And now, not so deep thoughts

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Why oh why do they still put that scene in books and movies where the married/engaged/unavailable man is caught at home by his wife/future mother-in-law while a girl wearing his bathrobe walks out of his bedroom...yet of course he never slept with her and he's a victim of ridiculous circumstance? For God's sake, we've seen it. It was funny the first 3,722 times. Now it is cliche and no longer even partially interesting.

"Oh look, he actually didn't sleep with her, but it looks like he did....how will he ever explain this to his wife/mother-in-law????"

I was attempting to enjoy Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman when I came to this scene. Then I had to prevent myself from throwing the book in order to get away from it.

[Andrew]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Why oh why do they still put that scene in books and movies where the married/engaged/unavailable man is caught at home by his wife/future mother-in-law while a girl wearing his bathrobe walks out of his bedroom...yet of course he never slept with her and he's a victim of ridiculous circumstance? For God's sake, we've seen it. It was funny the first 3,722 times. Now it is cliche and no longer even partially interesting.

The same scene is in

Spoiler:

Proven Guilty, the latest in the Harry Dresden series by Jim Butcher.

Exact same scene, and of course the "discoverer" doesn't stop to see if she could possibly be wrong it.

[€uroMeinke]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

It was funny the first 3,722 times. Now it is cliche and no longer even partially interesting.

I believe it's one of the 32 possible plots - so you should expect to encounter this in 3 1/8 of the stories you hear.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

I believe it's one of the 32 possible plots - so you should expect to encounter this in 3 1/8 of the stories you hear.

Hmm, now I wonder how manyy of the 32 plots I've kicked out of my life. I can't think of any more off the top of my head that have crossed the line into "instant story veto" the way this one has.

I wasn't enjoying the book much anyway. Gaiman already wrote about a guy who's nervous and embarrassed all the time and is sucked into magical happenings. I don't need to read it again.

Another not so deep thought - I had my first migraine ever last night. I can't imagine getting them all the time, as some people do. I felt like my pain was stopping time, taking me out of my body and deconstructing my mind by the molecule.