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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Posted:
Well, since so many people had their intro threads wiped out and are starting new ones, I figure I could use these events to start my own, ultra-untimely intro, seeing as how I've been around HoP for like 3 years.
So then:
Name: Vance
Alias: Van, Vanize, Add, Zaidou (my 'African' name) ... oh, and I almost forgot, Pixie Banger! (don't ask if you don't really want to know).
Age: 34 (35 now)
Location: Potchefstroom, South Africa (WSW of Jo'berg) presently. Grew up in Houston, Texas. Most of my Family lives in Austin, Texas. I'm moving to Berlin, Germany in January for 2 years. (ok, been in Berlin for a year now)
Favourite Toys: sailboats (been sailing 29 years), surfboards (been surfing 19 years), poi (3.5 years) (almost 5 years now)
Occupation: Reasearch scientist (Ph.D. in space physics)
Hobbies: Too many - sailing, surfing, poi, scale models, travelling, collecting stamps and paper money from places I visit, Dungeons & Dragons, SCUBA diving, tropical fish, reading, painting, drawing, getting projects ready for Burningman, ....
Your favourite website/s: www.burningman.com
Music: I'll listen to most anything except modern country music. My favorites are classical (e.g. vivaldi, beethoven), trance, classic rock (led zep, hendrix, beatles), and what used to be called alternative (foo fighters, pixies, whale, ...)
Movies: blade runner (director's cut), strictly ballroom, band of brothers (more like a mini series I guess), amelie, ... er, I know there are more, but I can't think of them just now.
Books: mostly sci-fi, fantasy, and history.
Philosophy: Technological Gaiaism, Quantum Fatalism
Favourite Colour: Burgandy ( sorry Alice!)
Favourite Quote/Saying:
From a movie: "Gentleman, we have a blind date with destiny, and she just ordered the lobster!" - the Shoveler (Mystery Men).
From literature: "The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love" - W. Somerset Maughn
From personal life: "I was just telling Sara K. that I have no particular segway between being stone cold sober and really wasted. Then she kicked her glass of water across the room..." - Zouwera (Christmas day, 2002, west africa)
So that is that. We'll see if it goes anywhere, eh?
EDITED_BY: vanize (1111489303)
Well, since so many people had their intro threads wiped out and are starting new ones, I figure I could use these events to start my own, ultra-untimely intro, seeing as how I've been around HoP for like 3 years.
So then:
Name: Vance
Alias: Van, Vanize, Add, Zaidou (my 'African' name) ... oh, and I almost forgot, Pixie Banger! (don't ask if you don't really want to know).
Age: 34 (35 now)
Location: Potchefstroom, South Africa (WSW of Jo'berg) presently. Grew up in Houston, Texas. Most of my Family lives in Austin, Texas. I'm moving to Berlin, Germany in January for 2 years. (ok, been in Berlin for a year now)
Favourite Toys: sailboats (been sailing 29 years), surfboards (been surfing 19 years), poi (3.5 years) (almost 5 years now)
Occupation: Reasearch scientist (Ph.D. in space physics)
Hobbies: Too many - sailing, surfing, poi, scale models, travelling, collecting stamps and paper money from places I visit, Dungeons & Dragons, SCUBA diving, tropical fish, reading, painting, drawing, getting projects ready for Burningman, ....
Your favourite website/s: www.burningman.com
Music: I'll listen to most anything except modern country music. My favorites are classical (e.g. vivaldi, beethoven), trance, classic rock (led zep, hendrix, beatles), and what used to be called alternative (foo fighters, pixies, whale, ...)
Movies: blade runner (director's cut), strictly ballroom, band of brothers (more like a mini series I guess), amelie, ... er, I know there are more, but I can't think of them just now.
Books: mostly sci-fi, fantasy, and history.
Philosophy: Technological Gaiaism, Quantum Fatalism
Favourite Colour: Burgandy ( sorry Alice!)
