The Grand Theatre of Freaks

[Sinister]

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(strānj) Pronunciation Key
adj. strang·er, strang·est

Not previously known; unfamiliar.

Out of the ordinary; unusual or striking.
Differing from the normal.
Reserved in manner; distant.
Not comfortable or at ease; constrained.
Not of one's own or a particular locality, environment, or kind; exotic.

Reserved in manner; distant.
Not comfortable or at ease; constrained.
Not accustomed or conditioned: She was strange to her new duties.
Archaic Of, relating to, or characteristic of another place or part of the world; foreign.

freak1 /frik/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[freek] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. any abnormal phenomenon or product or unusual object; anomaly; aberration.
2. a person or animal on exhibition as an example of a strange deviation from nature; monster.
3. a sudden and apparently causeless change or turn of events, the mind, etc.; an apparently capricious notion, occurrence, etc.: That kind of sudden storm is a freak.
4. Numismatics. an imperfect coin, undetected at the mint and put into circulation.
5. Philately. a stamp differing from others of the same printing because of creases, dirty engraving plates, etc. Compare error (def. 8), variety (def. 8).
6. Slang. a. a person who has withdrawn from normal, rational behavior and activities to pursue one interest or obsession: a drug freak.
b. a devoted fan or follower; enthusiast: a baseball freak.
c. a hippie.

7. Archaic. capriciousness; whimsicality.
–adjective 8. unusual; odd; irregular: a freak epidemic.
–verb (used without object), verb (used with object) 9. to become or make frightened, nervous, or wildly excited: The loud noise caused the horse to freak.
—Verb phrase10. freak out, Slang. a. to enter into or cause a period of irrational behavior or emotional instability, as under the influence of a drug: to be freaked out on LSD.
b. to lose or cause to lose emotional control from extreme excitement, shock, fear, joy, despair, etc.: Seeing the dead body freaked him out.



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[Origin: 1555–65; 1965–70 for def. 6; perh. akin to OE frīcian to dance]

These are our adjectives and nouns, ladies and gentlemen. How does one become a strange person or a freak? First they are called that, then they admit it freely. All of which, we stand accused of.

Guilty as charged.



So we're freaks, then. It's time we start acting like them. First of all I want to get the RP idea out in the open and any participants are welcome. If your not into RPing, then don't worry about it. But any interested people who want to be a part of, hopefully, the weirdest Rp ever please say so.


Contests. Anyone who has any ideas as to what contests we can hold both in this club and in this forum, must speak up. Be forewarned, if you do speak up with a magnificent idea, then you have become the club's Improvisatore.




@Govinda! I would like to offer you the position of Thane. That way we have a back up leader that I know I can trust. I understand with Uni, you will be quite busy. But hopefully, between the both of us we can run this club.




@Discusion:

Weirdness is all a blury objective vagary term of surprise and perhaps a little disgust. It's what shocks people and amuses them.


I say very little in real life. I barely speak at all. If you ever met me, I wouldn't be able to say much more than "hello." Just the way I am. Being quiet and reserved and dressed the way I do. I think that by accident I unnerve people. And I certainly don't mean to do that, but it's done. Weirdness is the world's judgement of you. I don't know about you, but I can accept that.

[Violet]

Why do you think you are unique?

Well, I have always been a daydreamer. My mind dwells constantly in "fairyland". I have an interesting view on things, and my family points that out. Even in class, I'd share some of my opinions.. and people just go "Umm.. ok.." or disagree with me, but then when someone else in the class said the same thing(but worded differently) everyone would agree -.-;. Also.. I'm very good at pulling out ideas for stories..it just has to be nice and quiet in my area for me to think.

What talents separate you from others?

My drawing, of course. Also my imagination.

Has anyone ever referred to you as different/strange/weird/freak/insane?

Yes. Back in middle school or early highschool. I'm past that stage though, now. I know how to "blend"..but I still get looked at strangely because of how I act.

How do you deal with the rest of the world, being so absurdly different as you are?

I just blend in with them. I'm not around a lot of people that much, actually. I hang out at home with my mom most of the time. I don't like to cause trouble and try to avoid conflict as much as possible. I don't like a lot of people, but I give everyone at least one chance of they haven't blown it yet.

What title would you select to describe yourself, which we may refer to you openly?(NOTE: Please be unique)

Just Ann. That's my real name and it's short and simple.

[Joe]

Being 'weird', how do you feel about people you class as 'normal'? Or do you shun that whole classing-people-as-things agenda, and do something else? Well, all of us here must recognise that to a certain degree, having publicly labeled ourselves as different. have a think on it, dears.

wow, this one did take a lot of thought.

The way I see it, we obviously don't shun the classing of people, since we're in a club for self-proclaimed "freaks". Like Sin, I too tend to only respond to what people term me as. The only title I have given my self is "Universal Unitarian" (WE believe that people are free to search for their own truth in life, without the discrmination of the other members. I've been referred to as many things, nerd, geek, dork, freak, among other things that shouldn't been mentioned in a public place such as this.

I usually associate the term "Normal" with people who find it necessary to maintain the status quo, and be exactly like everyone else. That way they believe they won't be singled out for anything. For these people I hold a feeling of pity, since they can't accept who they are.

Wow, that feels like it turned into a bit of rambling.


In other news:

If there's enough support for it, I could try to make the club a banner for signatures. Maybe a collage of weird/odd pictures or something. Maybe we could have a different siggie for Halloween or something.

Regards,
Steel