What are you?

Andrew · 7th April 2006, 06:23 AM

Okay, before anyone starts abusing me for the way I've split up the options, or the arbitrary exclusion of a particular region/form/culture/weapon, remember the forum software only permits 10 options for a poll.

Oh, and I'm a dhafioso, so I don't really care about anything that doesn't come from Continental SEA.

What's your first/best love? If you had to choose only one "category" to focus on, which would it be? In other words, "what are you"? If you don't see your favorite, pick the closest option and qualify your choice in a post.

EDIT: I was able to add two additional categories.

Rick · 7th April 2006, 06:36 AM

Multiple personalities at this point .

All of them Muslim or Hindu .

This is a cry for help !!

////not really ....

Andrew · 7th April 2006, 06:43 AM

You didn't vote.

Rick · 7th April 2006, 07:15 AM

The poll wasn't up when I read the post ; I was wondering where it was .
Do I have to pick only one ?

If so I can't vote because I'm into three categories on that list .
Just polygamous I guess .

//Sorry to be a spoilsport

" Pass the bottle ."

Jos. Conrad 'Youth'

Alam Shah · 7th April 2006, 07:27 AM

One for the keris-lovers...

All things keris / kris / kriss / creese...
Malay / Indonesian / Philippines

MABAGANI · 7th April 2006, 08:33 AM

PI whatelse...lolz, but through the ages of trade and conflict the focus wouldn't be complete without studying the cultures of Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, Indo-Persia, the Middle East, Continental SEA, Africa, America, Europe, China, etc...yes, i'm a mess, then again you need to ask was there really any one group that was isolated and carried no outside influences?

Titus Pullo · 7th April 2006, 07:25 AM

ACtually, it was Chinese, Thai, and Japanese.

B.I · 7th April 2006, 12:02 PM

just as well george cameron stone is not a member of this forum!!
imagine the grief mrs stone would have as her husband agonises over his inner turmoil.
didnt have any problems myself

also, we have a few dhamented moderators, but please know, we can count and if there is a sudden landslide, with a lead numbering in the hundereds for those strange, hiltless weapons, accusations of tampering will be slung

Berkley · 7th April 2006, 12:51 PM

In case my avatar left any doubt....the Great State of Texas casts one vote for the World's Only Hindu Kingdom: Nepal.

Andrew · 7th April 2006, 02:25 PM

lol. You guys kill me.

You can only make ONE choice.

You cannot give me a hard time for the way I set up the categories.

This is supposed to be fun.

Only the Continental SEA category really matters.

Andrew · 7th April 2006, 02:28 PM

Oh, and nothing's preventing you from qualifying your vote in a post once you have made the agonizing choice.

Complaints, however, will be ignored.

Yannis · 7th April 2006, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew

Complaints, however, will be ignored.

You have the melon and you have the knife (greek proverb)

But you see, with these categories you opened a gap in the greek front. I voted Middle East and Eftihis voted East Europe!
As far as I know the only difference in our interests is that I love Caucasus stuff and he likes Syrian shamshirs

Rick · 7th April 2006, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew

Oh, and nothing's preventing you from qualifying your vote in a post once you have made the agonizing choice.

Complaints, however, will be ignored.

I heap abuse upon you Sir ........

I did vote though , Indonesia , Malaysia ; now I'm sure that I will receive many cuts from my jealous other mistresses .

"Pass the Bandaids"

R.Bates 'Poll'

nechesh · 7th April 2006, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew

Oh, and nothing's preventing you from qualifying your vote in a post once you have made the agonizing choice.

Complaints, however, will be ignored.

Wha??? Was there agony? I chose......and there was nuthin' i could do about it.

As for you dhafioso boys, forgetaboutit! The Indonesian Boys Choir

appears to dominate here!

galvano · 7th April 2006, 06:18 PM

Hi
I also vote for the indonesy,le Japan, the tibet.
galvano

Battara · 7th April 2006, 07:32 PM

Well (being a deep subject and all

) I vote PI first, then India-Nepal, Malaysia-Indonesia, Middle East, Scotland, blah,blah, blah.

RobT · 8th April 2006, 04:16 AM

Which music is the Best? the Blues, Celtic, Flamenco or Classical? Which ethnic group has the most beautiful women? (Undoubtedly the most arbitrary aesthetic judgement that can be made.) Who has the best cusine? French, Italian, Indian or Chinese? A good (let alone great) blade transcends preferences. So for me it came down to which area produces the greatest number of blades that speak to me. I made my choice for Indonesia/Malaysia and instantly the fair curves of my favorite khukri came to mind. That image was followed by a cascade of other impressions from my collection.
Sincerely,
RobT

Ian · 8th April 2006, 02:20 PM

The merit of one's position lies not in the numbers that support it, nor the tyranny of the majority, but in the quality of those few individuals who stand up and support the truth.

Dhaguy

Yannis · 8th April 2006, 03:09 PM

A Machiavellian plan. Divide et impera

Andrew · 8th April 2006, 11:32 PM

Some of the dhafia have yet to stand....