Favourite Quote/Saying:
From a movie: "Gentleman, we have a blind date with destiny, and she just ordered the lobster!" - the Shoveler (Mystery Men).
From literature: "The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love" - W. Somerset Maughn
From personal life: "I was just telling Sara K. that I have no particular segway between being stone cold sober and really wasted. Then she kicked her glass of water across the room..." - Zouwera (Christmas day, 2002, west africa)
So that is that. We'll see if it goes anywhere, eh?
EDITED_BY: vanize (1111489303)
-v-
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Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Posted:
yeay!!! Mi casa es su casa!
yeay!!! Mi casa es su casa!
-v-
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old hand
863 posts
Location: Berlin, Germany
old hand
863 posts
Location: Berlin, Germany
Posted:
I'm only in German and English so does that mean you wanna leave me out...
I'm only in German and English so does that mean you wanna leave me out...
What is psychology?- Looking for a black cat in a dark room. What is psychoanalysis? Psychoanalysis is looking for a black cat in a dark room -- in which there is no cat -- but finding one anyway.
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Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Posted:
spanish for "my home is your home"
means he should feel free to crash at my place when he comes.
Lots of extra futons Jon, and indoor practice space too... cable TV, convieniently located in town, all the amenities, linens included.
spanish for "my home is your home"
means he should feel free to crash at my place when he comes.
Lots of extra futons Jon, and indoor practice space too... cable TV, convieniently located in town, all the amenities, linens included.
-v-
Wiederstand ist Zwecklos!
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old hand
863 posts
Location: Berlin, Germany
old hand
863 posts
Location: Berlin, Germany
Posted:
I can only bring also an indoor practise place and maybe a dinner for you both... o and maybe a german class!!
I can only bring also an indoor practise place and maybe a dinner for you both...
o and maybe a german class!! What is psychology?- Looking for a black cat in a dark room. What is psychoanalysis? Psychoanalysis is looking for a black cat in a dark room -- in which there is no cat -- but finding one anyway.
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15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
Posted:
Futon!?!?!?!
I couldnt find any funny pictures of a futon.
do you have indoor plumbing?
eine Kuhlschrank?
and V.... i need to to translate this into Gemran for me:
The legend of the story of the face of the ham shop.
Futon!?!?!?!
I couldnt find any funny pictures of a futon.
do you have indoor plumbing?
eine Kuhlschrank?
and V.... i need to to translate this into Gemran for me:
The legend of the story of the face of the ham shop.
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old hand
863 posts
Location: Berlin, Germany
old hand
863 posts
Location: Berlin, Germany
Posted:
little hint Vanize use a lot of second cases (Genitiv)...
little hint Vanize use a lot of second cases (Genitiv)...
What is psychology?- Looking for a black cat in a dark room. What is psychoanalysis? Psychoanalysis is looking for a black cat in a dark room -- in which there is no cat -- but finding one anyway.
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Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Posted:
direct:
Die Legend der Geschichte (or Story) des Gesicht des Schinkengeschäft
or more concisely:
Die Legend der Schinkengeschäftfassade
(the legend of the ham shop storefront)
direct:
Die Legend der Geschichte (or Story) des Gesicht des Schinkengeschäft
or more concisely:
Die Legend der Schinkengeschäftfassade
(the legend of the ham shop storefront)
-v-
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Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Posted:
not absolutely sure about my ders and deses though...
not absolutely sure about my ders and deses though...
-v-
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old hand
863 posts
Location: Berlin, Germany
old hand
863 posts
Location: Berlin, Germany
Posted:
very close not bad!!
very close not bad!!
What is psychology?- Looking for a black cat in a dark room. What is psychoanalysis? Psychoanalysis is looking for a black cat in a dark room -- in which there is no cat -- but finding one anyway.
SILVER Member
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
Posted:
thats wierd...
It always was funnier when I said it.
thats wierd...
It always was funnier when I said it.
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Posted:
Now do "This little piggie went to market".
Now do "This little piggie went to market".
