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Thread: erroneous first impressions
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Heavenly Anarchist
Shipmate
# 13313
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Posted
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Originally posted by Earwig:
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Originally posted by Adeodatus:
Nearly ten years here and my impression that everyone looks like their avatar is still going strong.
It can get very confusing sometimes.
Yes, I have that too. And for ages I thought TonyK's avatar showed a man holding up over-large trousers. ![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif)
![[Killing me]](graemlins/killingme.gif)
But I get the picturing people as being like their avatars thing, I'm glad piglet has her name in her sig or I'd be very confused.
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Dog Activity Monitor
My shop
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Boogie
Boogie on down!
# 13538
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And I always read your name as Heavenly Arachnid.
erk!
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Garden. Room. Walk
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Drifting Star
Drifting against the wind
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All I can say about my avatar is that I won't be drinking absinthe again.
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Heavenly Anarchist
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# 13313
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Posted
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Originally posted by Boogie:
And I always read your name as Heavenly Arachnid.
erk!
Generally I leave the spiders to my sons but I admit the last tarantula I met was very beautiful.
But my name does match my avatar.
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Dog Activity Monitor
My shop
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Karl: Liberal Backslider
Shipmate
# 76
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Posted
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Originally posted by Tukai:
I actually do look fairly like my - obviously male - avatar.
Me too, obviously.
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Left at the Altar
Ship's Siren
# 5077
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Posted
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Originally posted by comet:
I'll admit it. when I first came to the Ship forums, Left at the Altar and Corpus Cani both had nun icons.
I thought they were both actual nuns.
for, like, months.
![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
I am rather nun-like. As is Corpus. Gosh, I miss her.
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kingsfold
Shipmate
# 1726
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That's more than a little disingenuous LATA. Do you mean you miss the nun avatar or you miss Corpus?
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Lamb Chopped
Ship's kebab
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Posted
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Originally posted by Earwig:
Yes, I have that too. And for ages I thought TonyK's avatar showed a man holding up over-large trousers.
You mean it doesn't?
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Er, this is what I've been up to (book).
Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down!
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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
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Posted
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Originally posted by lilBuddha:
I am not saying you two need help or anything, cough, intervention, cough but clean out your PM box for numbers of organisations and people who can reduce the chances of this occurring again.
In my case, since you very well know my neurosis is incurable, this is sweet of you.
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I cannot expect people to believe “
Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003.
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rolyn
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# 16840
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I selected my avatar thinking it was a good likeness .
Mrs R put a pin to that particular bubble when I mentioned it.
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Adeodatus
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# 4992
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Posted
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Originally posted by Earwig:
... And for ages I thought TonyK's avatar showed a man holding up over-large trousers.
But ... what is it then?
And it took me till about a year ago to figure out Eutychus's avatar. For a moment it almost made me think I should read the Acts of the Apostles more often.
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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
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Posted
quote:
Originally posted by Adeodatus:
quote:
Originally posted by Earwig:
... And for ages I thought TonyK's avatar showed a man holding up over-large trousers.
But ... what is it then?
Yeah, what is it, the- Oh! it's some schmuck standing in a pulpit!
[Exact transcript of what just went through my head.]
[ 12. March 2013, 22:31: Message edited by: Kelly Alves ]
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I cannot expect people to believe “
Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003.
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Firenze
Ordinary decent pagan
# 619
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Posted
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Originally posted by Kelly Alves:
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Originally posted by Adeodatus:
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Originally posted by Earwig:
... And for ages I thought TonyK's avatar showed a man holding up over-large trousers.
But ... what is it then?
Yeah, what is it, the- Oh! it's some schmuck standing in a pulpit!
Up until you said that I saw the headmaster flexing a cane a la Jimmy Edwards in Whacko
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Left at the Altar
Ship's Siren
# 5077
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Posted
I thought Chive and Amos were both blokes and that Firenze looks exactly like Marilyn Monroe.
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North East Quine
Curious beastie
# 13049
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Posted
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Originally posted by rolyn:
I made a long post to Anselmina , convinced in my head that she was from across the Pond . That pond turned out to be the Irish Sea .
The reason being that I had previously clocked 'The Munster Wilderness' as her location and had thought it was one of those silly ones which referred to the American TV show 'The Munsters'.
