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Old 01-21-2008, 09:36 AM   #1
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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.
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Old 01-21-2008, 09:52 AM   #2
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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...
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Old 01-21-2008, 10:10 AM   #3
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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.
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Old 01-21-2008, 10:16 AM   #4
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Yes, "accidentally".
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Old 01-22-2008, 03:09 AM   #5
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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"

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Old 01-22-2008, 01:13 PM   #6
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Boots 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.
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I saw a car with a registerplate ANG-xxx (numbers I don't remember anymore) and immediately thought of werewolfing and elves...

Funnily I had the same feeling a few days ago when there was a car with registerplate's letters FEA-...
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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
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Old 01-30-2008, 04:48 AM   #10
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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
Heehee. As for other signs, what about becoming very happy when you realise you've managed to make someone take the path to BD addiction?
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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...
Since I have only a Math test tomorrow, I can happily spend my day here instead of studying for the other tests or writing essays that are due to... soon. I know I will be regretting this tomorrow evening.
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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
Yes, why are you all discussing it? It IS normal. :ROLL EYES: I should be writing two papers... but I still have time... (and yes, I must also finish several books, but that has also time... oh my)
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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!)
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