The Silly Creativity Thread

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Let's see if this takes off.

The idea is to get everyone's creativity flowing through a silly little creativity challenge. One person comes up with a topic or theme and other people come up with outlandish or funny examples.

E.g. one theme could be "Martial Arts that never existed."

Answers could include -

Aye Carumba. An art developed by and for small boys. Focuses on kicking and where it hurts the most. Also has a skateboard style and includes hand-catapult training. Non-lethal, (in theory but accidents do happen).

Zen Custard Drowning. The ancient and highly spiritual art of holding your enemies face-down in bowls of custard until they drown. (In the USA pudding is usually substituted for custard). Lethal and very messy.

Satirical Irony. A British Art which involves no physical attacks whatsoever. Instead a mixture of biting remarks, sarcasm, dry humour and raised eyebrows drives the opponent into a mental breakdown. Advanced practitioners can drive an opponent to suicide or induce death through apoplexy. Not usually lethal.
 
I'll leave someone else to come up with an odd theme, as my inspiration well has run dry, but in the meantime I'll move this over to Workshop, as the thread's concept is more suitable for that sub-forum rather than GWD.
 
Untapped Fantasy Stereo Type Breakouts...

Example: -stereo type: trolls are dumb brutes. -breakout: scholarly troll raids mages library by night and succeeds in self learning magics. Gets caught and goes into burocracy as the only respectable career path left open.

-stereo type: megalomaniacal star ship captain -breakout: star ship captain who actually can make the universe revolve around themselves. (Mode of ships navigation.) hyjinks involving ego insu.
 
Inari Writer said:
Let's see if this takes off.

The idea is to get everyone's creativity flowing through a silly little creativity challenge. One person comes up with a topic or theme and other people come up with outlandish or funny examples.

E.g. one theme could be "Martial Arts that never existed."

Answers could include -

Aye Carumba. An art developed by and for small boys. Focuses on kicking and where it hurts the most. Also has a skateboard style and includes hand-catapult training. Non-lethal, (in theory but accidents do happen).

Zen Custard Drowning. The ancient and highly spiritual art of holding your enemies face-down in bowls of custard until they drown. (In the USA pudding is usually substituted for custard). Lethal and very messy.

Satirical Irony. A British Art which involves no physical attacks whatsoever. Instead a mixture of biting remarks, sarcasm, dry humour and raised eyebrows drives the opponent into a mental breakdown. Advanced practitioners can drive an opponent to suicide or induce death through apoplexy. Not usually lethal.
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DOUBLE ENTENDRE:::
Again a no contact art
Use of any and all common phrases to infer a saucy double meaning - see Carry On films and Eric Idle nudge nudge wink wink sketch. Causes opponents to eventually shake their heads in pity and walk away muttering "sad git thinks he's funny"
 
hopewrites said:
Untapped Fantasy Stereo Type Breakouts...
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"You fool, Superman. Don't you realise? With my Kryptonite laser I can turn your own power against you.
Mwwwaaahahaha.
You cannot stop me now.
Soon I will be able to OBLITERATE poverty and disease, and inflict peace on the world, despite your meddling."
 
farntfar said:
"You fool, Superman. Don't you realise? With my Kryptonite laser I can turn your own power against you.
Mwwwaaahahaha.
You cannot stop me now.
Soon I will be able to OBLITERATE poverty and disease, and inflict peace on the world, despite your meddling."
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No Mr Bond I don't expect you to talk. I expect you to sing!

No that isn't a euphemism. It's karaoke night tonight and I need a partner to sing "I Need A Hero" with.

What? No Mr Bond, don't leave! Stay a while. No one ever visits me since I moved to this underground volcano base.

'Sobs'. He's gone! I'm so lonely now.
 
hopewrites said:
Is this the birth of the anti-villain?
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Actually there was a character called The Spider at one point who used the methods of supervillains to fight crime. He had advanced weapons, was incredibly intelligent and manipulative and had an army of minions. (If I remember rightly).
 
Wasn't he in the Lion, or the Eagle?
As I recall he was a master-villain for a long time before he became a hero.
I used to like his lair and the style of the cartoons was very fine.
He had more character than the others.
 
farntfar said:
Wasn't he in the Lion, or the Eagle?
As I recall he was a master-villain for a long time before he became a hero.
I used to like his lair and the style of the cartoons was very fine.
He had more character than the others.
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Isn't that just the plot for Dispicable Me?
 
hopewrites said:
Untapped Fantasy Stereo Type Breakouts...

Example: -stereo type: trolls are dumb brutes. -breakout: scholarly troll raids mages library by night and succeeds in self learning magics. Gets caught and goes into burocracy as the only respectable career path left open.

-stereo type: megalomaniacal star ship captain -breakout: star ship captain who actually can make the universe revolve around themselves. (Mode of ships navigation.) hyjinks involving ego insu.
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Stereotype:
Princess trapped in a high tower.

Breakout:
She's a bricklayer, and built the tower herself. She's only stranded because the scaffolding was pinched by light-fingered "Princes"
 
Stereotype: An old man, seen in a mirror.

Breakout: His reflection
 
So , does this anti-villian live in the antimatter universe ? If so, it means he can never come to out universe.:unsure:
 
Well he could. But if he met a villain they would presumable annihilate each other and dissappear in a puff of unsmoke (as DNA puts it. Yes. I know that was actually God.).
 
The anti-villain has had many name though out history. One of his identities. as Sir Nevermind . It has been conjectured that he may at one point have been a member of the King Arthurs Knights of the Round table , but has been expunged from from history and literature. :)
 
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