Take Me Out by mhalachai (G)

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Rec Category: John Sheppard & Teyla Emmagan Friendship
Pairing: none
Category: John Sheppard & Teyla Emmagan Friendship, John Sheppard, Teyla Emmagan, Humor, Gen
Warning: abuse of a very old joke?
Author on LJ: http://mhalachaiswords.livejournal.com/
Author's Website: http://mhalachaiswords.com/writing/index.php
Link: http://mhalachaiswords.com/writing/viewstory.php?sid=14

Why This Must Be Read: John shamelessly steals the old Abbott and Costello gag (impressively without giggling) to drive Teyla insane as his unwitting straight woman in Take Me Out as everyone else tries to keep from laughing and fails. I adore the writer's wisdom in using McKay as the narrator. Not only does it make the story that much more hilarious but it allows Rodney and the reader to look on and laugh with the friends while gaining some insight into how such seeming different people as John and Teyla with the most varied life experiences possible could be so close and enjoy each other so much.

P.S. It's very much worth seeing the original routine that inspired John.

Comments

[mhalachaiswords.livejournal.com]

thank you so much for the rec! Your rec has certainly brightened my day :D

[asugar.livejournal.com]

Oh whoa! I'm a little starstruck. I love everything you write, especially Physics of the Spin, which someone beat me to recing, darn them. Thanks for sharing all your wonderful work.

[sulien.livejournal.com]

That is absolutely one of my favorite SGA humor stories. Thank you for reccing it so that I read it again!