Why Yes, I Have Lost My Mind

[przed]

So here's been my week...

Saturday: See first full episode of Top Gear (yeah, I know, where have I been); fall in lurv with Hammond.
Sunday: Definitely still in lurv with Hammond
Today: Go looking for Top Gear slash; join Top Gear comm; get Top Gear icons; wonder why I'm yet again in a handbasket.

::sigh::

In other news, I have laryngitis. (Waves at callistosh65. Here's hoping I don't follow you into full blown pneumonia, though weirdly I feel better than I have all week.)

Comments

[kortirion.livejournal.com]

OMG!! Top Gear slash! *shakes head like a stunned monkey* ...But then, I suppose... *shrug* ...well everything else gets slashed so why not?
Though I can't see a story where JC bottoms! ;)

[capra-maritimus.livejournal.com]

Been done. *snicker*

[przed.livejournal.com]

Hee.

[przed.livejournal.com]

On the basis on just one show, they make the slash wayyy too easy.

As for the JC issue, absolutely anyone can be made to bottom. Isn't that why slash is so much fun?!

[kortirion.livejournal.com]

heeheee - 'made to bottom' would probably be operative - that and the guy would insist on telling the other slashee what he was doing wrong... so I'd suggest a ball-gag as well! And Captain Slow would watch and roll his eyes and mutter "you can't put that there!"

[przed.livejournal.com]

And Captain Slow would watch and roll his eyes and mutter "you can't put that there!"

OMG, I can just hear that. Heh.

[caffyolay.livejournal.com]

James May is the one for me. :-D

[przed.livejournal.com]

They're all lovely. But Hammond just makes me go Phwwoooaaarrr.

[probodie.livejournal.com]

If you can stand honey, that works wonders at soothing throats.

Get well soon XXX

[przed.livejournal.com]

Honey is a great idea. Shall try some now.

[callistosh65.livejournal.com]

Top Gear slash *and* laryngitis eh? 'Hee' for the first and 'Oh no!!!' for the second. Treat yourself well, my friend, and just don't do anything stupid like get on a bus for twenty hours, okay??

A hug and a med passed your way xxx

[przed.livejournal.com]

20 hours on a bus?! No wonder you got pneumonia. Crikey!

Hee indeed for TGS. I don't reckon I'll actually write any, but it looks like a fun place to go for a laugh. And snarky, silly dialogue.

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

Ah, TGS, possibily one of the crackiest fandoms in existence... and then of course there's tg_crack for when topgearslash just isn't cracky enough. My lovely mate halotolerant writes over there and I do enjoy ze crack so that's why I'm a member if a mostly silent/non-reading type of lurker. :D

[przed.livejournal.com]

Based on the show, I gotta figure the crack is practically canon.

I reckon I'll also be a TGS lurker, though of the reading variety. ;)

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

If I read then I have a compulsion to comment and let them know if I've enjoyed it so that would ruin my lurker status right there. :D

I love Top Gear and the lads I just don't actively slash them. As said, it's more a case of having a couple of writer friends whose work I love so much I'll practically read anything they write... Erm, I say practically in the name of full disclosure because I've recently baulked at reading Take That slash, a bridge too far for me. :D

I've taken part in the past in a really odd round robin at TGCrack where I turned the lads Amish for a while for my own amusement... I thought you should know the worst...

[przed.livejournal.com]

Just took a peek at halotolerant's LJ. Take That/TG crossovers, huh? Interesting. (Not even my mild infatuation with Robbie Williams could tempt me into TT slash, I'm afraid.)

Amish TG lads, huh? Let me guess: they crash-tested horse and buggies?

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

Halo's LoM and Pros stories are utterly lovely... as are her TGS stories. She likes to play in a lot of playgrounds though. :D

When you RR in a TG setting you get stuck with all sorts of things. I got landed with the TG lads, the SPN lads, a time rift and the TG lads aware at a meta level that the TGC writers were controlling them... so I did this to them:

_________

“Welcome to the buggy factory or what passeth for one in these parts,” intoned the very large man with the magnificent beard who’d just stepped through the barn doors.

“How did we get here?” Dean asked.

“Sorry about that, I think it’s our fault. It looks like we may have changed writers again.”

At James’ words, Sam and Dean moved to stand back to back, covering the room with their shotguns.

“Now what are we?” James looked at the others. “We’re all wearing plain white shirts, black trousers with braces, straw hats—”

“Speak for yourself.” Richard gestured at his long gingham gown and bonnet. “Although at least this time I have sensible shoes.” He lifted his hemline to knee level to reveal flat black lace ups and dark tights.

“Hath ye no shame woman?” bellowed Magnificent Beard.

Richard covered his legs fast.

“—and we’re in a buggy factory. Oh cock! We’re Amish!”

“Ye can’t be Amish, ye hath no beards.” Now Magnificent Beard was shaking his head.

“We don’t need beards, we’re straight!”

“Shut up Jeremy, you’re really not helping things and you’re not terribly convincing anyway.” Richard glanced nervously at the shotgun wielding brothers who were getting a little wild eyed. “What’s wrong now with you two?”

“You mentioned writers. You have no fucking idea what they do to me and my brother. No idea at all. Believe me, you don’t want to know, you’d be scarred for life, you couldn’t handle knowing—”

“Yes right, got it, we don’t want to know.”

“Hammond you can be such a bitch.” Jeremy smirked.

“You do realize Jeremy that if we’re Amish now you can’t have a car?”

