Top Ten Signs You're Addicted to the Barrow-Downs

[A Little Green]

When you see a costume rental called Lavem and you find it amusing because it makes you think about Lalwendë and davem...

[HerenIstarion]

I'm still around.


Even if less frequently so

[Volo]

Originally Posted by Aganzir

In the place where I attend art classes, there's a wall some children have painted to. One of the paintings is a crippled Superman who, I think, looks exactly like littlemanpoet. It amuses me very much every time I see it, and lately (unless I misheard) Lommy has also agreed that it looks like him.

Haha! And I have a Latvian friend who looks exactly like Elempi.

Originally Posted by Legate of Amon Lanc

OH, MY!!!

A sign of addiction: When you have a folder in your computer, called "Barrow-downs", and it has 195 MB!!! And don't ask me what's inside it so that it's so big - I don't know even myself! The biggest files I can think of and I know they are there are Paper Telephone concepts. But still.

indeed! I have 44MB and I regard that a lot.

My own addiction that I noticed about a week ago but couldn't post here (I was afraid I would forget it - another addiction?) is that when having to make a collective desicion I "vote". I've been doing that for a longer period of time, but never before WW.

[A Little Green]

When you (and Nogrod, mind you) are quite convinced that Lommy is talking about legative feelings instead of negative...

[Nogrod]

Originally Posted by A Little Green

When you (and Nogrod, mind you) are quite convinced that Lommy is talking about legative feelings instead of negative...

That's actually true...

[A Little Green]

Originally Posted by Nog

That's actually true...

Yeah right, what did you expect?

[Thinlómien]

Originally Posted by A Little Green

When you (and Nogrod, mind you) are quite convinced that Lommy is talking about legative feelings instead of negative...

Yes, I often make ex tempore aphorisms like "legative feelings are like warts; they must be frozen"... (Not that it was a good ex tempore aphorism in any case... ) I only wonder what does the word legative mean? Does it have something to do with legislation?

[Rikae]

This was on the assigned to Mordor thread, but I think Kath was right in suggesting it belongs here as well:

When you feel the need to clarify "WWII" by adding "the war, not the werewolf game."

(Hey, at least Mac and I are on the same side in some werewolf games...)

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Originally Posted by A Little Green

When you (and Nogrod, mind you) are quite convinced that Lommy is talking about legative feelings instead of negative...

Just one typo away from 'Legotive' feelings. I'm sure Formendacil would identify.

[Thinlómien]

Originally Posted by Hookbill the Goomba

Just one typo away from 'Legotive' feelings. I'm sure Formendacil would identify.

Haha, but actually legotive reminds me more of Legolas-tive than actual legos... I guess this belongs to the You Know You're Obsessed with LotR when... -thread.

[THE Ka]

When you, for one of the first times, become so absorbed in WW that you contemplate the method of brushing your teeth and tying your shoes at the same time.

Or, (as what happened in Volo's last WW):

Your friends eventually start reading WW with you, and play backseat WW player to the point of giggling...

~ Ka

[Thinlómien]

When you spend your Swedish lesson by studying the US map on the classroom wall and try to find as many 'downer locations you can instead of studying the chapter that you know will be in the exam...

Or alternatively, what I'm doing now: when during a media lesson you should be looking for information on a designer you're going to interview, you go to 'downs instead.

[satansaloser2005]

Originally Posted by Thinlómien

When you spend your Swedish lesson by studying the US map on the classroom wall and try to find as many 'downer locations you can instead of studying the chapter that you know will be in the exam...

You'll never find me! NEVER!!!!

When you know you're running late for class, but you just HAVE to check the Downs anyway. *sigh* Ah, addiction.

[Rikae]

Just south of the middle of Lake Ontario.

And for me:
...when your understanding of European geography is dramatically improved because of your interest in downers' locations. Not only wasn't I paying much attention in 4th grade "social studies", but the map looked very different then!
(perhaps this belongs in "Thanks Downers"?)

[Thinlómien]

Originally Posted by Rikae

Just south of the middle of Lake Ontario.

And for me:
...when your understanding of European geography is dramatically improved because of your interest in downers' locations. Not only wasn't I paying much attention in 4th grade "social studies", but the map looked very different then!
(perhaps this belongs in "Thanks Downers"?)

Now, you know, I had to find Lake Ontario this time. Funny, I could say my knowledge of US geography has improved lately because of BD, but it's still mostly limited to "Texas and Florida are in south, California in west, Alaska in north-west and New York in the east".

