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Offline Sal Atticum

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Introductions thread
« on: August 17, 2006, 01:01:10 AM »
I figure we might as well have one of these. The following form (which you may or may not choose to use to introduce yourself) was gratuitously borrowed from another bbs.

Name:
Astrological sign:
Hometown:
Occupation:
How you were referred to Wordforge Dakota Roar:
Hobbies and Activities:
Cats or Dogs?
Favorite Sports teams:
Favorite Musician or Band:
Favorite Movie:
Favorite TV show:
Favorite Food:
Favorite Beer:
Last book you read:
Someone in history you'd most like to meet?
Do you believe in life after death?
Using a 1 word describe yourself:
Favorite Quote:
Most Memorable moment:
Shopping, Sports or Sex?
Life Philosophy(if you have one):
« Last Edit: September 28, 2006, 08:46:55 AM by mburtonk »
JUST EXTRA POLISH. I DO SOME WORK WITH EXCELL SO I KEEP THE CAPS LOCK ON :-P

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Re: Introductions thread
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2006, 12:49:50 AM »
I might as well start the trend  :D

Name: Jennifer
Astrological sign: Taurus
Hometown: Sterling Heights MI / Mt. Pleasant MI
Occupation: Grad. Student in Meteorology Dept.
How you were referred to Wordforge: An ad in the UNDerground
Hobbies and Activities: Storm cashing, playing video games, watching anime, watching TWC, having fun, chilling with friends
Cats or Dogs? Cats .. I think
Favorite Sports teams: Red Wings
Favorite Musician or Band: Dave Matthews Band ... with The Killers and Three Days Grace in a close second
Favorite Movie: Empire Records
Favorite TV show: Simpsons, most stuff on Adult Swim and sadly an addiction to Project Runway
Favorite Food: Taramisu
Favorite Beer: Strongbow / Woodchuck Hard Cider and LaBatte Blue
Last book you read: Dynamic Meteorology and A Book On C  (I guess I am not much of a reader)
Someone in history you'd most like to meet? Fujita
Do you believe in life after death? Yup
Using a 1 word describe yourself: Goofball
Favorite Quote: "Celebrate we will for life is short but sweet for certain" ~ DMB
Most Memorable moment: May 29th 2004 when I saw 7/6 tornadoes in one day (debate if one was the same one)
Shopping, Sports or Sex? I have to choose that is mean
Life Philosophy(if you have one): Karma .. it can be a bitch sometimes
"Celebrate we will for life is short but sweet for certain"~DMB

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Re: Introductions thread
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2006, 10:52:45 AM »

Name: Crys :)
Astrological sign:  Water Bearer
Hometown:  Eastside of the Red
Occupation: Full time mom and student
How you were referred to Wordforge Dakota Roar:  UHM... I think I saw it on UNDerground
Hobbies and Activities:  School,  Kids,  Artist in free time
Cats or Dogs?  Fish ? :)
Favorite Sports teams:  Don't care for sports  (is that allowed?)
Favorite Musician or Band:  Uhm I like most stuff that you won't hear on XL93..
Favorite Movie:  What the BLEEP do we know?  Down the Rabbit hole.
Favorite TV show:  Hardly watch TV,  But the Food Network makes me hungry.
Favorite Food: MMmmm
Favorite Beer:  I LOVED Punjabi when I visited Ft Collins
Last book you read:  MAn I don't recall,  somthing about Philosophy
Someone in history you 'd most like to meet?  Da Vinci
Do you believe in life after death?  Sometimes
Using a 1 word describe yourself:  Uh
Favorite Quote: 
Most Memorable moment:
Shopping, Sports or Sex?  Sex
Life Philosophy(if you have one):  I don't have one.

