'Secret Handshake' by jmbrock

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'Secret Handshake'

POSTED BY: JMBROCK
UPDATED: Friday, April 13, 2007 02:09
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Tuesday, April 10, 2007 12:52 PM

Perhaps there should be some sort of identifying gesture we as Browncoats could do to...identify one another. Obviously, not everyone wearing a brown coat is a Browncoat, but if we see someone with one, perhaps we could make a discreet sign with our fingers, or something, and if they respond in kind, then we know we have found another fan.

Thoughts?

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Tuesday, April 10, 2007 1:15 PM

CHINDI

wear blue sun.. and say Shiny.. it's all you need...lol

Chindi

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Tuesday, April 10, 2007 1:32 PM

MIRAMEL

whistling hero of canton or the theme usually does the trick too.

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007 3:29 AM

SHUKES

This probably doesn't count but on nights out with some of my friends a group of us just burst out into the ballad of serenity, Browncoats within a good radius would hear us, not that where i'm from is brimming with browncoats - yet.

Shukes

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007 3:37 AM

DESKTOPHIPPIE

I played with the plastic dinosaurs at a local toy shop. Did the whole bit, "Ha ha ha! Mine is an evil laugh!" and everything.

Security told me to leave and not come back.

:(

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007 3:54 AM

ARTISOXYGEN

I like that idea, jmbrock.
How about if we had an special piece of jewellery, as in a ring, bracelet or earring or necklace that identifies us...?

Art

Life beats down and crushes the soul and Art reminds you that you have one. -Stella Adler

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007 3:58 AM

DARKFLY

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Originally posted by ARTisOXYGEN:
I like that idea, jmbrock.
How about if we had an special piece of jewellery, as in a ring, bracelet or earring or necklace that identifies us...?

Art

Life beats down and crushes the soul and Art reminds you that you have one. -Stella Adler

Definitly a necklace more noticeable, what about a dogtag for men and necklace for women

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007 4:15 AM

ARTISOXYGEN

Quote:
Originally posted by Darkfly:

Definitly a necklace more noticeable, what about a dogtag for men and necklace for women

Dogtags....yeah! Simple, yet brilliant.
Why didn't I think of that....

Art.

Life beats down and crushes the soul and Art reminds you that you have one. -Stella Adler

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007 4:33 AM

MSG

hmm maybe we could all just wear Jayne hats:)

"I'm not all that interested in the mental health of people who want to kill me. "- Leroy Jethro Gibbs

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007 4:36 AM

DESKTOPHIPPIE

Ooh! Ooh! We could wear that leather necklace thing Zoe wears!

EDIT: I agree on the dogtags being a good choice. Plus it's something men and women can wear.

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007 4:41 AM

ARTISOXYGEN

Quote:
Originally posted by msg:
hmm maybe we could all just wear Jayne hats:)

That would definitely get you noticed, or locked away, one or the other!

Art.

Life beats down and crushes the soul and Art reminds you that you have one. -Stella Adler

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007 4:47 AM

PHOENIXROSE

You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.

I find that adding a patch to one's browncoat can work. Well, if anyone around you is actually a Browncoat, anyway. Had one guy recognize the 'Serenity' patch on my coat, and he was unfortunately insane, but hey...
Saying 'shiny' and 'gorrammit' also tend to work, though mostly I've just ended up confusing people. I don't caaaaaare though because those expressions have seeped into my braaaaaiiiiin!

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007 5:06 AM

ARTISOXYGEN

I like using the greeting 'How's your world?' like Mal does to Inara in the BDM instead of G'day or Hi/Hello. It makes me feel good anyway..
Art.

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007 5:38 AM

DRACONUS

I'm gonna have to disagree on the dogtags. They're cool and all, but I tend to keep my jewelry tucked in my shirt, so you wouldn't be able to see it. Besides, using Firefly quotes and sayings tends to do the trick.

*Edit* And three hours later, I realize I misspelled half of those words. Darn Benadryl.

May you have enough.

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007 5:41 AM

TINADOLL

Quote:
Originally posted by msg:
hmm maybe we could all just wear Jayne hats:)

Darn tootin!

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007 5:41 AM

SIGMANUNKI

Dude, we _not_ a gang.

