Steampunk, get ye off the computer!

[Tristian Dreyman]

I can say the same, mister Caine (almost rhymes. what fun!). My girlfriend actually finds the waistcoat and goggles quite a turn on... This is actually rather annoying when you're trying to re-calibrate the aether relay drives...

[Clym Angus]

I do love a good threadjack. This is much more interesting.

Yes, I do have to say goggles, majorly flusters the opposite sex. Personally, I think it's the entire dashing pilot thing.

[Tristian Dreyman]

apparently it's because I look and sound intelligent when I'm wearing said eyewear, smeared with engine grease and holding several bits of an ex-engine... Or I'm sketching...

[Caine]

I don't think that my outfits have QUITE the effect that yours seem to, Tristian. Maybe I'm just not trying hard enough.

[Baron Verndorf]

Truthfully i dont know how my steampuk garb effects the ladies, as i usualy have very little trouble with meeting them in normal garb as well, really it just changes the type of women i usualy dance with. Punk/Ska girls usualy go down, Indie/Goth girls usualy go up...

[MrFats]

I am a terrible romantic when it comes to dating myself. I always go that extra three miles out of the way for my girlfriends. The latest one appreciates it quite a bit; and digs the victorian clothing for that matter!

Ah, to find a young lady who appreciates such things *sigh*

I do love a good threadjack. This is much more interesting.

Yes, I do have to say goggles, majorly flusters the opposite sex. Personally, I think it's the entire dashing pilot thing.

Threadjacking! I am a Zeppelin Admiral, and I shall steer this thread far off course!!
Personally, the waiscoat and pocket watch really seem to get people looking. (One young lady from my class even dared to extract said piece from my pocket!)

[Tristian Dreyman]

  THAT is the height of rudeness! The extraction of said timepiece without express permission?!

I despair for the future, I really do...

[MrFats]

I was truly at a loss for words. I stood there for a moment, out of shock, confusion, and then slight embarrassment. Fortunately, it was in m y waistcoat, so I was far less disturbed...but it was still very odd. (She was  a very pretty girl as well, which only added to my high level uncomfortable-ness.

[CinnamonAndSpite]

A waistcoat, spectacles, and a bit of aloof professorially restraint is quite attractive. And I fear I've had the bad manners of touching a gent's pocketwatch before, but only when I was younger and much more impulsive. You should forgive her a girlish moment... She entirely forgot herself at the glimmer of the watch!!!

[Tinkergirl]

I'm sure she just wanted to touch it.

Ahem.  Youthful curiosity, and all that.  She may not have seen one before in person.

[MrFats]

A waistcoat, spectacles, and a bit of aloof professorially restraint is quite attractive. And I fear I've had the bad manners of touching a gent's pocketwatch before, but only when I was younger and much more impulsive. You should forgive her a girlish moment... She entirely forgot herself at the glimmer of the watch!!!

Yes, I have forgiven her. Very nice young lady, a bit low-toned. Anyway. I have, I merely reminded her of "personal space" etc.

I'm sure she just wanted to touch it.

Ahem.  Youthful curiosity, and all that.  She may not have seen one before in person.

OH, my goodness!  She said the last time she saw one was her grandfather's [pocket watch]. And I am quite certain it is something of a curiosity, even here in New York City.

[Strange-Sara]

At any rate, I certainly appreciate Johnny's sentiment of "Put up or shut up!", but not all of us are in a position to do so.  Be it monetary constraints, social ineptitude, general lack of steampunk vibe in their given local, or a pure inability to pull it off.  ... I simply must drive an automobile, and yes, it also must operate on gasoline fuel.  That is just the way it is.  But I do not feel that I should be excluded, because I don't live the life.  Isn't the whole idea of lifestyle to make one happy? 

I think there are lots of ways to "put up".  I do agree that I find poseurs who consume culture/fashion/gadgets etc without ever creating their own somewhat dull.  That being said, there are lots of ways to create, and not all of them involve being a full-time blacksmith.  Moreover, someone needs to buy all the doodahs and whatnot creators create, so encouraging everyone to stop seems like not the greatest idea to me. 

ps-I drive a hybrid.  It runs only /partly/ on gasoline.  Does that make me steampunker than thou?

[JD_McKenna]

As the wiccans say; "Do as you will, so long as it harms none."

I dress as I wish, like what I like, and spend as much time on the computer as I please.

[kiskolou]

As the wiccans say; "Do as you will, so long as it harms none."

