amedia: Still from Master and Commander movie of Stephen Maturin glaring at Jack Aubrey; caption reads Sir! You have debauched my sloth. (sloth)
[personal profile] amedia
Have been perusing the unaptly-named "Flowing Sheet" archive of gen Aubrey-Maturin fic, and this story struck me very funny:

http://hmssurprise.org/Fiction/flowing_sheet2/Unnatural_History.htm

It isn't simply the absurdity that makes it funny; it's the very O'Brian-ish way it's told. It's short, too.

Oh, and speaking of short, this one's definitely got the very soul of wit:

http://hmssurprise.org/Fiction/flowing_sheet2/Daily_Custom.htm

Enjoy!

whoa

Date: 2003-12-01 12:47 pm (UTC)
sibylle: (M&C - Stephen)
From: [personal profile] sibylle
Very strange indeed. But fun!

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