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gigij · 09-09-2009, 12:15 AM

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[pokes Stacy with a sharp stick] Yep, this one's still breathing!

Man - I wish someone would poke me with a stick

Damn - did I say that out loud

Wax Frog · 09-09-2009, 02:06 AM

No, she didn't!

Wax Frog · 09-09-2009, 02:45 AM

New reality series - "When Kebabs Attack!"

gigij · 09-09-2009, 01:13 PM

hehehe -

not exactly what I had in mind

Wax Frog · 09-10-2009, 02:37 AM

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hehehe -

not exactly what I had in mind

No, but it elicited a chuckle, so the post was a success

gigij · 09-11-2009, 01:28 AM

As promised I dug through the boxes in the basement in order to make good on my intention to 'immerse myself in nerd-dom'. Dad was actually quite a Tolkien fanatic. Haven't found the Silmarillion yet - but did come across a lovely 1977 illustrated copy of the Hobbit.

At the risk of sounding foolish in my ignorance - might that be a suitable starting point?

Wax Frog · 09-11-2009, 04:35 AM

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Originally Posted by gigij

As promised I dug through the boxes in the basement in order to make good on my intention to 'immerse myself in nerd-dom'. Dad was actually quite a Tolkien fanatic. Haven't found the Silmarillion yet - but did come across a lovely 1977 illustrated copy of the Hobbit.

At the risk of sounding foolish in my ignorance - might that be a suitable starting point?

My dear gigij, it is THE starting point, in nearly every possible sense!

In my own case, I idly borrowed a copy of the Silmarillion from the library when I was about 12. Clearly I wasn't quite ready for it, as it was enjoyed but quickly forgotten. Then for my 18th birthday my sis got me a copy of "The Hobbit", promising to follow with the Lord of the Rings trilogy if I read it through. She was confident I would be hooked, and I was!

With the needed context in place, my second go-round with the relatively-unapproachable Silmarillion was much more pleasant, and I added a few more peripheral works to my modest collection over the years until my Tolkien addiction finally petered out in the late 90s

gigij · 09-11-2009, 01:31 PM

Then the journey begins

Just so you know it stops here though - nothing and no one will ever get me to watch Star Wars OR Star Trek.

So I guess I'm going to half nerd-dom

Wax Frog · 09-11-2009, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by gigij

Then the journey begins

Just so you know it stops here though - nothing and no one will ever get me to watch Star Wars OR Star Trek.

So I guess I'm going to half nerd-dom

Not even one of those hunky boy types you and the others spent so much time publicly mooning over?

gigij · 09-11-2009, 07:51 PM

Oh come on now - I do most of my mooning in private thank you

Actually I don't watch any television at all - and the rare movie on DVD so - he'd have to be REALLY hunky

Wax Frog · 09-11-2009, 07:52 PM

Did you break your acid, btw?

I could swear you were part of that drool fest... maybe it was lemjau... all these weird names with out of place j's...

gigij · 09-11-2009, 07:53 PM

Oh my dear - that was many years ago

The acid I mean - not the drool fest.

Wax Frog · 09-11-2009, 07:54 PM

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Oh my dear - that was many years ago

The acid I mean - not the drool fest.

[chuckle]

I figure you must still have splinters to sweep up or something

Note: lame, overdone wordplay is my nerd specialty...

gigij · 09-11-2009, 07:55 PM

[QUOTE=Wax Frog;412663

Note: lame, overdone wordplay is my nerd specialty...[/QUOTE]

Really ... I hadn't noticed

Wax Frog · 09-11-2009, 08:00 PM

So what kind of name is gigij anyway?

gigij · 09-11-2009, 08:01 PM

Funny - I was just gonna ask you the same thing Mr. FROG

...and it's pronounced geegeejay if that helps at all

Wax Frog · 09-11-2009, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by gigij

...and it's pronounced geegeejay if that helps at all

hard g's as in Google or soft as in genie?

I used to be Wax Tadpole because I liked the Chinese Coca-Cola story and thought it would be a good 'ice breaker' handle for chatrooms; then someone told me it would be a good thing, in IM/LoA terms, for me to start thinking of myself as a Frog...

gigij · 09-11-2009, 08:11 PM

soft as in genie ...

interesting choice of words ... genie ... I like that

sounds very magickal

and you lost me at chinese coca-cola - is that a nerd thing ? LOL

Wax Frog · 09-11-2009, 08:25 PM

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soft as in genie ...

interesting choice of words ... genie ... I like that

sounds very magickal

I've had genies on my mind alot lately, as you might imagine...

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and you lost me at chinese coca-cola - is that a nerd thing ? LOL

Most likely. Here's the Snopes version. I just LOVE me some garbled-translation stories! I used to mentally picture Chinese shoppers seeing displays and screwing up their faces with disgust

gigij · 09-11-2009, 08:28 PM

Yeah - that link got me somewhere else LOL. Maybe you can try again.

gotta go now - I'm done work - and as you can tell from my numerous posts I have clearly been working my ass off and deserve a break

have a good weekend

Wax Frog · 09-11-2009, 08:31 PM

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Yeah - that link got me somewhere else LOL. Maybe you can try again.

Oops, sorry about the link, sometimes copy-paste doesn't work right...

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gotta go now - I'm done work - and as you can tell from my numerous posts I have clearly been working my ass off and deserve a break

have a good weekend

Awesome!

You have one twice as good!

