Ania on 6/2/2003 at 16:34
Jordy:
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Eomer was OK though!! I suspect he'd suit your tastes as well, with that long wild hair and scruffy type beard.......*stops to think* Please, tell me you don't find Gandalf attractive!
Eomer was most definitely ok. Oh yes.
Gandalf is lovely, but a bit too old even for me! Besides, Ian McKellen is gay, and I cannot fancy men who would NEVER be able to fancy me back, even in theory.
Oh, and consider yourself signed up to what we termed the Blue Orc Appreciation Society (he's bathed in blue light when he talks to Saruman, and so became known as the blue orc)
Striker:
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Oh, need I mention that I hate Neighbours...
It's fashionable to mock Neighbours, but if only you could see the dreadful British soaps! My own pet hate is East Enders: a load of horrible, nasty, backstabbing miserable, people, leading ditto lives- there's not one sympathetic character in the whole programme. They are so vile I don't know why anyone would watch it. The whole lot of them ought to have been drowned at birth. Unfortunately, lots of people are into it and I sometimes accidentally get exposed to the horror when I go visiting.
By comparison, the characters in Neighbours are at least reasonably nice, happy people. Or they were, last time I watched it, about 3-4 years ago.
Ania
Jordana Chal on 6/2/2003 at 21:15
Striker: Hmm, you look about 26-ish I'd say......is that a passport photo? 'Cause everyone looks pale and scary on passport photos. It's just one of those things :)
And what, do you mean to say that Neighbours isn't a fully authentic, absolutely accurate portrayal of modern Australian suburban life? *clutches head in horror*
Ania: You're right about Eastenders. It just loves wallowing in misery and cynicism, especially during the Christmas period.
And, hey!! Something that'll make you laugh....I was sitting in the canteen today at work with my mug of soup, reading the newspaper like I always do. Flicking through the Guardian's various supplements, I reached the 'Online' section and came across an article on female gamers, relating specifically to the number of women who play fantasy role-playing games. The headline:
"Role-playing fits the bill-Aleks Krotoski ventures into the world of online role playing to discover what women find so attractive about orcs."
I kid you not :laff: :laff:
Striker on 6/2/2003 at 23:50
Ania: I guess I should clarify a bit. I hate all soaps!!! I'm pretty sure we do/did get East Enders here, though I never watched it.
Jordy: That is a Passport photo. I showed it to my friends, and they commented that it looked like me, but it didn't look like me. Figure that out.
It could be worse... it could be my licence photo. There's nothing bad about it per se... it's just that it's getting close to being 5 years old. Boy was I a skinny sonofabitch back then, with 'fluffy' hair. :D
Oh, Neighbours is 100% completely accurate. The amount of times I've been going out with someone, then they start making out with my best friend who also has a girlfriend is amazing. (p.s. The number of times that's happened is 0! :D )
Man, that article just cracked me up when I read the heading! :) Did they find out what chicks dig about Orcs?
-Striker
Ania on 7/2/2003 at 00:27
Jordana- I read the Guardian too! Do you try to do the cryptic crossword? I do, and fail, mostly, although I did actually finish it a few times and felt very pleased with myself.
I fair raced to my copy of the Guardian to see for myself! (I spent today playing Morrowind, so have not got round to looking at the paper). The article is about women and MMRPGs and can be found (
http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,889297,00.html) here . Not a lot about orcs, the title is good, though. It made me laugh, after I rubbed my eyes in disbelief! I think it's synchronicity.
Striker- I'm with you on the tv soaps. But Neighbours is far less miserable than the British offerings. Especially Rear Enders. And I am rather fond of The Archers, a brit radio soap about life in the English countryside, and about as accurate as Neighbours.
Ania
Jordana Chal on 7/2/2003 at 02:04
I love crosswords, and have reasonable success with cryptic ones-although as I only get half an hour for lunch I don't have time to do the Guardian one by the time I've finished queuing for my sarnie :)
Glad you both liked the article anyway. Amazing coincidence :cool: Maybe the guy who wrote it was lurking at these boards for inspiration or something :)
So how old are you, Striker? I thought you were about a year younger than me...is that right? And BTW, does anyone know how old Forsythe is? He's hinted that he's older than most of the other regulars here, but I didn't like to ask directly.......
Striker on 7/2/2003 at 02:33
I never understood those damn cryptic crosswords!!! My mum does them and I swear she just makes the answers up! :D e.g. Clue: 'The King and his horse went up a hill'. The answer is of course 'Carrots'!
And I'm not even going to ask what a sarnie is... (sammich? with sardines?)
I think you have a stalker ;) (I said Stalker, not Striker :p )
I'm a grand old 23, so yeah a year younger than you. And about 30 years more synical ;)
Grandpa Forsyth is 31 at my last reconing. Hope he doesn't try to kill me for that :D
-Striker
Jordana Chal on 7/2/2003 at 02:40
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Originally posted by Striker I never understood those damn cryptic crosswords!!! My mum does them and I swear she just makes the answers up! :D e.g. Clue: 'The King and his horse went up a hill'. The answer is of course 'Carrots'!
And I'm not even going to ask what a sarnie is... (sammich? with sardines?)
Short for sandwich...any sandwich, not just a sardiney one :)
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I think you have a stalker ;) (I said Stalker, not Striker :p )
I'm a grand old 23, so yeah a year younger than you. And about 30 years more synical ;)
Grandpa Forsyth is 31 at my last reconing. Hope he doesn't try to kill me for that :D
Stalker?! :eek:
31, is that all? From his wry references to his age I thought he was a lot older than that...about 50 or something :) Let's get together and buy him some slippers and a pipe :cheeky:
Striker on 7/2/2003 at 02:45
Ahhh, that expains it. Though how you get Sarnie from Sandwich is another thing... We call them sammich ro sanga's here.
Yeah, the newspaper guy must be stalking you. Then he wrote an article about chicks and fantasies with orcs or something.
Hehe, 31 in gaming years does make you almost 50 ;) I'll chip in to the slippers, as long as they are brown.
-Striker
Ania on 7/2/2003 at 02:48
While you're getting the pipe and slippers for Forsythe, why not pick up a Zimmer frame for me, ya pair of whippersnappers? I feel like a real granny now! (though I don't look like one- it's the old hippy in the hills lifestyle keeping me looking not a day over... erm... whatever)*
Ania
*I put my birthday in the user profile, if you must know
Jordana Chal on 7/2/2003 at 02:59
Gaming Keeps You Young!! Yay!!!!!
I looked at your profile some time ago, I like to check people out as early as possible :)