Westward Ho!, Devon, England Superthread

[JanuaryStar]

It is.

Hello, don't recall seeing you here before.

Ax, was the test administered?

That's right, I was a lurker until now

Oh and I took the test alright

 

[phanan]

Hey, phanan, Khan did a Superthread statsbomb of epic proportions. You're our 15th highest poster with 2,250 posts.

I'm first with 19,797 (plus notAxver's 10). Ian's second with 9,461. This hasn't been updated to reflect Rooty Hill Holiday Inn, though.

Yeah, I saw that. I think it's scary that I'm that high.

You blew everyone out of the water.

 

[The Sad Punk]

Bye Ashley!

 

[Axver]

Ax, was the test administered?

Not only was the test administered, but JanuaryStar's equal with me on 72%!

Incidentally, have YOU done the test? Because I've found the master list and don't have you on it. Do you recall your score or am I going to have to make you retake it?

 

[JanuaryStar]

I like that Bono-song clip, don't think I've heard it before

 

[Axver]

Yeah, I saw that. I think it's scary that I'm that high.

You blew everyone out of the water.

Yeah, I'm kind of stunned by that. I love how you talk about 2,250 as "that high" when I'm probably going to have made 2,250 posts between now and this time next week.

 

[phanan]

Not only was the test administered, but JanuaryStar's equal with me on 72%!

Incidentally, have YOU done the test? Because I've found the master list and don't have you on it. Do you recall your score or am I going to have to make you retake it?

Oh, I did, quite a while ago now. And I easily remember my score. It was the same number as a certain U2 song.

 

[Axver]

K, in celebration of it being PAYDAY! Brittany's taking My brother and I to IHOP, then I'm off to work,

Talk to you all later this evening

Have a good one, Ashley!

 

[JanuaryStar]

You guys can call me MJ btw if you like, as a lot of others on this site do that as well

 

[Axver]

Oh, I did, quite a while ago now. And I easily remember my score. It was the same number as a certain U2 song.

YOUR PURITY SCORE IS ONE?!

So, I'll add you to the list as 40%?

 

[JanuaryStar]

YOUR PURITY SCORE IS ONE?!

So, I'll add you to the list as 40%?

Impossible

 

[phanan]

YOUR PURITY SCORE IS ONE?!

Me = owned.

So, I'll add you to the list as 40%?

Yep. I don't even know how that compares to others, although I know Varitek was definitely lower.

 

[Axver]

You guys can call me MJ btw if you like, as a lot of others on this site do that as well

MJ? Michael Jordan, is that you?

Or ... Michael Jackson?!

 

[JanuaryStar]

MJ? Michael Jordan, is that you?

Or ... Michael Jackson?!

I knew you were going to say something like that No, I'm a girl, thank you very much! And it's an abbreviation of my Dutch name, because I don't want to be bothering you with that. Having to picture all of your faces doing their best to pronounce my name is sheer torture

 

[Axver]

Yep. I don't even know how that compares to others, although I know Varitek was definitely lower.

Here's the list as I have it at the moment. Jen retook it today and became the first person to break below 20%. I pointed out Screwtape's viewing of arthouse films and that Sigur Ros music video as qualifying for question #20, the porn movie one, and he conceded 98.5% at least, so I've taken the initiative of removing the bullshit 99%.

Screwtape2: 98%
U2democrat: 95%
major_panic: 94%
unico: 87%
phillyfan26: 84%
bono212, COBL_04, coolian2: 83%
LemonMelon: 82%
jobob: 79%
Alisaura: 77%
LemonMacPhisto: 73%
Axver, JanuaryStar: 72%
Its Britastic!: 68%
bono_man2002: 62%
DreamOutLoud13: 61%
The Sad Punk: 60%
corianderstem: 56%
blueeyedgirl, TranceEnding: 55%
RavenBlue: 54%
liamcool: 50%
the tourist was 40-50%?
KhanadaRhodes: 41%
phanan: 40%
cinnaminson: 33% (?)
gluey: 28%
Dalton: 25%
Varitek: 22%
mysterious_jen: 19%

 

[The Sad Punk]

MJ, then? Sure, but now I'm curious to know your real name!

 

[JanuaryStar]

*namedeleted*

 

[phanan]

You know who needs to take the test? April. I'm betting she'll be right down there with me.

