Tavern of the Blue Hand

Hannah · 07-22-2002, 08:09 PM

I was a little bored so...nothing to take too seriously. Just curious

Jazuela · 07-22-2002, 08:52 PM

I look kinda normal, but I'm not a fashion freak. Cut-off sweatpants and women's tank shirts in the summer, sweats in the winter unless I'm working, in which case I wear mostly long indian-embroidered dresses.

Little overweight but nothing that a weekly exercise regimen won't cure, no glasses (20/20 vision), no zits, two distinct eyebrows so the neanderthal thing ain't happenin either. Just kinda normal.

The Vorpal Tribble · 07-23-2002, 12:18 AM

I'm really none of the above. I'm a 290 lbs soccer goalie whom likes shorts and a t-shirt and usually have on a sweatband and sandals. Or in other words, a gorilla always dressed for the beach

Ike · 07-23-2002, 12:22 AM

i am an indie rocker completely decked out in

- plain black tshirts and dark blue jeans

i own about 50 of each and wear them everyday. but hey, the guys in Tortoise dress like me and they are righteous.

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by the way. great topic! i had to log in and post a response!

Noximist · 07-23-2002, 08:46 AM

I've been told I don't look like a MUDding code monkey. But they were -wrong-, as their views on what code monkeys are to look like are outmoded! *glares*

GenmaC · 07-23-2002, 09:51 AM

Pale, skinny, glasses.

I make lots of money and dress decently though.

Miyamoto · 07-23-2002, 11:36 AM

Before I criticize most mudders I know, I'll say that I have glasses and out of shape, though not fat, and though I try with some success to be cool, my ego is used to being popped.

That said, most of the people I meet on muds would either proudly classify themselves as either 'Normal' or 'Pierced'. The normal ones usually aren't. I go out of my way to not Really get to know the people I play with... I form mental images of them based on their behavior, and I've never had one surpassed, or even upheld, just shattered, and occasionally mercilessly trampled upon.

Rytorth · 07-23-2002, 01:18 PM

Skinny, glasses. Other then that, I look normal. I also wear comfortable clothes and they do have to meet certain standards before I wear them. I don't really get called names, unless the call-er is so immature they ought to be back in grade school. But my thin-ness is natural and without my glasses I can't see clearly more then a few inches in front of my nose. But overall, most people wouldn't even think I mud. I've got the only-nerds-mud and the girls-can't-mud predjudices working against me (or for me, depending on your point of view).

Feyona · 07-23-2002, 02:09 PM

Im a tad over weight. I dress nice when I am at my job but at home or around town i wear baggy Stuff and dont talk much. I was a nerd in high school and i never talked to anyone. But hey Im a badass Succubus now so dont F@#$ with me hehehe

Feyona

TheGoodDoctor · 07-23-2002, 03:12 PM

I'm not really your stereotypical computer nerd either (stereotypes are always wrong anyway

) I am on the skinny side and do wear glasses, but I'm also a 2nd degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do so that helps in some situations

. So I'm pretty athletic, and I also do a lot of sports besides martial arts as well. I like to consider myself a fairly unique person

Yuki · 07-23-2002, 03:37 PM

I think Hannah posted this just so everyone would look at her pic and swoon. She's just looking down on all of us mere mortals.

I'm semi-normal. Sometimes I dress nice, sometimes I wear t-shirt and whatever, sometimes I wear frames for glasses so I look like I almost wear glasses. I take showers regularly, I do not smell, I clip my fingernails and toenails. I brush my teeth at least twice a day. I even shave and put on deoderant. One time I even changed my underwear.

KaVir · 07-23-2002, 03:54 PM

Can someone please define "normal"?

Dulan · 07-23-2002, 04:08 PM

Pale (Lemme 'splain ta ya somethin'. I'm mostly swedish and danish. Do I need to 'splain ta ya why I dun tan? Huh? Huh?), skinny to fair build, depending on season, and glasses only for computer work (Heh. I'm far-sighted. Very far-sighted.), and I only wear what is comfortable. I _do_ eat pizza and _drink_ coke (Unless you meant the other kind of coke. Silly person.) when I MUD, but oh lordie, I'm definitely not overweight.

So, which option do I fit under? Huh? Huh? And just what do you mean by normal? Do you mean N'Synch, Britney Spears, annoying, irritating, teen pop star normal? If so, then I think you are righteously deserving of a flame.

-D

Thoric · 07-23-2002, 06:02 PM

I don't know if this is unique or common, since it wasn't a voting option...

I look like something between a rocker and a biker.

I have long hair, a mustache and a goatee.

I wear black jeans, black t-shirt, black Doc Martins and a black leather jacket when the weather is cool.

Oddly enough I don't really have any friends that look the same.