Wax Frog · 09-11-2009, 08:32 PM

snopes.com: Bite the Wax Tadpole

StacyT · 09-12-2009, 04:35 PM

VVVvvvvvRoooooooooM!!!!!!

Wax Frog · 09-12-2009, 09:20 PM

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VVVvvvvvRoooooooooM!!!!!!

Cracy <sic> Stacy!!!!

Wax Frog · 09-16-2009, 12:24 PM

I wish I was a Trek geek, only so that I could successfully pull off a "Bashir Speaks" thread

=

?

gigij · 09-18-2009, 01:31 PM

How goes the pumpkin creations? Post some pics when you can

Wax Frog · 09-18-2009, 01:47 PM

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How goes the pumpkin creations? Post some pics when you can

I guess I could post an in-progress pic, later on (got some errand-running to do first). It's cruel to leave everyone in suspense... You all just have to promise not to fall in love with a particular one, because I already have a buyer lined up from almost a year ago; indeed she's the one who strongly urged me to do this venture, so I promised her first dibs...

Hey entrepreneurial types, do "leaked" images stir up advance press?

StacyT · 09-19-2009, 05:38 PM

Holy carp, I miss this forum! Just got the internet hooked up in our new place. I feel like I haven't been online for years.

Wax, can't wait to see the new creation!

Off to do more unpacking/donating/throwing away stuff....streamlining and simplifying feels so great!!

Wax Frog · 09-20-2009, 02:35 AM

Then head over to my new thread!

gigij · 09-25-2009, 01:11 AM

Oh where, oh where has my little frog gone .....

Oh yes ... you have a new thread now ... so I'm left here to entertain myself... sniff

sigh ....

OK - even I admit that was pretty lame - save me!!!!

Fine - I'll just go read the Hobbit then!

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gigij Retired Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: gone Posts: 1,061	hehehe - not exactly what I had in mind

09-11-2009, 01:28 AM	#2166 (permalink)
gigij Retired Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: gone Posts: 1,061	As promised I dug through the boxes in the basement in order to make good on my intention to 'immerse myself in nerd-dom'. Dad was actually quite a Tolkien fanatic. Haven't found the Silmarillion yet - but did come across a lovely 1977 illustrated copy of the Hobbit. At the risk of sounding foolish in my ignorance - might that be a suitable starting point?

09-11-2009, 01:31 PM	#2168 (permalink)
gigij Retired Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: gone Posts: 1,061	Then the journey begins Just so you know it stops here though - nothing and no one will ever get me to watch Star Wars OR Star Trek. So I guess I'm going to half nerd-dom

09-11-2009, 07:51 PM	#2170 (permalink)
gigij Retired Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: gone Posts: 1,061	Oh come on now - I do most of my mooning in private thank you Actually I don't watch any television at all - and the rare movie on DVD so - he'd have to be REALLY hunky

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Wax Frog Legendary Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Going from Somewhere to Elsewhere Posts: 10,374	Did you break your acid, btw? I could swear you were part of that drool fest... maybe it was lemjau... all these weird names with out of place j's...

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gigij Retired Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: gone Posts: 1,061	Oh my dear - that was many years ago The acid I mean - not the drool fest.

09-11-2009, 07:55 PM	#2174 (permalink)
gigij Retired Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: gone Posts: 1,061	[QUOTE=Wax Frog;412663 Note: lame, overdone wordplay is my nerd specialty...[/QUOTE] Really ... I hadn't noticed

09-11-2009, 08:00 PM	#2175 (permalink)
Wax Frog Legendary Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Going from Somewhere to Elsewhere Posts: 10,374	So what kind of name is gigij anyway?

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gigij Retired Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: gone Posts: 1,061	Funny - I was just gonna ask you the same thing Mr. FROG ...and it's pronounced geegeejay if that helps at all

09-11-2009, 08:11 PM	#2178 (permalink)
gigij Retired Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: gone Posts: 1,061	soft as in genie ... interesting choice of words ... genie ... I like that sounds very magickal and you lost me at chinese coca-cola - is that a nerd thing ? LOL

09-11-2009, 08:28 PM	#2180 (permalink)
gigij Retired Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: gone Posts: 1,061	Yeah - that link got me somewhere else LOL. Maybe you can try again. gotta go now - I'm done work - and as you can tell from my numerous posts I have clearly been working my ass off and deserve a break have a good weekend

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Wax Frog Legendary Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Going from Somewhere to Elsewhere Posts: 10,374	snopes.com: Bite the Wax Tadpole

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09-18-2009, 01:31 PM	#2186 (permalink)
gigij Retired Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: gone Posts: 1,061	How goes the pumpkin creations? Post some pics when you can

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StacyT Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New England Posts: 839	Holy carp, I miss this forum! Just got the internet hooked up in our new place. I feel like I haven't been online for years. Wax, can't wait to see the new creation! Off to do more unpacking/donating/throwing away stuff....streamlining and simplifying feels so great!!

09-20-2009, 02:35 AM	#2189 (permalink)
Wax Frog Legendary Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Going from Somewhere to Elsewhere Posts: 10,374	Then head over to my new thread!

09-25-2009, 01:11 AM	#2190 (permalink)
gigij Retired Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: gone Posts: 1,061	Oh where, oh where has my little frog gone ..... Oh yes ... you have a new thread now ... so I'm left here to entertain myself... sniff sigh .... OK - even I admit that was pretty lame - save me!!!! Fine - I'll just go read the Hobbit then!

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