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Introductions

Sokkwi

15:50 / 03.03.06

Hello everyone. I figured I'd post an introduction to my self so I'm somewhat separable from the other 5370 members.
My name is Holly; I'm a sixteen year old in Grade eleven taking optional classes of Radio-TV broadcasting and Journalism. I live in Winnipeg, Canada right now but spent a few years in Midland and Barrie, Ontario, right outside of Toronto.
I like Barbelith, despite the fact you all seem to be in your 20's or 30's, you still act the same as my classmates. There's a sense of deja vu reading here because we've had most of these arguments. I think the most memorable ones in class were about religion where Tyler said Buddhists are the only people who should be able to try to convert people, because Buddhists don't have any holy wars in there past and are basically screwed into being nice.
Also there's usually a fight over why mice are Catholic.

ONLY NICE THINGS

15:53 / 03.03.06

Hello there. How is Tyler? Haven't seen him for ages.

matthew.

16:03 / 03.03.06

Another person from the 'Peg. That makes three of us, I think.

Spyder Todd 2008

16:10 / 03.03.06

Hi there, Sokkwi, and welcome to Barbelith. I hope you like it around here- we’re generally a decent group of crazys. Have a look around and see what you like. Here is a thread where a lot of recent barbeliods have introduced themselves to everyone. I hope you enjoy yourself and get to know some of the people on the board.

Mourne Kransky

16:50 / 03.03.06

"Course, Tyler's real friends call him Brad. But not publicly, I grant you. He is a wag.

Welcome Winnipeglet.

My Mom Thinks I'm Cool

17:11 / 03.03.06

Incidentally, it's my understanding that buddhism was used in Japan to justify agression in World War II. I'm not sure whether that counts as a "holy war"...

In my experience, any time I start thinking "hey, group X doesn't seem to have any assholes in it!" it's indicitive of me not having met nearly enough people from group X or studied their history thoroughly enough. Occasional assholes are kind of like the one truely universal human constant.

My Mom Thinks I'm Cool

17:13 / 03.03.06

oh yeah - Hi, sokkwi! I'm a big jerk. I think most people here on Barbelith probably have me on "ignore" as a result of unintentional but frequent threadrotting on my part.

Spyder Todd 2008

17:36 / 03.03.06

Well, you do rot them quite a bit. See? Now you've got me rotting about you rotting!

Mourne Kransky

17:40 / 03.03.06

And this is The Conversation, where rotting is hardly a hanging offence.

My Mom Thinks I'm Cool

17:46 / 03.03.06

I just felt like I wasn't doing a very good job in the Feminism thread despite wanting to contribute...I guess you two at least must not have me set to Ignore. *sniff* where was I? Oh, right, rotting a thread down in Comics...

Spyder Todd 2008

18:47 / 03.03.06

I thought the Comics forum rotted itself...

Spyder Todd 2008

18:49 / 03.03.06

Man, I'm not sure if that was supposed to be a zing or not. And I post in the comics forum a lot. Not as much as I lurk there. but still. Where were we? Oh, yes, welcome Sokkwi!

Mourne Kransky

19:33 / 03.03.06

Sock we, Sokkwi!

SMS

01:21 / 05.03.06

Occasional assholes are kind of like the one truly universal human constant.
But it's never too hard to find someone I can love in most groups, either. Assholes are the exception, unless I don't have time to relax in the morning before the drive.

Sokkwi, welcome. Please be aware that Barbelith is filled with wisdom but also sophisticated foolishness that tries to pass itself off as wise.

Olulabelle

01:51 / 05.03.06

I have lost count of how many times I have seen a new introduction thread.

Of course hello to you, of course. But can't any of you see that we have hundreds of introduction threads, and there is even a thread somewhere about making your introduction?

I am sorry to get cross in your thread. I will take my crossness elsewhere. Tom should be telling everyone where the link is for introductions, he really should.

Anyway. Sorry. Hello!

8===>Q: alyn

02:02 / 05.03.06

Aa, god, who let in another Canadian? The fucking place is crawling with the very pleasant and athletic vermin.

matthew.

02:05 / 05.03.06

Why don't you just go and exterminate us?

8===>Q: alyn

02:07 / 05.03.06

Because then I couldn't tell people i was Canadian when I travel abroad.

Pops Sir Real

09:04 / 05.03.06

Introductions (cont'd): Hey kids and collective! Figured not use remaking the thread, here I is. Low key, argumentative, and cynical, that's me. I'm a college dropout (soon to be returning) who works as a bitch in the service industry for a major (multi?)national company in Seattle, WA. Once upon a time I was a broadcast journalism major, another once upon a time I was a sci-fi bookworm. Now I'm just a trendy news junkie who likes to arm-chair dicator the world and ride that fine point between pleasantly drunk and alcoholic. Take me at face value and we'll get along fine.

All Acting Regiment

09:19 / 05.03.06

How much did your face cost?

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

09:20 / 05.03.06

Now you've done it, Legba. Now you'll get a long fine. Probably two, three hundred quid stretched out over a period of months.

Jack Denfeld

09:24 / 05.03.06

I dare you guys to stay on the board and actively post.

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

09:26 / 05.03.06

You have to now. Jack told you to, and he's the King Of Barbelith.