Comments that leave you shaking your head

[Bramblethorn]

Scratching my head more than shaking it:



Simply put... Huh?

As mentioned elsewhere - I think this is either a misreading or a joke based on how the Russian letter 'г' looks very much like a lower-case English 'r', but actually corresponds to 'g'.

 

[Erozetta]

And here's me thinking I don't get weird comments! In the last hour, on the story Lips Of A Witch:

"If only you were real. It’s not that I love long drawn out romantic encounters I’m dying of boredom-
With love always
JLS"

I have no idea what to make of that. Is it a mis-posting? A quote from something? Any ideas?

Maybe they are as enamored with Ayela's ass as Will is.

Or they would really like some of that George Hamilton chaos in their life to alleviate boredom?

 

[Erozetta]

As mentioned elsewhere - I think this is either a misreading or a joke based on how the Russian letter 'г' looks very much like a lower-case English 'r', but actually corresponds to 'g'.

Most likely. Still hoping they respond to my email, lol.

 

[Actingup]

Anonymous gave me a giggle just now. I need to explain the context first: In my 'Winter' story, we have a scene where three young women go skinny dipping and then pose for a friend in a recreation of a sculpture by Antonia Canova. It's introduced by the narrator in the text like this:

"...Do you know the 'Three Graces' statue by Canova? There are two versions, one in London, and one in Saint Petersburg."

"Is it like the one in the Louvre?" asked Keiko. These women continued to surprise me. I was hard pressed to tell one end of a statue from another, let alone what famous statues were where.

"It's similar to that," said Mei Lien. "Isla, you have no idea what I'm talking about, have you? It's okay, you're from New Zealand." (etc)

Surely that's clear, right? The subject of the Three Graces has been used by multiple sculptors and artists over the years. The sculpture in the Louvre is by Cordier. The ones by Canova are in London (but is alternately displayed in Scotland) and in St Petersburg. Surely the reader would assume that the author has looked this up? Surely?

Apparently not. Anon. wrote:

"Lovely story. The Three Graces is by Rubens, not Canova."

Yep. Rubens did a lovely painting of the same subject. Those Three Graces, they got around....

 

[StillStunned]

Apparently not. Anon. wrote:

"Lovely story. The Three Graces is by Rubens, not Canova."

Yep. Rubens did a lovely painting of the same subject. Those Three Graces, they got around....

You'd think that anyone with enough confidence to correct you about Rubens and Canova would know enough about art history not to correct you.

 

[pink_silk_glove]

Virtually flawless ( though European size 40 is actually US women’s shoe size 9).

referring to a scene where my ENGLISH female lead bought a new pair of boots in Switzerland. Indeed UK size 7 is Euro 40.

 

[ShelbyDawn57]

You'd think that anyone with enough confidence to correct you about Rubens and Canova would know enough about art history not to correct you.

I find it odd that your 'expert' didn't know that Canova was a sculptor and Rubens a painter. Slightly different mediums...

And it's not like you didn't call that out, "...Do you know the 'Three Graces' statue by Canova?..."

 

[THBGato]

If only you were real.

I wonder if that's in reference to you main male character.

 

[AlexFourways]

I wonder if that's in reference to you main male character.

You never know, I had an email from a female reader saying she would 'like to have it four ways' a reference to one of my original male characters who my nomdeplume is based on! I think they may have thougth fantasy was biography!
I sort of gave her her wish by creating a story in which a character with a similar name, to what I presumed hers was, turns up at his work and gets the full fourways treatment!

 

[Actingup]

I find it odd that your 'expert' didn't know that Canova was a sculptor and Rubens a painter. Slightly different mediums...

And it's not like you didn't call that out, "...Do you know the 'Three Graces' statue by Canova?..."

And they could have just looked it up, but it didn't occur to them that the painting by Ruben is not the only bit of art that uses the same subject. It's like somebody thinking that the Last Supper was only painted once. So I guess, next time the dialogue should be like this:

"...Do you know the 'Three Graces' statue by Canova? There are two versions, one in London, and one in Saint Petersburg."

