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Started by Meenzer in New Members (Introduce Yourself)

What’s the equivalent of the radio phone-in cliché - “long-time reader, first-time poster”?

Thought it was about time I stepped out of the shadows and said hello, anyway. :)

What to say? Um, my name’s Martin, I’m a 25-year-old Brit living in Germany, been a T? fan since ‘93 (I think it was “Opal Mantra” on Top Of The Pops that clinched it)… that’ll do for now, won’t it?

Hi, anyway. :D

Posted on Wed, 13 October 2004 at 22:50

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allroy wrote:

Meenzer wrote:

… that’ll do for now, won’t it?

No. :p

The usual newbie interview questions: favourite album, what do you think of the new album, etc.

Seeing your nick I immediately thought you were a german from the city of Mainz.
Damn you for fooling me. :D

Oh, and finally, welcome to the world’s nicest asylum.

Posted on Wed, 13 October 2004 at 23:15

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Meenzer wrote:

allroy wrote:

No. :p

Bah. And I woulda gotten away with it if it wasn’t for you pesky kids, etc.

Favourite album? Impossible question really, it can be anything from Disintegration or Ágætis byrjun to Strapping Young Lad’s City depending on the day, the weather, my mood, what the neighbours are playing that I have to try and drown out, etc. Favourite T? album is Suicide Pact, anyway.

Just got my grubby mits on NANE yesterday, given it a few spins now and I’m impressed. They sound tight, focused, and I reckon it’s the best set of songs since Suicide Pact. So definitely looking forward to the Hamburg gig to see how the new stuff sounds live. :)

allroy wrote:

Seeing your nick I immediately thought you were a german from the city of Mainz.
Damn you for fooling me. :D

I aim to confuse. :) I lived in Mainz for three years before moving (back) to Hamburg this year, and much as I love it up here in the rainy north, I like the “Meenzer” name so it just kind of stuck. :cool:

Thanks for the welcome. I promise I won’t accidentally raise the average sanity level. :)

Posted on Wed, 13 October 2004 at 23:25

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allroy wrote:

Wolle mer’n neilasse…?

Meenzer wrote:

I promise I won’t accidentally raise the average sanity level. :)

That was the secret word to enter. :)

Posted on Wed, 13 October 2004 at 23:40

#4

Ronald wrote:

willkommen
Welcome
Welkom
Bienvenue
BuenoVenido

Hell…I am confused with all those people livin in other countries!;)

Posted on Wed, 13 October 2004 at 23:47

#5

3ddo-on-the-balcony (eddo) wrote:

Welcome Meenzer. Just out of curiosity; what made you move to Germany?

Posted on Thu, 14 October 2004 at 06:03

#6

marja (sinner) wrote:

A very good question 3ddo, especially when you look at some of the germans on this board. Don’t know if I would want to live there :p

oh yeah, welcome :)

Posted on Thu, 14 October 2004 at 09:06

#7

allroy wrote:

Still better than living in Belgium. :p

As Germany’s bigger you have more places to hide yourself from those nasty people.

Posted on Thu, 14 October 2004 at 09:13

#8

marja (sinner) wrote:

pfff, what a lame reply. Now you have dissapointed me.

hey meenzer, what is Ágætis byrjun? Weird name, so it intrigues me?

Posted on Thu, 14 October 2004 at 09:17

#9

allroy wrote:

You don’t know Sigur Ros’ first proper album? Now you’ve disappointed me.

Posted on Thu, 14 October 2004 at 09:20

#10

marja (sinner) wrote:

hey I’m practically half your age. I couldn’t possibly have all the wisdom you have (but I still have all the hair :p )

Posted on Thu, 14 October 2004 at 09:24

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rocking roxy wrote:

:D

Posted on Thu, 14 October 2004 at 09:29

#12

allroy wrote:

Women and calculating…:rolleyes:

The album is from 2001, so you could have known it. No, you should have known it, as Sigur Ros are one of the finest bands around. Your youth is no excuse.

And to repent that hairy remark, you should sing Pavement’s ‘Cut your Hair’ at least five times in a row (if you know that song, you never know with these kids today)

***mumbles somethin’ about the good old days***

Posted on Thu, 14 October 2004 at 09:40

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marja (sinner) wrote:

allroy wrote:

The album is from 2001, so you could have known it. No, you

http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/band/index.html

men and reading :rolleyes: :p

Posted on Thu, 14 October 2004 at 09:42

#14

allroy wrote:

Different source, different result. I thought I go for the PIAS release which means it was available in Belgium. :p

It takes more to beat a kommaneuker. :cool:

Posted on Thu, 14 October 2004 at 09:47

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marja (sinner) wrote:

A release in 2000 means it was available in 2000

Reading my friend isn’t really that hard. there are excelllent courses to learn this:

http://www.down-syndrom.de/down28.html

:p

Posted on Thu, 14 October 2004 at 10:00

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rocking roxy wrote:

@meenzer: 1. welcome

2: i think this is your first lesson on this wom: your threads will get abused to get off-topic :)

Posted on Thu, 14 October 2004 at 10:11

#17

allroy wrote:

The main thing is you didn’t know this wondeful piece of music and that’s a shame.

But you know a lot about German literature, as I can see. :)
Maybe, deep down at the bottom of your heart, you’d love to live in Germany. Admit it.

@roxy: Abuse is such a harsh word. I’d prefer to say we open new ways to enrich the threads. :)

Posted on Thu, 14 October 2004 at 10:17

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marja (sinner) wrote:

allroy wrote:

But you know a lot about German literature, as I can see. :)
Maybe, deep down at the bottom of your heart, you’d love to live in Germany. Admit it.

Damn you got me ;)

Posted on Thu, 14 October 2004 at 10:29

#19

rocking roxy wrote:

@allroy: no you just simply abuse them :o

Posted on Thu, 14 October 2004 at 10:31

#20

allroy wrote:

I think discussing an Islandic band with a Belgian in a thread of an Englishman in Germany is a wonderful way to illustrate the new Europe growing together and, therefore, no abuse at all.
And Germans arguing about that just fits perfectly. :p

Posted on Thu, 14 October 2004 at 10:36

#21

Meenzer wrote:

rocking roxy wrote:

i think this is your first lesson on this wom: your threads will get abused to get off-topic :)

Hm, so it seems. :)

What made me move to Germany? Hm. Well, I studied languages (French and German) at uni, with no particular aim in mind. Came to Hamburg for my ‘year abroad’ in ‘99/’00 and fell in love with the place so vowed to come back here after graduation. Ended up moving to somewhere rather further south because it offered a decent translation job and some mates with a spare room, but now I’m back in Hamburg. Why I like the place so much? No idea. Maybe I just like disproving the Teutonophobic Brits thing. :)

Posted on Thu, 14 October 2004 at 12:24

#22

3ddo-on-the-balcony (eddo) wrote:

Decent of you to answer my question after so much abuse of your thread ;). The reason why I asked it in the first place is because after having visited so many countries in Europe I decided the one place I could live besides the NL is Berlin. To a lot of Dutch, this is almost like treason!

Posted on Thu, 14 October 2004 at 17:20

#23

Meenzer wrote:

I can imagine it’s not the kind of opinion you’d offer freely in Dutch company, no. :) Berlin is great, been there a few times over the summer and it was the only other place I would have considered moving after my time in Mainz… I can see myself ending up there for a year or two some time further down the line, if only because that’s how long it’d take to discover all the shabby pubs and backstreet clubs :)

Posted on Fri, 15 October 2004 at 11:09

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