You Might be a Dragon if....

Neco the Nightwraith · Fri Mar 31, 2006 1:13 pm

Got this off Tser's Lair. Anyone know the existence of others?

You might be a Dragon...

-if you go by your Dragon name
-if you get your name legally changed to your Dragon name
-if you have to explain that your name doesn't come from a specific nationality, it's Draconic
-if you can't explain what your name means, because it doesn't translate into a human language
-if you are frequently addressed as "Dragon", "the Dragon Lady [Guy]", "Dwagin" or a similar nickname
-if you are called these nicknames by people you don't know
-if you are easily distracted by shiny pretty thingies
-if you hoard shiny pretty thingies
-if you hoard Dragon-related objects
-if you hoard anything you can get your claws on
-if you protect your hoard viciously, tooth and nail
-if you take care of your hoard as if it's alive
-if you move all your possessions into a pile in the center of the floor to sleep on it
-if you make your blankets into a nest
-if you are tempted to try to incubate large round objects
-if you find yourself getting huffy when someone spouts a common dragon stereotype or prejudice
-if you always root for the dragon
-if you hate stories where the dragon loses or dies
-if you can go for days without sleep or sleep for days
-if it takes a very long time for you to digest a meal
-if someone says your aura is "a funny shape... with weird protrusions... and a trailing... tail-thing"
-if you know all the Real Dragon hotspots in the world
-if you pouncehuggle your friends upon sight
-if you find mirrors confuzzling since they don't even depict the right species
-if you practice looking "intimidating" by baring your teeth
-if you're sure you should see scales and talons when you look down
-if you trip over your tail
-if you trip other people with your tail then laugh when they look confuzzled
-if you inquire at the salon about scale-buffing
-if you file all your nails to sharp points
-if you consider getting your teeth sharpened
-if you want to get your tongue forked
-if you've drawn scales on your skin
-if you like long warm soaks in the bath
-if you like to bask in the sun, especially on sun-warmed rocks
-if you doot regularly
-if you know what doot means
-if people ask you what doot means and you just smile at them blankly
-if you know you can fly
-if you've convinced others you can fly
-if you write dragonish stories
-if you write dragonish poetry
-if you draw dragons whether you're skilled at it or not
-if you doodle dragons when you're supposed to be listening to a lecture or paying attention in a meeting
-if you buy everything you possibly can that involves a dragon
-if you wear dragon-depicting clothing
-if you collect dragon art
-if you know your dragon statues by name
-if you've hissed, growled, snarled or roared at someone when they irked you
-if you've purred when you were petted
-if you look at reptiles and say "ohhhh, how kewt!"
-if you look at birds and feel a kinship
-if you've watched the sky for Dragons
-if you think UFO sightings are really dragons participating in a mating -flight
-if you've ever been mistaken for a UFO
-if you name all your companion animals "Dragon" in different languages
-if you've had a crush on a dragon in a movie
-if you refer to your significant other as your mate
-if you refer to your children as your hatchlings
-if you refer to humans as greggils, two-leggers, bipeds, georges, hew-mohns or "lunch"
-if you refer to your house as your lair
-if you refer to your food as your prey
-if you refer to birthdays as hatchdays
-if you refer to your nails as claws or talons
-if you use "fewmets" or "georging" as swear words
-if you peeped hungrily with your mouth agape at your parents when you -were a hatchling... er, baby
-if you feel most comfortable around lava flows, caves and other geological phenomenon
-if you try to snort smoke in indignance
-if you've tried to cook marshmellows by breathing on them
-if you lash your tail when you're angry
-if you've had to watch yourself around pies so you don't *splut* someone with them
-if you play with your food
-if you sneak-up-and-pounce your dinner
-if you invite faeries and gryphons to tea
-if you've spent entire days sleeping
-if you've spent entire days watching butterflies or growing grass
-if you know how long a dragonlength is
-if you've had the urge to cavort, bound or prance gaily when happy
-if you subscribe to Alt.Fan.Dragons, chat, #afd, participate in Alfandria MUCK, another dragon-related MU*, Draconic or various other dragon -communities across the net
-if you belong to a Real Dragon group away from the computer
-if you've been mistakenly diagnosed as insane due to your draconity
-if you're a member of the Real Dragons list
-if you haveve IRC set to hightlight and "beep" whenever anyone says "dragon"
-if you have your claw prints rather than footprints on your hospital birth certificate
-if you're known to be a dragon by other people
-if you know you are a dragon

Ersska · Post by **Ersska** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 1:34 pm

Some of those apply to me, but I know I'm not a dragon.