"I thought that was in the Louvre?" asked Keiko.

"It is, but that one is by a different sculpter, who was called Cordier."

"So many confusing names! And they all sound the same, and they're all sculpting the same subject. Those Westerners!" said Keiko.

"I know! It's really annoying! And to cap it off, there were painters who also painted the same thing, such as Rubens!"

"Rubens. Well, at least that doesn't sound the same," remarked Keiko. "But I wish it was like Eastern art, where every artist does totally different themes."

"That's right," said Mei Lien. "Your five million Japanese paintings of carp in ponds are all totally unique." She glanced sidelong at me. "Sorry, Isla, we're probably boring you with this artistic talk. I keep forgetting you're from New Zealand."

"I know enough to know you're taking the piss," I said. "Now, what's your idea?"

 

[Bramblethorn]

Yep. Rubens did a lovely painting of the same subject. Those Three Graces, they got around....

If you squint very closely at the Rubens, you'll find a note that says "OCs (c) me, DO NOT COPY!!!"

 

[ShelbyDawn57]

And they could have just looked it up, but it didn't occur to them that the painting by Ruben is not the only bit of art that uses the same subject. It's like somebody thinking that the Last Supper was only painted once. So I guess, next time the dialogue should be like this:

"...Do you know the 'Three Graces' statue by Canova? There are two versions, one in London, and one in Saint Petersburg."

"I thought that was in the Louvre?" asked Keiko.

"It is, but that one is by a different sculpter, who was called Cordier."

"So many confusing names! And they all sound the same, and they're all sculpting the same subject. Those Westerners!" said Keiko.

"I know! It's really annoying! And to cap it off, there were painters who also painted the same thing, such as Rubens!"

"Rubens. Well, at least that doesn't sound the same," remarked Keiko. "But I wish it was like Eastern art, where every artist does totally different themes."

"That's right," said Mei Lien. "Your five million Japanese paintings of carp in ponds are all totally unique." She glanced sidelong at me. "Sorry, Isla, we're probably boring you with this artistic talk. I keep forgetting you're from New Zealand."

"I know enough to know you're taking the piss," I said. "Now, what's your idea?"

They’d be confused by the ambiguous use of five million as a hyperbole.

 

[WittyUserName]

I got a few comments from someone complaining about my male MC being a 'beta male.' I guess they don't know that theory has been discredited, even by the person who first proposed it.
I'll go with the quote "When men refer to themselves as 'alpha males,' I hear that in the context of software, where alpha versions are unstable, missing important features, filled with flaws, and not fit for the public."

 

[Actingup]

I got a few comments from someone complaining about my male MC being a 'beta male.' I guess they don't know that theory has been discredited, even by the person who first proposed it.
I'll go with the quote "When men refer to themselves as 'alpha males,' I hear that in the context of software, where alpha versions are unstable, missing important features, filled with flaws, and not fit for the public."

Alpha males are in the dustbin of history alongside trickle-down economics, but they don't know that yet...
(bites back political comment!)

 

[AlexFourways]

Alpha males are in the dustbin of history alongside trickle-down economics, but they don't know that yet...
(bites back political comment!)

I'll just add my normal comment... "All Men are Mutants."* That is all male mamals are as whereas** all women have matched pairs of chromosomes, one of a men's Xs is mutated to a Y and so males lack a backup for faulty genes which is why they are more prone*** to things like Hemophilia and Colour bindness. By the sounds of it Alphas are even more mutated!
Boring clarifications... *In birds, its the females who are mutants. **there are exceptions like XXY males et al. ***some women are unlucky enough to get two Xs both with the same duff gene. YMMV - I'll fetch my coat!

