Aureantes' Lair

I call this one, "Hey...I resemble that remark!"

[It's somewhat related to Litha and me tweaking the "Name 3 ways you are a stereotypical guy/chick" question on the 'Name 3 Things' questionnaire to make it two separate questions (and seeing who "gets it" and who doesn't). Or the ever-popular highschool-lit game of "Name the Christ-Figure", or my brother's game "How is This Movie/Book/Play Hamlet?" -- Star Wars, btw, is actually Hamlet inside-out, if you want to run those details down. If you like my dropped-hat allusions and scavenger hunts, you'll love this...>:)]

How it works: Use a series of valid statements to describe yourself that are also true for historical, celebrity or fictional characters -- how far out you let 'em be depends on your intended audience, but the statements have to be relevant to you personally. You can do any number of items that you can come up with; I kept this first one down to 25, just so it wouldn't get too long.

If there is more than one answer you have in mind and you want people to try for all of 'em, put a number in parantheses following the statement. Then your friends take a crack at guessing who the hell you're talking about, and can challenge you in turn with their own list of allusions.

These are all movie-fictional ones, to start with, and I left some of the weirder shite in...there are few overlaps, but every item has at least one answer to it:

I resemble these remarks....


1. Keeps ritual + warding paraphernalia in bedroom/close possession (2+)

2. Collects antique books, some of which deal with dark subjects

3. Can make a proper breakfast presentation for his lady; knows 'the language of flowers'

4. Likes cutting things up, if the right opportunity arises (2-3)

5. Has read the Bible and Paradise Lost

6. Is a musician/composer who hasn't yet gotten a break; likes to mess w/ people's minds

7. Comes into people's dreams without warning

8. Hangs out with fairies and forms alternative family structure

9. Is into real-life archaeology and the experience of living in different times

10. Smartass who likes to wear black; talks about theories, patterns, iterations & disasters

11. Is trying to reassemble his fragmented and troubled memory (2)

12. Is extremely absentminded; carries around black ballpoint pens

13. 'Fell to earth'; made an appearance in 1976

14. Has been known to confuse young children with lefthanded/subversive wit

15. Analyses human mating-behaviour patterns with animal mating-behaviour references

16. Investigates even the weirdest phenomena as logically as possible (2)

17. Teaches classic material in an unconventional and familiar/irreverent fashion

18. Is known for translating and interpreting symbols

19. Has a symbol marked on his neck that represents his real name

20. Uses creative means to express himself to his mate

21. Has loved the same person in at least three lives

22. Capable of deep-and-near-pathological understanding of the criminal mind

23. Can lead a cause but have self-doubt in doing so; good understanding of cultures

24. Talks a lot about duality and what to do with it

25. Has a volatile temper; can do great things with adrenaline surges


And I left out anything that was just about being lefthanded, being fond of wearing black and long black coats, foreign/odd accents, hairstyles or having odd sleeping hours....or my habit of using any apt occasion to pull out the classic exclamation "IT'S ALIVE!!!!!--it's alive, it's alive....!!" *maniacal laughter* >:)

There -- it's alive. Have fun with it. :D