Topic: Have you seen other folks from here as a result of crazy random happenstance? (Read 9777 times)

The extra letter · « **on:** 13 Feb 2011, 02:09 »

I think I saw our very own Jimmy The Squid today.

Or, I was totally staring at a random stranger who's probably thinking I'm a creepy weirdo of the highest order.

squawk · « **Reply #1 on:** 13 Feb 2011, 02:56 »

One time I saw Patrick and I didn't say hi

est · « **Reply #2 on:** 13 Feb 2011, 03:33 »

I unexpectedly bump into some of the other Sydney QC folk from time to time.

E. Spaceman · « **Reply #3 on:** 13 Feb 2011, 04:10 »

At my prom, some guy grabbed and asked if i was e. spaceman. He lurked here and was friends with a friend.

It was fairly weird

BlahBlah · « **Reply #4 on:** 13 Feb 2011, 04:27 »

Quote from: Ptommydski on 13 Feb 2011, 02:35

No, never. I've met a lot of people from the forums but I guess I've always met them deliberately rather than by coincidence.

The first time we met was kinda by coincidence, since you thought I was somebody else.

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #5 on:** 13 Feb 2011, 04:27 »

Damnit we really have to be better at saying hi to each other when we're at Broadway. How many times has this happened now? You were on the down escalator and I was on the up one. I thought that was you but again I didn't say anything to avoid looking the dick if I was wrong.

One time I saw a guy that looked like you, said hi, he said hi back then we were both really awkward because we both thought we were someone else.

allison · « **Reply #6 on:** 13 Feb 2011, 05:29 »

Julia saw me in a Burger King.

tania · « **Reply #7 on:** 13 Feb 2011, 08:39 »

me neither.

this isn't really the same thing but staedtlermars's roommate was (and still is, i think) a friend of mine from guelph that i used to work with, which is pretty wacky considering they both live in edinburgh. one time i saw a picture of him on the forum dressed as scott pilgrim for halloween and it really weirded the heck out of me until i remembered what was going on and why that made sense.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #8 on:** 13 Feb 2011, 08:48 »

Dan saw me from afar before we properly met and didn't say hello.

He also accidentally saw my balls but that was a different set of circumstances altogether.

Joseph · « **Reply #9 on:** 13 Feb 2011, 09:13 »

When I lived in Vancouver I used to run into this girl who posted as Coonstar at shows and record shops and things every once and a while. But she doesn't post any more

jhocking · « **Reply #10 on:** 13 Feb 2011, 10:10 »

No, thank god.

öde · « **Reply #11 on:** 13 Feb 2011, 10:23 »

Quote from: KharBevNor on 13 Feb 2011, 08:48

Dan saw me from afar before we properly met and didn't say hello.

I was in a car! Moving!

KharBevNor · « **Reply #12 on:** 13 Feb 2011, 10:26 »

Excuses! Always more excuses! When will the lies stop!?

öde · « **Reply #13 on:** 13 Feb 2011, 10:35 »

When I run you over.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #14 on:** 13 Feb 2011, 11:17 »

I unwittingly went to the same school as a Perth forumite for nearly a year, and didn't realise it until after he'd graduated. He doesn't post here anymore, either.

Liz · « **Reply #15 on:** 13 Feb 2011, 11:21 »

I first met Brittany in the elevator of my dorm sophomore year. She was standing with her cousins and I came around the corner and we both kind of looked at each other. Once we realized how we recognized each other it was awesome but for a moment I though I was crazy.

Now we are friends!

IronOxide · « **Reply #16 on:** 13 Feb 2011, 12:06 »

I bumped into Kat at the mall, but she was working there, so I guess that's not too weird.

Lines · « **Reply #17 on:** 13 Feb 2011, 13:16 »

I haven't bumped into anybody because nobody lives in the same city as I do. Now that Jon is elsewhere for grad school, I don't think anyone else is even in Ohio. But that's ok, Eed is within a reasonable distance.

Tom · « **Reply #18 on:** 13 Feb 2011, 13:41 »

If I was attending USYD, I'd have a greater chance of randomly bumping into my fellow Sydney forumites.