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Re: Introductions thread
« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2006, 10:37:55 PM »
Come on people introduce yourself  :>  :D
"Celebrate we will for life is short but sweet for certain"~DMB

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Re: Introductions thread
« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2006, 01:15:26 AM »
Name: Lynsey
Astrological sign: Virgo
Hometown: Rugby, ND
Occupation: Student/Dakota Student Opinion Editor
How you were referred to Dakota Roar: I think Mburtonk left a message on my Livejournal about it.
Hobbies and Activities: Photography, scrapbooking, reading, writing
Cats or Dogs? I like both...but cats are more likely to make me sneeze.
Favorite Sports teams: Minnesota Twins
Favorite Musician or Band: Weezer, John Mayer, Beatles, Norah Jones, Death Cab for Cutie, The Killers
Favorite Movie: Cinderella
Favorite TV show: Grey's Anatomy
Favorite Food: cheese ravioli
Favorite Beer: Just now getting into beer...check back in a few months...
Last book you read: I'm reading The Quality School by William Glasser
Someone in history you'd most like to meet? John Dewey
Do you believe in life after death? I believe we don't just cease to exist.
Using a 1 word describe yourself: eclectic
Favorite Quote: "you can't find nothing at all if there was nothing there all along." - Death Cab for Cutie
Most Memorable moment: When I wrote a paper analyzing the word cunt, fully expecting to get an F and or kicked out of school, but it was actually so good my professor stopped handing back the papers during the final and told everyone I'd written the best paper he'd ever read in a 300 level class.
Shopping, Sports or Sex? Well, I don't play or watch sports, and shopping is really just frustrating...
Life Philosophy(if you have one): According to William Glasser, fun is a biological need. Work and school are not. I prioritize accordingly.

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Re: Introductions thread
« Reply #5 on: October 12, 2006, 03:36:52 AM »
Name: Jackie
Astrological sign: Sag
Hometown: Northern Minnesota
Occupation: Do you want all three jobs listed?
How you were referred to Dakota Roar: Dakota Student
Hobbies and Activities: Student Policy Committee, just hanging out in general
Cats or Dogs? Cats
Favorite Sports teams: Twins
Favorite Musician or Band: I love music, I've got a huge list that I'm not going to put up here.
Favorite Movie: Yeah, I've got a list of those too. Right now, High Fidelity
Favorite TV show: CSI: Vegas
Favorite Food: Everything served at Thanksgiving dinner
Favorite Beer: Whatever's free!
Last book you read: Da Vinci Code
Someone in history you'd most like to meet? I'll have to think about this one for a while.
Do you believe in life after death? Only on paper.
Using a 1 word describe yourself:
Favorite Quote: "Screws fall out all the time, the world is an imperfect place."
Most Memorable moment: Relocated lawn ornaments, or watching my RA get shit faced on her 21st.
Shopping, Sports or Sex? Sex, but it's been a while.
Life Philosophy(if you have one): I don't really have one.

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Re: Introductions thread
« Reply #6 on: October 12, 2006, 09:47:19 AM »
Name: Chad
Astrological sign: :bs:
Hometown: so cal
Occupation: salesmen
How you were referred to Dakota Roar: The DS
Hobbies and Activities: Now that winter is here, Bow Hunting, Booze, and Copulation
Cats or Dogs? Dogs
Favorite Sports teams: New Jersey Devils
Favorite Musician or Band: HIM, Something Corporate, 50
Favorite Movie: Big Lebowski/Fight Club
Favorite TV show: Big Love
Favorite Food: Top Ramen
Favorite Beer: Sam Ad's Summer Ale/Fat Tire
Last book you read: War, What is it good for? -Tolstoy
Someone in history you'd most like to meet? I once wanted to punch former president Clinton, if that counts.
Do you believe in life after death? Yes
Using a 1 word describe yourself: Arrogancewithhumility
Favorite Quote: "It was really hard so we said f**K it."
Shopping, Sports or Sex? Two votes for sex.
Life Philosophy(if you have one): Don't be fake, the outside should be the same as the inside.  You have every right to be heard, and no one has the right to cast you aside.  Girls in the tri state area that emulate the Laguna Beach culture look STUIPD, but not as stupid as people who put surfing stickers on the back of cars from Minnesota.  :BangHead:
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Re: Introductions thread
« Reply #7 on: October 12, 2006, 01:16:08 PM »
  Girls in the tri state area that emulate the Laguna Beach culture look STUIPD, but not as stupid as people who put surfing stickers on the back of cars from Minnesota.  :BangHead:

 :laughing9: :laughing6: :laughing7:  OK I think that is one of the funniest things I have heard today.  I can understand skateboard stickers but surfing!  WTF mate
"Celebrate we will for life is short but sweet for certain"~DMB

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Re: Introductions thread
« Reply #8 on: November 21, 2006, 11:18:00 PM »
Will the real Gary LaPointe please stand up?   :wav:
I'll fill this out...