Doh !
I originally thought Munster referred to Munster, Germany, and as there's an army base there, I thought Anselmina was an Army Chaplain for quite a while.
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Firenze
Ordinary decent pagan
# 619
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Posted
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Originally posted by Left at the Altar:
and that Firenze looks exactly like Marilyn Monroe.
Nothing erroneous about that. That's a real photo of actual me. (And diamonds are a girl's best friend).
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Earwig
Pincered Beastie
# 12057
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Adeodatus, are you really a robotic chimp?
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Adeodatus
Shipmate
# 4992
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Posted
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Originally posted by Earwig:
Adeodatus, are you really a robotic chimp?
repeat;
print "ADEODATUS WANT BANANA";
until (gotbanana:=TRUE);
(or something like that. And I get TonyK's avatar now!)
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"What is broken, repair with gold."
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Earwig
Pincered Beastie
# 12057
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Posted
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Originally posted by Adeodatus:
quote:
Originally posted by Earwig:
Adeodatus, are you really a robotic chimp?
repeat;
print "ADEODATUS WANT BANANA";
until (gotbanana:=TRUE);
I thought so.
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
# 473
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When I first arrived on the Ship, I thought it was a website for a group of friends from Swansea University. Well, there was a rather strong Welsh influence back in those days.
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Boogie
Boogie on down!
# 13538
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Posted
I know that Doormouse's avatar is a sketch of a mouse, but I always see a bald man in profile!
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Garden. Room. Walk
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
# 4360
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I'm worried by the amount of people who apparently think I look like a planet.
I may not exercise as much as I did in my youth, but I'm not that fat!
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Hail Gallaxhar
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lilBuddha
Shipmate
# 14333
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Posted
No, no, no. You are The Man in Mars. You can just see your face in the shape of the shadowy bits. no, tilt your head and squint.
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Hallellou, hallellou
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The Great Gumby
Ship's Brain Surgeon
# 10989
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Posted
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Originally posted by Marvin the Martian:
I'm worried by the amount of people who apparently think I look like a planet.
I may not exercise as much as I did in my youth, but I'm not that fat!
No, that would be ridiculous. You look like a little short guy with a green helmet and a fondness for disintegrator rays.
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The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool. - Richard Feynman
A letter to my son about death
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
Dressed for Church
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Posted
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Originally posted by Marvin the Martian:
I'm worried by the amount of people who apparently think I look like a planet.
I assumed it was the stump of a severed limb until I thought more deeply about how it may relate to your name.
[ 15. March 2013, 18:54: Message edited by: Amanda B. Reckondwythe ]
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comet
Snowball in Hell
# 10353
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Posted
actual photo of Marvin
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"It's hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.” -Calvin
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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
# 333
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Posted
quote:
Originally posted by comet:
actual photo of Marvin
I had wondered what happened to my favorite scrub brush.
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Jasmine, little cat with a big heart.
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Ariel
Shipmate
# 58
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Posted
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Originally posted by Boogie:
I know that Doormouse's avatar is a sketch of a mouse, but I always see a bald man in profile!
Looking a bit like one of the Moomins?
Chive's avatar still looks like a conch shell to me, even though I know what it's supposed to be.
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Smudgie
Ship's Barnacle
# 2716
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Posted
![[Eek!]](eek.gif) Hedgehog is male!
I had to read the post on the singles thread three times for the message to sink in completely.
Good grief!
Not that it's a bad thing, I hasten to add - just so totally unexpected.
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Dormouse
Glis glis – Ship's rodent
# 5954
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Posted
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Originally posted by Boogie:
I know that Doormouse's avatar is a sketch of a mouse, but I always see a bald man in profile!
Oooh Fame at last! Mentioned on a thread!!
I think (tho I'm not sure) it was Marvin who suggested the image as an avatar. I like its bald simplicity
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Boogie
Boogie on down!
# 13538
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Posted
quote:
Originally posted by Dormouse:
I think (tho I'm not sure) it was Marvin who suggested the image as an avatar. I like its bald simplicity
![[Smile]](smile.gif) ![[Biased]](wink.gif)
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Garden. Room. Walk
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Sarasa
Shipmate
# 12271
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Posted
Being a big Bob Dylan fan I always read Zappa's post's with interest, even though I *know* he isn't really Bob in disguise.
