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ancientsgate · October 5, 2012 6:52 pm

tobeornot221b wrote:
We say "anglophil" in German - it's a Greek loanword.
But my office is nothing compared to my home ...

I wonder if there's a compatible word for those who are obsessed with all things American. There must be such people. Or all things German, for that matter.

Mattlocked · October 5, 2012 6:57 pm

Yeah... or for those who are obsessed by Sherlock and things.... Like me. (I put it in the art section first, but then I thought, no, it is just addiction, nothing else )

Now look what all this did to me:

I thought this might be the perfect combination - but what might hubby say when he finds it:

And then I made this one:

I'm confused. I'm mixing it all together. I need a doctor! Or better: a consulting detective to find out what's wrong with me.

.

SusiGo · October 5, 2012 6:59 pm

Well done, I love these, Mattlocked!

tobeornot221b · October 5, 2012 7:00 pm

ancientsgate wrote:
tobeornot221b wrote:
We say "anglophil" in German - it's a Greek loanword.
But my office is nothing compared to my home ...
I wonder if there's a compatible word for those who are obsessed with all things American. There must be such people. Or all things German, for that matter.

Americaphil?
Germanophil? (Lederhosen, yodel, Sauerkraut, Hofbräuhaus, Heidelberg, Wurst, Neuschwanstein... )

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SusiGo · October 5, 2012 7:01 pm

Not to mention angst and weltschmerz.

Mattlocked · October 5, 2012 7:03 pm

KINDERGARTEN!

Thank you Susi. This way I can also get rid of the D*ckmann in my avatar.

SusiGo · October 5, 2012 7:06 pm

Mattlocked wrote:
KINDERGARTEN!

Thank you Susi. This way I can also get rid of the D*ckmann in my avatar.

LOL. Now look how creative you get in this forum.

ancientsgate · October 5, 2012 7:14 pm

tobeornot221b wrote:
......Americaphil?......

Americanite?

QuiteExtraordinary · October 6, 2012 7:49 pm

... when you go out for dinner and immediately suspect the two men on the other table of having a gay relationship. And you cannot stop glancing over at them now and then looking for proof.
It might be a sign of reading too much slash fiction. I think ancientsgate warned me in the rec thread ...

SusiGo · October 6, 2012 7:51 pm

Too much slash could be dangerous. Consume only in small doses.

QuiteExtraordinary · October 6, 2012 7:55 pm

And what exactly is a small dose?

veecee · October 6, 2012 7:57 pm

Mattlocked wrote:
Yeah... or for those who are obsessed by Sherlock and things.... Like me. (I put it in the art section first, but then I thought, no, it is just addiction, nothing else )

Now look what all this did to me:

I thought this might be the perfect combination - but what might hubby say when he finds it:

And then I made this one:

I'm confused. I'm mixing it all together. I need a doctor! Or better: a consulting detective to find out what's wrong with me.

.

Doesn't this belong in "You know you're obsessed with Cabin Pressure when..."?

veecee · October 6, 2012 7:58 pm

besleybean wrote:
We've got a new member of staff at work. The other day she said to me: hope you don't mind, I overheard you talking about Sherlock. Are you a fan?
At which point, I merely opened my locker door and indicated my shrine of Sherlock pix!

Excellent. You could put this into the Meeting Sherlock fans randomly thread.

veecee · October 6, 2012 9:02 pm

ancientsgate wrote:
veecee wrote:
absieb wrote:

Where did you get it from? I've been trying to find one.
I got mine at Coldwater Creek -- not exactly the place for hot, young fashion, but they had this shirt. Bonus: It's no iron.

I wore it to work yesterday hoping someone would comment on it, so I could say, "It's my Sherlock shirt." But no luck.
I have some dark amethyst earrings that would look fabulous with that shirt. Exact same color. Delish.

What a generous offer! I'll PM you my address.

Mattlocked · October 6, 2012 9:44 pm

veecee wrote:
Mattlocked wrote:
Yeah... or for those who are obsessed by Sherlock and things.... Like me. (I put it in the art section first, but then I thought, no, it is just addiction, nothing else )

Now look what all this did to me:

I thought this might be the perfect combination - but what might hubby say when he finds it:

And then I made this one:

I'm confused. I'm mixing it all together. I need a doctor! Or better: a consulting detective to find out what's wrong with me.

.
Doesn't this belong in "You know you're obsessed with Cabin Pressure when..."?

Both. Please note the letters on the travelling lemon as well as the colour on the plane... And I don't mean the blue or yellow.

ancientsgate · October 6, 2012 10:09 pm

QuiteExtraordinary wrote:
... when you go out for dinner and immediately suspect the two men on the other table of having a gay relationship. And you cannot stop glancing over at them now and then looking for proof. It might be a sign of reading too much slash fiction. I think ancientsgate warned me in the rec thread ...

Right. You now have your rose-colored slash glasses permanently welded to your face. *channels Moriarty's sing-song* I toooooold you.....

ancientsgate · October 6, 2012 10:12 pm

SusiGo wrote:
Too much slash could be dangerous. Consume only in small doses.

Wanna see some more?
Oh, god, yes!

ancientsgate · October 6, 2012 10:13 pm

veecee wrote:
ancientsgate wrote:
veecee wrote:

I got mine at Coldwater Creek -- not exactly the place for hot, young fashion, but they had this shirt. Bonus: It's no iron.

I wore it to work yesterday hoping someone would comment on it, so I could say, "It's my Sherlock shirt." But no luck.
I have some dark amethyst earrings that would look fabulous with that shirt. Exact same color. Delish.
What a generous offer! I'll PM you my address.

Oh. I thought you were offering me the shirt.... gee, we really should become roommates. heh

veecee · October 7, 2012 3:19 am

Mattlocked wrote:
veecee wrote:
Mattlocked wrote:
Yeah... or for those who are obsessed by Sherlock and things.... Like me. (I put it in the art section first, but then I thought, no, it is just addiction, nothing else )

Now look what all this did to me:

I thought this might be the perfect combination - but what might hubby say when he finds it:

And then I made this one:

I'm confused. I'm mixing it all together. I need a doctor! Or better: a consulting detective to find out what's wrong with me.

.
Doesn't this belong in "You know you're obsessed with Cabin Pressure when..."?
Both. Please note the letters on the travelling lemon as well as the colour on the plane... And I don't mean the blue or yellow.

Oh, I thought it was an IOU from Martin to Douglas. Martin's always losing bets to him.

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Davina · October 7, 2012 7:13 am

And the smiley face. I can't imagine Carolyn would approve but I am equally sure that Arthur would.