Warning! Stupid question alert!
Anubis
OK, so I'll admit that I'm painfully new to the newsgroup thing...
However moronic I may look, I need to ask a few question.
First of all, I understand that all those symbols and letters at the
bottom of messages are a code describing yourself... Is there a
commonly understood version of it? I went to Bethany Ramirez'
homepage and found the C*b*l Tove code, is that the one used on
soc.bi? (I can just hear the snickers at my expense from over the
phone line...) If so, I guess my code would be:
C? Ob X Tb n f a? b++ h++ k++ g d+ I B+ l+
Er, um, well I think that's right... *blush* Do people actually
understand that very easily? Or do you still need the Phrase Book to
understand it? ("My hovercraft is full of eels.")
- Anubis
Michael Thomas
Anubis <jmle...@students.wisc.edu> writes:
> First of all, I understand that all those symbols and letters at the
> bottom of messages are a code describing yourself... Is there a
> commonly understood version of it?
Dear Young Angster,
The code that you are searching high and low for
is the Nibelung code (Der Kodex des Nibelungen) it
is the official code of disaffectoids the world
over.
Signed, Elder Albrecht
---------------------Der Kodex des Nibelungen---------------------------
Feel like you spend your whole life toiling away in a dark, damp cave,
doing the bidding of others, only to have the fruits of your labor
wrested from your grasp by capricious would-be gods, or slip through
your fingers due to your own short-sighted bungling? Have you
considered the possibility that you are living the life of a Nibelung?
Perhaps you ought to.
Nibelungs, for those who consider themselves above such things as
Wagnerian opera, are the hapless cave-dwellers at the bottom of the
totem pole in Wagner's _Der_Ring_des_Nibelungen_. They are some of
the more miserably desperate characters in a four-day opera cycle
chock full of miserably desperate characters whose only hope for
respite lies in the annihilation of the world as they know it. (If
you are a Tolkien fan, think Gollum (and stay away from me.))
The following code, still in development, offers a means to evaluate
the extent to which your life has been reduced to that of a
troglodyte. I may finish it someday, if I ever get the time.
Have fun.
------------The Officious Nibelung Code (Release 0.91 Beta)---------------
Nibelungenheit: Troglodicity.
How strongly do you identify as a Nibelung?
N0 What's a Nibelung?
N1 Vaguely dissatisfied smurf.
N2 Disillusioned ex-smurf.
N3 Bitter ex-smurf.
N4 What's a smurf?
N5 It hurts when I smile. So I don't.
N6 Bright lights hurt my eyes.
N7 Get that mirror away from me.
N8 What? I wasn't paying attention.
N9 Go away, I'm busy. And shut the trap door behind
you.
NA Unavailable for comment.
(Note: feel free to use multiple digits. E.g.: N5679)
Leben: Life.
How much of a life outside of work or school do you
have?
l Not much, but probably not much less than most folks.
I hope.
l+ Hey, I have _some_ friends.
l++ Parties, dancing, fine wine, good food. The
occasional foreign film.
l+++ She's got a life, and she's not afraid to use it!
l- Overworked professional. Burger flipper. Unemployed.
Undergrad.
l-- Graduate student. Programmer.
l--- Physics graduate student.
(Note: l--+++ is possible. l---+ is not.)
Angst: Angst.
Are _you_ a fuck-up? Are you lying?
a I fucked up again, but that's...ok.
a+ I'm not a _total_ failure. If only I weren't so
intellectually lazy...
a++ I am a total failure. And an intellectual fraud. And
everybody knows it.
a- I work hard for my rewards, and I deserve them. So
lay off.
a-- Hah!
Freudlosigkeit: Joylessness.
Does life suck or what?
f I prefer not to dwell on that.
f+ Life sucks. No getting around it.
f++ I hate life.
f- Don't be such a whiner. It ain't _all_ bad.
f-- Happy happy joy joy! Heiajaheia! Heiajaheia!
Nacht und Nebel: Night and mist.
How's the weather down there?
n Not _too_ bad, considering.
n+ I wouldn't know. I haven't seen the sun in 3 days.
n++ It's precipitating inside....my head.
n- Partly sunny, clearing by nightfall.
n-- It's noon, the sun is out, and I'm at the beach
having sex.
Entsagung: Renunciation.
What have you sacrificed for the mere privilege of
engaging in this futile drudgery?
e Some free time, which would have been wasted anyway.
e+ I don't get out as often as I'd like. Some of my
friends have stopped calling.
e++ I curse and renounce love, happiness, affection, and
any semblance of a social life. Oh, and I've sold my
soul.
e- Nothing; can't give up what wasn't there to begin
with.
e-- Actually, I've gained friends and impressed my enemies
since embarking on this course. So there.
