Random Event - Typos Come True!

[withoutverona]

Hello Fandom! The day after your prized possessions go back to being normal ... well, it's still going to be pretty darn weird, because next Monday (July 13) is Typos Come True Day.

It's like this: We all sometimes ping the wrong character into a scene (occasionally causing great trauma), type the wrong name entirely, randomly change character genders through misuse of pronouns, or use horrifically wrong icons. And sometimes we aren't all there and type something like "he poured ketchup onto his face" or "she was literally throwing shit at the walls," to quote two examples.

Thanks to random Fandom weirdness (I like to think the island is trying to tell us to type better), that's all going to happen for real. For example, in this thread, Jack *would* have randomly been there when I typed Jack's name, and would have stayed that way until we found an IC way to fix it -- typing Tyler's name properly would work. And if I made the typo I'm always terrified I might make someday and said "he touched her waste," well, he'd have a hand full of you-know-what. And if I accidentally use an animal icon ... guess what? My character is an animal for a couple of pings. And so on.

None of these typo-caused changes would last past the end of the scene or thread.

Real typos are usually funnier than the forced ones, but forced ones might make for good crack too.

OOC communication is love on this, especially if you're going to make something really weird happen.

Questions? Comments? Pie?

Comments

Questions?

[withoutverona]

*looks expectant*

Comments?

[withoutverona]

*looks thoughtful*

Re: Comments?

[scruffnfeathers]

This could get very interesting if one were to accidentally try to ping in with a mun-journal.

Re: Comments?

[bitten_notshy]

Wow, that's one thing I didn't think about. I didn't check this with the mods, but I'm inclined to say pings from journals outside the game have to be fixed/ignored as per usual.

Which is too bad. I'd love to ping myself onto the island for a bit.

Re: Comments?

[scruffnfeathers]

I know, right?

I figured it would probably be something like that.

Re: Comments?

[17andinfected.livejournal.com]

I was going to ask that, since my RL journal's icon is a picture of my cat.

Re: Comments?

[life_inshadow]

Yeah -- it would be funny but I think we need to stick to game-approved journals, sorry.

Re: Comments?

[trigons_child]

The typo I was always terrified of making was when I worked in the YMCA's corporate office of Financial Development and Public Relations was...go ahead, guess.

A typo I made at my current job? Bitch branches instead of birch branches.

And then there was the time I typed cucumber as cumcumber....

Re: Comments?

[withoutverona]

Hee.

I once left the "o" out of county in a headline. Thankfully my coworkers caught it before it went to print.

Re: Comments?

[longislandiceme]

I'm coooooonstantly typing "Darthmouth" instead of "Dartmouth" at work. Sadly, there's not much opportunity for dirty typos when all you're typing is place names :(

Re: Comments?

[lovemykilt]

We have a program at work that specifically looks for stuff like that. Unfortunately, the IRS and Congressional offices apparently do not. . . .

Re: Comments?

[oops-mbad.livejournal.com]

...That's actually how Diana's canon works. My brain just exploded from trying to figure out how it would affect her. Ow.

Re: Comments?

[thismaskiwear.livejournal.com]

I . . . am constantly catching myself coming very close to pinging the wrong blonde into a thread.

You . . . should not give me ideas.

Re: Comments?

[withoutverona]

But it would be shiiiiiiiiny! *tempts*

Re: Comments?

[thismaskiwear.livejournal.com]

asjdf;ajskld do you have any idea how many times TODAY ALONE. D:

Re: Comments?

[withoutverona]

So you're saying your characters might be REALLY MAD (or really confused) come Tuesday morning? ♥

Re: Comments?

[weetuskenraider]

They're always really mad at me lately anyhow. ;)

Re: Comments?

[thatsamilkshake]

Do you know how many times I have typed Frabcube? Do you?

Re: Comments?

[wantstocheer.livejournal.com]

Veronica frequently becomes Veroniac.

Re: Comments?

[not-jaded-yet.livejournal.com]

...I'm doomed.

Re: Comments?

[pastmewrong.livejournal.com]

... So, one of the worst ones for me it 'in a sec' because c and x are soclose damn it.

I SHOULD NOT DO THAT. Ahem.

Re: Comments?

[thismaskiwear.livejournal.com]

. . .

IT'S EFFY.

Re: Comments?

[pastmewrong.livejournal.com]

Hey, it might be-- Wait, no, Angela's almost as bad (albeit she sticks with the one guy, these days). NEVER MIND.

Re: Comments?

[findingelena.livejournal.com]

Is it cheating if we get smashed so that we typo more frequently?

Re: Comments?

[withoutverona]

That is, in fact, encouraged!

Pie?

[withoutverona]

*looks hungry*

Re: Pie?

[noearsyet.livejournal.com]

*gives strawberry rhubarb pie*

Re: Pie?

[withoutverona]

OM NOM NOM.

Also, that icon is totally adorable.

Re: Pie?

[noearsyet.livejournal.com]

Heee. It is from an insane photoshoot.

But Dekker's a bit insane, it seems, so that shouldn't be a surprise.

Re: Pie?

[blackmagic-eve.livejournal.com]

I have an icon of Jennifer Morrison somewhere that I SWEAR TO GOD is from that same photoshoot!

Re: Pie?

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

For me it just completes my 'cute boys doing handstands' set. :D

Re: Pie?

[weetuskenraider]

. . . you know what, I was going to comment on how cute he is from another account but I don't think I have a single one where it wouldn't be at least slightly wrong.

Re: Pie?

[noearsyet.livejournal.com]

AHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHA

Yeah, I'm going to have to find more and more adorable icons JUST TO MAKE YOU FEEL WRONG ABOUT IT.

:D