My last boyfriend in the US was a japanese guy who was so horrified of people thinking he was a fob that he turned completely into the stereotype ABC. he even (and this was one of the things that sent me walking) started asking for a fork when we visited my neighboring korean eatery.
After we split, my friends all made fun of me for this. (he really was quite lame). If I would eat with chopsticks, if I ordered in Japanese at a japanese eatery, even when I clicked the alarm on my car my friends would say “Hey! Stop it, You look like SUCH A FOB!” to mock his paranoia.
When I moved here, my friends at home pointed at that I no longer look like a fob. I am one.
EDIT TO SAVE MY ASS FROM A FLAME:
Please note that I said “STEREOTYPICAL” and not “typical” or “average”. I am stating that he acted like a stereotype. Not like the real thing.
Nothing quite so intriguing really…
Captain because I’m ex Australian Army, a fan of Apocalypse Now (esp Capt Willard’s quotes), and it generally describes a leader
Shannon= place that I’m the Captain of!
Im changing it anyway, its about time i was promoted!
I completed a half ironman event some years ago, it was harder than the marathon I ran and I am reasonably proud of it.
I have considered changing my name to half iron man but its not quite the same. Its a little hard so I like the Mr Ed avatar to soften it. Also, there was something more simple and pure about life back in the 60’s when a black and white show about a talking horse was funny.
[quote=“Ironman”]I completed a half ironman event some years ago, it was harder than the marathon I ran and I am reasonably proud of it.
I have considered changing my name to half iron man but its not quite the same. Its a little hard so I like the Mr Ed avatar to soften it. Also, there was something more simple and pure about life back in the 60’s when a black and white show about a talking horse was funny.[/quote]How about Iron Butt like those long distance motorbike rallies/rides? ironbutt.com/about/default.cfm
I had enough of having to remember usernames like Steve1847625 for one forum and Steve934852 for the next one, so I was looking for a really unusual, but easy to remember username (easy to remember for me). While thinking about this, I remembered the Simpsons episode where Homer started an internet company called “CompuGlobalHyperMegaNet” or something like that, so I took this and modified it to “hypermegaglobal”. Actually, I registered the .net domain, too. Since I had been to many countries that year and was already wondering why I was paying the rent for a place called “home” I rarely stayed at, I thought it was an overall appropriate username.
I imagine that folks will think I’m an ex-D&Der or something when they see this name. But that’s not the origin…
Before scholars at the very end of the 19th century identified as ancient Shang dynasty writing the bits of turtle shell and livestock scapula bearing odd characters, they were thought by some to be the bones of dragons, and sold to be ground up as traditional Chinese medicine: long2gu3, or “dragonbones”. The pieces are now known as oracle bones, and the script on them, which I study as a hobby, goes by this name too. Among my many hobbies, it is perhaps this one which strikes acquaintances as most distinctive and esoteric, and people often walk up to me and say “so you’re they guy who can read oracle bones” (which, frankly, I can’t… not very well yet, anyway) so, the avatar and handle.
i had heard on a couple of occasions the antipodian slur of “septic tank yank” pointed towards Americans who talk too much trash. the term does have a nice ring to it. i messed it around a bit to reflect a person who doesn’t always buy the company line and the land of my birth.
I was trying to get into the women-only forum and figured that being a man who wants to be a woman should qualify me.
I guess you need to have seen ‘Life of Brian’ to understand, and I’m amazed at how many people haven’t. When I was a kid no-one was allowed into the computer room until they had proven a deep familiarity with all things Python.
No way, it’s CLEARLY Lawrence of Arabia, except “thy” not “my”!
T.E. Lawrence: My friends, we have been foolish. Auda will not come to Aqaba. Not for money…
Auda abu Tayi: No.
T.E. Lawrence: …for Feisal…
Auda abu Tayi: No!
T.E. Lawrence: …nor to drive away the Turks. He will come… because it is his pleasure.
[pause]
Auda abu Tayi: Thy mother mated with a scorpion.