Also, this BD-addiction is ruining my French studies: the French word for comics is BD (short for bande dessinée) and you can guess what kept springing to my mind when we were reading a chapter about Asterix and comics in general.... *sigh*

[satansaloser2005]

Originally Posted by Thinlómien

Now, you know, I had to find Lake Ontario this time. Funny, I could say my knowledge of US geography has improved lately because of BD, but it's still mostly limited to "Texas and Florida are in south, California in west, Alaska in north-west and New York in the east".

Hey, I can help you out with that one. All that above too, and Nebraska's right in the middle....of nowhere....


I'm in a WW game, I'm dead, and I STILL am constantly checking the thread.

[Groin Redbeard]

Originally Posted by Thinlómien

Now, you know, I had to find Lake Ontario this time. Funny, I could say my knowledge of US geography has improved lately because of BD, but it's still mostly limited to "Texas and Florida are in south, California in west, Alaska in north-west and New York in the east".

All you need to know is that South= good & North= bad!

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Originally Posted by Groin Redbeard

All you need to know is that South= good & North= bad!

You know, its statements like that that start wars.

Being addicted to the Downs often manifests itself in scary ways... Especially when several of your notebooks for University are full of sketches of possible cartoon versions of Downers for The Phantom and Alien.

[Finduilas]

Originally Posted by Groin Redbeard

All you need to know is that South= good & North= bad!

So your one of them, eh?

[satansaloser2005]

I was at work today (I work the phones at a....well, let's just say it's generalized customer service because it's difficult to explain) and I spoke to a gentleman named Mr. McCabe. I just couldn't get his name out; kept trying to call him "Mister McCobbler." I almost had to hang up on the poor guy because I was laughing so hard.

[A Little Green]

Originally Posted by Sally

I was at work today (I work the phones at a....well, let's just say it's generalized customer service because it's difficult to explain) and I spoke to a gentleman named Mr. McCabe. I just couldn't get his name out; kept trying to call him "Mister McCobbler." I almost had to hang up on the poor guy because I was laughing so hard.

haha, you just made my day

[satansaloser2005]

Hehe, you're welcome. By the way, congrats on the 100th post!

[Volo]

Hih! "The fate of the innocent(s) is in your hands." -my English book. Nah, no more WW today.

[Rikae]

Originally Posted by Groin Redbeard

All you need to know is that South= good & North= bad!

Who won the %$^# war, anyway?

[Folwren]

Originally Posted by Rikae

Who won the %$^# war, anyway?

The North. And thank God they did, too. We would have likely been Brittish again if they hadn't.

You know you're addicted to the Barrow Downs when you read this thread and nod at almost every post posted.

[satansaloser2005]

Originally Posted by Folwren

The North. And thank God they did, too. We would have likely been Brittish again if they hadn't.

You know you're addicted to the Barrow Downs when you read this thread and nod at almost every post posted.

Fowlren, you totally just made me giggle. Half because I'd had the same thought about the war, and half because I can scroll through the thread and pretty much be "That's me!" to almost any post. Okay, 3/4 about the war. *envisions herself and her friends sitting around, drinking little cups of tea and watching Andy Griffith* Why lie about it?

[McCaber]

Originally Posted by Folwren

You know you're addicted to the Barrow Downs when you read this thread and nod at almost every post posted.

I just nodded in agreement at that post without even thinking about my actions.

[A Little Green]

Originally Posted by Volo

Hih! "The fate of the innocent(s) is in your hands." -my English book. Nah, no more WW today.

I had a similar feeling when listening to the song "Temptation Waits" by Garbage where the lyrics start with "I'll tell you something, I am a wolf but I like to wear sheep's clothing"

[Thinlómien]

Originally Posted by Greenie

I had a similar feeling when listening to the song "Temptation Waits" by Garbage where the lyrics start with "I'll tell you something, I am a wolf but I like to wear sheep's clothing"

In fact I had that as a signature after some ww game in which I was a wolf....

I had the similar association when listening to Johnny Cash's The Mercy Seat

It began when they come took me from my home
And put me in Dead Row,
Of which I am nearly wholly innocent, you know.
And I'll say it again
I..am..not..afraid..to..die.

It must just have been the word "innocent"...

