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Can I call you Ath?

POSTED BY: RUALION
UPDATED: Tuesday, January 3, 2006 23:41
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Monday, December 19, 2005 3:49 PM

RUALION


Well, as my wife and I are killing time until going to Wal-Mart at midnight, we decided to go to the mall and wander about a bit. Visiting a game store that also sold little pewter shiny things, I asked the clerk if they made a little "Serenity." The venom in his negative reply was overpowering. Apparently, he attended DragonCon in Atlanta clad in a brown duster and was repeatedly mistaken for a Browncoat. Oh...the...horror. He then tersely (in his best Comic Book Guy way) told how the only episode of Firefly he liked was the one where "that bounty hunter guy almost killed everyone." What's in Chinese? Anyone? Anyway, we then proceeded to Suncoast where that clerk was an obvious Browncoat who not only told us of a supposed easter egg on the Firefly discs, but also gave us a free mini-poster! AND GOOD NEWS! Suncoast sold it's last copy of Firefly as we were standing there! You can't stop the signal.
So, question: Has anyone else encounted this kind of geek snobery? Have you been shunned because you fought with the Independents? Discuss.


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Monday, December 19, 2005 4:02 PM

PSOLARIS


Quote:
Originally posted by RUALion:
He then tersely (in his best Comic Book Guy way) told how the only episode of Firefly he liked was the one where "that bounty hunter guy almost killed everyone." What's in Chinese? Anyone?


I can't say that I've encountered this type of snobbery when it comes to Browncoat-dom. But I just have to tell you Rual, that I laughed hard at this statement!!

You should walk into this game store tomorrow wearing a brown duster...and ask him what he thinks.

Psolaris

"Ten percent of nuthin' is...let me do the math here...nuthin' into nuthin'...carry the nuthin'"

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Monday, December 19, 2005 4:19 PM

ETHAN


Quote:

Originally posted by RUALion:
What's in Chinese? Anyone?


The following is Cantonese Chinese :

Dew ley lo mo =
tender affections towards your mother

tang nee gaw assir =
would you listen to this tight-@ss?

ma low law yau leet =
baboon's @ss crack

bow gun ja die bon jerng law yau =
you are an exploding elephant's butt

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Monday, December 19, 2005 5:00 PM

SAMEERTIA


Funny!
Actually, I've not encountered it with Browncoats, even when I was in my "Yah, so what's a Firefly?" stage. *hangs head in shame*

But being a long time Highlander fan, Yah. I get it there ALL the time.

He's just jealous because he's not one of the cool kids.

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Monday, December 19, 2005 7:06 PM

LEIGHKOHL


My friend and I were talking about Serenity at work. He didn't like it because Wash and Book were killed off but I totally loved it. As we were discussing this another guy we work with came up and interrupted our conversation by announcing that Firefly was crap and Joss Whedon sucked. Of course, he's a film school drop out that wears Cosby sweaters, so we didn't pay him much attention.

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Monday, December 19, 2005 7:41 PM

ETHAN


Quote:
Originally posted by Leighkohl:
My friend and I were talking about Serenity at work. He didn't like it because Wash and Book were killed off but I totally loved it. As we were discussing this another guy we work with came up and interrupted our conversation by announcing that Firefly was crap and Joss Whedon sucked. Of course, he's a film school drop out that wears Cosby sweaters, so we didn't pay him much attention.


I think I know that guy.

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Monday, December 19, 2005 10:38 PM

GIXXER


Sweater offences aside, the dropping out of film school and apparent lack of taste in film or TV has symmetry.

I guess you can call him an Ath.

G


(Damn my lithp...)

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Monday, December 19, 2005 11:00 PM

CBY


Well, I tend to describe Star Wars III as "the CGI showcase movie where Darth Vader kills the annoying children". Is this geek snobbery in the eyes of Star Wars fans?

(...or did I entirely miss the point? )

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Monday, December 19, 2005 11:26 PM

SHINYTALENT


You know what I was actually victim of the reverse. When I first got interested in Firefly I went to check out merchandise etc.. after two minutes talking to the guy at the counter he told me I wasn't really interested in the show because I didn't know much about it.
(I didn't but I was learning- hence checking out merchandise and RPG stuff?!)

I was kinda miffed about that, luckily not all of us ff fans are that mean.

The human body can be drained of blood in 8.6 seconds given adequate vacuuming systems.