Quietude · 07-23-2002, 06:21 PM

I wear what I wear, I weigh what I weigh, I eat what I eat . . .

Part of the joys of being online is not judging people by their appearances, yes?

I find that the people I meet at real-life MUD gatherings are, by and large, no different in appearance than any random sampling of the population, except for being heavily weighted towards being white and male.

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Hannah · 07-24-2002, 06:23 AM

Dear Yuki

I didn't vote in this poll

and if I did..i would call my self normal. *hugs*

Hannah · 07-24-2002, 06:37 AM

Normal..i think you are like most of the population. Belong in the masses?

I think most of you got this poll wrong. I didn't want to know what you look like just which one of the answer is closest to you. When it reads "i drink coke" don't take it as "hey, I dont belong in that group I drink pepsi"

. Seems like this far mudders are mostly normal people.

thelenian · 07-24-2002, 07:14 AM

I dunno what to say..

I like to swim and go spear fishing (free diving, 3-prong.. aqualung and spearguns are for wimps!

). Now that I'm back from school for the summer, I've got a mean farmer's tan from working out in the fields. I'm probably going to have to go on a branding drive (my dad's a cowboy) in a couple of weeks. I also practice martial arts, and usually work out, though not so much now that I'm on vacation. I guess I look "normal" for outer-island Hawaii, but that's probably far from what most people consider "normal" to be.

Artovil · 07-24-2002, 08:48 AM

I suppose I should have voted that I am skinny and have glasses, but since people stopped calling me names when I got tired of my bullies and broke a nose or two back in 8th grade, I figured, I can go as normal since I dress in comfy, nice clothes, and I look pretty much normal. Besides, what does it matter what people look like? I never really got that part of human behavior. Internet as an idea could theoretically make it easier to just be who you are, and nobody would say any different or care that much; the reality entirely opposes this idea since every chatter known to man will either be tall, dark, brawny, and own a fancy sports car, or blonde augmented vixens belonging in some odd porn fantasy land. It's sad, really.

mhc · 07-24-2002, 09:19 AM

I'm normal. It's the rest of the world which is deviant.

07-22-2002, 08:09 PM	#1
Hannah New Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Finland/Tampere Posts: 22	I was a little bored so...nothing to take too seriously. Just curious

07-22-2002, 08:52 PM	#2
Jazuela Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New England Posts: 598	I look kinda normal, but I'm not a fashion freak. Cut-off sweatpants and women's tank shirts in the summer, sweats in the winter unless I'm working, in which case I wear mostly long indian-embroidered dresses. Little overweight but nothing that a weekly exercise regimen won't cure, no glasses (20/20 vision), no zits, two distinct eyebrows so the neanderthal thing ain't happenin either. Just kinda normal.

07-23-2002, 12:18 AM	#3
The Vorpal Tribble Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 203	I'm really none of the above. I'm a 290 lbs soccer goalie whom likes shorts and a t-shirt and usually have on a sweatband and sandals. Or in other words, a gorilla always dressed for the beach

07-23-2002, 12:22 AM	#4
Ike Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Georgia Posts: 62	i am an indie rocker completely decked out in - plain black tshirts and dark blue jeans i own about 50 of each and wear them everyday. but hey, the guys in Tortoise dress like me and they are righteous. --------------------- by the way. great topic! i had to log in and post a response!

07-23-2002, 08:46 AM	#5
Noximist New Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 27	I've been told I don't look like a MUDding code monkey. But they were -wrong-, as their views on what code monkeys are to look like are outmoded! glares

07-23-2002, 09:51 AM	#6
GenmaC Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 68	Pale, skinny, glasses. I make lots of money and dress decently though.

07-23-2002, 11:36 AM	#7
Miyamoto New Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 21	Before I criticize most mudders I know, I'll say that I have glasses and out of shape, though not fat, and though I try with some success to be cool, my ego is used to being popped. That said, most of the people I meet on muds would either proudly classify themselves as either 'Normal' or 'Pierced'. The normal ones usually aren't. I go out of my way to not Really get to know the people I play with... I form mental images of them based on their behavior, and I've never had one surpassed, or even upheld, just shattered, and occasionally mercilessly trampled upon.

07-23-2002, 01:18 PM	#8
Rytorth Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 364	Skinny, glasses. Other then that, I look normal. I also wear comfortable clothes and they do have to meet certain standards before I wear them. I don't really get called names, unless the call-er is so immature they ought to be back in grade school. But my thin-ness is natural and without my glasses I can't see clearly more then a few inches in front of my nose. But overall, most people wouldn't even think I mud. I've got the only-nerds-mud and the girls-can't-mud predjudices working against me (or for me, depending on your point of view).

