internet

I've been getting hits and kudos on the most random pairings and obscure fandoms ever. 

I'm talking about things like my Nick/Roache WIP for Godzilla. Yes, the mediocre Emmerich adaptation. Or my Nicholas/Vazul story for Scent of Magic. (Is there a fandom for people named Nick?) Or my recent Michael/Lucian fic for Underworld.The only thing more remarkable than the fact that I was able to wring slash from these fandoms is the utter randomosity of someone else reading it.

Is that a Rule of the Internet: If you can think of a pairing, someone out there is into it? Incidentally, I tried to Google some keywords  to find out, and the first thing that came up was NHL Rule 61: Slashing:

61.1 Slashing - Slashing is the act of a player swinging his stick at an opponent, whether contact is made or not. Non-aggressive stick contact to the pant or front of the shin pads, should not be penalized as slashing. Any forceful or powerful chop with the stick on an opponent’s body, the opponent’s stick, or on or near the opponent’s hands that, in the judgment of the Referee, is not an attempt to play the puck, shall be penalized as slashing.

THE RULE FOR THIS PHENOMENA WILL NOW BE CALLED RULE 61 DESPITE THERE ALREADY BEING A RULE 61. Because I laughed for about two minutes straight and proceeded to read the definition out loud with air quotes around a lot of the terms. Non-aggressive stick contact to the pant. Try to say that with a straight face.

Of course I'm thrilled that these pairings have fans and fandoms out there somewhere, but really? I have gone beyond Surprise and am mucking around somewhere in the Am I Getting Punk'd category. 

I think the most disappointing part is that everyone is an unsigned guest. Who are you, guest? Are there more of us in this single-person fandom? Can we be friends?

I want to know! There are ridiculously small fandoms out there that are totally badass. I think Thunderheart has two people in their fandom (No, really. Two. carlyinrome and myhappyface), and those stories are some of the best ones I've ever read. Just the tone, the characters, the research. Oh my god, all my feeeeeelings. I wish I could write in this fandom, but I don't have the knack for it, so all I can do is cheer them on and shamelessly try to get people to watch Thunderheart and read their fics. (See what I did there?) Don't have enough time to watch a movie about Graham Greene, Val Kilmer, and their UST? Read the summary of the film. And then read their fics. Read them.

What are the most random pairings or fandoms you've written for? (No judging will happen on this thread, only enthusiasm.) Did you find someone else into the fandom? ARE YOU ALL NOW PART OF A FANDOM CARTEL? :D

Dude, the Dutch are intense

For Adam West Purple Day on December 9th. 

Planet of the Apes Hipster Alert

"Humanity? So over it."

you get what you pay for

Dude, so I've been getting DVDs for Black Friday, and they're slowing being mailed from Amazon. I accidentally had them sent to my parents' house instead of mine, so my dad keeps sending me emails about which packages have arrived.

In today's email, he wrote, "Last two DVDs came today. Fast and the Furious and Drop Dead Gorgeous. Watched the first one. Nothing spectacular. Paul Walker is expressionless." (You know he hates this actor if he actively goes to find his name from IMDB.) He randomly turns into Roger Ebert at times, and I'm not sure how I can explain that Fast and the Furious isn't for watching, it's for drinking games.

Now, I've been a reasonable person and have been telling them which DVDs to watch, things I know they'll enjoy. It's their fault they haven't been listening to me. But let's look at the DVDs I ordered (for ridiculous cheap) and see my motivations for buying them.

To make a better skeleton for this comparison (can you tell I've been working on my engineering thesis), let's give it some metrics: Ho Yay Factor and Intelligent Plot.

1. The Fast and the Furious: ("My brother likes you. Usually he doesn't like anybody.") Ho Yay > Plot
2. Tinman: ("Good morning, sweetheart.") Ho Yay <= Plot
3. Inception ("Go to sleep, Mr. Eames.") Ho Yay < Plot Sorry, fandom, much as I love you.
4. X-Men First Class (Anything involving Charles and Erik sharing screentime) Ho Yay > everything
5. The Hitcher 1986 ("You're a smart kid. You'll figure it out.") Ho Yay == Plot Holy shit, guys, you cannot have one without the other.
6. Drop Dead Gorgeous (This whole film) Deadpan Black Humour > all the things, No Ho Yay (For all you code savvy people, !Ho Yay)

One of of six is not bad at all. I keep telling them to watch Inception, and my dad say my mom is probably going to fall asleep during the film. He doesn't understand why I burst out laughing. 

My path to shameless shipping is a complex one.