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Tuesday, December 20, 2005 4:32 AM

CALLMEATH


Yes, you can call me Ath. Everyone else does.

Wait, this thread isn't about me? Awww, I got all excited.


"Invader's blood marches through my veins like giant radioactive rubber pants. The pants command me! Do not ignore my veins!"

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Tuesday, December 20, 2005 4:54 AM

RIVER6213


For everything you love or like, there will always be some goons who will put you down for it, or they will act like they are better than you for it....it seems to be a human nature thing.

Last week I purchased 4 boxed sets of Firefly the Complete series for some last minute Christmas gifts for some people I dont even like, and the store clerk said "You really must like that loser show" he said this with a smirk on his face that I'm not certain I really liked. I think he believed he was being clever or something.

My 1st thought was to kill him right there in the store, but then reason took over and I shined him my best smile and told him to have a nice day and left, taking my business to another store where the clerks are more friendly.


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Tuesday, December 20, 2005 5:36 AM

KAZZAHDRANE


Good on you. If the manager had been there I'd have probably told them what he said :P

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Tuesday, December 20, 2005 6:23 AM

RIVER6213


Quote:
Originally posted by Kazzahdrane:
Good on you. If the manager had been there I'd have probably told them what he said :P



I thought of that while I was there, but I decided that complaining to the manager might get him fired, and if he has a wife and kids, then they would have to suffer for the actions of this thoughtless clerk.

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Tuesday, December 20, 2005 7:10 AM

NOSADSEVEN


It'd been funny if you'd said, "You must reaaly not like your loser job," then marched over to the manager. Screw the high road!

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Ain't. We. Just.

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Tuesday, December 20, 2005 3:03 PM

GIXXER


I think you are being very unfair. Smirk-boy has every right under the 1st Amendment to voice his opinion.

However, you could equally exercise your 2nd Amendment rights. A hail of hot leaden death is, on occasion, hilarious.

G


Man don't say much, might or might not be that he's a fool. Mouth starts talkin' and you're certain.

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Monday, December 26, 2005 5:48 PM

LISSA


i hereby claim this thread in the name of our boy ath.

~lissa, retired spwhore

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Monday, December 26, 2005 5:50 PM

ENGINEANGEL


i herby second that claim and challange lissa to a calvinball game to decide who gets to claim it for ath lol or maybe we can share.

rooting for ath's takeover of the thread
EngineAngel

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Monday, December 26, 2005 5:54 PM

KAREL

Flying on duct tape and a damaged registry.


This WAS a decent thread. But now it has been hijacked. Yes, you may call him Ath.

Mal-licious, where are you?

All in good fun,
--Karel.

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Monday, December 26, 2005 6:03 PM

CALLMEATH


See? This thread IS about me. I knew it!

"Invader's blood marches through my veins like giant radioactive rubber pants. The pants command me! Do not ignore my veins!"

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Monday, December 26, 2005 6:10 PM

LISSA


me and our boy...


our boy, completely sober...


~lissa, retired spwhore

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Monday, December 26, 2005 6:36 PM

KELLYOFLUTHIEN


Quote:
Originally posted by CallMeAth:
See? This thread IS about me. I knew it!

"Invader's blood marches through my veins like giant radioactive rubber pants. The pants command me! Do not ignore my veins!"



Awww hubby! You got your very own thread! Aren't you special?

to her darling husband

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I love my Captain



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Monday, December 26, 2005 6:42 PM

SERENYTY


I don't get shunned, but my friends make fun of my obsession. Whatever man. I'm bringing Serenity to our next sleepover, and FORCING them all to watch it.

~A message from Serenyty~

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Tuesday, December 27, 2005 6:34 AM

LISSA


*bump*

~lissa, retired spwhore

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Tuesday, December 27, 2005 6:55 AM

SUDRO2


A guy I know actually tried to tell me that Babylon-5 is a better show than Firefly. I couldn't believe what I was hearing, especially given that he's a hard-core Joss fan. Anyone who can't recognize that Firefly is the best written, best acted, and most original scifi series in decades just isn't paying attention.

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Tuesday, December 27, 2005 10:20 AM

PSOLARIS


This article was from the Browncoat Official Website, and was in another thread here, but I wanted to let you all know that even our beloved Captain gets this problem.
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Posted: 27 Jul 2005 11:44 pm
Post subject: Captain Outraged! Edmonton, fall in!