De_El · « **Reply #19 on:** 13 Feb 2011, 14:13 »

I haven't run into anyone coincidentally, but I have been stopped by a lurker, just a few weeks ago, asking if I posted here.

Lunchbox · « **Reply #20 on:** 13 Feb 2011, 14:18 »

I bumped into Chris (GodinPants) once at a show and we made awkward conversation. It was my first sort of not really date with Max which made it doubly awkward.
Other than that I see Est and Han and Jimmy around a lot, but we all live relatively close to each other.

Extra Letter, I don't know what you look like.

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #21 on:** 13 Feb 2011, 14:22 »

I used to go to Uni with GodinPants. It was a bit weird because we'd see each other around, recognise each other but still be too awkward to say hi so we'd do that little nod thing that guys do when they're too nervous to say hi to each other.

Eris · « **Reply #22 on:** 13 Feb 2011, 14:23 »

Once I was walking down the street and Fatty walked past me with her cousin (who I had met before) and didn't notice me. I sent her a message saying "I can see you..." and she replied later after I had started work or whatever I was doing. Sometimes she would come into the cafe I worked at and eat/get coffee after classes and I would try and talk while trying to not get in trouble for talking rather than working.

Melodic · « **Reply #23 on:** 13 Feb 2011, 15:01 »

i live in canada

The extra letter · « **Reply #24 on:** 13 Feb 2011, 17:32 »

Quote from: Jimmy the Squid on 13 Feb 2011, 04:27

Damnit we really have to be better at saying hi to each other when we're at Broadway. How many times has this happened now? You were on the down escalator and I was on the up one. I thought that was you but again I didn't say anything to avoid looking the dick if I was wrong.

One time I saw a guy that looked like you, said hi, he said hi back then we were both really awkward because we both thought we were someone else.

I was going to say hi, but it woulda been mega awkward if it wasn't you, but if I didn't say hi and it was you I was worried I'd look like a total dick.

We totally need a sort of secret gesture kind of thing. If one or the other of us uses it, we'll know it's them.

Hey, that's a thought. A QC gang sign.

Buttfranklin · « **Reply #25 on:** 13 Feb 2011, 19:29 »

I live in Kansas!

<<<< placed in the earth by the devil to mislead us

Lunchbox · « **Reply #26 on:** 13 Feb 2011, 19:49 »

Quote from: The extra letter on 13 Feb 2011, 17:32

We totally need a sort of secret gesture kind of thing. If one or the other of us uses it, we'll know it's them.

Hey, that's a thought. A QC gang sign.

May I suggest the Auslan symbol for Q.
Bonus points for looking slightly grotesque.

JD · « **Reply #27 on:** 13 Feb 2011, 19:54 »

Or you could draw a dong on your hand and use that instead.

Lunchbox · « **Reply #28 on:** 13 Feb 2011, 19:54 »

Alternately we could use ASL, American Sign Language (this is much easier to look up online.)

An A handshape on the side of the cheek, near the chin, with a fast forward motion (similar to signing shy) means "slut"
"Dick" is a "d" handshape tapping the nose.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ABC_pict.png

David_Dovey · « **Reply #29 on:** 13 Feb 2011, 20:18 »

Everyone get <DICK>< tattoos on yr neck

jwhouk · « **Reply #30 on:** 13 Feb 2011, 20:33 »

No.

Thankfully.

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #31 on:** 13 Feb 2011, 20:41 »

The only person I've ever met from the forums is yelley, and we didn't meet by happenstance.

valley_parade · « **Reply #32 on:** 14 Feb 2011, 08:54 »

I've seen dopplegangers. Lots of them. There's a woman at my job who looks a bit like an older, shorter Linds (mostly though, she is older and shorter than Linds), I saw a Rachel on Friday at the bus station, and I've also seen dopplegangers for Jace (though it was a Ladyjace), Lunchy (ask Jon about that one), and Julia.

Plus there was that time I hung out with some of you guys for reals.

Lunchbox · « **Reply #33 on:** 14 Feb 2011, 13:33 »

How am I supposed to ask Jon when he doesn't post anymore?