-if you like long warm soaks in the bath
-if you draw dragons whether you're skilled at it or not
-if you've hissed, growled, snarled or roared at someone when they irked you
-if you've had the urge to cavort, bound or prance gaily when happy

By the way, what does "doot" mean?

wingedaethos · Post by **wingedaethos** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 2:34 pm

if you take care of your hoard as if it's alive

The only way to do things!

niÃ±o de los dragones · Fri Mar 31, 2006 4:19 pm

who almost all of those apply to me.

Azrixaris Vorn · Post by **Azrixaris Vorn** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 6:46 pm

That's creepy. Almost all of thost apply to me. Especially the first ones. My nickname at school is "DRAGON!!" And people ask me to hiss at them. I could go on and on about how it seems like you are talking about me. But I'll refrain. :3

LoyalReaperDragon · Post by **LoyalReaperDragon** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 8:49 pm

im with the secound post im jsut a draogn fantic thogh so i go with some of the mental options there

Jishdefish · Post by **Jishdefish** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 11:15 pm

Almost all of those apply to me!!

wut2say · Post by **wut2say** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 3:52 pm

same with me.................a lot of people have said that so it doesnt really seem significant.

niÃ±o de los dragones · Mon Apr 03, 2006 3:55 pm

well i think they are important.

Jishdefish · Post by **Jishdefish** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:20 pm

Maybe we're just a bunch of weirdoes.....

Roadkill · Post by **Roadkill** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 11:46 am

Jishdefish wrote:Maybe we're just a bunch of weirdoes.....

Or we love dragons a lot

niÃ±o de los dragones · Tue Apr 04, 2006 3:29 pm

i am going to go with we love dragons

LoyalReaperDragon · Post by **LoyalReaperDragon** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 4:16 pm

well this site requires you be a dragon or a draogn fantic like me

Glenn · Post by **Glenn** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 9:46 am

Many of those apply to me. I always thougt i was a human, but im not realy sure anymore.

niÃ±o de los dragones · Wed Apr 05, 2006 3:51 pm

thought and the accualy existance of something are to diffrent things

LoyalReaperDragon · Post by **LoyalReaperDragon** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 10:52 pm

reasreaching what doot means only info i got so far is Doot is a rock band more info later

niÃ±o de los dragones · Fri Apr 07, 2006 11:56 am

i don't think any one knows what doot means

Jishdefish · Post by **Jishdefish** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 1:08 pm

Roadkill wrote:
Jishdefish wrote:Maybe we're just a bunch of weirdoes.....
Or we love dragons a lot

Or both!!!
Draconomicon!!!

John · Post by **John** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 3:01 pm

HEh-heh...Jish youre like...both of those ten times over...actually, so am I ...

LoyalReaperDragon · Post by **LoyalReaperDragon** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 10:42 pm

good for you

dragonologist linda · Post by **dragonologist linda** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 5:40 pm

I think i'm like....half dragon. I go to bed, wait for my mom to say g'night and then curl up and make my bed a nest. i also hiss at people if i don't like them

...............and yes, reptiles are "kewt"

dragonologist linda · Post by **dragonologist linda** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 5:41 pm

Ersska wrote:Some of those apply to me, but I know I'm not a dragon.

-if you like long warm soaks in the bath
-if you draw dragons whether you're skilled at it or not
-if you've hissed, growled, snarled or roared at someone when they irked you
-if you've had the urge to cavort, bound or prance gaily when happy

By the way, what does "doot" mean?

I do all this too.....

dragonologist linda · Post by **dragonologist linda** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 5:44 pm

sometimes i try to fly.....my nickname is Dragon gal.......i walk on all fours up the stairs.....

LoyalReaperDragon · Post by **LoyalReaperDragon** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 5:44 pm

good too know

Dragon_Nils · Post by **Dragon_Nils** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 7:34 pm

I think people that say dragons don't exist or that dragons are extinct are evil liars( I also growl at people...)