John Scalzi: [carrying tray of burritos] who wants delicious burritos?!Scalzi: you've got your choiceScalzi: peanut butter and mayoScalzi: apple sauce and vodka sauceScalzi: chicken adobo and asbestosScalzi: beef stroganoff and gravel
King: ha ha! these joke flavors are hilarious!King: leave it to acclaimed humorist john scalzi to come up with a funny new twist on an old favorite!Scalzi: joke flavors?!?Scalzi: i meanScalzi: yeah… joke flavors…Scalzi: yeah that's the ticketScalzi: i am quite the humorist aren't i?
Poe: actually steve, i'd say john is more of a sci fi guy than a humoristScalzi: i'm glad you brought that up, edgarScalzi: because that's a misconception that I've been meaning to fix for a while
Scalzi: in fact, i actually am a humoristScalzi: i used to write for a little thing called uncle john's bathroom readerDean Koontz: OMG are you uncle john?Scalzi: oh no no i was just one of many writersScalzi: then againScalzi: [muttering to self] why SHOULDN'T i be uncle john?
Scalzi: you might not have noticed this, but there's actually quite a bit of humor in my writingBarker: you don't sayPoe: cliveScalzi: no really!Scalzi: take redshirtsBarker: explainScalzi: i mean, the title alone… ho ho ho!Barker:Barker: i'm waiting
Scalzi: ok so see, in star trek-Barker: OH it's a star trek reference?Barker: sorry i don't speak nerdPoe: clive stop it, you know good and well what it's a reference to
Scalzi: you know, when they write the definitive history of sci fiScalzi: i'd like to be remembered as the guy who made humor marketable againKoontz: gosh! what about terry Pratchett?Terry Pratchett: i'd like to be remembered as the guy who made soup marketable againPratchett: [drinking soup] mm! lecker!
Scalzi: well, terry Pratchett is technically fantasyKoontz: what about douglas adams?Scalzi: ok sure, yeah there's douglas adamsScalzi: that's fairScalzi: i can't compete with that
Scalzi: but i meant besides douglas adamsKoontz: what about Robert asprin?Scalzi: oh COME ONE NOWScalzi: you can't be serious!Scalzi: I'm twice as funny as that guy!
King: i don't know, john, Robert asprin is pretty funnyScalzi: i'm about a million times funnier!!Scalzi: here i'll prove itScalzi: pull my finger!!
King: you should hang out with piers, he likes making jokes tooScalzi:Piers Anthony: what do you call a trophy that looks like a cat's assAnthony: [huffing panties] sorry gimmie a secAnthony: i'm always funnier when I've huffed a few pairs