Comments on: Abracadabra Shazam http://blog.elisehuard.be/2009/12/abracadabra/ Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:01:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Bram http://blog.elisehuard.be/2009/12/abracadabra/comment-page-1/#comment-2542 Bram Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:43:02 +0000 http://blog.elisehuard.be/?p=1125#comment-2542 I can say from experience that Über Goths don't really care if a random person slaps on some eyeliner and proclaims to be a goth. They'll snigger, of course, but that's generally where it ends. I think we all understand all sides of the story (if we didn't, we'd probably have to degrade ourselves to lesser-artefact-bearers). The thing with fads and names is that they're pretty transient. So they call themselves geeks now. In a couple years it'll be something else. It'll blow over. No? Either way, there is no box or label accurate enough for any one person. Maybe subcultures should be expressed in a slightly more mathematical way...Me, I'd say I'm Geek∩Goth∩Pervert∩Swordsman∩Weird. I can say from experience that Über Goths don’t really care if a random person slaps on some eyeliner and proclaims to be a goth. They’ll snigger, of course, but that’s generally where it ends.

I think we all understand all sides of the story (if we didn’t, we’d probably have to degrade ourselves to lesser-artefact-bearers). The thing with fads and names is that they’re pretty transient. So they call themselves geeks now. In a couple years it’ll be something else. It’ll blow over. No?

Either way, there is no box or label accurate enough for any one person. Maybe subcultures should be expressed in a slightly more mathematical way…Me, I’d say I’m Geek∩Goth∩Pervert∩Swordsman∩Weird.

]]> By: Philip Paeps http://blog.elisehuard.be/2009/12/abracadabra/comment-page-1/#comment-2541 Philip Paeps Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:28:33 +0000 http://blog.elisehuard.be/?p=1125#comment-2541 Wearable magic tokens help with mutual recognition. :-) Wearable magic tokens help with mutual recognition. :-)

]]> By: Elise http://blog.elisehuard.be/2009/12/abracadabra/comment-page-1/#comment-2540 Elise Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:27:04 +0000 http://blog.elisehuard.be/?p=1125#comment-2540 I understand all sides of this story, really. The artistic sourcerers and artefact-bearers have no name to designate themselves with, so they picked the closest one. But the sourcerers had a subculture going linked to attitude and a set of skills. Imagine how a goth would feel about someone with black eyeliner calling themselves a goth. I understand all sides of this story, really. The artistic sourcerers and artefact-bearers have no name to designate themselves with, so they picked the closest one. But the sourcerers had a subculture going linked to attitude and a set of skills. Imagine how a goth would feel about someone with black eyeliner calling themselves a goth.

]]> By: Amedee http://blog.elisehuard.be/2009/12/abracadabra/comment-page-1/#comment-2539 Amedee Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:28:24 +0000 http://blog.elisehuard.be/?p=1125#comment-2539 Dear Wolf-Man, The Source is strong with thee, but thou art not a Jedi yet. Dids thee not notice the Words: 'Note: any resemblance to real events is purely coincidental'? Dear Wolf-Man,
The Source is strong with thee, but thou art not a Jedi yet. Dids thee not notice the Words: ‘Note: any resemblance to real events is purely coincidental’?

]]> By: Kris Buytaert http://blog.elisehuard.be/2009/12/abracadabra/comment-page-1/#comment-2534 Kris Buytaert Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:38:23 +0000 http://blog.elisehuard.be/?p=1125#comment-2534 What .. you mean there's going to be a fork ? Tell me where to send her and when ! What .. you mean there’s going to be a fork ?

Tell me where to send her and when !

]]> By: Tom Klaasen http://blog.elisehuard.be/2009/12/abracadabra/comment-page-1/#comment-2533 Tom Klaasen Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:38:12 +0000 http://blog.elisehuard.be/?p=1125#comment-2533 Luckily for those sourcerers, some of those gatherings are held in wore-down rooms of big institutions. I guess it will still take some time before the sourcerers of the new kind will arrive there. Luckily for those sourcerers, some of those gatherings are held in wore-down rooms of big institutions. I guess it will still take some time before the sourcerers of the new kind will arrive there.

]]> By: Bram http://blog.elisehuard.be/2009/12/abracadabra/comment-page-1/#comment-2531 Bram Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:16:17 +0000 http://blog.elisehuard.be/?p=1125#comment-2531 Hmm..bitterness? I can't particularly say that I detected any of that :/ Hmm..bitterness? I can’t particularly say that I detected any of that :/

]]> By: Wolf http://blog.elisehuard.be/2009/12/abracadabra/comment-page-1/#comment-2530 Wolf Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:24:42 +0000 http://blog.elisehuard.be/?p=1125#comment-2530 Why so bitter? This reminds me of the "web programmers are not real programmers" and other non-discussions. Why so bitter?

This reminds me of the “web programmers are not real programmers” and other non-discussions.

]]> By: elise http://blog.elisehuard.be/2009/12/abracadabra/comment-page-1/#comment-2527 elise Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:19:16 +0000 http://blog.elisehuard.be/?p=1125#comment-2527 Bram, i agree with you, the whole story is a amusing. Bram, i agree with you, the whole story is a amusing.

]]> By: Pieter Laeremans http://blog.elisehuard.be/2009/12/abracadabra/comment-page-1/#comment-2525 Pieter Laeremans Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:44:48 +0000 http://blog.elisehuard.be/?p=1125#comment-2525 Impressive writing! Impressive writing!

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