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Offline retzev

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We're not Trekkies...
« on: December 09, 2005, 07:01:23 AM »
...is there such a  nickname for DS fans? [rollr]
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Re: We're not Trekkies...
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2005, 03:47:01 PM »
Quote from: Retzev on December 09, 2005, 07:01:23 AM
...is there such a  nickname for DS fans? [rollr]

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Re: We're not Trekkies...
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2005, 06:54:47 PM »
Quote from: BuzzH on December 09, 2005, 03:47:01 PM
Shadowphiles

Really?  That's it?  Sounds like something an accountant would keep...... [santa_huh]
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Re: We're not Trekkies...
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2005, 08:02:09 PM »
Quote from: Raineypark on December 09, 2005, 06:54:47 PM
Quote from: BuzzH on December 09, 2005, 03:47:01 PM
Shadowphiles

Really?  That's it?  Sounds like something an accountant would keep...... [santa_huh]

Well, that's what me and my circle of friends call ourselves.
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Re: We're not Trekkies...
« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2005, 09:28:07 PM »
So with that in mind we might also have,

Shadowmeister - recognized expert in all things DS
Shadowaficionado - someone who likes and deeply appreciates all things DS (hopes to one day attain the level of Shadowmeister)
Shadowphobe - person who fears DS
Shadowphilephobe - person who fears DS fans
Shadowholic - person who is addicted to DS
Shadowdancer - one who simply must dance when they hear the music of DS
Shadowpuppet - person who has nothing original to say about DS and simply mimicks the Shadowaficionados and the Shadowmeisters


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Re: We're not Trekkies...
« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2005, 09:41:13 PM »
I don't know about an actual term, but when I talk about DS fans, I often say "cousins from England" or "Collinses."

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Re: We're not Trekkies...
« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2005, 10:00:26 PM »
I have a confession to make......

I am a Shadowholic and proud of it. LOL. But I have sometimes thought of calling us DSers.
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Re: We're not Trekkies...
« Reply #7 on: December 09, 2005, 10:38:32 PM »
I am both a Shadowholic and Shadowdancer...I often dance while under the influence of Dark Shadows.  It can be a scary site to see [banana].
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Re: We're not Trekkies...
« Reply #8 on: December 09, 2005, 10:58:32 PM »
Quote from: Raineypark on December 09, 2005, 06:54:47 PM
Quote from: BuzzH on December 09, 2005, 03:47:01 PM
Shadowphiles

Really?  That's it?  Sounds like something an accountant would keep...... [santa_huh]

Well, a really creepy accountant, so it's okay.   It has dignity.  I like that.   Whoever thought up "Trekkie" should be erased from history.  I know this guy named Brannon Braga who loves to do that stuff, and who probably works cheap at this point.

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Re: We're not Trekkies...
« Reply #9 on: December 10, 2005, 06:41:00 PM »
I like the sound of Shadowfan. Shadowphile is not bad either.

Don't Trekkies want to be called Trekkers nowadays?
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Re: We're not Trekkies...
« Reply #10 on: December 10, 2005, 06:51:35 PM »
Maybe it's best that there isn't a common term for DS fans -
I don't think we should be pigeon-holed like those Trekkies...I mean, Trekkers, I mean, um, Trek-Americans...uh.. [crazd]
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Re: We're not Trekkies...
« Reply #11 on: December 10, 2005, 07:09:16 PM »
When I first discovered DS fandom, I join a DS group.
They sent me a membership card. I made the mistake of showing
this to my sister. So when she made fun of me, she'd tell people
that I am a Card Carrying Member of Dark Shadows.
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Re: We're not Trekkies...
« Reply #12 on: December 10, 2005, 08:50:05 PM »
Quote from: Retzev on December 10, 2005, 06:51:35 PM
Maybe it's best that there isn't a common term for DS fans -
I don't think we should be pigeon-holed like those Trekkies...I mean, Trekkers, I mean, um, Trek-Americans...uh.. [crazd]

   [lghy] BWAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
Thank you, Retzev, for my laugh of the day.  "Trek-Americans".....I LOVE IT!!!
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Re: We're not Trekkies...
« Reply #13 on: December 10, 2005, 09:22:16 PM »
Quote from: Julianka7 on December 10, 2005, 07:09:16 PM
When I first discovered DS fandom, I join a DS group.
They sent me a membership card. I made the mistake of showing
this to my sister. So when she made fun of me, she'd tell people
that I am a Card Carrying Member of Dark Shadows.


I like the sound of that.....I'm a Card Carrying Member of Dark Shadows.  Nothing wrong with that!  Makes you sound quite impressive.

I also love the term Shadowmeister.  A good friend of mine always teases me about Roger.  She refers to him as the Rogmeister.
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Re: We're not Trekkies...
« Reply #14 on: December 11, 2005, 01:57:17 AM »
We could aiways call ourselves Darkkies.  Just a thought, Elmont...
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