What ya talking bout Willis?

5starpool

OK, most of us on here are lazy, well rounded (literally) males with a taste for drink and high cholesterol foods, or else tasty wimmins who like to please their menfolk.

On occasion though I have strayed into some strange forums here on boards and found the creatures that reside there to be odd and different, and speaking in a language I don't really understand, but which I recognise as a variant of English. The Weather forum would be an example of that to me.

Basically I am wondering how many of us do things aside from drink and normal stuff, that would be odd and weird to the uninitiated. I know the fact that I post most of my rubbish in poker forum would be a source of mystery to many of you if you were to read the contents of my posts, one of which may read like:

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1/2 PLO, 6 max. I was holding 8d9dTsJs UTG, potted it to 7 preflop, got 3 callers. Flop came 3d8s9s giving me top 2, an oesfd, and a backdoor flush draw.
etc, etc

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That makes perfect sense to me, but after having looked at some other forums while bored and realising I couldn't carry out a conversation at any level other than 'duh' in some of them, I was wondering were there other weird creatures in here too? Do you post in Fashionspeak? Do you know your weather terminology? Are you a technogeek?

Post something here that might be second nature to you, but incomprehensible to others not familiar with your forum. I notice there is a 'Fitness' forum, whatever that is, and I am sure there is weird terminology used in loads of other places.

Maybe most of ye though are too lazy to post elsewhere, and I salute that too. This thread could flatline very quickly too I guess, but it made sense at the time I thought of it.

Slow Motion

Tis a good question, dunno if I qualify, but I do like astronomy and even bought a planetarium a few weeks ago it's pretty cool when you're a bit stoned

DarkJager

you bought a plane....arium??

5starpool

DarkJager wrote: »

you bought a plane....arium??

He had some Tea in the middle of (buying) it though.

AlmightyCushion

I post on some of the tech forums so I'm sure some of the stuff I post there would confuse most people. Also I've mentioned the four lights on the sligo forum. To most of you it would seem I am talking about some sort of lighting arrangement. Oh, how wrong you are.

5starpool

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

IAlso I've mentioned the four lights on the sligo forum. To most of you it would seem I am talking about some sort of lighting arrangement. Oh, how wrong you are.

I know. Yes, I do indeed.

trout

I speak fluent geek, and lurk in several of the tech forums ... I don't like the support aspects so much, so I tend not to post/respond too much.

I also like to lurk in the soccer & rugby forums, as well as martial arts. I prefer to listen, and not speak up so much. It makes me seem wiser than I really am

It's really only here that I get anyway vocal, as the regulars tend to be a nice bunch of people. Some forums, to my eyes, appear cliquey and not very welcoming to n00bs or people without extreme zeal blazing from their keyboards.

Rarely visit the poker forum, as the posts seem to be in some obscure code, similar to what I imagine the Masons use :cool:

Then there are some forums that are downright obscure ... I won't name them, because I am afraid of the regulars.

Finally, we have the private forums, which offend me in a very philosophical way ... my view is everyone counts, or nobody counts, so why all the secrecy ?

Zaph

I'm a Leeds fan. Most of the soccer forum don't appear to understand discussions about League One

Robbo

zaph wrote: »

I'm a Leeds fan. Most of the soccer forum don't appear to understand discussions about League One

Surely that is just a further part of the conspiracy against you? First 15 points and now internet obscurity.

Agreed on the poker forum. I play a bit and I'm above average on the discrete maths side of things, but they're all speaking swahilii there. Moreover, whilst if I make a bags of a hand, I forget about it and move on, they'll consult 200 other savants who'll tell them 199 ways they're wrong.

Zaph

Robbo wrote: »

Surely that is just a further part of the conspiracy against you? First 15 points and now internet obscurity.

Dammit, you're right Brother Robbo! Who do I complain to?

Robbo

zaph wrote: »

Dammit, you're right Brother Robbo! Who do I complain to?

UEFA at their hollowed out volcano HQ.

_blank_

zaph wrote: »

I'm a Leeds fan. Most of the soccer forum don't appear to understand discussions about League One

:eek:

You've seen my posts in Soccer I'm sure.

You think League 1 obscurity is bad? Try eLDiv1.

monkeyfudge

Even though I mod it.. sometimes the transformers forum leaves me a little bit bewildered...

Lands Leaving

Robbo wrote: »

UEFA at their hollowed out volcano HQ.

That made me picture Platini on a swivel chair with a cat.

Ah Mr. Wise, I've been expecting you...

smashey

The poker forum is just plain weird.

2d6flopbadbeatmoanakjqhigh.

5starpool

Ye're just all jealous of us poker geeks.

Oilrig

KORD 272151Z 33006KT 10SM BKN250 M01/M17 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP289 T10111167

heh heh heh...

Lands Leaving

Oilrig wrote: »

KORD 272151Z 33006KT 10SM BKN250 M01/M17 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP289 T10111167

heh heh heh...

So... confused...

johnnyskeleton

I've spent many's the thread debating the exact meaning of s.10 of the Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act, 1849, which is the source of much mystery to many's the poster.

20 Times 20 Times

DesF wrote: »

:eek:

You've seen my posts in Soccer I'm sure.

You think League 1 obscurity is bad? Try eLDiv1.

Been there , Done that Won promotion never got it :P

All joking aside most of you guys can see the forums thats i moderate so thats where i spend my time also i read most feedback , and i add my criticism accordingly

The Hill Billy

I've a passing interest in Astronomy.
I like DIY.
I'm mad for the cooking.

(My level of participation in the relevant forums would reflect my level of interest.)

FlutterinBantam

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

I post on some of the tech forums so I'm sure some of the stuff I post there would confuse most people. Also I've mentioned the four lights on the sligo forum. To most of you it would seem I am talking about some sort of lighting arrangement. Oh, how wrong you are.

We are not as stupid as you think bud.

Lands Leaving

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

We are not as stupid as you think bud.

I am.

dfx-

The science fora, more specifically any chemistry threads would be somewhere I'd head off to speak another language loosely involving English

Allah/God/C2H5OH

Most of my job discussions, conversations and work involve MeOH, ACN, H3PO4, KH2PO4, NaClO4 etc. etc.