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The One Ring Forums: Off Topic: The Pollantir:
What are you in your family?
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Poll: What are you in your family?
Rebel
Geek
Weird one
Joker
Other
View Results (65 votes)
 

DaughterofLaketown
Gondor


Mar 23 2014, 4:19pm

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What are you in your family? Can't Post

Which of these stereotypes best fits you? Which role in your family do you play?


Otaku-sempai
Immortal


Mar 23 2014, 4:29pm

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All of the above. [In reply to] Can't Post

Mostly the weird geek.


malickfan
Gondor


Mar 23 2014, 4:31pm

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All of the above [In reply to] Can't Post

But mostly weird geek with a bit of 'joker' thrown in.


DaughterofLaketown
Gondor


Mar 23 2014, 4:56pm

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Weird geek here too! [In reply to] Can't Post

With a dash of rebel. Wink. I think geeks have to harbor a little rebelliousness because they like so many things against the norm.


malickfan
Gondor


Mar 23 2014, 5:00pm

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Well, some might say being a member of TORn is weird geekery in itself [In reply to] Can't Post

Not that I consider that a bad thing!


Ataahua
Forum Admin / Moderator


Mar 23 2014, 5:37pm

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One thing: [In reply to] Can't Post

DaughterofLaketown, we allow a board member to have up to five active posts on a discussion board so that one person doesn't dominate discussions. This poll makes five started by you on the first page, so you'll need to wait until your oldest poll has dropped to page two before posting a new poll.

Cheers.


DaughterofLaketown
Gondor


Mar 23 2014, 6:09pm

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So sorry. [In reply to] Can't Post

Didn't know. Won't happen again. Unsure


Patty
Immortal


Mar 23 2014, 6:23pm

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You know, DaughterofLakeTown... [In reply to] Can't Post

I've been here many a year and I'm still finding out things I didn't know too. We can find them out together.

And in addition to having been here for many a year I see that you have already started two discussions of things that I don't believe we have mulled over yet. It's so good to get new folks like yourself who are constantly breathing new life and viewpoints into our fandom and our community-off topic.

I'm the middle-child, so I think that makes me the peacemaker. Ans, you didn't have this as a choice per se, but I'm the family historian .
Cheers.


(This post was edited by Patty on Mar 23 2014, 6:25pm)


BlackFox
Half-elven


Mar 23 2014, 6:24pm

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Another weird geek here! // [In reply to] Can't Post

 


Ataahua
Forum Admin / Moderator


Mar 23 2014, 7:09pm

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What Patty said. [In reply to] Can't Post

Except for the last bit - I'm the youngest and the family geek.


Rembrethil
Tol Eressea


Mar 23 2014, 7:42pm

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More like loner/general factotum [In reply to] Can't Post

I'm what I need to be. I love helping people so I try to be what they need. Sometimes it's a hugSmile and sometimes it's a good kick in the pantsPirateSly!!


Meneldor
Valinor


Mar 23 2014, 7:56pm

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I'll take a hat trick: [In reply to] Can't Post

geek, joker, and weird one.


DaughterofLaketown
Gondor


Mar 23 2014, 10:02pm

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Patty [In reply to] Can't Post


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I've been here many a year and I'm still finding out things I didn't know too. We can find them out together.

And in addition to having been here for many a year I see that you have already started two discussions of things that I don't believe we have mulled over yet. It's so good to get new folks like yourself who are constantly breathing new life and viewpoints into our fandom and our community-off topic.

I'm the middle-child, so I think that makes me the peacemaker. Ans, you didn't have this as a choice per se, but I'm the family historian .
Cheers.

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Thank you for these kind words.