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It is times like these that I feel like Malcolm Reynolds. This is something that would surely get you kicked into an engine. I just went to a comic store to purchase the Serenity comic for my mom. The sweetheart that she is, gave her issues (with her favorite character on the front) to relatives who were having trouble tracking one down. Please bear in mind that Canada is a wondrous place where the service industry is polite and helpful, and that this experience is not the norm. The store I chose, which shall remain nameless (Warp 1 Comics), at an undisclosed location (just off Whyte Ave), has the singlemost sanctimonious, condescending, dishonest a$$hole I've had the misfortune of meeting. My brother and I called ahead to find out they had one issue left, but upon arriving, found out they are gouging people $20 bucks for the damned thing! "That's what they're worth." he sneered at me. I asked him to show me a listing of some sort to back it up. "Well, I just know what I paid Dark Horse for it." He wouldn't show me that, either. I am aware that Dark Horse wasn't expecting these books to sell as well as they are, and that they are going into a second printing, but I just picked up three of them two days ago at cover price at another store. My brother piped up with a, "What an interesting attitude you have." Let me tell you folks, this fella had an attitude, and a smirk that you wanted to knock off his face with a baseball bat dipped in dog poop. Of course, my brother couldn't help letting this guy know who he was trying to hose by holding the issue next to my face. "This guy look familliar? This isn't some JoJo off the street! He knows what he's talking about!" Check this out- the reply of this crap-catcher, who shall remain nameless (Darryl) was, (and imagine a dullards voice- how we make people we don't like sound in a story) "Well, then you can call Joss Whedon and ask him." I had to tell this purplebelly that I was being sarcastic when I thanked him for his excellent service, and I don't think he knew what sanctimonious meant!
Wouldn't a smart business man ask me to sign an issue and sell me one at a fair price? Wouldn't that fetch a prettier penny than ripping me off for one issue? Congratulations, dude! You are now on the Browncoat $hitlist.
Never have I tried to wield power in this way, but if being Malcolm Reynolds has taught me anything, it's to follow my over-developed sense of vengeance. BOYCOTT WARP ONE COMICS! If you are in the neighborhood, drop by to tell "the Buttress" that Browncoats don't take $hit from anyone. Tell your friends not to shop there, and lock 'em in the airlock if they do. Copy this post and e-mail it to fellow Edmontonians. Bump it to keep it alive.
Thank you. Thank you for letting me rant. If you feel I'm overboard, please feel free to, as Joss would say, contemplate silently.

The Captain

Edited to be less cruel, and to mention how wonderfully my dear mom was treated at HAPPY HARBOR. Thank you, staff and owners at Happy Harbor. You made my mom's day. Turns out, Warp One tried to hose her, too, by telling her that the Jayne covered issue was a rarity. Love you, Adam B. You ARE a rarity. Nothin' agin you. But will these butt-tards stoop so low as to steal from a woman? For shame, Warp One, for shame.

Last edited by Nathan_Fillion on 27 Jul 2005 11:53 pm, edited 2 times in total
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How proud I am to call this guy Captain!!



Psolaris

"Ten percent of nuthin' is...let me do the math here...nuthin' into nuthin'...carry the nuthin'"

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Tuesday, December 27, 2005 10:33 AM

CAUSAL


*bows to CallMeAth upon entering the thread*

I do believe that our Captain retracted his call for a boycott on Warp 1 comics a short while later because of the rather *ahem* enthusiastic tactics engaged by certain Browncoats. Just for the record. (Someone who isn't about to leave for work--could you post the link for me?)

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I wish I had a magical wish-granting plank.

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Tuesday, December 27, 2005 10:48 AM

PSOLARIS


http://browncoats.serenitymovie.com/serenity/index.html?fuseaction=for
um.viewtopic&t=16519

Indeed he did, I was simply pointing out that even Nathan has been victim of this.



Psolaris

"Ten percent of nuthin' is...let me do the math here...nuthin' into nuthin'...carry the nuthin'"

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Tuesday, December 27, 2005 5:31 PM

CALLMEATH


Quote:
Originally posted by lissa:
our boy, completely sober...
~lissa, retired spwhore


Sober, yeah, but I could count the hours of sleep I got that weekend on two hands. Not that I'm complaining, mind you, it's just that it takes it's toll.

Still don't remember why I was balancing that bottle on my head...

"Invader's blood marches through my veins like giant radioactive rubber pants. The pants command me! Do not ignore my veins!"

