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Also, could someone explain the phrase "take the mick" to us non-Brits? The only British phrases I know come from Monty Python, and I don't remember that one.

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While I prefer the less socially acceptable 'taking the piss' (var. '...out of you/me/us/her/him'), both the mick and the piss are like saying 'pulling my leg' or 'having me on' or my favorite, "dipping Angus'pyle's pigtails in the inkwell".


Explanatorily,

zoid

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Originally posted by zoid:

ReeQueen:

Seriously: I've got a weird vibe on this one. Ever since I read your first post, the way you word things... Not like 'kindred spirit' or anything, because how could I/we possibly have one of those? More like twins separated at birth. Spooky.

So stick around and post more. I still ain't got my finger on it yet...


Respectfully,

zoid
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Seriously: I've got a weird vibe on this one. Ever since I read your first post, the way you word things... Not like 'kindred spirit' or anything, because how could I/we possibly have one of those? More like twins separated at birth. Spooky.

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So stick around and post more. I still ain't got my finger on it yet...

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Now about that alias...
Actually Angus Thermopyle is a Stephen R Donaldson character from his Gap novels. I think Harry Potter sucks lol. His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman was so much better - although I'd debate it being a children's series.

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Originally posted by AngusThermopyle:
Firstly, Firefly is a great TV show and I enjoy watching the DVD; but (and this is kind of big, so some of you might need to pay attention here) IT'S JUST A TV SHOW! It isn't the Magna Carta, or Shakespear (although the jokes are better).

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No. Really? Glad you're here to tell us these things.

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The fact that messages get answered in the same vernacular as the series is (like) so disturbing. Is this a cult now? Do you people have alters to Joss Whedon? I bet many of you have Starfleet uniforms, too...

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Nope. Not into that type of stuff.

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How many people have learned Mandarin just so they can get the references in the show?

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I haven't yet, but, I was planning on learning a couple of Chinese languages before Firefly even aired. I find the culture and languages fascinating.

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Bet no-one tried to learn it because they thought it would be useful in helping the Chinese people who do not have the freedom to speak out or worship as they please. Oh, that got a bit more serious than intended...

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huh?

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May none of your pizzas have unfortunte toppings.

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So either you were being 'tongue in cheek' and don't believe what you said about sheep (in which case I apologise for misinterpretting your comment) or you were insulting people on this board (in which case I stand by my opinion that that is not a very nice thing to do).
Which is it?

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Originally posted by Gorramreavers:
"No. Really? Glad you're here to tell us these things. "

Love your post Dragonlord. This guy deserves a few 's for comming to a fan site and calling us sheep. I know everyone wants to keep a civil head and do the right thing but you said whats on my mind.

AngusThermopyle:













It feels so damn good....

"..it is my very favorite gun."

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Originally posted by ReeQueen:
He's trying another thread. Here:
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=8395

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Originally posted by DucesTecum:
Please advise. What is fo shizzle?

sorry I'm old and it's hard to keep up. thanks.



"And I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an over-abundance of schooling! MAL - Train Job

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Now about that alias...
Actually Angus Thermopyle is a Stephen R Donaldson character from his Gap novels. I think Harry Potter sucks lol. His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman was so much better - although I'd debate it being a children's series.

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And here I was all set to not like you. I have a genetic predisposition toward debating - must come from my wee mum's side. Her Scottish mum crossed the pond with 10 other family members when she was three. The other half from Mum is Welsh and an ancestor the english deemed "extremely troublesome."

The non-caps on english intentional, btw. I don't capitalize fox either. That's my sole irretrievable cultish quirk.

I don't necessarily think Harry Potter sucks, although the movies leave a great deal to be desired. To say the least.

I will agree with you on the "His Dark Materials" trilogy - some damn fine writing. Reminds me of Terry Goodkind's "Sword of Truth" - just when you think you know what's going on, it gets all twisty.

I also don't know how HDM got to be published in the children's arena. The only thing child-oriented is that the central character is a juvenile. The rest is written very much at an adult level.

Fans come and fans go...but zealots are with you until the bitter black end.
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I get you. A yank who's wishing she was more exotic. You speak Welsh or Gaelic? Probably not, just love to say you're half this n that. You're American. Deal with it. Thousands of others do it everyday.

You think spelling my nationality with a lower case e is going to make me cry? This lower-case country ran over half the world, long before you guys tried screwing with it.

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AngusThermopyle...
I get you. A yank who's wishing she was more exotic. You speak Welsh or Gaelic? Probably not, just love to say you're half this n that. You're American. Deal with it. Thousands of others do it everyday.

You think spelling my nationality with a lower case e is going to make me cry? This lower-case country ran over half the world, long before you guys tried screwing with it.

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Originally posted by Channain:
Why did you bother to come here if all you want to do is create strife? Fans generally choose to support each other, not insult and incite riots. In defense of my fellow fans, I've done something I've never done before.

You're reported - put us down on that list of sites you've been thrown off of. This can't be the first.

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You're not gonna answer my question?

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Originally posted by AngusThermopyle:
Pardon me, but wasn't it you who tried to offend my nationality with your little e? I merely answered in kind...Incite riots? Are you insane? Is it not permitted for fans (of which I'm one) to have their own opinions?

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This is an apology -

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Originally posted by AngusThermopyle:
Pardon me, but wasn't it you who tried to offend my nationality with your little e? I merely answered in kind...Incite riots? Are you insane? Is it not permitted for fans (of which I'm one) to have their own opinions?

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Angus/Andrew - please accept my deepest apology. I did send a message to Haken about this thread and have felt horrible about it ever since. It was an ignorant, judgemental thing to do and I hope you'll be able to forgive me.Nora (Channain)

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Originally posted by belasera:
I'm sorry, but why exactly do we need people like Angus on the boards? She/He began an insulting thread that called Firefly fans sheep, and unkindly teased them for their use of the venacular, their devotion to Whedon and possible costumes, and other fandom tendancies. These things may come off as a mite outlandish, but they are valid expressions of devotion and this forum is the last place where I would expect to see them judged.
Bottom line, it was RUDE to say those things and then casually assert that it was all in good fun. The current culture is hard eonough on devotees of anything, when only disinterest is considered cool, we fans need a safe place to let our inner geek out.
Bad form, Angus.

"I'll be in my bunk."

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Originally posted by Mar:
And finnally, this was about what was funnier, Titus Andronics or the Magna Carta

The Magna Carta.

Really, try to read it absolutly drunk...

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Lunatikat pierced us thus:

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...Also:message to EVERYONE: look up the meaning of the word irony, willya, sheesh.

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Please tell me we're not going to go down that road again... Remember, in order to get proper use of a dictionary, you must be able to comprehend the definitions.


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...Also:message to EVERYONE: look up the meaning of the word irony, willya, sheesh.

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Please tell me we're not going to go down that road again... Remember, in order to get proper use of a dictionary, you must be able to comprehend the definitions.


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Hey guys, months and months later I remember that I wanted to apologize to EVERYONE I have EVER bugged about the word "irony". Ya know, I finally looked that sucker up in a different dictionary than the one I usually use and now I get it. You are all correct, the damn dictionary definition does not come CLOSE to the one I learned at my (English teacher and Humanities teacher and Literature teacher)father's knobbly knee. I hope anyone I have offended will please forgive. Just for sharing purposes, what my dad emphasized was the "shot himself in the foot" aspect of irony, that the person involved in the situation being referred to as ironic is brought down by the very activities they undertook in order to prevent misfortune, activities without which the misfortune certainly would not have come to pass. As so much in life does.

Lunatikat - breathlessly awaiting illumination, or was it dimly awaiting respiration?

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