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Posted by pseudoname on May 12, 2006, at 22:35:07
In reply to Let's see...who did I miss?, posted by curtm on May 12, 2006, at 20:42:22
Posted by frida on May 12, 2006, at 22:38:28
In reply to Re: Names without faces » curtm, posted by LadyBug on May 12, 2006, at 22:31:12
when I see the name Ladybug
what comes to my mind is a very tiny ladybug,
sweet and fragile...
and this need to protect it :o)Frida
> uuh....a camel??? where did you get that from a ladybug????????
> That's an insult, ;-( but I still love ladybugs so I'll keep being one.
>
Posted by curtm on May 12, 2006, at 22:42:33
In reply to Re: Let's see...who did I miss?, posted by frida on May 12, 2006, at 22:22:54
Posted by curtm on May 12, 2006, at 22:43:47
In reply to Re: Names without faces » curtm, posted by LadyBug on May 12, 2006, at 22:31:12
Posted by llrrrpp on May 12, 2006, at 23:12:49
In reply to I was joking about the camel- of course (nm) » LadyBug, posted by curtm on May 12, 2006, at 22:43:47
ladybug's definitely a cute little ladybug. Lots of dots, not a dark red color, but bleached to a burnt orange color. Rather unlike a camel, methinks
Curt needs a shave
Larry wears glasses
Maddie has long hands
The rest of you are still quite vague and fuzzy (in a benign way).
sincerely, l.l.r.r.r.p.p.
Posted by Racer on May 13, 2006, at 2:06:08
In reply to Let's see...who did I miss?, posted by curtm on May 12, 2006, at 20:42:22
> Caedmon (a genus of insect)?
>Caedmon's Hymn was one thing we had to read -- aloud -- in linguistics. It's one of the oldest existing examples of written Old English, as well as one of the earliest examples of poetry written in any Germanic language.
In my Linguistics class, we all had to read one line aloud, so I not only feel warm and fuzzy whenever I see Caedmon's name on a post, I also think of the comforting blue cover of my linguistics text, and
Nu scylun hergan hefaenricaes uard
metudæs maecti end his modgidanc
uerc uuldurfadur— sue he uundra gihuaes
eci dryctin or astelidæ
he aerist scop aelda barnum
heben til hrofe haleg scepen
tha middungeard moncynnæs uard
eci dryctin æfter tiadæ
firum foldu frea allmectigWhich I won't torture you with. I found a bunch of different rescencions, and can't remember how to pronounce much of that at all, but here's the link to the Wikipedia entry if you want to read more, and the English translation I got there, too.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caedmon
Now [we] must honour the guardian of heaven,
the might of the architect, and his purpose,
the work of the father of glory
— as he, the eternal lord, established the beginning of wonders.
He, the holy creator,
first created heaven as a roof for the children of men.
Then the guardian of mankind, the eternal lord,
the lord almighty, afterwards appointed the middle earth,
the lands, for men.(OK, my husband didn't know about it either. Surely I'm not the only one who remembers it?)
Posted by Racer on May 13, 2006, at 2:10:19
In reply to Re: Let's see...who did I miss?, posted by frida on May 12, 2006, at 22:22:54
> This is all quite sweet...
> I enjoyed reading :o)
>
> Love,
> Frida
>
> >And your name reminds me of the singer Frida, who I think was part of ABBA? She had a hit, with a song called "I know there's something going on," which was OK, but on the back of it, she had set a poem by Dorothy Parker to music. "Threnody"
Lilacs blossom just as sweet
Now my heart has shattered
If I bowled it down the street,
Who's to say it mattered?etc. That's from memory, I could probably find more, but you know what? If you're interested enough to read it, you're interested enough to read her other works, which I know can be found somewhere online. (They're post copyright, I'm nearly certain.)
And I like this post a lot, too.
Posted by Larry Hoover on May 13, 2006, at 8:10:12
In reply to Names without faces, posted by curtm on May 12, 2006, at 15:40:45
> Larry Hoover (guy I went to high school with)
Well, actually I'm Harry Loover, but this just sounds better.
Lar
P.S. No glasses (most of the time).
Posted by madeline on May 13, 2006, at 10:11:28
In reply to Names without faces, posted by curtm on May 12, 2006, at 15:40:45
Our brains are funny funny things.
When I selected the posting name Madeline it was because I liked the character Madeline in the movie "interview with the vampire".
Madeline elects to become a vampire (and ensures her own death) so that she may become a permament mother to a child that will not die.
And yet, Madeline (the cartoon character) IS a child that lives her days in an orphanage without the love of a mother.
Hmmm, was I inadvertently (but of course on purpose) revealing the two conflicting sides of me? The mother and saviour of a lost child, AND the lost child itself?
I wonder what Freud would have to say about THAT!
Great thread.
Posted by Poet on May 13, 2006, at 12:08:01
In reply to More faces » Racer, posted by curtm on May 12, 2006, at 17:04:29
Hi Curt,
You create some really wonderful threads. I don't look like Edgar Allen Poe, but I so wish I could write like he did. I look more like Dorothy Parker, ditto for what I said about writing like Poe.
I dated a guy named Curt, so you look like him. It's not an insult, he was cute. ;)
Poet
Posted by Racer on May 13, 2006, at 14:01:48
In reply to Re: More faces » curtm, posted by Poet on May 13, 2006, at 12:08:01
>I look more like Dorothy Parker, ditto for what I said about writing like Poe.
>Bull --- oney!
I've seen pictures of you, and you don't look much like her at all. She was very pretty, in a very dark, delicate way.
You're beautiful.
And you're not dark, and really don't strike me as nearly so fragile.
But wouldn't we ALL love to write like her?
