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A Voice That Gainsayeth
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And now something from a visitor...
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 Not that there won't be a lot to say about that, but I think you people got a general picture from it. Anyway, from my point of view, I can tell you that not only that Finland is the promised land of Downers, given the numbers in which they dwell there, but also these Downers are very nice people to meet and one week is not enough to spend with them. All of them.Quote:
Now about the others whom I met during the week (and the number of Downers I met had just increased sevenfold!). Greenie, whom I didn't actually know well from the Downs, turned to be a very nice and amusing girl, her and Volo both being far more talkative than I expected them to be; and Volo is a really friendly fellow with very original thinking. Aganzir is a true personality, as one would expect, and also very intelligent, helpful and cheerful (although sometimes maybe too much  ). If anyone wondered whether Lommy is as nice and kind and clever and funny as she seems around here, I can tell you well that she is. Also Nogrod is truly as intelligent and funny person as he seems from here; he also was the one who from the largest part provided us with such unnecessary support things like food, transport and accomodation (of course besides of Volo's house) while us crazy people were fighting or doing other silly things (although many of the silliest [sic!] ideas, like the recordings, came from his mind).I am mentioning the people's good sides, of course, don't think there won't be any bad sides of them which I wouldn't have spotted. I had whole week for that. This is also why I am writing about their good sides... you know, it's easier to point out the things which are not too many...  Quote:
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I guess this was a long rant, but you know, it was a week...
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08-12-2008, 01:48 PM
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Shady She-Penguin
Join Date: Dec 2004
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I guess I'm supposed to say something as well...?
Well, it was a lovely week.
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Or wait... this might be thirding or fourthing... whatever. Anyway, as everybody probably wants to know my opinion of our guests, I could say something. They're both lovely people - very funny, kind and intelligent. Wait, that was no news? Then I have to think of something else... Rune has a brilliant Viking smile and his way of making fun of others is great. He also sometimes hides behind plants and sings funny songs. (Including a very cute Danish lullaby he sang to us one night. Legate also sang us a lullaby and it was very sweet as well.) Speaking of him, he's astonishingly good in Finnish ( just as long as he doesn't mix it with Japanese, though...), has an incredible laugh, keeps repeating funny phrases in funny tones (you can hear his very famous "oh my" on one of the recordings ) and one could really envy his ability to be enthusiastic about everything and everyone. (Also, you should have seen his expression when Agan and I started listing Czech swear words we had accidentally learned... it was priceless. *smug smile*)Also, it seems that I need Rune in order to manage to meet spawn. Sadly our meeting was very brief this time, but she was just as sweet as I remembered. This time I'm going to keep my promise and actually meet her again soon-ish...
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Flame of the Ainulindalë
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Haha.
I was just listening to some of the "secret" recordings from our roleplay while searching through my school-papers...  I must agree to things said by others on Rune and Legate. They are both charming guys and very much open to our "northern madness" as well. At some occasions Rune even beated us on it - and yes, Legate's laughter just sticks; I mean I can still hear it ringing in my ears... It's funny to think of it now in this way, but even if they were quite different personalities there was something strikingly similar as well... maybe it's the "Downerism" of them (a different syndrome from what someone outside the forum might think of), or the weird sense of humour so much appreciated up here? Maybe the ability, quoting Kath here: Quote:
From outside Finland I have now met three 'Downers (Brinn, Legate and Rune) and they have all being great personalities and nice people whom it has been a pleasure to get to know in person. Thanks guys for your visit! It was a perfect way to end one's holidays! Btw. I also met Spawn the first time so I totally agree with Lommy that it seems we need Rune to trigger us into seeing her. So Rune, you should visit us more often then... or then we should just be able to do it ourselves - and after meeting her I know we really should. She felt like a really nice person indeed even if the meeting was shortish. And she dances salsa admirably... 
