"Pass the Mega-Two-Headed Chicken Spread"
"Who is staying for dinner?" I asked my book club. "We can watch a movie too."
All agreed, but the room grew very quiet suddenly.
"Wait a second, Marcia. What movie are you talking about?"
"Well, it is Saturday night and we could watch an epic SyFy Channel original!" I grinned and then lost my grin as they all stood.
"Okay, okay. You guys can pick the movie." I sighed. No one appreciated SyFy's movies! Who can't get excited by titles like "Mega Python Vs. Gatoroid"?
"Marcia, make up a SyFy title that they haven't written yet." My eyes lit up and my fork went down. I wiped my mouth as I thought.
"Blue Long-Tail Cats vs. Two-Headed Killer Mice"!
Everyone laughed and then began to contribute.
"The Attack of the Baby Corn"!
"Mega-Duck vs Giant Bread Loaves"!
"The Sunflowers That Shoot Their Seeds"!
Everyone was having fun now. Their titles were ridiculous, unlike SyFy's. SyFy had cornered the market on imaginative titles.
"Bamboo Shoots of Death"!
The Spaghetti Squash That Strangled Seattle"!
The room grew quiet and I turned to see the group looking at me, watching the SyFy movie, and ignoring them.
"Uh, sorry guys, but I have to see what happens!" They left and I kept watching, hoping none of their titles would come to fruition in my living room.
Max walked out of the bedroom, flicking his long blue tail and grabbing a tuna wrap. He meowed and settled on the floor near me to eat his snack. If my friends only knew that all SyFy titles were based on fact...
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