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Hey, Atheist Forums, my name's Baillie and I'm new here.
About me, well... there's not a whole lot to tell. I'm a sixteen-year old Anglo from Quebec, Canada, and I'm a fairly militant atheist. I don't have some moving de-conversion story to tell, I just remember sitting in church and thinking, "Now, this is all a bit silly, isn't it?" (I was somewhat of a dry eight year old). My parents still took me to church occasionally, but only because, as an eight year old, I wasn't exactly in a position to make demands. Eventually we just stopped going all-together, although I think my parents still consider themselves Christians.
I'm fairly big on... alternative lifestyles... and I guess you'd say I have a strong concept of individuality. Politically, I'm closer to anarchist than anything else, but that word carries a lot of stigma so I just call myself a Radical Libertarian. To me, unlimited freedom of speech and expression is the most important things. I'm hardly a tinfoil hatter but I do think that there's something big going on between the lines of geopolitics.
I'm a huge fan of the arts; books, movies, music, everything short of actual art, I guess. Frank Zappa is my favourite musician ever, Watchmen is my favourite book, I'm huge into action movies, the cornier the better, and I'm definitely a gamer, even if I'm not all that good at it. I guess you'd call me the stereotypical geek, sans the interest in mathematics.
But enough about me...
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pr126
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Welcome Baillie! At first I thought Braille. Never mind...
Lean back, kick off your shoes and enjoy the conversation.
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Nimitz
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A 16 year old atheist who loves Frank Zappa, unlimited freedom, and corny movies?! If you hate the Red Wings I just might adopt you!
Welcome aboard Baillie.
/has 5.5 GIGS of Frank Zappa MP3's! |
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Welcome! Watchmen is a great book. Have you ever read Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck? I think you'll really like it. Oh and a side note, is Baillie french or something?
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Baillie
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| Quote: | | Welcome Baillie! At first I thought Braille. Never mind... |
Don't worry about it, the name gets butchered way worse where I'm from. Took me years to figure out that when French telemarketers called and asked for "Mr. Bai-ee" they had the right number.
| Quote: | | A 16 year old atheist who loves Frank Zappa, unlimited freedom, and corny movies?! If you hate the Red Wings I just might adopt you! |
Dude... that's absolutely freaky... I totally do. The Red Wings suck.
| Quote: | | /has 5.5 GIGS of Frank Zappa MP3's! |
That is intense.
| Quote: | | Welcome! Watchmen is a great book. Have you ever read Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck? I think you'll really like it. |
Never really been a big Steinbeck fan, but just looked it up on Wiki and it seems pretty cool. If I didn't have about twelve books backed up as-is I'd probably try to get my hands on it, lol.
| Quote: | | Oh and a side note, is Baillie french or something? |
Well, sort of... my dad's ancestors manwhores/horse thieves from Normandy who left for Scotland, where the family patriarch got caught trying to sell stolen horses. At the trial (if you want to call it that... medieval justice and such), the judge couldn't pronounce their Norman name. Someone said they looked like they were part of the Bailey clan, and so they hung him under that name. To further complicate things, the records misspelled the name as Baillie. I guess the name just stuck.
My ancestors... were awesome.
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pr126
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Obviously he passed on the genes before hanging. Good show.
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Ah I only wish I knew that deep into my family history, far back as I can go is my Great Great Great ect. Grandfather was an american soldier in the war of 1812.
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Welcome Baillie! 
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