 

[Rustyoznail]

I'll just add my normal comment... "All Men are Mutants."* That is all male mamals are as whereas** all women have matched pairs of chromosomes, one of a men's Xs is mutated to a Y and so males lack a backup for faulty genes which is why they are more prone*** to things like Hemophilia and Colour bindness. By the sounds of it Alphas are even more mutated!
Boring clarifications... *In birds, its the females who are mutants. **there are exceptions like XXY males et al. ***some women are unlucky enough to get two Xs both with the same duff gene. YMMV - I'll fetch my coat!

That description matches your avatar. Smeee.... Smeee...

 

[Plathfan]

I'll just add my normal comment... "All Men are Mutants."* That is all male mamals are as whereas** all women have matched pairs of chromosomes, one of a men's Xs is mutated to a Y and so males lack a backup for faulty genes which is why they are more prone*** to things like Hemophilia and Colour bindness. By the sounds of it Alphas are even more mutated!
Boring clarifications... *In birds, its the females who are mutants. **there are exceptions like XXY males et al. ***some women are unlucky enough to get two Xs both with the same duff gene. YMMV - I'll fetch my coat!

According to a 2017 study, most LW residents are wrestling with serious mommy issues, while every Lit female writer is practically a walking daddy issues case study.

 

[WittyUserName]

Alpha males are in the dustbin of history alongside trickle-down economics, but they don't know that yet...
(bites back political comment!)

Agreed completely! But yeah, we get enough politics in the real world. Let's focus on the fun, sexy stories!

 

[flynn99]

I've always wondered what goes through the mind of someone who gives a 1* rating to my story. Well, believe it or not, I got a comment where the rater explained why they gave me a 1* rating:



Now, this comment was on Part 4 of a four-part story so, after scratching my head, decided to respond as follows:



Was I too harsh?

It doesn't matter if you were harsh or not. The commenter won't see your reply because they're not going back there... You're only talking to new potential commenters.

But, yeah... comments can be baffling lol.

 

[grenefire]

I just received this comment on an incest story:

"This story is weird. I don't think that a lot of daughters would want to have sex with their parents."

It is a weird thing to comment if you are reading stories in that section. Im so confused by people like this.

 

[pink_silk_glove]

I just received this comment on an incest story:

"This story is weird. I don't think that a lot of daughters would want to have sex with their parents."

It is a weird thing to comment if you are reading stories in that section. Im so confused by people like this.

Sometimes I wonder if people don't find the stories through lit, they just google 'xxx pigtail blonde sex' or something and a link to a lit story pops up first. The reader just wants the pigtails but he ends up with lesbian or incest or cuckold on top of that and he's like wtf??

 

[AlexFourways]

Sometimes I wonder if people don't find the stories through lit, they just google 'xxx pigtail blonde sex' or something and a link to a lit story pops up first. The reader just wants the pigtails but he ends up with lesbian or incest or cuckold on top of that and he's like wtf??

I think the same thing can happen even if you are knowingly on LitErotica, especially if you are not paying attention to the category. However, if you suddenly discover the characters are having anal sex, it would make sense to check the category before you comment.
However... If a reader of Incest / Taboo thinks it shoud all be siblings, or step siblings, then daughter with parent(s) might be seen as odd and should be in Mature, but the priority of categories doesn't work that way!

 

[ChrisRider]

Any comments in the loving wife section where someone is obviously reading story after story then giving 1* as they hate the Hotwife genre supposedly. I do wonder if they enjoy but protest too much. To me it’s like watching hours of gay porn then complaining that it’s all men having sex with each other and as a “straight” person they are disgusted. Then go on to watch more. Someone needs to admit something to themselves.

Anyway, gripe over.

 

[TarnishedPenny]

Okay. I received a comment yesterday which takes the prize for brevity. On a fairly-well-rated story, it read in total: Poor prose.

I do like constructive criticism...

 

[yowser]

Okay. I received a comment yesterday which takes the prize for brevity. On a fairly-well-rated story, it read in total: Poor prose.

I do like constructive criticism...

You poor writer.