Top Ten Signs You're Addicted to the Barrow-Downs - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Legate of Amon Lanc · 01-21-2008, 05:19 AM

First, a double-post on the Addiction thread is definitely a sign of addiction in itself

Second, a serious sign of addiction is when you are carrying along with your identity card, student card, traffic season-ticket etc., also an I.C.E. Middle-Earth playing card "Barrow-Wight". And yes, I've been doing that for almost two weeks now.

Third, a sign of not overall-Downs, but Werewolf addiction is when you can't help to laugh when seeing this on your faculty's home page:

Quote:

Deadline pro přihlášky je čtvrtek 21.2.2008 do 15:00 na zahraničním oddělení.

Noo, it does not concern what you think it concerns

But very interesting anyway, as "deadline" is definitely not a word used in Czech talk even as adopted word, and only several weird people use it because they are used to it from elsewhere... Hmm... I wonder what they are doing at the faculty administration while they're having a pause from work?

The Might · 01-21-2008, 09:36 AM

When every time you start Mozilla (I hope you don't use IE

) you open a tab for BD right at the start even though you were actually intentding to look at something else.

Thinlómien · 01-21-2008, 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Might

When every time you start Mozilla (I hope you don't use IE

) you open a tab for BD right at the start even though you were actually intentding to look at something else.

Familiar feeling.

Also, related to that, when you are supposed to click your google/ wikipedia / e-mail / else link when you open Mozilla, you accidentally click your BD link...

Volo · 01-21-2008, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Thinlómien

Also, related to that, when you are supposed to click your google/ wikipedia / e-mail / else link when you open Mozilla, you accidentally click your BD link...

When you agonize over forgetting what you were supposed to write here, but find exactly that in the preveous post.

The Might · 01-21-2008, 10:16 AM

Yes, "accidentally".

Thinlómien · 01-22-2008, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by The Might

Yes, "accidentally".

Subconsciously, then.

Also, when your English lesson amuses you because
- when the teacher says "fizzy" you think she said "fishy" and think about werewolf
- the teacher talks about phrasal verbs and stresses the word "down"
- you can't help laughing when someone says that superheroes "protect the innocent"
- you have to translate the sentence "no one is going to get away with destroying my reputation"

Aganzir · 01-22-2008, 01:13 PM

While reading a book, you catch yourself thinking "This would make a good quote for Palantir of Fortune."

You misread Gwindor as Gwathagor and it takes you some time to find anything odd in it.

While studying Swedish irregular verbs, words like brinna and legat cheer you up. Also, the first thing to occur to you when hearing the name Runeberg is not the national poet of Finland, as it probably ought to be.

You chuckle when seeing an enterprise called MacMaintenance Ltd.

This amusement park ride called Hurja Kuru (hurja is ferocious in English and an appropriate transalation for kuru is gully, I think) never fails to make you laugh.

Every time you play werewolf, your father threatens to go and post "I'm a werewolf, lynch me!" if you leave the Downs open when going away for a while. Not that he'd actually do that, though.
Nevertheless, that leads you to remind him that he has promised to buy you a laptop about two years ago. And this time you keep reminding him until he fulfills his promise. A major reason is that you want to play werewolf in the peace of your room.

Hookbill the Goomba · 01-30-2008, 02:12 AM

When you see one of those Internet quizzes that go around and one of the questions said, "What was the subject of your last telephone call" you are tempted to say 'Do Paper Telephones count?'

A Little Green · 01-30-2008, 04:44 AM

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Originally Posted by TGEW

When you are supposed to be doing homework (enough homework so that it will probably take like an hour to finish) and you are posting on the Downs because you got bored!

Why, I thought that was normal

I have an exam week going and I really should be studying (I should read, what, 140 pages for tomorrow

), but instead I'm here... The worst part is, I never considered it a sign of addiction

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 01-21-2008, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Might

When every time you start Mozilla (I hope you don't use IE

) you open a tab for BD right at the start even though you were actually intentding to look at something else.

Well my internet homepage is the Barrow Downs! (and yes I do use Mozilla Firefox!)

Finduilas · 01-21-2008, 06:36 PM

Um.... What's Mozilla?

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 01-21-2008, 07:02 PM

It's an internet browser! Better than Internet Explorer! Better! Anyway it's a Lenux program!

01-21-2008, 09:36 AM	#2
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	When every time you start Mozilla (I hope you don't use IE ) you open a tab for BD right at the start even though you were actually intentding to look at something else. __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

01-21-2008, 10:16 AM	#5
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	Yes, "accidentally". __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

01-22-2008, 01:13 PM	#7
Aganzir Woman of Secret Shadow Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in hollow halls beneath the fells Posts: 4,511	I've probably forgotten most of my signs of addiction, but anyway While reading a book, you catch yourself thinking "This would make a good quote for Palantir of Fortune." You misread Gwindor as Gwathagor and it takes you some time to find anything odd in it. While studying Swedish irregular verbs, words like brinna and legat cheer you up. Also, the first thing to occur to you when hearing the name Runeberg is not the national poet of Finland, as it probably ought to be. You chuckle when seeing an enterprise called MacMaintenance Ltd. This amusement park ride called Hurja Kuru (hurja is ferocious in English and an appropriate transalation for kuru is gully, I think) never fails to make you laugh. Every time you play werewolf, your father threatens to go and post "I'm a werewolf, lynch me!" if you leave the Downs open when going away for a while. Not that he'd actually do that, though. Nevertheless, that leads you to remind him that he has promised to buy you a laptop about two years ago. And this time you keep reminding him until he fulfills his promise. A major reason is that you want to play werewolf in the peace of your room. __________________ He bit me, and I was not gentle.

01-30-2008, 02:12 AM	#8
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	When you see one of those Internet quizzes that go around and one of the questions said, "What was the subject of your last telephone call" you are tempted to say 'Do Paper Telephones count?' __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...

01-21-2008, 06:36 PM	#11
Finduilas Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Home. Where rolling green hills and clear rivers are practically my backyard. Posts: 595	Um.... What's Mozilla? __________________ One (1) book of rules and traffic regulations, which may not be bent or broken. ~ The Phantom Tollbooth

01-21-2008, 07:02 PM	#12
TheGreatElvenWarrior Mighty Quill Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Walking off to look for America Posts: 2,230	It's an internet browser! Better than Internet Explorer! Better! Anyway it's a Lenux program! __________________ The Party Doesn't Start Until You're Dead.

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