Druck: Pressure.
How badly are deadlines squeezing your brain?
d I get uptight, but in general I handle whatever comes up.
d+ Dyslexia.
d++ Aphasia.
d+++ Amnesia.
d- Deadlines? What deadlines?
d-- Buddha's Wisdom is as broad as the extensive ocean and
the Spirit is full of great Compassion.
Ameliorating factors
--------------------
Mut: Courage.
What reserves of courage or blind faith do
you have to draw on to get you through this ordeal we
call life?
m Not quivering too badly, but loud noises startle.
m+ Brave, if somewhat misguided.
m++ Sociopathically incapable of fear. Deserve to be run
through with a spear and incinerated in the wreckage
of the Palace of the Gods, Valhalla.
m- Please don't kill me.
m-- Please kill me now.
Beharrlichkeit: Perseverance.
Gonna grit those teeth and forge ahead with dogged
determination?
b I guess.
b+ Look, I can't afford to think right now.
b++ Outta my way. I'm coming through!
b- I don't know. What's really the point?
b-- It was a stupid idea in the first place.
Maintenance
-----------
Gesundheit: Health.
Taking good care of yourself?
g I eat my Wheaties.
g+ I make it to the gym semi-regularly.
g++ I just shaved 15 minutes off my triathlon performance.
g- If it ain't in the vending machine, it ain't in my diet.
g-- Maybe some more caffeine will clear up this dizziness.
Vorzeigung: Presentation.
Do you manage to project fearless self-confidence to
the rest of the world, or do you telegraph
ship-in-distress? How far have you had to let
yourself go?
v I dress a little funny, but not enough to alarm
small children. Apt to be having a bad hair day.
v+ I like the way I look. I have my own unique style --
which may get some funny looks, but I think they're
just jealous.
v++ Supermodel. Sashay, chantez, sashay sashay sashay!
v- I dress funny and I smell bad. I should take a shower
one of these days. Frighteningly bad hair day.
v-- I dress funny, I smell bad, my hair is greasy, and my
teeth are scummy. I haven't left my office or changed
my clothes in a week. I suppose I ought to go home
and make myself presentable, but I've run out of soap,
shampoo, laundry detergent, deodorant, toothpaste and
toilet paper, so there'd be no point. Maybe next week.
Unterhaltung: Conversation.
A little human contact now and then wouldn't hurt.
Do you have time for conversation?
u Oh all right, but make it quick.
u+ I suppose I could use a tiny break.
u++ Why, that reminds me of the time...
u- Hmmm... ("It _better_ be a work-related,
yes-or-no question.")
u-- Nh. ("Uh-uh.")
Miscellaneous
-------------
Wissen: Knowledge.
Indicates familiarity with Nibelung background and
history.
w Nibelungs live underground.
w+ Nibelungs are the hapless cave-dwellers at the bottom
of the totem pole in Wagner's _Der_Ring_des_Nibelungen_.
They are some of the more miserably desperate
characters in a four-day opera cycle chock full of
miserably desperate characters whose only hope for
respite lies in the annihilation of the world as they
know it. (See, it pays to read the intro.)
w++ Es wuochs in Burgunden ein viel etelieu Magadin
Das in allen Landen nicht scoeners mochte zin
Kriemhild geheizen sie wart ein scoenes Wib
Darumbe muosten Degene viel verliezen Leben und Lib
(If you can add to this, take another "+")
w- Wagner was a proto-Nazi.
w-- Wagner played the Bionic Woman.
--
Michael Thomas (mi...@mtcc.com http://www.mtcc.com/~mike/)
"Give me all of your money, you disgusting fruit!" --
Spats Ransom to Chaz after a fruitless search
for change between the sofa cushions.
Anubis
Alright then, sobeit! For those of you with the inclination and/or
translation skills to understand this version, here is
-The Officious Nibelung Code for Anubis-
(as of circa 8/24/96)
N3 l++ a+ f n+ e++ d- m++ b++ g-- v+ u++ w
Huzzah!
--------
"i want you to make me, i want you to take me
i want you to break me, then i want you to throw me away..." - NIN
- Anubis
Craig Schiller
Anubis (jmle...@students.wisc.edu) wrote:
: -The Officious Nibelung Code for Anubis-
: (as of circa 8/24/96)
: N3 l++ a+ f n+ e++ d- m++ b++ g-- v+ u++ w
--
cas, who's N3 l+- a- f n++ e- d+ m+ b g-- v u++ w
<s56...@aix2.uottawa.ca>, <da...@freenet.carleton.ca>
------------------------------------------------------
"Legal age life at variety store, these are the things that make me roar:
Disco sucks and so does war, the meek shall inherit the earth no more."