 

[Axver]

I knew you were going to say something like that No, I'm a girl, thank you very much! And it's an abbreviation of my Dutch name, because I don't want to be bothering you with that. Having to picture all of your faces doing their best to pronounce my name is sheer torture

But Dutch names are cool! I actually have a faint idea (though just a faint one) of some Dutch pronunciation since my uncle lived there for a good few years - he saw U2 in Nijmegen on ZooTV.

Incidentally, I'm well-known for my love of Russian names, to the point that I was nicknamed Vladimir in grade eight. And then added Vladimir to my middle names because I could.

 

[Axver]

You know who needs to take the test? April. I'm betting she'll be right down there with me.

I thought we'd gotten her to take it?

I just don't remember her score if she did!

 

[phanan]

I thought we'd gotten her to take it?

I just don't remember her score if she did!

If she did, I don't remember, and I would've remembered hers.

 

[Axver]

*namedeleted*

Ooh, I got in before the edit. That's an awesome name, truly.

I've always been thankful my parents gave me a French name rather than a bland English one. Though my English grandfather was so appalled that they chose a FRENCH name that he called me Andrew until I was about 2-3!

 

[The Sad Punk]

Okay, but I'll only show it briefly.

Here it comes:

-all respect-


There, try to pronounce that!

Ah, thank you. It's not as hard to pronounce as my ex boyfriend's name.

 

[JanuaryStar]

But Dutch names are cool! I actually have a faint idea (though just a faint one) of some Dutch pronunciation since my uncle lived there for a good few years - he saw U2 in Nijmegen on ZooTV.

Incidentally, I'm well-known for my love of Russian names, to the point that I was nicknamed Vladimir in grade eight. And then added Vladimir to my middle names because I could.

They are? I like foreign names way more than Dutch names! They're usually so simple. Anyway, cool that you're uncle lived here for a few years. What city did he stay in?

 

[JanuaryStar]

Ah, thank you. Mar-jho-lyn? I guess it's something like that. It's not as hard to pronounce as my ex boyfriend's name though.

Please don't quote me

The first part is okay, but the last part is more like the German 'lein', as in 'stein', so in English it sounds more like 'line' I guess.

 

[JanuaryStar]

Ooh, I got in before the edit. That's an awesome name, truly.

I've always been thankful my parents gave me a French name rather than a bland English one. Though my English grandfather was so appalled that they chose a FRENCH name that he called me Andrew until I was about 2-3!

Thank you! Lol he really called you Andrew because of that?

I like the name André though

 

[JanuaryStar]

Please someone tell me why I am filling this thread with multiple posts instead of using multi-quotes?

 

[Axver]

They are? I like foreign names way more than Dutch names! They're usually so simple. Anyway, cool that you're uncle lived here for a few years. What city did he stay in?

Oh, I prefer complex names. Always have. I find English names dreadfully dull most of the time. No offence to any Johns here, but I feel especially sorry for anybody who has that most standard of standard names inflicted on them.

My uncle lived in Arnhem mostly. He learnt to bake there and now runs an amazing gourmet bakery in New Zealand.

 

[Axver]

The first part is okay, but the last part is more like the German 'lein', as in 'stein', so in English it sounds more like 'line' I guess.

Ooh, I got that right. Awesome.

Clearly, five years of German in high school paid off. (Incidentally, in the last thread, you mentioned the similarities between the two languages, and even from my shoddy German knowledge, I've found that I can read some basic Dutch.)

 

[JanuaryStar]

Oh, I prefer complex names. Always have. I find English names dreadfully dull most of the time. No offence to any Johns here, but I feel especially sorry for anybody who has that most standard of standard names inflicted on them.

My uncle lived in Arnhem mostly. He learnt to bake there and now runs an amazing gourmet bakery in New Zealand.

I like more complex names too. Always makes me wonder what the meanings or originalities of them are. I've never been to Arnhem, only drove past it. Hmm, gourmet bakery... Now I'm hungry

Ooh, I got that right. Awesome.

Clearly, five years of German in high school paid off. (Incidentally, in the last thread, you mentioned the similarities between the two languages, and even from my shoddy German knowledge, I've found that I can read some basic Dutch.)

Yes, although I hate to admit it, German and Dutch show to have more similarities than differences. Being able to reading some basic Dutch is good