Name: Gary LaPointe
Astrological sign: Capricorn
Hometown: Rosebud SD
Occupation: Entrepreneur
How you were referred to Wordforge Dakota Roar: UNDerground
Hobbies and Activities: You name it, I probably have it half finished in the basement
Cats or Dogs? Dogs, definitely
Favorite Sports teams: Oakland Raiders, glutton for punishment
Favorite Musician or Band: Too many to list
Favorite Movie: Bamboozled
Favorite TV show:  Ted Nugent's Hunting show
Favorite Food: Ribeye
Favorite Beer: If I did drink....it would have to be Killians    :occasion14:
Last book you read: Custer Died For Your Sins
Someone in history you'd most like to meet? Crazy Horse (Tasunka witco)
Do you believe in life after death? yes
Using a 1 word describe yourself: supercalifragilisticexpialadocious
Favorite Quote:  Better to die standing than to live on one's knees
Most Memorable moment: The first time I launched a plane off of the Nimitz   :icon_salut:
Shopping, Sports or Sex? Wow, is there even a comparison?
Life Philosophy(if you have one):  Nake Nula Waun - a Lakota phrase that means to be prepared for anything....anytime....anywhere. 
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Re: Introductions thread
« Reply #9 on: February 23, 2007, 10:22:49 PM »
I figure we might as well have one of these. The following form (which you may or may not choose to use to introduce yourself) was gratuitously borrowed from another bbs.

Name:David
Astrological sign: Scorpio
Hometown:East Grand Forks, MN
Occupation:Sales Consultant
How you were referred to Wordforge Dakota Roar:
Hobbies and Activities:Fishing, restoring old truck
Cats or Dogs? Dog and cat
Favorite Sports teams: Bison, Vikings
Favorite Musician or Band: Johnny Holms
Favorite Movie: Cars
Favorite TV show: Andy Grifith
Favorite Food: Beef
Favorite Beer: Bud light
Last book you read: Cowboy poet
Someone in history you'd most like to meet? Theodore Roosevelt
Do you believe in life after death? yes
Using a 1 word describe yourself: Curious
Favorite Quote: use it or lose it
Most Memorable moment:birth of my daughter
Shopping, Sports or Sex? I am male
Life Philosophy(if you have one): Never whittle against yourself and never pee into the wind.
Gustave

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Re: Introductions thread
« Reply #10 on: February 23, 2007, 10:32:04 PM »
This is a cool blog spot
Gustave

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Re: Introductions thread
« Reply #11 on: June 19, 2007, 08:25:12 PM »
Where did all these people go?
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Re: Introductions thread
« Reply #12 on: July 26, 2007, 07:01:54 PM »
So is this where all the cool kids hang out?
IT'S A TRAP!!!!1!

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Re: Introductions thread
« Reply #13 on: July 26, 2007, 07:17:52 PM »
You know it. :thumbsup:
JUST EXTRA POLISH. I DO SOME WORK WITH EXCELL SO I KEEP THE CAPS LOCK ON :-P

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Re: Introductions thread
« Reply #14 on: July 26, 2007, 07:21:27 PM »
I'll have to keep stopping by then.  I'm trying to figure out what UND is like.
IT'S A TRAP!!!!1!

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Re: Introductions thread
« Reply #15 on: July 27, 2007, 12:27:23 PM »
Welcome Admiral Ackbar,  just bring over your friends!
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Re: Introductions thread
« Reply #16 on: July 27, 2007, 03:26:01 PM »
You don't want me to bring my friends?  Why not?
IT'S A TRAP!!!!1!

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Re: Introductions thread
« Reply #17 on: July 28, 2007, 10:01:11 AM »
Typo or something
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Re: Introductions thread
« Reply #18 on: August 20, 2007, 04:57:30 PM »
oh, okay.

I haven't met a lot of people on campus, but I want to. 
IT'S A TRAP!!!!1!

 

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