07-23-2002, 02:09 PM	#9
Feyona New Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 22	Im a tad over weight. I dress nice when I am at my job but at home or around town i wear baggy Stuff and dont talk much. I was a nerd in high school and i never talked to anyone. But hey Im a badass Succubus now so dont F@#$ with me hehehe Feyona

07-23-2002, 03:12 PM	#10
TheGoodDoctor New Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1	I'm not really your stereotypical computer nerd either (stereotypes are always wrong anyway ) I am on the skinny side and do wear glasses, but I'm also a 2nd degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do so that helps in some situations . So I'm pretty athletic, and I also do a lot of sports besides martial arts as well. I like to consider myself a fairly unique person

07-23-2002, 03:54 PM	#12
KaVir Legend Join Date: Apr 2002 Name: Richard Location: München Home MUD: God Wars II Posts: 1,518	Can someone please define "normal"?

07-23-2002, 03:37 PM	#11
Yuki Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: My laptop, my apt, Columbus, Ohio, USA Posts: 42	I think Hannah posted this just so everyone would look at her pic and swoon. She's just looking down on all of us mere mortals. I'm semi-normal. Sometimes I dress nice, sometimes I wear t-shirt and whatever, sometimes I wear frames for glasses so I look like I almost wear glasses. I take showers regularly, I do not smell, I clip my fingernails and toenails. I brush my teeth at least twice a day. I even shave and put on deoderant. One time I even changed my underwear.

07-23-2002, 04:08 PM	#13
Dulan Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 354	Pale (Lemme 'splain ta ya somethin'. I'm mostly swedish and danish. Do I need to 'splain ta ya why I dun tan? Huh? Huh?), skinny to fair build, depending on season, and glasses only for computer work (Heh. I'm far-sighted. Very far-sighted.), and I only wear what is comfortable. I _do_ eat pizza and _drink_ coke (Unless you meant the other kind of coke. Silly person.) when I MUD, but oh lordie, I'm definitely not overweight. So, which option do I fit under? Huh? Huh? And just what do you mean by normal? Do you mean N'Synch, Britney Spears, annoying, irritating, teen pop star normal? If so, then I think you are righteously deserving of a flame. -D

07-23-2002, 06:02 PM	#14
Thoric New Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 29	I don't know if this is unique or common, since it wasn't a voting option... I look like something between a rocker and a biker. I have long hair, a mustache and a goatee. I wear black jeans, black t-shirt, black Doc Martins and a black leather jacket when the weather is cool. Oddly enough I don't really have any friends that look the same.

07-23-2002, 06:21 PM	#15
Quietude New Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 12	I wear what I wear, I weigh what I weigh, I eat what I eat . . . Part of the joys of being online is not judging people by their appearances, yes? I find that the people I meet at real-life MUD gatherings are, by and large, no different in appearance than any random sampling of the population, except for being heavily weighted towards being white and male. this space intentionally left blank

07-24-2002, 06:23 AM	#16
Hannah New Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Finland/Tampere Posts: 22	Dear Yuki I didn't vote in this poll and if I did..i would call my self normal. hugs

07-24-2002, 06:37 AM	#17
Hannah New Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Finland/Tampere Posts: 22	Normal..i think you are like most of the population. Belong in the masses? I think most of you got this poll wrong. I didn't want to know what you look like just which one of the answer is closest to you. When it reads "i drink coke" don't take it as "hey, I dont belong in that group I drink pepsi" . Seems like this far mudders are mostly normal people.

07-24-2002, 07:14 AM	#18
thelenian Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 122	I dunno what to say.. I like to swim and go spear fishing (free diving, 3-prong.. aqualung and spearguns are for wimps! ). Now that I'm back from school for the summer, I've got a mean farmer's tan from working out in the fields. I'm probably going to have to go on a branding drive (my dad's a cowboy) in a couple of weeks. I also practice martial arts, and usually work out, though not so much now that I'm on vacation. I guess I look "normal" for outer-island Hawaii, but that's probably far from what most people consider "normal" to be.

07-24-2002, 08:48 AM	#19
Artovil Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 32	I suppose I should have voted that I am skinny and have glasses, but since people stopped calling me names when I got tired of my bullies and broke a nose or two back in 8th grade, I figured, I can go as normal since I dress in comfy, nice clothes, and I look pretty much normal. Besides, what does it matter what people look like? I never really got that part of human behavior. Internet as an idea could theoretically make it easier to just be who you are, and nobody would say any different or care that much; the reality entirely opposes this idea since every chatter known to man will either be tall, dark, brawny, and own a fancy sports car, or blonde augmented vixens belonging in some odd porn fantasy land. It's sad, really.

07-24-2002, 09:19 AM	#20
mhc Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Linköping, Sweden Posts: 31	I'm normal. It's the rest of the world which is deviant.

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