“I know they’re a little morally uptight but surely even they can understand the irresistible beauty of the Veyron and accept—”

“No Jeremy, I don’t mean “have” in the biblical sense,” Richard rolled his eyes “I mean can’t have a car at all. It’s all buggies here, all strictly one horse power.”

“My God, the Brothers Dim are right. This really IS the mouth of hell!”

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I'll get my coat...

[przed.livejournal.com]

Oh. My. God.

More coherent thoughts later. But, wow. I'm seriously in awe.

Okay, wait, here's a thought: TGS is a fandom made for breaking the fourth wall. (I'm in such trouble.)

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

TGS is a fandom that breaks...everything, preferably with sledgehammers. They have get togethers in London where they go to see the show together. After one of them a group of the ladies sat around an imaginary bonfire at Paddington station to tell camp fire stories... Yes.

They have stories with tentacle porn... They have stories where the lads are living in nesting boxes and being cared for by a large girl. Oh and of course cling film stories as an homage to the (in)famous Roy Orbison wrapped in cling film stories.

Lots of Man/car lurve -- although I can't say too much about that because I write stories in Life on Mars where the Cortina has jumped just about everyone... Ahem... I'm primarily a writer of crack in LoM... along with an odd crossover or two.

TGS is the home of everything cracky that actually *still* has slash in it. TGC was formed to cater for the crack TG writers who weren't always getting around to remembering to add the slash... although they are slashers. I'm sure that explanation has made everything as clear as mud.

[erushi.livejournal.com]

Oh dear. I hope you start feeling better soon. Laryngitis - eek! Do take care.

[przed.livejournal.com]

I've no idea why, but I actually feel okay. Just minus a voice.

Luckily I can work at home and avoid talking for the day.

[norfolkdumpling.livejournal.com]

Mmmm...Top Gear. Love those Lads - and particularly Hammond. Although I do have a big soft spot for Captain Slow too. *g* I haven't ventured into the crackfest that is TGS, but I expect it's only a matter of time. Let me know if I need full armour and riot gear!

Sorry to hear you're not feeling well - hope it gets better very soon. :)

[przed.livejournal.com]

Hammond is loverly, isn't he?

I've only dipped my toe in, and don't really have time for a new fandom, but it looks like a lot of fun.

[msmoat.livejournal.com]

Okay, one of these days I'm going to have to figure out what Top Gear is, given that several friends have mentioned it. *Feels old*

But I do love the feeling of a new love, so enjoy! Especially as that might make the laryngitis a little easier to bear. Take care of yourself--and, really, avoid the pneumonia route, okay? One f'list member with pneumonia at a time!

[przed.livejournal.com]

Top Gear is an show of insane car geeks doing very silly things with cars. And sniping at each other, whilst also nearly killing each other/themselves. It's the funniest thing I've seen in ages. Plus, Hammond is just adorable. (See icon.)

Shall avoid the pneumonia thing. I actually really do feel okay. I just can't talk.

BTW, shall try and get you a lyric sheet tonight so we can work on our super sekrit project. 'Cause I'm never going to abandon the lads, new shiny fandom or not.

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

They show it all the time on BBCAmerica if you want to try to catch an episode. They also have a home page on youtube (http://www.youtube.com/user/TopGear). It's a show about cars that even people who don't try can enjoy. It's basically about the three total nutters who host the show.

[msmoat.livejournal.com]

Ah, BBC America. In a fit of cost-saving, I dropped us down a package in cable and guess which channel was sacrificed? Typical. *g*

But thank you both for explanations!

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

You can see most of it at youtube and at the Top Gear web site. I'm not addicted to it but it is a lot of fun in large part because of just how smart and funny the hosts are.

[przed.livejournal.com]

Oooh. Bookmarking the Youtube page now. Yay!

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

Glad to be of (fan) service.

[sc-fossil.livejournal.com]

I love Top Gear. Last year at MW my roomie and I were all giddy over the TG songvid. Been watching since episode one since I'm a huge car buff. It's definitely a fun show!

Do take care of yourself. Will I see you at MW this year?

[przed.livejournal.com]

I've known about Top Gear for ages, but just haven't had the time to watch it. I shall now be making the time.

I am planning on going to MW, though I haven't even got my membership yet. I really need to get on that.

[the-cornettist.livejournal.com]

We love TG, although I have to say the slash is one thing I've never thought of... until now *raises one eyebrow*

I adore Hammond, but for some inexplicable reason, my daughter (yes, the just-turned 11 year old one lol) can't stand him. I also have a thing for The Stig *g*

Oh noes re the laryngitis - get well very soon *hugs*

[przed.livejournal.com]

I blame the Sweetie. He can't watch anything these days without asking the inevitable "is there slash?" question. (I went looking for, and found, Flight of the Conchords slash for him. Not that he really wanted to read it. He just wanted to know it was out there.)

Interesting your daughter can't stand Hammond. He's so adorable, you'd think she'd like 'im. Or maybe that's just me being maternal. (I shan't comment on your thing for The Stig. *g*)

The laryngitis was beginning to get better after a day spent working at home not talking, but having just spent 4 hours cajoling a toddler, it's officially awful again. And yet apart from the voice, I still feel mostly okay. Weird.

[madmogs.livejournal.com]

Welcome to the handbasket! I was at one time an enthusiastic participant therein, and they are all truly quite crazy.

I never got the Hammond-love because I was too busy perving over the Stig. But there you go.

[przed.livejournal.com]

Have spent the last hour watching Top Gear on YouTube. Suddenly, your icon makes soooo much more sense. *g*

I suppose I can understand The Stig love, but apparently I'm in the mood for adorable.