Who are you?

BillChin · Post by **BillChin** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 7:28 pm

Who are you? What is it that identifies you? This is not intended as a survey for people to fill in the blanks. It is to see how people identify themselves, describe themselves. I suspect that most people will have more than one strong answer, and several that mean nothing to them.

Here are the poll options with examples.

Profession - I am a bus driver, nurse, bricklayer
Leisure activities - I’m a musician, a runner, beanie baby collector
Regional geography - I’m a Berliner, a Montana-native
Race/tribe - I’m a Cherokee, a Sunni. The line with this and nation is blurry.
Nation - I’m an American, an Ecuadorian, a Russian.
Religion or primary belief system - Atheist, Buddhist, Christian, Muslim
A living being, some will separate sentient beings out, some may not.
A spiritual being, much more than an organized bundle of molecules.
You doubt your own existence. (I think not, poof, I disappear

)

I’m sure I missed quite a few, and my examples are not intended to offend, though I am sure that some may.
+ Bill

Jerry Freeman · Post by **Jerry Freeman** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 7:35 pm

Hmmm.

Interesting question. I would say, "None of the above" and "All of the above." It sort of whirls. I suspect universes emerge from the whirling.

Best wishes,
Jerry

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 7:47 pm

It could have used and "All and/or None" choice!

Denny

emmline · Post by **emmline** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 7:54 pm

I picked "profession," even though I'm not paid at present...actually it's what's called, in astrology, a "social role," which is more or less the function one fills in a particular lifetime. Obviously, all of the choices are to some extent things anyone would relate to.
I tend to be least interested in geographical or ethnic identifiers.

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 7:57 pm

BillChin wrote:Who are you? What is it that identifies you? This is not intended as a survey for people to fill in the blanks. It is to see how people identify themselves, describe themselves. I suspect that most people will have more than one strong answer, and several that mean nothing to them.

I am a Walden.

peteinmn · Post by **peteinmn** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 8:26 pm

I have gas, therefore I am.

jim stone · Post by **jim stone** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 8:28 pm

Just another shadow on the wall of the cave.

chas · Post by **chas** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 8:29 pm

Great topic, although not very good for a poll. I'm partly with Jerry and partly with Walden. I would say first, not by a whole bunch, would be family. Profession, hobbies, geographic heritage, all are right up there, though.

Oh, and BTW, I thought it was one of the crappiest songs the Who ever did.

izzarina · Post by **izzarina** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 9:42 pm

chas wrote:Oh, and BTW, I thought it was one of the crappiest songs the Who ever did.

Whooooooo are you...who who, who who? I really wanna know!!

Sorry...it's just that since you mentioned it, the song is now in my head

PhilO · Post by **PhilO** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 9:57 pm

Someone trying to keep his small part right along with others of the same mind.

Philo

Chuck_Clark · Post by **Chuck_Clark** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 10:09 pm

The details of my existence tend to be highly variable, but I find that hedonism, albeit sometimes of a rather skewed variety, is the governor of my existence.

TyroneShoelaces · Post by **TyroneShoelaces** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 10:12 pm

me??? i am tyrone shoelaces. although i'm not totally convinced that the rest of you are who you claim to be. it's easy to contrive an alias on this fourm you know. . .

and, for the record, i happen to like the song. and i think izzarina does a lovely job of crooning that part.

izzarina · Post by **izzarina** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 10:18 pm

TyroneShoelaces wrote:me??? i am tyrone shoelaces. although i'm not totally convinced that the rest of you are who you claim to be. it's easy to contrive an alias on this fourm you know. . .

Yes, on the internet, no one knows you're a dog, as our friend glauber knows all too well!

and, for the record, i happen to like the song. and i think izzarina does a lovely job of crooning that part.

well thank you! I've never been told that I've done a good job crooning....I'd say just call me Bing, but for one, I'm female, and secondly, I just don't have those ears....

Jerry Freeman · Post by **Jerry Freeman** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 10:50 pm

I am just a poor boy, though my story's seldom told ...

I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together.

Best wishes,
Jerry

izzarina · Post by **izzarina** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 10:59 pm

Jerry Freeman wrote:I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together.

yes, but are you the walrus?

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