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lilBuddha
Shipmate
# 14333
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Shhhh! You know, I know, but I am not so sure he knows.
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Hallellou, hallellou
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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
# 2522
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Posted
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Originally posted by Gussie:
Being a big Bob Dylan fan I always read Zappa's post's with interest, even though I *know* he isn't really Bob in disguise.
I used to always picture him as Bob Dylan, even though I knew I was making that up.
Note to the multitudes: he is WAY cuter than Bob Dylan. Miles cuter.
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I cannot expect people to believe “
Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003.
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lilBuddha
Shipmate
# 14333
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Without at all doubting the radiant beauty of our Zappa, that is not a very high bar to set.
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I put on my rockin' shoes in the morning
Hallellou, hallellou
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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
# 2522
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Posted
Fair point, but still, he's really cute.
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I cannot expect people to believe “
Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003.
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Snags
Utterly socially unrealistic
# 15351
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Posted
quote:
Originally posted by ariel:
Chive's avatar still looks like a conch shell to me, even though I know what it's supposed to be.
Whereas I keep telling myself it's a conch shell even though I always think it's something else, and haven't the nerve to ask what it actually is.
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Boogie
Boogie on down!
# 13538
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Posted
It's a leg and knee - what else could it be for the Ship's Nude?
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Garden. Room. Walk
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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
# 2522
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Posted
quote:
Originally posted by Snags:
quote:
Originally posted by ariel:
Chive's avatar still looks like a conch shell to me, even though I know what it's supposed to be.
Whereas I keep telling myself it's a conch shell even though I always think it's something else, and haven't the nerve to ask what it actually is.
Are y'all Georgia O'Keefe fans? Just wondering.
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I cannot expect people to believe “
Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003.
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North East Quine
Curious beastie
# 13049
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Posted
I thought chive's avatar was a chive, folded over. What am I missing?
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lilBuddha
Shipmate
# 14333
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Posted
S/he is nekkid! A bare leg, its all very naughty.
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Hallellou, hallellou
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Ariel
Shipmate
# 58
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If I think of it as a leg and knee I then start thinking: whose leg and knee, and who took the photo?
I'm sticking with the conch shell. Fewer questions.
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Jigsaw
Shipmate
# 11433
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Posted
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Originally posted by Adeodatus:
Nearly ten years here and my impression that everyone looks like their avatar is still going strong.
Adeodatus, I believe you are a hospital chaplain? I really hope you don't look like your avatar, otherwise I fear for your patients.
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lilBuddha
Shipmate
# 14333
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Then you, with your board name and red splotches, are truly one to fear.
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Hallellou, hallellou
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Lucia
Looking for light
# 15201
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Posted
In my mind the board for discussing the bible is "Kergymania". I misread it when I first joined the ship and it has stuck that way in my brain ever since!
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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
# 2522
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Posted
HA! I used to do that, too.
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I cannot expect people to believe “
Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003.
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flags_fiend
Shipmate
# 12211
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Posted
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Originally posted by Lucia:
In my mind the board for discussing the bible is "Kergymania". I misread it when I first joined the ship and it has stuck that way in my brain ever since!
It isn't? Goes and checks...
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QLib
Bad Example
# 43
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Posted
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Originally posted by Heavenly Anarchist:
I get the picturing people as being like their avatars thing, I'm glad piglet has her name in her sig or I'd be very confused.
I had you down for ages as Heavenly Antichrist. ![[Devil]](graemlins/devil.gif)
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Erik
Shipmate
# 11406
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Posted
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Originally posted by Boogie:
It's a leg and knee - what else could it be for the Ship's Nude?
It is? I always thought it was someone with a sheet over their head. As if they are pretending to be a ghost.
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Hedgehog
Ship's Shortstop
# 14125
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Posted
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Originally posted by Smudgie:
Hedgehog is male!
I had to read the post on the singles thread three times for the message to sink in completely.
Good grief!
Not that it's a bad thing, I hasten to add - just so totally unexpected.
Yeah, I get that a lot. I take it as a great compliment that my posts don't read like "a typical male."
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