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Monday, January 2, 2006 6:15 PM

LISSA


since our ath's thread had disappeared!

he's bouncy!


ath and his posse:


~lissa, retired spwhore

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Monday, January 2, 2006 6:18 PM

KAREL

Flying on duct tape and a damaged registry.


A legit thread and a hijacking that bumps it. It's all good.

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Monday, January 2, 2006 6:24 PM

ATILLA


I want a Serenity II premier party... :-)

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Monday, January 2, 2006 10:07 PM

LISSA


Quote:
Originally posted by Atilla:
I want a Serenity II premier party... :-)


i agree:)

~lissa, retired spwhore

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Monday, January 2, 2006 11:03 PM

MAI


wow! you got your own thread? *is impressed*

oh and look pretty pictures too!

Mai, Secretary of Unmentionables.

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Tuesday, January 3, 2006 3:24 AM

CALLMESERENITY


I look so cute in that picture.

Serenity, First Officer of Destiny
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I have a live journal: http://www.livejournal.com/users/callmeserenity/



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Tuesday, January 3, 2006 3:38 AM

MAI


yes you do!
as does the rest of them lovely folks.

*really wants to rewind time*

Mai, Secretary of Unmentionables.

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Tuesday, January 3, 2006 3:54 AM

CALLMESERENITY


Oh Mai, DarkJester burned us copies of the video he took at the BDMPP. It's lovely to watch. Maybe I can figure out how to make a copy of it and send it to you. It's a thing that can be done, I believe.

Serenity, First Officer of Destiny
President of the Juggled Gosling Chatroom

I have a live journal: http://www.livejournal.com/users/callmeserenity/



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Tuesday, January 3, 2006 5:02 AM

MAI


that would be so cool! i know nothing of the technology it takes to do such a thing, but if you can figure it out id love to have a copy!

Mai, Secretary of Unmentionables.

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Tuesday, January 3, 2006 5:05 AM

CALLMESERENITY


I figure there are enough computer savvy people around here that one of them could walk me through it. I THINK my hardrive here at work can burn CDs. I've never tried it.

Serenity, First Officer of Destiny
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I have a live journal: http://www.livejournal.com/users/callmeserenity/



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Tuesday, January 3, 2006 5:10 AM

MAI


*begs the computer savy people for help*
PLEEEEEEAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSEEEE!

Mai, Secretary of Unmentionables.

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Tuesday, January 3, 2006 5:56 AM

CALLMESERENITY


Greektoomey or Citizen could probably help. They're good like that. I would need to aquire a blank disk first though. Don't think I have any.

Serenity, First Officer of Destiny
President of the Juggled Gosling Chatroom

I have a live journal: http://www.livejournal.com/users/callmeserenity/



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Tuesday, January 3, 2006 6:08 AM

MAI


ill send you a blank disc (if you tell me what to get) or money for one.

is it just me or have we hijacked the hijacked thread?

ok, really going to bed now. goodnight.

Mai, Secretary of Unmentionables.

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Tuesday, January 3, 2006 6:10 AM

CALLMESERENITY


Promises, promises.

No, don't worry about the disks. I've been meaning to get some for some time now and I haven't because I'm lazy and forgetful. This will just help me remmember next time I run to staples or wherever.



Serenity, First Officer of Destiny
President of the Juggled Gosling Chatroom

I have a live journal: http://www.livejournal.com/users/callmeserenity/



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Tuesday, January 3, 2006 10:12 AM

LISSA


Quote:
Originally posted by mai:

is it just me or have we hijacked the hijacked thread?


*hijacks it back!*

~lissa, retired spwhore

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Tuesday, January 3, 2006 10:26 AM

CALLMESERENITY


Bah, Ath is overrated.

JUST KIDDING!!!

My brother's great. Let's all hijack a thread to talk about how nice he is.

And, if I ever figure out how to get the pictures off my camera, I can post more pictures of him for the girls to gawk at.

Serenity, First Officer of Destiny
President of the Juggled Gosling Chatroom

I have a live journal: http://www.livejournal.com/users/callmeserenity/



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Tuesday, January 3, 2006 1:25 PM

LISSA


Quote:
Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:

My brother's great. Let's all hijack a thread to talk about how nice he is.


umm....*pinches serenity*

~lissa, retired spwhore

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Tuesday, January 3, 2006 11:41 PM

MAI


*re-re hijacks the thread*

Mai, Secretary of Unmentionables.

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