This spot-on parody of the lift of a writer on a deadline, written in the style of a Zork-like text-adventure game, made me snort coffee out of my nose:
> work on dissertation
You spend five minutes playing online poker.
> work on dissertation
You pick your nose.
> work on dissertation
You go to the kitchen and eat cheese.
> work on dissertation
The Mets are on. It should be a good game.
> work on dissertation
You watch the first three innings of the Mets game.
> work on dissertation
The Mets are ahead by three runs in the fifth.
> WORK ON DISSERTATION
The Mets win. You are in a study with a laptop. It is dark out. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
(Thanks, R!)
Update: Two addenda have been posted for this one — every bit as great as the first! (Thanks, R!)