Posted by Estella on May 13, 2006, at 14:06:55
In reply to Re: Names without faces » curtm, posted by Larry Hoover on May 13, 2006, at 8:10:12
> Well, actually I'm Harry Loover, but this just sounds better.ROFL!!!!!
Posted by milly on May 14, 2006, at 10:43:37
In reply to Names without faces, posted by curtm on May 12, 2006, at 15:40:45
Interesting thread curt, i read the first list and wasn't at all surprised that i wasn't there it just confirmed what i believed to be true that i'm an insignificant worm on the face of the earth. I couldn't bring myself to ask you what you might put to my name because all i could imagine was you saying 'milly who?' or 'oh i never bothered to think of one!'
So when i read your next list i was unbelievably happy to see my name there, way beyond what was a probable 'normal' reaction, but almost instantly plunged into a deep anxiety about all the other 'worms' who might have been forgotten by accident(a bit like the thank-yous at a
wedding etc)Please don't read this as a critisism I thoought it was an interesting and fun thread but i also thought it was interesting what my reactions to it were (well interesting for me anyway!)
milly
Posted by curtm on May 14, 2006, at 11:36:11
In reply to Interesting how this made me feel » curtm, posted by milly on May 14, 2006, at 10:43:37
Maybe I hurt someone's feelings by not posting your name. It actually did cross my mind how some may react, I tend to make short posts because I have an IQ of about 28. I am also usually limited on time. I would like youo know that if your name wasn't listed in the posts, it IS on the list in my tiny brain and my big heart.
Maybe my name should be "worm-boy"
Posted by James K on May 14, 2006, at 16:14:15
In reply to Maybe I hurt someone's feelings » milly, posted by curtm on May 14, 2006, at 11:36:11
I'll say I felt good that you thought of me and gave me a cool one, even though you typo'd my name. We had just been talking though. I have a vague face/body attached to everyone as I get to know their posting style, sentence structure. I've only seen pictures of three people, and that affects only a little of their image. They are more senses of a personality, sex, age - not actually what someone may look like as far as physical characteristics.
Sometimes something will happen to totally change the image, something personal they post, then it either stays modified, or goes back to the original mental image. I thought Racer was UK for some reason for instance, and when I read she wasn't it may have changed her haircut.
It's interesting, because this is real communication, without prejudice. Just thoughts and minds. No race, size, age, accent, to influence the exchange.
A few people I talk too, I don't even know their gender for sure, so I try to keep it nuetral just in case.
I think the visual aspect of the word they choose as a posting name even subtly influences my mental feeling of them. Some have changed their name, and the feeling slightly changes with the new name.
Rambling again.
James K
Posted by Racer on May 14, 2006, at 16:41:36
In reply to Re: Maybe I hurt someone's feelings » curtm, posted by James K on May 14, 2006, at 16:14:15
>
>
>I thought Racer was UK for some reason for instance, and when I read she wasn't it may have changed her haircut.
>Hey -- I'm looking for a new hairstyle! What did you pick, and how does it look?
Take care, James.
Posted by Poet on May 14, 2006, at 17:48:37
In reply to BULL --- » Poet, posted by Racer on May 13, 2006, at 14:01:48
Hi Racer,
Okay, you got me on the not very pretty in a dark delicate way that Dorothy Parker was, but beautiful? Somebody must have doctored up those photos and air brushed out some parts of me.
Poet
Posted by Racer on May 14, 2006, at 19:41:10
In reply to Re: BULL --- » Racer, posted by Poet on May 14, 2006, at 17:48:37
Posted by B2chica on May 15, 2006, at 10:08:19
In reply to More faces » Racer, posted by curtm on May 12, 2006, at 17:04:29
> DisposableDoll (doll on Korn video)
SO FUNNY! this is EXACTLY what i pictured when i first say this name!
b2c.
Posted by zazenduck on May 16, 2006, at 10:29:50
In reply to Let's see...who did I miss?, posted by curtm on May 12, 2006, at 20:42:22
> zazenduck (distant cousin of Donald)
>That's me exactly!
curt is curtis candy Baby ruths and butterfingers- that's a nice association for me-back when life was simpler.
Thanks for remembering me
Posted by Bonnie_CA on May 20, 2006, at 23:05:15
In reply to Names without faces, posted by curtm on May 12, 2006, at 15:40:45
You know, mine is very straight forward, which is true of my personality. I'm Bonnie, and I live in California. Hmm. Not very original or interesting, but I always look at things as they are. It's not "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar", it's ALWAYS a cigar. :D
-Bonnie
Posted by curtm on May 22, 2006, at 11:05:20
In reply to Re: Names without faces, posted by Bonnie_CA on May 20, 2006, at 23:05:15
My first thought was "Bonnie & Clyde"
Where's Clyde?
Posted by Racer on May 22, 2006, at 22:26:35
In reply to Re: Names without faces, posted by Bonnie_CA on May 20, 2006, at 23:05:15
> I'm Bonnie, and I live in California.
> -BonnieThat's funny -- somehow I thought "Bonnie in Canada!"
Dunno why, since I'm in California, too...
Posted by Bonnie_CA on May 22, 2006, at 23:01:31
In reply to Sorry Bonnie » Bonnie_CA, posted by curtm on May 22, 2006, at 11:05:20
LOL it's okay, I get that or I get the "My Bonnie" song.
Posted by Bonnie_CA on May 22, 2006, at 23:03:59
In reply to Re: Names without faces -- lol » Bonnie_CA, posted by Racer on May 22, 2006, at 22:26:35
LOL I didn't even think about Canada when I made the name. I'm so USA-centric, I forget that CA also means Canada LOL.
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