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007 5:43 AM

CRUITHNE3753

This idea sounds a bit too much like a "hankie code" if you ask me...

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007 6:01 AM

TINADOLL

We are not a gang as we are a contingent of intelligent human beings who enjoy a television show that was cancelled before its time. We are well organized and global. On top of that, our numbers are a great many spanning all ages, races and colors. We hold events for charity as well as to acquire new members. We never say die. We never give up and we never say never.

We are trekkies…

…I mean browncoats

Oh and we all hate F*x

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007 7:30 AM

SIGMANUNKI

@Tinadoll:

No offense, but you said a lot, and I'm struggling to find a point in what you posted.

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007 7:32 AM

TINADOLL

Quote:
Originally posted by SigmaNunki:
[B]@Tinadoll:

No offense, but you said a lot, and I'm struggling to find a point in what you posted.

"

That we're not a gang

That we're like Trekkies.

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007 7:34 AM

GRIZWALD

Quote:
Obviously, not everyone wearing a brown coat is a Browncoat

I tend to just sidle up to people wearing Browncoatish brown coats and say in an insinuating tone, "YOUR coat is sorta brownish color."

It hasn't actually unearthed any Browncoats. Yet.

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007 7:39 AM

DESKTOPHIPPIE

Quote:
Originally posted by Grizwald:
Quote:
Obviously, not everyone wearing a brown coat is a Browncoat

I tend to just sidle up to people wearing Browncoatish brown coats and say in an insinuating tone, "YOUR coat is sorta brownish color."

It hasn't actually unearthed any Browncoats. Yet.

Gorrammit! I'm just about to go teach a class and now I'm crying with laughter at the thought of you freaking random strangers out by commenting on their coat colour in a sinister way!

We're not a gang?

Really?

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007 8:00 AM

SINGATE

Quote:
Originally posted by Grizwald:
I tend to just sidle up to people wearing Browncoatish brown coats and say in an insinuating tone, "YOUR coat is sorta brownish color."

It hasn't actually unearthed any Browncoats. Yet.

I've got a nice looking brown coat and anytime someone comments on it I reply with "it was on sale". Always gets me a strange look. The funny part is that it really was on sale.

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007 8:06 AM

MSG

LOL You guys are the best!!! I needed that laugh:)

Hey we actually fit all but the last part of the definition of a gang ( dress in like apparel or apparel with meaning to members only, use terms/slang not understood by the general public, have a hierarchy, unified in purpose, gives members a sense of belonging and community, sense of identity that is separate an apart from general public...all we need is to engage in criminal acts as a group and we're a gang...omg I'm a gang member...LOL

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007 8:32 AM

EMPIREX

Quote:
Originally posted by Grizwald:
Quote:
Obviously, not everyone wearing a brown coat is a Browncoat

I tend to just sidle up to people wearing Browncoatish brown coats and say in an insinuating tone, "YOUR coat is sorta brownish color."

It hasn't actually unearthed any Browncoats. Yet.

B]

Ha! I've got this image of some random woman "sidling". I can't help but wonder how many people give you that deer-in-headlights look and then back away slowly... Oh, that gave me a good chuckle, Griz! Thanks for that!

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007 9:28 AM

SIGMANUNKI

Quote:
Originally posted by msg:

Hey we actually fit all but the last part of the definition of a gang

Not really.

Quote:
Originally posted by msg:

dress in like apparel or apparel with meaning to members only,

Only some do this. And of those that do, for the vast majority it's not all the time nor is it even most of the time.

Quote:
Originally posted by msg:

have a hierarchy,

What hierarchy? I've been a member of this board for over 3 years now and haven't notice any such thing.

Quote:
Originally posted by msg:

unified in purpose,

For only some. The majority just enjoy what has already been done.

Quote:
Originally posted by msg:

gives members a sense of belonging and community, sense of identity that is separate an apart from general public...

Um, what?

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007 10:19 AM

PROPMASTER2000

I just wear this

HOB

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007 10:39 AM

DRACONUS

Yea, I gotta agree. We're a gang. Of course that's fine with me, cause gangs get stuff done.
Oh, and I take offense at being compared to Trekies.
We're so much better.

May you have enough.