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Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales
Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales
Posted:
OOOoooooo german lessons for free on HoP. Shame I'm so rubbish at picking up languages!
Hello all
OOOoooooo german lessons for free on HoP. Shame I'm so rubbish at picking up languages!
Hello all
Feed me Chocolate!!! Feed me NOW!
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Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales
Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales
Posted:
*sneaks back in and fills Vanize boots with custard, then sneaks back out chuckling*
*sneaks back in and fills Vanize boots with custard, then sneaks back out chuckling*
Feed me Chocolate!!! Feed me NOW!
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Star Trekker
1,733 posts
Location: Cheshire, United Kingdom
Star Trekker
1,733 posts
Location: Cheshire, United Kingdom
Posted:
Too late! was coming to warn you she's on a custard spree!
When I was learning German, the phrase that always tickled me was (excuse spelling) 'futter fur die pferde'
Too late! was coming to warn you she's on a custard spree!
When I was learning German, the phrase that always tickled me was (excuse spelling) 'futter fur die pferde'
'The last rays of crimson on the spindle tree as the cerise fruit splits and reveals its orange seeds in a gloriously clashing colour scheme no-one would ever dare to wear'
Euonymous Europeus
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Still wiggling
5,967 posts
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)
Still wiggling
5,967 posts
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)
Posted:
Lol, there's going to be trouble!
Lol, there's going to be trouble!
Getting to the other side 
AnonymousPLATINUM Member
Posted:
Shouldn't that be... "Es wird Mühe geben mein piggie"
N.B. In no way is this suggesting that anyone in this thread is a piggie! So please do not send PETA ( Piggies Everywhere to Attack) against me!
Shouldn't that be... "Es wird Mühe geben mein piggie"
N.B. In no way is this suggesting that anyone in this thread is a piggie! So please do not send PETA ( Piggies Everywhere to Attack) against me!
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Pooh-Bah
2,014 posts
Location: Galveston, TX, USA
Pooh-Bah
2,014 posts
Location: Galveston, TX, USA
Posted:
only if we don't warn him first not to put on the boots (but he'll probably know cuz they're bound to smell funny by the time he finds them)
only if we don't warn him first not to put on the boots (but he'll probably know cuz they're bound to smell funny by the time he finds them)
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Member
140 posts
Location: middle of the outback, Australia
Member
140 posts
Location: middle of the outback, Australia
Posted:
Hey Vanize,
want to catch up in Berlin? I go there in July to visit some friends (non fiery). Maybe there is a sunny day to meet in a park with lots of German food. It's the best!
Hey Vanize,
want to catch up in Berlin? I go there in July to visit some friends (non fiery). Maybe there is a sunny day to meet in a park with lots of German food. It's the best!
hm, pinecones, my favourits!
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Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Posted:
Absolutely sprocket! gotta be picky about the german food though... can't just be eating any old kind of it and calling it the best.
and as for my favorite german phrase:
"Stecken Sie der Stecker in die Steckdose"
means "stick the plug in the socket"
I like the fact that the plug is male (der) and the socket is female (die) - that makes me very happy, and seems very proper and correct in my view.
Absolutely sprocket! gotta be picky about the german food though... can't just be eating any old kind of it and calling it the best.
and as for my favorite german phrase:
"Stecken Sie der Stecker in die Steckdose"
means "stick the plug in the socket"
I like the fact that the plug is male (der) and the socket is female (die) - that makes me very happy, and seems very proper and correct in my view.
-v-
Wiederstand ist Zwecklos!
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Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales
Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales
Posted:
Vanize does your job leave you with way too much time on your hands?
Written by: vanize
and as for my favorite german phrase:
"Stecken Sie der Stecker in die Steckdose"
means "stick the plug in the socket"
I like the fact that the plug is male (der) and the socket is female (die) - that makes me very happy, and seems very proper and correct in my view.
Vanize does your job leave you with way too much time on your hands? Feed me Chocolate!!! Feed me NOW!
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Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Posted:
not if I was doing it correctly - or so I'm told...
not if I was doing it correctly - or so I'm told...
