Re: CHAT: Steg's wonderful .sig (and a question)

On Fri, 5 Nov 1999, FFlores wrote:

> My friends know (more or less) what I do; they usually nod and say
> 'Yeah, yeah' in a most interesting-looking way. None of them has
> ever made fun of it or deemed it stupid; they just see as one of
> my peculiar aspects.
That's basically the attitude of people around me; some actually ask
"And do you communicate in it?" and I usually say "No, but I've made
up three million people who communicate in it."

> As for justification: I don't need it. I don't want it. And I hate
> when people try to invent one for me -- like someone who said 'You
> invent languages and worlds because deep within yourself, you don't
> like *this* world'. Damn amateur shrink! Aarrrgh!
Aarrrgh indeed. Lots of people seem to think that that's the reason
for making up worlds and languages. If you happen to know that they
also make something for a hobby you can ask them whether that's their
reason too: "and do you knit because deep within yourself you don't
like existing knitwear?" (That said, I started baking bread because I
couldn't find a good enough bakery).

   Irina

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