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007 1:02 PM

MISSTRESSAHARA

There are Dog Tags available, made by a fan. One is a Mal I believe, and a few other BDH's, and Serenity. Look around and you might find who sells them.

You want a secret signal, there's always placing your hand on your waist like your going to draw a gun. That would construed a gang like attitude.

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"We can be Heroes.... if just for one day."[/]

~*Peter* Peter*; power *re-peater*~

What do you mean I have to wait
2 fricken weeks for Heroes?

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007 1:10 PM

ZZETTA13

I was just thinking we paint our nipples the Serenity logo. Then we would really stand out. Specially in cold weather :)

Bad Z, go to your bunk

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007 1:21 PM

MARINA

Quote:
Originally posted by msg:
...all we need is to engage in criminal acts as a group and we're a gang...

And haven't there been several recent posts proposing certain illegal acts (eg piracy...)?

Don't make faces.

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007 1:32 PM

TYRANTKILLER

a couple people make the patches that mal pulls off the shoulder of the dead leutinant in the oppening seen of serenity (pilot) i'm waiting for mine in the mail so i can slap it on my alredy political-message covered brown coat. you know the green triangle with the gold bars and the upside down black star.

and we are so a gang.

and we are so much better than trekies.

and we say shiny! (useless and obvius tidbit.)

"when you cant run, you crawl, and when you cant do that, you find a friend to carry you!"
-the browncoats

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Thursday, April 12, 2007 5:09 AM

DISSONANCE

Humming or belting out the theme song seems to work really well. For Browncoats, not the people standing in the cross fire.

Example - This guy walked past me one day, and I caught a bar or two of the song. Ran after him, nearly bowled over a poor bystander, and asked him if 'he was one of them Independents'. Turns out he gets quite a few Browncoats coming up to him just through that.

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Thursday, April 12, 2007 6:36 AM

NCBROWNCOAT

Quote:
Originally posted by Misstressahara:
There are Dog Tags available, made by a fan. One is a Mal I believe, and a few other BDH's, and Serenity. Look around and you might find who sells them.

You want a secret signal, there's always placing your hand on your waist like your going to draw a gun. That would construed a gang like attitude.

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"We can be Heroes.... if just for one day."[/]

~*Peter* Peter*; power *re-peater*~

What do you mean I have to wait
2 fricken weeks for Heroes?

Jetflair makes all types of cool Firefly/Serenity based jewelry at her website www.serenityverse.com./shop/ They are reasonable and are very nice looking.

Unfortunately she discontinued the dog tags due to possible copyright problems.

I have several of her pieces. A Serenity kanji that I wear on a silver chain, a Zoe necklace that is part of a costume in progress and I have a Serenity kanji dogtag (made before the problems) that is on my keychain. There are other things I really want and may get later.

BTW a waitress at a local Chinese restaurant saw my Serenity kanji necklace a few weeks ago. She commented on it and said that it was correct. The restaurants name is ironically "Dragonfly" but their logo looks a lot like a firefly.

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Thursday, April 12, 2007 11:49 AM

DESKTOPHIPPIE

Quote:
Originally posted by Misstressahara:

~*Peter* Peter*; power *re-peater*~

I do not have the words to express just how much I love this... Now the words will go through my head every time I see him on screen!

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Thursday, April 12, 2007 10:55 PM

MISSTRESSAHARA

Quote:
Originally posted by DesktopHippie:
Quote:
Originally posted by Misstressahara:

~*Peter* Peter*; power *re-peater*~

I do not have the words to express just how much I love this... Now the words will go through my head every time I see him on screen!

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"We can be Heroes.... if just for one day."[/]

~*Peter* Peter*; power *re-peater*~

What do you mean I have to wait
less than 2 fricken weeks for Heroes?

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Friday, April 13, 2007 2:01 AM

BROWNCOAT1

May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.

Well, I wear a brown wrist band that says "Browncoat" on it as well as wear my 76th dog tags. About 75% of the time I am out of the house I am also wearing a Firefly or Serenity themed t-shirt.

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Friday, April 13, 2007 2:09 AM

FIREFLYGAL

What about a pin? www.OutToTheBlack.com has a shiny pin that says "Browncoat". I'd say that would be pretty obvious

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