(Rheostatics, "Legal Age Life at Variety Store")
Some Call Me ... Pete
Michael Thomas (mi...@fasolt.mtcc.com) wrote:
Have us bunnies finally driven Michael to ... fluffiness? :-) Say it ain't
so! (Maybe it's just a necessary break from reading all those posts re:
"you're oppressing poor hets by asking them not to be rude" or "waah, bi
folk don't get no respect." I know *I* sure need one ...
: ---------------------Der Kodex des Nibelungen---------------------------
: --
: Michael Thomas (mi...@mtcc.com http://www.mtcc.com/~mike/)
: "Give me all of your money, you disgusting fruit!" --
: Spats Ransom to Chaz after a fruitless search
: for change between the sofa cushions.
Pete
um -- N1 l--+ a f n e- d++ m+ b+ g-- v+ u++ w--
and perhaps B3/4 f- t+ w- g k s+ r
Wayne Bryant
In article <Dwqyq...@world.std.com>, khva...@world.std.com (Some Call Me ... Pete) writes:
>Michael Thomas (mi...@fasolt.mtcc.com) wrote:
>
>Have us bunnies finally driven Michael to ... fluffiness? :-) Say it ain't
>so! (Maybe it's just a necessary break from reading all those posts re:
>"you're oppressing poor hets by asking them not to be rude" or "waah, bi
>folk don't get no respect." I know *I* sure need one ...
>
>: ---------------------Der Kodex des Nibelungen---------------------------
I wouldn't call that fluff. It had a certain *ring* of truth
to it.
Wayne
Schol-R-LEA
s56...@aix2.uottawa.ca (Craig Schiller) was baying at the moon about:
>Anubis (jmle...@students.wisc.edu) wrote:
>: -The Officious Nibelung Code for Anubis-
>: (as of circa 8/24/96)
>: N3 l++ a+ f n+ e++ d- m++ b++ g-- v+ u++ w
>cas, who's N3 l+- a- f n++ e- d+ m+ b g-- v u++ w
Schol-R, N4 l--++ A++ f n- e- d++ m-- b- g-- v u++ w+
Trouble rather the tiger in his lair______ Schol-R-LEA;2 LCF ELF JAM BiWM
than the scholar among his books \ bi / "Like marmalade on burnt toast"
BigTimeHardLineBadLuckFistFuck \/ http://www.value.net/~josako/jay/
#define KINSEY rand() % 7 Would you like some catsup on your menu?
Some Call Me ... Pete
Wayne Bryant (bry...@scd.teradyne.com) wrote:
Aria kidding? Fluff can be truthful as all get-out, as long as the truth
in question is light and sweet. I didn't intend to cast aspersions; I'm
just trying to be a bisexual who really valks the valk.
: Wayne
Pete
Albert Lunde
In article <321F2B...@students.wisc.edu>,
Anubis <jmle...@students.wisc.edu> wrote:
>OK, so I'll admit that I'm painfully new to the newsgroup thing...
>However moronic I may look, I need to ask a few question.
>bottom of messages are a code describing yourself... Is there a
> Er, um, well I think that's right... *blush* Do people actually
>understand that very easily? Or do you still need the Phrase Book to
>understand it? ("My hovercraft is full of eels.")
I'm afraid there are so many "codes" by now that the information
content _is_ approaching "My hovercraft is full of eels."
The one that started it all (I think) is the "Bear Code" originally
used especially by big/hairy men.
I've also see/heard of the "Geek Code"/"Smurf Code"/"Code of Codes"/
"Cat Code" and other's I've most likely seen and forgotten.
I don't have copies handy (though I keep _everything_ _somewhere_ ;)
but when I have a bit more time, I'll try and find some
current URLs.
(Micheal Thomas is a reliable poster to soc.bi but there may be
some question as to what you may rely on him for ;)
--
Albert Lunde Albert...@nwu.edu
Kevin Trumbull
In article <4vvd74$m...@news.acns.nwu.edu>, Albert...@nwu.edu (Albert
Lunde) wrote:
~In article <321F2B...@students.wisc.edu>,
~Anubis <jmle...@students.wisc.edu> wrote:
~>OK, so I'll admit that I'm painfully new to the newsgroup thing...
~>However moronic I may look, I need to ask a few question.
~> First of all, I understand that all those symbols and letters at the
~>bottom of messages are a code describing yourself... Is there a
~
~> Er, um, well I think that's right... *blush* Do people actually
~>understand that very easily? Or do you still need the Phrase Book to
~>understand it? ("My hovercraft is full of eels.")
~
~I'm afraid there are so many "codes" by now that the information
~content _is_ approaching "My hovercraft is full of eels."