-v-
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Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales
Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales
Posted:
Ooooo does that mean you aren't doing it correctly? Can I send you to the naughty boy chair in the corner? You might have to fight for the seat with Bird and UCoF....... What can I say ? Its been a day of naughty boys!
Ooooo does that mean you aren't doing it correctly? Can I send you to the naughty boy chair in the corner? You might have to fight for the seat with Bird and UCoF....... What can I say ? Its been a day of naughty boys!
Feed me Chocolate!!! Feed me NOW!
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Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Posted:
the only chair I see anywhere in my area is the naughty girls chair - but really it is more like a bench than a chair. It does have a nice leather pad though, so if you will kindly take your poisition there, little miss "I think I will fill Vanize's boots with custard", then we can get on with this business of teaching you a proper lesson. Do you have any idea how much those boots costs?
the only chair I see anywhere in my area is the naughty girls chair - but really it is more like a bench than a chair. It does have a nice leather pad though, so if you will kindly take your poisition there, little miss "I think I will fill Vanize's boots with custard", then we can get on with this business of teaching you a proper lesson. Do you have any idea how much those boots costs?
-v-
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Pooh-Bah
2,444 posts
Location: Bristol !!!!!!, United Kingdom
Pooh-Bah
2,444 posts
Location: Bristol !!!!!!, United Kingdom
Posted:
ooooooohhhhhhhhh Skully, you're in trouble now....
*jumps on Vanize's back, blindfolds him and releases Skully from the naughty girls chair*
..............quick, run before he shoves custard down your back....
ooooooohhhhhhhhh Skully, you're in trouble now....
*jumps on Vanize's back, blindfolds him and releases Skully from the naughty girls chair*
..............quick, run before he shoves custard down your back....
Gayle.....!
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Mand's Girl....and The Not So Shy One
2,723 posts
Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada
Mand's Girl....and The Not So Shy One
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Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada
Posted:
*peaks in, and smirks*
I see things are quite normal in here, then?
vanize...there's a fresh batch of chocolate covered strawberries, and chocolate truffles in my thread, iffin you need 'em.
*peaks in, and smirks*
I see things are quite normal in here, then?
vanize...there's a fresh batch of chocolate covered strawberries, and chocolate truffles in my thread, iffin you need 'em.
Solitude sometimes speaks to you, and you should listen.
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Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Posted:
looks like it is Galye's turn on the naughty girls bench!
thank you Sptifire my lovely! I shall pop in after I am done here!
looks like it is Galye's turn on the naughty girls bench!
thank you Sptifire my lovely! I shall pop in after I am done here!
-v-
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Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales
Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales
Posted:
Oooooooo thats fighting talk! I don't think Gayle will go that easily.
And as for the cost of your boots...... well what's a little custard between friends? You would have felt left out if I hadn't done it. Is this going to be a maths lesson...... I'm quite good at maths ...... I hope its not a french class. I'm rubbish at languages..... Maybe it could be a cookery lesson..... that custard was kind of lumpy........I wonder if I should have sieved it first....... then maybe you wouldn't be so mad....... perhaps if it had been chocolate custard........ Maybe if I'd put some hundreds and thousands on the top of the custard....... perhaps a cherry....... Damn I haven't iron any clothes for work yet and I have to go tomorrow....... poop........ work is so damn crappy....... why can't they just let me stay at home and do nothing instead of making me sit inside that shop for 8 hours doing nothing....... how about they actually advertise the shop so people came in......... what a novel idea!....... hmmmmm......am I rambling now?......... have I got on your nerves yet? Huh? huh? ....... should I go and iron some clothes?...... wheres my ironing, cleaning, sex slave when I need him?...... you just can't get the staff these days! I guess I'll have to get myself a power suit and some high heels and go work for ado-p...... he might let me spin staff and poi all day....... did I tell you I got a lovely new staff from Mech..... I'm covered in bruises already....... I've named the staff Ouch after the sound it most makes me make. It was called 'You Bastard' for a while but I can't really yell that out in the park when I practice....... too many mothers and toddlers...... don't want their first word to be 'bastard' now do we......... I got my bubble making machine to work today too........ now everything has that sticky bubble feel to it next time I must remember to put it outside to test it....... why a bubble machine I hear you ask...... well........ a house is not a home without one...... everyone needs a few bubbles in their life...... well I do...... am I boring you yet ? Huh? Huh?......... ok I'll quit........I'm off to iron blouses and trousers....... blagh...... have a nice day, picking bits of dried custard out of your boots 
Oooooooo thats fighting talk! I don't think Gayle will go that easily.
