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[opebo]

Don't be silly fellows - I just summed up Nathan's schtick in one well crafted post. 

[Grumpier Than Thou]

They found me.

Dammit, Scott.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Don't be silly fellows - I just summed up Nathan's schtick in one well crafted post. 

You actually didn't, not even remotely, but if you want to continue thinking that you did then I suppose there's no way to stop you.

[Marokai Backbeat]

You know, opebo, not everyone here posts within a carefully crafted "schtick." Some of us, shockingly, genuinely post as who we are because we don't view the Atlas Forum as our fun little messing-with-other-people sandbox.

[Kitteh]

This thread is the worst I've seen so far in 2013.

[Lief 🗽]

Ugh, I guess everyone missed Al's rad "The Wire" joke?? Don't worry Al; I appreciated it.

[Antonio the Sixth]

This thread is the worst I've seen so far in 2013.

Can we get back to Rawls please?

[Kitteh]

This thread is the worst I've seen so far in 2013.

Can we get back to Rawls please?

New thread.

[opebo]

You know, opebo, not everyone here posts within a carefully crafted "schtick." Some of us, shockingly, genuinely post as who we are because we don't view the Atlas Forum as our fun little messing-with-other-people sandbox.

marokai, nothing about a schtick requires that it be ungenuine.  I for one am my most genuine self here and nowhere else. 

Don't be silly fellows - I just summed up Nathan's schtick in one well crafted post. 

You actually didn't, not even remotely, but if you want to continue thinking that you did then I suppose there's no way to stop you.

Sure there is, Nathan - let us know more about yourself?  I have this vague impression that you abhor sex and dress up as a lady, and perhaps live in a rural area (be careful, that's not a particularly healthy combination).  I'd love to know more in order to dispel any misapprehensions I may have.  You're an interesting man and brother poster!

[Insula Dei]

Ugh, I guess everyone missed Al's rad "The Wire" joke?? Don't worry Al; I appreciated it.

You're not alone, Lief, you're not alone. I just felt there was nothing to add to the thread after that.

[Gustaf]

Ugh, I guess everyone missed Al's rad "The Wire" joke?? Don't worry Al; I appreciated it.

You're not alone, Lief, you're not alone. I just felt there was nothing to add to the thread after that.

Damn it, I just read the thread and thought I'd be the first until this page. Ah, well.

[Gustaf]

Don't bother, Nathan. Opebo's goal is to be the center of attention and to that goal he'll say anything he knows will offend or upset. Just ignore him and he'll go away.

It's easier than it looks.  And very rewarding.

I pride myself of being one of the few who understood this from the beginning.

There is still people which didn't understood that?

coughGustafcough

It isn't about understanding, since I'm not trying to make him go away (nor am I upset). I just don't subscribe particularly to the notion that one should ignore certain things, mostly because other people fawn over him. And to the extent that anything on an internet forum matters, that sort of does.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Don't be silly fellows - I just summed up Nathan's schtick in one well crafted post. 

You actually didn't, not even remotely, but if you want to continue thinking that you did then I suppose there's no way to stop you.

Sure there is, Nathan - let us know more about yourself?  I have this vague impression that you abhor sex and dress up as a lady, and perhaps live in a rural area (be careful, that's not a particularly healthy combination).  I'd love to know more in order to dispel any misapprehensions I may have.  You're an interesting man and brother poster!

I actually share plenty of information about myself with the forum when I feel it's relevant to do so. In addition to your existing impressions, all of which are more or less correct (the area that I currently live in isn't as rural as where I grew up or as I'd like it to be), I'm Episcopalian, currently studying Japanese literature and strongly considering seminary afterwards, have questionable physical and terrible mental health, write voluminous fiction that has so far not seen the light of day, speak with a mostly non-rhotic accent, and really like in-season blackberries and apples. There should be more than enough there for you to work with, and since I'm in a better mood now than I was a few days ago, go nuts.

[Torie]

Ah, I had to look up non-rhotic.  It meant what I thought - the "traditional" New England accent.  Do you know why Nathan folks have that accent in New England?

[opebo]

...I'm Episcopalian, currently studying Japanese literature and strongly considering seminary afterwards, have questionable physical and terrible mental health, write voluminous fiction that has so far not seen the light of day, speak with a mostly non-rhotic accent, and really like in-season blackberries and apples. There should be more than enough there for you to work with, and since I'm in a better mood now than I was a few days ago, go nuts.

Interesting!  Would it be the case that this 'non-rhotic accent' is more or less prevalent in a certain class?

As for the health problems, best of luck with that.  Are the mental troubles due to being broke?  I find I feel bad when broke, and feel great when flush.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

...I'm Episcopalian, currently studying Japanese literature and strongly considering seminary afterwards, have questionable physical and terrible mental health, write voluminous fiction that has so far not seen the light of day, speak with a mostly non-rhotic accent, and really like in-season blackberries and apples. There should be more than enough there for you to work with, and since I'm in a better mood now than I was a few days ago, go nuts.

Interesting!  Would it be the case that this 'non-rhotic accent' is more or less prevalent in a certain class?

Not really. It's somewhat unusual for the part of New England that I'm from, actually. Other than being non-rhotic my accent isn't too dissimilar from what you'd find in parts of upstate New York or Ontario.

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Thank you. No, they're due to a combination of chemistry, sin, and trauma, in no particular order.

[© tweed]

write voluminous fiction that has so far not seen the light of day

leak us some excerpts

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

write voluminous fiction that has so far not seen the light of day

leak us some excerpts

Do it!

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

write voluminous fiction that has so far not seen the light of day

leak us some excerpts

Do it!

Do you want the SFF or the relatively 'normal' stuff?

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

write voluminous fiction that has so far not seen the light of day

leak us some excerpts

Do it!

Do you want the SFF or the relatively 'normal' stuff?

Both.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

write voluminous fiction that has so far not seen the light of day

leak us some excerpts

Do it!

Do you want the SFF or the relatively 'normal' stuff?

Both.

Specify preferred concentrations of queerness and religiosity.

[Antonio the Sixth]

I'm also very interested in reading some of your works, Nathan. I have no particular preference, but I'm sure all is worth a look.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

write voluminous fiction that has so far not seen the light of day

leak us some excerpts

Do it!

Do you want the SFF or the relatively 'normal' stuff?

Both.

Specify preferred concentrations of queerness and religiosity.

Don't give a damn.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Complete short stories or novel excerpts, and where do we want them posted?

[Antonio the Sixth]

Complete short stories or novel excerpts, and where do we want them posted?

Both!

We probably need a new thread indeed. Maybe in the off-topic board?