Midnight Pals: Jokey Japes (Patreon)

[at unicorn fuck club]Terry Pratchett: I call it the story of the wacky fantasy world that’s funnyPratchett: I hope you’re all ready for some jolly jokes and japesPratchett: but alsoPratchett: if you’re not carefulPratchett: you just might learn something

JRR Tolkien: oh wonderful, I could use a good laugh!Pratchett: what if there was a fantasy world that was funnyTolkien:Pratchett: in a quintessentially British wayTolkien: hahahahah!!!!!

Pratchett: there’s a funny wizard who’s scared of thingsPratchett: also some silly witchesPratchett: one of which is a horny grandma

Pratchett: uh oh the horny grandma has a sexual thoughtPratchett: I’m going to obliquely describe it for about 8 pagesPratchett: “er, um, er, that is to say, er, um”Tolkien: ha ha stop it! Stop it! You’re killing me!GRR Martin: haah it’s like the third person omniscient narrator is embarrassed! Haha!

Pratchett: what if a wizard was bad at his jobTolkien: hahahaa!!!Tolkien: it’s true! It’s true!!Tolkien: [slapping knee, howling with mirth] fantasy is so lame!!! Pratchett: but these jokes are about more than just fantasyPratchett: if you look closelyPracthett: you just might noticePratchett: that deep downPratchett: they’re about usTolkien: hahah-Tolkien: what

Pratchett: it’s truePratchett: these jokes aren’t just about genre tropesPratchett: they’re about how the real world worksPratchett: similar to how in your story Sauron is an allegory for the evils of industrial-Tolkien: how dare youTolkien: how fucking dare you