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08-12-2008, 02:46 PM
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Silver in My Silent Heart
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*thinks good things about everyone* I'll just say that everything/one was a very pleasant surprise. Deep and honest thanks to our three hosts, for the idea, for the courage, for the success and a job well done. Lily and Noggie, especially much respect and thanks to you for all the food. Rune and Leggie, I bow for the mead.
That's it, but if somebody wants to hear positive things about any of us, ask me yourself. Negative things about us are restricted to me. Surprisingly the meeting resembled the Downs very little, but I still got an overdose of the Downs for the moment, I'll take a few more days of rest now and rather go to school. But first.... this and this, after which I was thrown out of my own house. 
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08-12-2008, 02:54 PM
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Mighty Quill
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Oh dear! That was a really weird movie...
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08-12-2008, 04:40 PM
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I too feel very distant and alone out here on the edge of all things, though I have to wonder if that might not be preferable to the insanity that seems to be overtaking the Finnish forests.
Nah, I'd rather be insane... I might be, too, since looking at those pictures my first thought was "looks a lot like a family reunion". Not that you all look alike, but there's definitely a visibly tangible community feeling there that borders on familial. Maybe one of these years I'll make it out to the "family reunion".
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08-12-2008, 05:28 PM
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Mighty Quill
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Join Date: Sep 2005
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Anyways it was a very good downer meeting, I had of course already met Lommy and Spawn two years ago. . . but back then we only met for an afternoon. Everybody was very nice, all with their own kind of madness. It is hard for me to say how Greenie was compared to here, as I have had no interaction with her on the downs. Volo was kind of how I expected him to be, but he needs to put his foot down once in a while, otherwise those girls will surely walk all over him or at least drive him even madder. Legate was somehow more quiet than I imagined, not that he was actually quiet. . . anyways I was really happy to see him picking up our crazy stories and continuing them, at times he even started them. I think it was him who started the story about the Czech window cleaners, who could not live if they got seperated from their windows. Both Aganzir and Nogrod was quite like their online selves, at least they where the kind of people I thought them to be. Of course it helps that I seldom go into details when I imagine how people are. Basicly Aganzir is a former KGB agent and and Nogrod is the human answer to Tom Bombadil.(this is good) It is too bad Annina is not a downer as she is really a funny girl, but she will probably stick to stalking the werewolf games. (Alas) I think this will do. . . I was not disapointed about any of the persons I met, infact this trip was greater than I could have hoped for.
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08-13-2008, 07:35 AM
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A Voice That Gainsayeth
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08-15-2008, 01:12 PM
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Alive without breath
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The blasted video won't work. Oh well.
Consider yourselves on the next front page, whatever happens.  I think that it is high time you Finlandians all came to Blighty for a visit. Or we should arrange a meeting of Downers in some random place... How about... Antarctica? The Penguins will be happy.
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Mighty Quill
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
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I still can't figure out what you guys are doing in that video. Could someone explain what y'all were doing with Thinlomien hitting that ducted tape pole with her head.
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08-15-2008, 01:47 PM
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Mighty Quill
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Last time I heard, it was raining though...But answering the first question, Lommy was simply protecting herself from the evil pole monster that comes out of the hands of random people at random times at random. Wow, I think that I used the word 'random' a bit too much in that sentence...
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
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 OK, option number two: we all chip in and go on a cruise together around the Atlantic (actually that's not a bad a idea)! 
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Mighty Quill
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08-15-2008, 01:50 PM
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Pilgrim Soul
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Bermuda?
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Though if you really want a halfway point between European and North American Downers, Greenland would be our best bet. But that wouldn't exactly be fair to our friends from Australia and the Phillipines. Figuring them into the picture, where should we go? Perhaps central Africa.... Even better, I was thinking since we all seem to have such great chemistry....wouldn't it be wonderful if a bunch of BDers moved to some remote location and founded our own colony? It could work...
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Silver in My Silent Heart
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Alive without breath
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Legate: I'd be surprised if there wasn't a Downer article... Lommy: OH NO!!!  ... When did I become some sort of notorious bogyman?  I think us Downers going to Oxonmoot are going to have to have triple the fun just to compete with this...
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