Secondly, I found an old issue of National Geographic and one of the headings was "Death Valley" and it made me instantly think of WWJIII - Nan Qualinmérë, Death Wish Valley - which was played more than two years ago. But maybe I have to take into account that I have been doing grimoire researchs lately...

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Originally Posted by A Little Green

I had a similar feeling when listening to the song "Temptation Waits" by Garbage where the lyrics start with "I'll tell you something, I am a wolf but I like to wear sheep's clothing"

Actually, I got similar feeling last year when listening to Roger Waters' song "The Powers That Be":

They like a tough game, no rules, some you win, some you lose (...)
They like fear and loathing, they like sheep's clothing

They are of course the Werewolves. In fact, I spent some time playing with the lyrics back then and wanted to make it a song about WW. Not that hard, I think.

[Volo]

When you have to use a forum for a school project, the first thing you do is go and complain to the admin about the flood of "hi"-titled threads.

Quite a pathetic forum that one , so just to be nasty I put this one as my homepage.

[Rikae]

Hm... similar to Lommy and Legate's points -- a couple games ago I started hearing the lyric "I am aware now" in Head Over Feet by Alanis Morissette as "I am a werewolf..."
It really sounds like it, I swear.

[Macalaure]

When you think that creating a new thread about songs that remind you of Werewolf might actually be a good idea.

I'll add Placebo's Haemoglobin

As they drag me to my feet
I was filled with incoherence
Theories of conspiracy
The whole world wants my disappearance
I'll go fighting nail and teeth
You've never seen such perseverance
Gonna make you scared of me

[Volo]

I don't have a specific WW song, but I noticed that I stopped to think if the singer is bluffing and truly a Wolf.


Don't you think we need a Wolf-smiley by now?

[Rikae]

Originally Posted by Volo

I stopped to think if the singer is bluffing and truly a Wolf.

The "nail and teeth" line could be a slip...

Another sign:
You study for your philosophy midterm using a WW-analysis format.

Aristotle – Probably innocent, at least because of his interations with Platowolf...

[Thinlómien]

What about the following?

1) Your friend tells you a hilarious dream of hers and you almost tell her to post in BD dreams, even though she's not a 'downer and the dream is not 'downs-related.

2) You leaf through a manual for some gadget and when you first accidently come across with the Czech version you decide to look for more funny languages and you happen to open the page in Danish and when you try again you hit the German instructions and this all makes you think: "really creepy... this must be magic: 'downer languages...."

3) Probably if someone counted how many times per day I think about BD or ww or anything related to them, the result would be quite alarming...

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Originally Posted by Thinlómien

2) You leaf through a manual for some gadget and when you first accidently come across with the Czech version you decide to look for more funny languages and you happen to open the page in Danish and when you try again you hit the German instructions and this all makes you think: "really creepy... this must be magic: 'downer languages...."

As long as you didn't find Fungoltch and Shcmurt's language.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Originally Posted by Thinlómien

3) Probably if someone counted how many times per day I think about BD or ww or anything related to them, the result would be quite alarming...

I think how many hours per day will be more appropriate. Because some two weeks ago, I was traveling to the other side of the city, which took about an hour; and because of too many people in the traffic I was not able to open and read a book as I am used to, I was thinking all the way - and thinking about Downs-related things. It felt really strange to concentrate for an hour, without interruption, on thinking just about the Downs.

[Thinlómien]

Originally Posted by Legate of Amon Lanc

I think how many hours per day will be more appropriate. Because some two weeks ago, I was traveling to the other side of the city, which took about an hour; and because of too many people in the traffic I was not able to open and read a book as I am used to, I was thinking all the way - and thinking about Downs-related things.It felt really strange to concentrate for an hour, without interruption, on thinking just about the Downs.

That's a bit crazy. Although I must admit having thought about the 'downs for long times at nights when trying to sleep, but admittedly it has mostly been werewolf those times. And not being able to sleep because of werewolf is something really bad...

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Originally Posted by Thinlómien

That's a bit crazy. Although I must admit having thought about the 'downs for long times at nights when trying to sleep, but admittedly it has mostly been werewolf those times. And not being able to sleep because of werewolf is something really bad...

Well I didn't have such problems with Werewolf, fortunately... although recently, I had problems to fall asleep when I suddenly got an idea for a WW setting after I went to bed. One cannot simply fall asleep with a sudden inspiration and interesting ideas unfolding in his mind.

But what are you saying, a bit? That's an euphemism, to be sure.