~
~The one that started it all (I think) is the "Bear Code" originally
~used especially by big/hairy men.
~
~I've also see/heard of the "Geek Code"/"Smurf Code"/"Code of Codes"/
~"Cat Code" and other's I've most likely seen and forgotten.
~
~I don't have copies handy (though I keep _everything_ _somewhere_ ;)
~but when I have a bit more time, I'll try and find some
~current URLs.
~
~(Micheal Thomas is a reliable poster to soc.bi but there may be
~some question as to what you may rely on him for ;)
Actually come to think of it I have some codes among my files including:
Bear Code, Smurf Code, Twink Code, Vampire Code, Cabal Code, Grrrl Code,
and an older copy of the Hanky Code (actually Elf Sternberg has a new
copy, perhaps I'll download it from one of his pages.) Since the Nibelung
Code has been posted already no point in placing it here again so soon.
If you want to have a copy of any of these codes, mail me
(mag...@luna.moonstar.com) and give me your address, or if you want it
uploaded here just ask. Whichever you prefer. I nearly forgot...
Bear Code - Albert is correct, Think of Home Improvement's (US TV show) Al
Boreland.
Smurf Code - Think nice, and fluffy, sweet, smurfy sort of crap.
Twink Code _ For those whom clothes are a way of life
Vampire Code - Think of Anne Rice's Vampire novels... Gothic...
Grrrl Code - Think of Riot Grrls, if you don't know what they are, the code
most likely doesn't apply to you...
Hanky Code - A code using hankerchiefs to say what you are interested in
giving/recieving in a sexual sort of way.
Cabal Code - I'll let someone else explain that I'm C?
Nibeling Code- Mike posted it a few messages back, no point...
Jon Harley
Mag...@luna.moonstar.edu (Kevin Trumbull) writes:
>Bear Code - Albert is correct, Think of Home Improvement's (US TV show) Al
> Boreland.
>Smurf Code - Think nice, and fluffy, sweet, smurfy sort of crap.
>Twink Code _ For those whom clothes are a way of life
>Vampire Code - Think of Anne Rice's Vampire novels... Gothic...
>Grrrl Code - Think of Riot Grrls, if you don't know what they are, the code
> most likely doesn't apply to you...
>Hanky Code - A code using hankerchiefs to say what you are interested in
> giving/recieving in a sexual sort of way.
>Cabal Code - I'll let someone else explain that I'm C?
Never seen on soc.bi, because of course, there is NO soc.bi cabal :-)
>Nibeling Code- Mike posted it a few messages back, no point...
/Jon
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Albert Lunde
In article <4vvd74$m...@news.acns.nwu.edu>,
Albert Lunde <Albert...@nwu.edu> wrote:
>In article <321F2B...@students.wisc.edu>,
>Anubis <jmle...@students.wisc.edu> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
Ok, I did a bit of net searching.
This is the definitive site for the Bear Code as far as I know:
ftp://ursa-major.spdcc.com/pub/bear.code.1.9
This is a less official site that has several codes listed:
http://www.otago.ac.nz/qrd/electronic/sig-codes/
Yahoo has a page for Codes:
http://www.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Humor__Jokes__and_Fun/Codes/
--
Albert Lunde Albert...@nwu.edu
Some Call Me ... Pete
Albert Lunde (Albert...@nwu.edu) wrote:
: In article <4vvd74$m...@news.acns.nwu.edu>,
: Albert Lunde <Albert...@nwu.edu> wrote:
: >In article <321F2B...@students.wisc.edu>,
: >Anubis <jmle...@students.wisc.edu> wrote:
: This is the definitive site for the Bear Code as far as I know:
: ftp://ursa-major.spdcc.com/pub/bear.code.1.9
I recommend http://www.skepsis.com/.gblo/bears/NBCS/ , which contains
version 1.9.1 (a.k.a. version 1.10) of the Bear Code, amended as of May
1996. The entire http://www.skepsis.com/.gblo/ site is a useful and
friendly set of queer resources, IMHO.
: --
: Albert Lunde Albert...@nwu.edu
Pete, known bi ursophile
Kitty
In article <501fpv$n...@wave.news.pipex.net>,
Peter Radcliffe <p...@grumblesmurf.net> wrote:
>
>\pir ... just dropping in to be de-muffined
While you thought no-one was looking *sweet smile*... Well, have some
de-muffining hugs and nutella applications (not to say removals.. with
Kitty tongue.. ;) ) while you're here... please stay, it's been getting a
bit quiet lately, if one discounts the huge stupid het-wotsits thread...
B, off to Bicon in 10 mins...
--
Kitty (bje...@cam.ac.uk) C! N* F+ O(b+) G+ A++++
http://bust.web.site/ Currently stuck in Cornwall