anonymousobie ([info]anonymousobie) wrote in [info]oberlin,
@ 2005-12-04 21:03:00
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You know you're an Obie...
You know those "You Know You're A(n) ______ If..." lists? Every state/city/etc seems to have one. I've always wondered what an Oberlin College version of that would be like. So, in the spirit of the anonymous comment thread, and of putting off various end-of-the-semester studying...

You know you're an Obie if ____________. Fill in the blank.

As usual for this sort of thing, be nice, please. Post anonymously or not, just please don't be mean.

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[info]getpeached
2005-12-05 02:10 am UTC (link)
You know you're an Obie if you check your chocolate bar to see if it's "fair trade."


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[info]area_woman
2005-12-05 02:20 am UTC (link)
...you've heard "zhe" used as a pronoun in regular conversation.

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[info]muzetta
2005-12-05 02:30 am UTC (link)
you pound on tables to show your support.

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[info]jude
2005-12-05 02:46 am UTC (link)
...or knock on the air.

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(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2005-12-05 02:58 pm UTC

[info]thedaffybroad
2005-12-05 02:35 am UTC (link)
...you go to Oberlin.

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(Anonymous)
2005-12-05 02:41 am UTC (link)
You fuck a guy one night, then the next day realize he is your roommate's exes stand partner.

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[info]muzetta
2005-12-05 04:17 am UTC (link)
You fuck a guy one night, then the next day fuck his female roommate.

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[info]si_end_ght
2005-12-05 02:44 am UTC (link)
You begin your sentences with "I feel like..."

You demand consistently from your back-home friends: "Define that! What exactly do you mean when you're talking about [insert ism here]"

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[info]kornandpeas
2005-12-06 03:24 pm UTC (link)
Hahahahaha. Oh man. The "I feel like" is sooo true. ARG.

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(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2005-12-07 05:56 pm UTC

[info]zflutebook
2005-12-05 02:44 am UTC (link)
you know people who have/are dating their roommates in school sponsored housing

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You know you're an Obie if...
(Anonymous)
2005-12-05 02:46 am UTC (link)
...you find yourself having conversations like this:
YOU: Bush has got to be the worst thing that's ever happened to this country!
OTHER PERSON: Yeah!

pause

YOU: I mean, what about X,Y, and Z?!
OTHER PERSON: Yeah!

pause

YOU: Let's go to the Decafe.

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[info]freesiayourmind
2005-12-05 02:52 am UTC (link)
You can overhear casual conversation about famous composers.

You use several acronyms in one sentence.

You are a member of a lot of committees (especially ones beginning with "O").

You don't have to go off-campus to find a protest.

You can read porn reviews in a student publication.

You stay up late doing something really dorky with a bunch of people, like watching flash videos on the internet.

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[info]freesiayourmind
2005-12-05 02:52 am UTC (link)
And, if you are planning a meal/refreshments for a group of people, you have to make sure there are vegan options.

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[info]jorgath
2005-12-05 03:03 am UTC (link)
You know you're an Obie if discussing current national politics leads to a discussion of Super Smash Brothers.

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[info]le_putois
2005-12-05 03:37 am UTC (link)
Or more importantly, That discussing Super Smash Brothers leads into a discussion of current national politics.

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[info]faerykat
2005-12-05 03:09 am UTC (link)
You know you're an Obie if it confuses you to hear anti-gay sentiments because you've forgotten people have those.

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[info]flordecatalunia
2005-12-05 03:11 am UTC (link)
amen!

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(Anonymous)
2005-12-05 03:10 am UTC (link)
some of these make me a little sad because they aren't actually unique to Oberlin at all and also they shouldn't be. yeah.

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[info]freesiayourmind
2005-12-05 04:02 am UTC (link)
Yeah, but they aren't common either. There are lots of small ultra-liberal arts schools, sure.

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(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2005-12-05 04:28 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]harris_lapiroff, 2005-12-05 04:33 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]freesiayourmind, 2005-12-05 05:13 am UTC
(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2005-12-05 05:09 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]freesiayourmind, 2005-12-05 07:58 pm UTC
(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2005-12-06 08:30 pm UTC
(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2005-12-05 05:10 pm UTC

[info]atspesnonfracta
2005-12-05 03:13 am UTC (link)
...you can drop the word 'heteronormative' into casual conversation.

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[info]_merriam_
2005-12-05 07:08 pm UTC (link)
or "diaspora". That's another perennial favorite.

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[info]infidel
2005-12-05 03:20 am UTC (link)
... you've witnessed (or partaken in) the "liberating" of food from the trash can to your belly.

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(Anonymous)
2005-12-05 03:20 am UTC (link)
some things aren't that apparent until you leave:

you're an Obie if you are consistently surprised that the outside world has bathrooms that just aren't Gender Neutral

you're an Obie if you find yourself holding onto recyclable trash, in the hopes that someday you will find their recycling bin home

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[info]violabelle
2005-12-05 03:30 am UTC (link)
Knock knock to the second one.

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(no subject) - [info]currentlee, 2005-12-05 05:10 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]trach, 2005-12-05 05:49 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]currentlee, 2005-12-05 02:57 pm UTC
(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2005-12-05 05:46 am UTC

[info]daveismyname
2005-12-05 03:29 am UTC (link)
you use the word "postmodern" to describe just about anything in conversation, without really knowing what it means.

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[info]tresorart
2005-12-05 05:56 pm UTC (link)
haha agreed!

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(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2005-12-08 11:29 pm UTC

(Anonymous)
2005-12-05 03:44 am UTC (link)
You know you're an Obie if you feel bigoted for never having hooked up with someone of the same sex.

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(Anonymous)
2005-12-05 04:16 am UTC (link)
I don't know, I don't feel bigoted so much as prudish. I feel like it's the modern-day equivalent of not doing oral or something.

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[info]greenstripes
2005-12-05 04:54 am UTC (link)
...you have said, thought or heard the phrase "I have Jeff Pence's intellectualism ALL OVER MY FACE."

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(Anonymous)
2005-12-05 04:59 am UTC (link)
You're confused filling out a form with only two gender options.

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[info]cheesemonkey12
2005-12-05 05:16 am UTC (link)
You know there are those kids who have gotten suspended or expelled for playing too much DotA.

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[info]datclaiborne
2005-12-05 04:46 pm UTC (link)
Like you in three weeks, Cheska? Bwahaha!

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(no subject) - [info]cheesemonkey12, 2005-12-08 04:20 am UTC

(Anonymous)
2005-12-05 06:21 am UTC (link)
...you've tried to crack a joke about cultural appropriation with your friends from home, and then have to explain to them what the term means and the implications thereof.

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(Anonymous)
2005-12-05 08:15 am UTC (link)
...you check the oberlin lj community for signs of another anonymous thread compulsively.

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You know you're an Obie...
(Anonymous)
2005-12-05 11:33 am UTC (link)
...if you think that the idea of a monogamous, heterosexual, vanilla relationship is weird/unusual. ;)

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(Anonymous)
2005-12-05 01:22 pm UTC (link)
http://oberwiki.net/index.php/You_know_you_go_to_Oberlin_when...

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[info]aubrilee
2005-12-05 03:39 pm UTC (link)
....if you find it easier to automatically assume everyone you meet is gay/bi/other and jewish.
and you are surprised when this is not the case outside the bubble.

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