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Started by Savonarola, June 25, 2015, 02:20:20 PM

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Savonarola

June 25, 2015, 02:20:20 PM
Yesterday my wife was getting her haircut.  She had a new stylist who was delighted to see my wife was reading Harry Potter.  The stylist was a Harry Potter fanatic.  She was one of the first people in at Diagon Alley when it opened at Universal.  Her boyfriend and she had a large snake they named "Slytherin."  She had one of Harry Potter's spells tattooed on her arm.  She took her fandom pretty far.

I was curious as to how far anyone has taken their love of a particular work of art, author or genre here.

I used to go to an anime watching group.  In order to defer expenses they sold raffle tickets.  Consequently I am the proud owner of a stuffed mecha, a Full Metal Alchemist notepad and a couple of anime wall scrolls that my wife won't let me hang up.  I wouldn't have bought any of those things on my own, though. 

I love original Star Wars so much that I saw "When Clones Attack" and "Revenge of the Sith" in the theater even after watching "The Phantom Menace" and "When Clones Attack" respectively.   <_<

When I was at the Temple of Luxor in Egypt I was determined to find the graffito left by Rimbaud.  I spent about ten minutes shouting "Rimbaud, French poet, Rimbaud poète français" at the guides in the temple.  I did find one who understood that eventually.   :bowler:
In Italy, for thirty years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, they had five hundred years of democracy and peace—and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock

derspiess

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June 25, 2015, 02:29:45 PM
Nothing that far outside of sports.
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

garbon

#2
June 25, 2015, 02:31:45 PM
I don't think I have any. :hmm:
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

Barrister

#3
June 25, 2015, 02:32:00 PM
Quote from: derspiess on June 25, 2015, 02:29:45 PM
Nothing that far outside of sports.

Well that kind of counts.

I have many pieces of clothing with the Jets logo on them.  Many were bought as gifts however...
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derspiess

#4
June 25, 2015, 02:36:24 PM
Quote from: Barrister on June 25, 2015, 02:32:00 PM
Quote from: derspiess on June 25, 2015, 02:29:45 PM
Nothing that far outside of sports.

Well that kind of counts.

I have many pieces of clothing with the Jets logo on them.  Many were bought as gifts however...

I didn't think he was including sports.  I've bought a lot of Cardinals and WVU stuff and wear it a lot, but enthusiasm for a particular team is commonplace and not too interesting to discuss.
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

Valmy

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June 25, 2015, 02:41:34 PM
I saw Revenge of the Sith in the theaters as well. Tim was all 'OMG this one is actually great!' and I wanted to believe him. So young and foolish I was.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

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Barrister

#6
June 25, 2015, 02:45:38 PM
Yeah, I saw all three prequels in the theatres as well.

At the time I thought Attack of the Clones was pretty decent (though my opinion has dropped).

But it was after Revenge of the Sith that I turned to my then-girlfriend and apologized for dragging her out to see it.
Posts here are my own private opinions.  I do not speak for my employer.

Valmy

#7
June 25, 2015, 02:48:15 PM
Attack of the Clones was so bad I was in shock. I just couldn't believe they could make Star Wars movie worse than Phantom Menace. And they did it. It was amazing.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Admiral Yi

#8
June 25, 2015, 02:52:29 PM
Fisherman's Friend Original Extra Strength cough drops.

They're perfect for a night of singing, smoking cigarettes, and huffing ganja.  Everyone I talk to in a karaoke joint gets offered one and gets a sales pitch.

Sometimes, if the night is very slow, I will tell the story of how I discovered them while stuck in Amsterdam in February with a chest cold.

Martinus

#9
June 25, 2015, 03:05:22 PM
I am planning a trip to Languedoc to visit Montsegur, Carcassonne and the church father Sauniere built; also, earlier this year I was quite stricken by the Parthenon, and even bough a mixed technique painting of a cup full of pomegranates in an Athenian gallery because I'm a sucker for the Hades/Persephone myth. But not sure if this counts as "fandom", strictly speaking.

Barrister

#10
June 25, 2015, 03:08:43 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on June 25, 2015, 02:52:29 PM
Fisherman's Friend Original Extra Strength cough drops.

They're perfect for a night of singing, smoking cigarettes, and huffing ganja.  Everyone I talk to in a karaoke joint gets offered one and gets a sales pitch.

Sometimes, if the night is very slow, I will tell the story of how I discovered them while stuck in Amsterdam in February with a chest cold.

You're a strange man, Admiral Yi.
Posts here are my own private opinions.  I do not speak for my employer.

Savonarola

#11
June 25, 2015, 03:11:30 PM
Quote from: Valmy on June 25, 2015, 02:48:15 PM
Attack of the Clones was so bad I was in shock. I just couldn't believe they could make Star Wars movie worse than Phantom Menace. And they did it. It was amazing.

It should have been the greatest B movie ever made.  Count Dracula and a puppet fight for the fate of the universe with laser swords; how can you screw that up?  Lucas certainly found a way.
In Italy, for thirty years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, they had five hundred years of democracy and peace—and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock

Malthus

#12
June 25, 2015, 03:14:35 PM
I enjoyed Catherwood's drawings from Incidents of travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan so much that I was inspired to take our family vacation to Palenque; later, I bought a print of one of his lithographs, and it hangs over my fireplace.

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/idol-and-altar-at-copan-frederick-catherwood.html
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane—Marcus Aurelius

Admiral Yi

#13
June 25, 2015, 03:24:29 PM
Quote from: Barrister on June 25, 2015, 03:08:43 PM
You're a strange man, Admiral Yi.

I like to think I have a lot of character.

Valmy

#14
June 25, 2015, 03:25:42 PM
Quote from: Savonarola on June 25, 2015, 03:11:30 PM
Quote from: Valmy on June 25, 2015, 02:48:15 PM
Attack of the Clones was so bad I was in shock. I just couldn't believe they could make Star Wars movie worse than Phantom Menace. And they did it. It was amazing.

It should have been the greatest B movie ever made.  Count Dracula and a puppet fight for the fate of the universe with laser swords; how can you screw that up?  Lucas certainly found a way.

Could that fight have ended any lamer? I was like 'Damn you Lucas you even messed this up.'
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."
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