I dress as I wish, like what I like, and spend as much time on the computer as I please.

Aye! I'll drink to that, except we already have a party going on another thread.

[MrFats]

Ooh! Usage of Pagan ideas! Where are we going with this (I like it!)

[Baron Verndorf]

Ooh! Usage of Pagan ideas! Where are we going with this (I like it!)

*Grumbles* Damnit, i just put away my giant wicker ma-....

Oh.

Wrong pagan ideas <.<

[Interstellar Machine]

Waffles, what a great illustration. I like waffles a lot; I enjoy the texture and the unique shape. Sometimes, when I have a few minutes, I might go to the goldenwaffles forum to see how other waffle fans are eating or preparing theirs, what the newest condiments are, and where I can find the best waffles. If I hear of some good information about waffles on my own, I might post a link or throw out a pertinent piece of trivia.

You could call me a waffle fan, but I am not a waffle. Some people say that I am not a real waffle fan because I don't dress like a waffle, write about waffles, or even make my own waffles. Often, I even include other foods in my diet besides waffles. While I am partial to waffles over corn fritters, I am not actively involved in advancing waffle culture aside from my periodic indulgences. However, there are people out there that think that waffles and the waffle culture will bring the world some great good, far surpassing their role as a breakfast variation. While that might be nice, I am not concerned with that. I also hear some people grown with worry prior to ordering waffles at a restaurant and wondering what other people will think of them. Some distress about how they might break the news to family or friends that they have an affinity for waffles. But I have not chosen to like waffles in order to set myself apart, and I am not interested in a waffle rebellion, revolution, or revival. What I am interested in is hearing about other waffles, new waffles, and alternative ways to eat waffles.

Unfortunately, there is this guy on one of the waffle forums named Mr. Waffleiron who makes his own waffles, dresses like a waffle, and lives in a waffle house telling waffle fans that they need to adopt his lifestyle in order to make a difference in the world. He is making other waffle enthusiasts uncomfortable; making them feel that by admitting to favoring waffles, they must be committed to a sort of "waffle lifestyle" set within his parameters. I talked to one waffle fan who said that they came from the pancake community, which they left because there were too many rules. I hope that I don't have to commit to a set of rules to enjoy or even discuss waffles. I hope that waffles remain an open, light food with no strings attached, and that associated forums respect people’s individuality and preferences for other breakfasts as well.

[kiskolou]

Eat as many waffles as you want, as long as it harms none.

[Flynn MacCallister]

[a most marvellous, relevant and well-written analogy using waffles, which I will not reproduce for reasons of length]

*Applause*

*Further applause*

And absolutely inspired way of putting it. Really, Steampunk is no less trivial than waffles. Probably more trivial. Breakfast is important.

Thankyou for putting it so well.

[CapnHarlock]

Doesn't the number you can eat depend on whether they are Gardnerian-waffles, Alexandrian-waffles or General-Eclectic Waffles? Oops.. that may be a 3rd Degree Mystery .......

[Caine]

Wow, I really want a waffle now.

[MrFats]

You must eat 3 waffles, 3 times a day, when the numbers on one's clock add up to 3.

Mr. Machine the waffle analogy is very, very well put. I could not have said it better,thank you.

[Caine]

Wow, so not only does the current girlfriend appreciate the steampunk look on me, she herself wears, among other old fashioned things, a pea coat in the winter! And a very old-fashioned looking one at that!

Life is good sometimes.

[Cory]

Unfortunately, there is this guy on one of the waffle forums named Mr. Waffleiron who makes his own waffles, dresses like a waffle, and lives in a waffle house telling waffle fans that they need to adopt his lifestyle in order to make a difference in the world.

*chuckle* But I guess when your family has been making nothing but waffles for 150 years, you forget that one does not live by waffles alone.   

[Daemon]

Waffles, what a great illustration. I like waffles a lot; I enjoy the texture and the unique shape. Sometimes, when I have a few minutes, I might go to the goldenwaffles forum to see how other waffle fans are eating or preparing theirs, what the newest condiments are, and where I can find the best waffles. If I hear of some good information about waffles on my own, I might post a link or throw out a pertinent piece of trivia.

You could call me a waffle fan, but I am not a waffle. Some people say that I am not a real waffle fan because I don't dress like a waffle, write about waffles, or even make my own waffles.

I must be slow today.... It took me all the way to where the above quote ends to realize it was a parody/analogy. For a second there I thought the thread had derailed, and crashed with fiery explosions of syrup and butter.