Drill King · « **Reply #34 on:** 14 Feb 2011, 14:19 »

I live in a city with a doppleganger Tommy and Gene. It is really really weird. I have been seeing them around the city for like two years and it never stops being weird.

I wish I lived in a city with more people to be all oh hai with. The one person that lives here I have not met.

valley_parade · « **Reply #35 on:** 14 Feb 2011, 14:34 »

Quote from: Lunchbox on 14 Feb 2011, 13:33

How am I supposed to ask Jon when he doesn't post anymore?

Oh yeah, true.

We went to see Dropkick Murphys a few years back, and on the train back to Boston, we saw someone who looked like you, but less adorable and awesome. She was referred to as "ugly Lunchy".

Ballard · « **Reply #36 on:** 14 Feb 2011, 14:44 »

I once started talking to a guy on the forums via PM and later via AIM who turned out to be the childhood best friend of my best friend, who used to live in his building.

We all reunited and played in a band together, briefly.

He never posted here much and still doesn't.

Ballard · « **Reply #37 on:** 14 Feb 2011, 15:22 »

Inlander · « **Reply #38 on:** 14 Feb 2011, 15:54 »

Quote from: Ptommydski on 14 Feb 2011, 15:20

So basically, in the same city as Tommy Wiseau?

That was the Tommy she was referring to.

You didn't think she meant you, did you?

sean · « **Reply #39 on:** 15 Feb 2011, 00:50 »

not gonna lie the only forumite i've seen is gene and that was well planned out so...

no, i have never seen a forumite by happenstance.

nekowafer · « **Reply #40 on:** 16 Feb 2011, 05:27 »

It seems that few forumites live 'round these parts. I know there are several in DC but that's sort of far from little Owings Mills over here. Also I'm still kind of new.

I was going to say that I need to meet more people from the internet but that's slightly weird. But I do need to make more friends and I don't drink so like my only other option is okcupid and all they want is the no pants dance.

nekowafer · « **Reply #41 on:** 16 Feb 2011, 05:58 »

Hey, at least you guys don't send me messages like "I like ur tities." Er, well, haven't yet anyway.

Lines · « **Reply #42 on:** 16 Feb 2011, 06:07 »

We save that for when we all meet in person. Then it's all butts lol and groping galore.

I have seen doppleganger Tyler and Gene, but both were far less fashionable and fake-Gene was super lame. (He was at a party I was at and did nothing but complain.)

Lummer · « **Reply #43 on:** 16 Feb 2011, 06:23 »

None of people ever come by Copenhagen.

Just pointing that out.

nekowafer · « **Reply #44 on:** 16 Feb 2011, 06:34 »

Quote from: Linds on 16 Feb 2011, 06:07

We save that for when we all meet in person. Then it's all butts lol and groping galore.

I knew you guys were hiding something.

Lummer · « **Reply #45 on:** 16 Feb 2011, 06:55 »

What I'm saying is that some of y'all should come to Denmark sometime. We should hang out!

JD · « **Reply #46 on:** 16 Feb 2011, 08:07 »

I could've when I lived in Maryland. One poster around here used to go to my old high school so there is that.

The Seldom Killer · « **Reply #47 on:** 16 Feb 2011, 08:15 »

Doubt it will happen anytime soon. I suspect forumengers don't frequent Yorkshire or the Peak District.

Lines · « **Reply #48 on:** 16 Feb 2011, 08:37 »

Quote from: Ptommydski on 16 Feb 2011, 06:11

Quote from: Linds on 16 Feb 2011, 06:07
did nothing but complain

Place-holder post for my generic Jewish stereotype quip once I've had enough coffee to word it correctly.

I dunno if he was Jewish, but regardless his gf wasn't and she was just as bad. The only reason I remember him is because I kept thinking, "Dude is not cool enough to look like Gene."

schimmy · « **Reply #49 on:** 17 Feb 2011, 03:30 »

Seldom. At least a couple of us live in Yorkshire! I live in Leeds.
Never knowingly seen anyone though.

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