And as for the cost of your boots...... well what's a little custard between friends? You would have felt left out if I hadn't done it. Is this going to be a maths lesson...... I'm quite good at maths ...... I hope its not a french class. I'm rubbish at languages..... Maybe it could be a cookery lesson..... that custard was kind of lumpy........I wonder if I should have sieved it first....... then maybe you wouldn't be so mad....... perhaps if it had been chocolate custard........ Maybe if I'd put some hundreds and thousands on the top of the custard....... perhaps a cherry....... Damn I haven't iron any clothes for work yet and I have to go tomorrow....... poop........ work is so damn crappy....... why can't they just let me stay at home and do nothing instead of making me sit inside that shop for 8 hours doing nothing....... how about they actually advertise the shop so people came in......... what a novel idea!....... hmmmmm......am I rambling now?......... have I got on your nerves yet? Huh? huh? ....... should I go and iron some clothes?...... wheres my ironing, cleaning, sex slave when I need him?...... you just can't get the staff these days!
I guess I'll have to get myself a power suit and some high heels and go work for ado-p...... he might let me spin staff and poi all day....... did I tell you I got a lovely new staff from Mech..... I'm covered in bruises already....... I've named the staff Ouch after the sound it most makes me make. It was called 'You Bastard' for a while but I can't really yell that out in the park when I practice....... too many mothers and toddlers...... don't want their first word to be 'bastard' now do we......... I got my bubble making machine to work today too........ now everything has that sticky bubble feel to it next time I must remember to put it outside to test it....... why a bubble machine I hear you ask...... well........ a house is not a home without one...... everyone needs a few bubbles in their life...... well I do...... am I boring you yet ? Huh? Huh?......... ok I'll quit........I'm off to iron blouses and trousers....... blagh...... have a nice day, picking bits of dried custard out of your boots Feed me Chocolate!!! Feed me NOW!
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Still wiggling
5,967 posts
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)
Still wiggling
5,967 posts
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)
Posted:
Are you bored tonight Skully?
Are you bored tonight Skully? Getting to the other side
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Member
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Location: middle of the outback, Australia
Member
140 posts
Location: middle of the outback, Australia
Posted:
Hey Vanize,
it's "Stecken Sie DEN Stecker in die Steckdose". By the way, never heard that phrase in my life and it makes me wonder if I want to meet you if that's your favorite phrase
And what is your opinion on "das Maedchen" which means the girl but its a neutral gender? Not proper at all!!!
I send you a PM when I get to Germany. See you there.
Hey Vanize,
it's "Stecken Sie DEN Stecker in die Steckdose". By the way, never heard that phrase in my life and it makes me wonder if I want to meet you if that's your favorite phrase
And what is your opinion on "das Maedchen" which means the girl but its a neutral gender? Not proper at all!!!
I send you a PM when I get to Germany. See you there.
hm, pinecones, my favourits!
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Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Posted:
yeah, well I admit my cases are horrible.
das maedchen... well, er, I could get in hot water for this, but if they are too young, best that they are gender neutral anyway, don't you think? we wouldn't want to suggest anything improper, would we?
yeah, well I admit my cases are horrible.
das maedchen... well, er, I could get in hot water for this, but if they are too young, best that they are gender neutral anyway, don't you think? we wouldn't want to suggest anything improper, would we?
-v-
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