Escapist
Gondor


Mar 23 2014, 10:19pm

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Really, I'm more like a surrogate mom [In reply to] Can't Post

but sometimes I display the listed tendencies:

geek: I move between hobbies so I may get known as this or that kind of geek for a period of time but it doesn't tend to stick the same way that "mom number 2" does. However, I have fixed many technology issues - but I am still not considered the "techno expert". I am not as communicative about my fandoms in mixed company as some others so I think this nerfs the geek-factor as well.

nerd: Among those who pride themselves on their social graces, I have no doubt that I am taken as a nerd - but the longer they have known me, in general, the less I am known for this (it mostly applies to in-laws' opinions of me)

weird one: No - many are strange in my family and display much more strangeness than I do - I am not "the weird one", but I am weirder than anyone thinks Angelic Maybe if I were in a different family I would get noted for this - but not in my family!

joker: similar to weird one, I am known for making people crack up outside my family and often do make my family members crack up, but there are funnier people in my family who play more jokes so the ID doesn't stick. We are all quite silly, to be honest.

rebel: In fact, I am actually one of the most cooperative and flexible people in my family - I get ordered around and stretched quite a bit without complaining - and am known as such - but there is a line and a small category of issues that I won't budge on and for the most part, my family respects this since I keep these things few and far between (and I feel they are reasonable and within my rights without infringing on anyone else unfairly).

"Mom number 2" applies as follows: worrying about others, babysitting, helping with many chores when visiting, being the oldest amongst all siblings and cousins, taking a leadership role in taking care of things when my dad was dying and mom was having trouble handling it, driving lessons, tutoring ... you name it ...


(This post was edited by Escapist on Mar 23 2014, 10:24pm)


grammaboodawg
Immortal


Mar 23 2014, 10:50pm

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I've always been the geek [In reply to] Can't Post

And my entire family has always been great at enabling me ;)


Ethel Duath
Half-elven


Mar 23 2014, 10:57pm

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All 4 describe practically [In reply to] Can't Post

my entire family. And we enjoy every minute of it. Smile


Annael
Immortal


Mar 23 2014, 11:31pm

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I said other [In reply to] Can't Post

I am in recovery from being the super-responsible perfect over-achieving oldest daughter. Except I just got a PhD & have a book being published so maybe I'm not . . .

My younger sister got to be the rebel, my older brother is the joker, and I can't claim the title of geek as the youngest brother has me way, way beat on that regard.


(This post was edited by Annael on Mar 23 2014, 11:34pm)


silneldor
Half-elven


Mar 23 2014, 11:44pm

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One more, and it's off [In reply to] Can't Post

to the Boo box*WinkLaugh

* From the movie 'Hook'


Aunt Dora Baggins
Immortal


Mar 24 2014, 3:51am

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We're all geeks in my family. [In reply to] Can't Post

Most of us are math teachers, scientists or engineers, and the rest are historians, some of whom are fluent in Turkish and can read Ottoman Turkish in Arabic script. My sister got a PhD in history with a thesis titled "Witches, Whores and Scolds", and then became a dream-reader.


grammaboodawg
Immortal


Mar 24 2014, 9:23am

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Hear! Hear! [In reply to] Can't Post

I didn't know about the 5 either! So Hang In There, Daughter! *high five*


Patty
Immortal


Mar 24 2014, 1:32pm

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Yeah, I know you must have broken that 5 rule before [In reply to] Can't Post

You reached I M M O R T A L I T Y !!


Ethel Duath
Half-elven


Mar 24 2014, 8:48pm

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That's why I wish [In reply to] Can't Post

I could've met your kids at our Mini-moot. My brother is the only person I know who can count (not sure how far--at least to 20, I'm guessing) in Sumerian. They could compare notes in ancient scripts while the rest of us take notes in Angerthas and Tengwar.Cool


RangerLady23
Lorien

Mar 25 2014, 6:16pm

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Geek for sure [In reply to] Can't Post

Majorly. Hugely. Most certainly the geek!


Mad Hatter of Middle-Earth
Lorien


Mar 26 2014, 8:14pm

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I'm the Thranduil.... [In reply to] Can't Post

Yeah, that about sums it up.


imin
Valinor


Apr 5 2014, 5:07pm

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Geek and because i am a geek - the weird one [In reply to] Can't Post

This is for my mothers side who i grew up with. Not a great deal of interest in education etc, where as from as far back as i can remember i have loved learning.

My dads side are much more enthusiastic about learning and education in general and so i am considered average on that side.

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