BluErf · 9th April 2006, 04:27 AM

If we consider half of those votes for the Philippines as votes for the kris, and kris being a close kin of keris, then the keris/kris family has a whopping 1/3 of the votes!

Mark · 10th April 2006, 11:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ian

The merit of one's position lies not in the numbers that support it, nor the tyranny of the majority, but in the quality of those few individuals who stand up and support the truth.

Dhaguy

That's it, exactly. We are in a dignified, high-quality tie for fourth place.

Rivkin · 9th April 2006, 06:20 AM

I honestly don't know what to say. On one side Israel is in the list, even through god knows what one means by "israeli swords" - a few negev beduin or palestinian sabres topped with israeli army knives I guess. Persia is united with India, but segregated from the middle east. The great steppe and caucasus are both omitted alltogether, but russia (again by far not a great source of sword making) appears there. Or do we count the steppe as mongolia and put it into china. I have a distinct feeling that we it is all a conspiracy of keris-lovers. Oh, those dha-hugging kerisologists

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Mark · 10th April 2006, 11:17 PM

The ballot was confusing!!!

View Poll Results: What are you?
The Philippines	10	14.71%
Indonesia/Malaysia	16	23.53%
Japan	2	2.94%
Indo-Persia (Including India, Persia, Afganistan, etc.)	3	4.41%
The Middle East (Including Turkey, Israel and, generally, Arab cultures)	9	13.24%
Continental SEA (Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam & Cambodia)	7	10.29%
Africa	5	7.35%
Eastern Europe (Poland, Hungary, Russia, Balkans, etc.)	5	7.35%
Western (Western Europe, North America, from medieval to modern)	6	8.82%
China (Including Tibet and Mongolia)	2	2.94%
Nepal	1	1.47%
Misc. (Oceanic, Native American, Inuit, Australian Aboriginal etc.)	2	2.94%
Voters: 68. You may not vote on this poll

7th April 2006, 06:23 AM	#1
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	What are you? Okay, before anyone starts abusing me for the way I've split up the options, or the arbitrary exclusion of a particular region/form/culture/weapon, remember the forum software only permits 10 options for a poll. Oh, and I'm a dhafioso, so I don't really care about anything that doesn't come from Continental SEA. What's your first/best love? If you had to choose only one "category" to focus on, which would it be? In other words, "what are you"? If you don't see your favorite, pick the closest option and qualify your choice in a post. EDIT: I was able to add two additional categories. Last edited by Andrew; 7th April 2006 at 06:45 AM.

7th April 2006, 07:15 AM	#4
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,293	The poll wasn't up when I read the post ; I was wondering where it was . Do I have to pick only one ? If so I can't vote because I'm into three categories on that list . Just polygamous I guess . //Sorry to be a spoilsport " Pass the bottle ." Jos. Conrad 'Youth' Last edited by Rick; 7th April 2006 at 07:28 AM.

7th April 2006, 06:18 PM	#15
galvano Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 178	vote Hi I also vote for the indonesy,le Japan, the tibet. galvano

8th April 2006, 04:16 AM	#17
RobT Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 493	gaaa!! Which music is the Best? the Blues, Celtic, Flamenco or Classical? Which ethnic group has the most beautiful women? (Undoubtedly the most arbitrary aesthetic judgement that can be made.) Who has the best cusine? French, Italian, Indian or Chinese? A good (let alone great) blade transcends preferences. So for me it came down to which area produces the greatest number of blades that speak to me. I made my choice for Indonesia/Malaysia and instantly the fair curves of my favorite khukri came to mind. That image was followed by a cascade of other impressions from my collection. Sincerely, RobT

7th April 2006, 06:36 AM	#2
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,293	Multiple personalities at this point . All of them Muslim or Hindu . This is a cry for help !! ////not really ....

7th April 2006, 06:43 AM	#3
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	You didn't vote.

7th April 2006, 07:27 AM	#5
Alam Shah Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,248	One for the keris-lovers... All things keris / kris / kriss / creese... Malay / Indonesian / Philippines

7th April 2006, 08:33 AM	#6
MABAGANI Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 221	PI whatelse...lolz, but through the ages of trade and conflict the focus wouldn't be complete without studying the cultures of Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, Indo-Persia, the Middle East, Continental SEA, Africa, America, Europe, China, etc...yes, i'm a mess, then again you need to ask was there really any one group that was isolated and carried no outside influences?

7th April 2006, 07:25 AM	#7
Titus Pullo Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 123	ACtually, it was Chinese, Thai, and Japanese.

7th April 2006, 12:02 PM	#8
B.I Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 485	just as well george cameron stone is not a member of this forum!! imagine the grief mrs stone would have as her husband agonises over his inner turmoil. didnt have any problems myself also, we have a few dhamented moderators, but please know, we can count and if there is a sudden landslide, with a lead numbering in the hundereds for those strange, hiltless weapons, accusations of tampering will be slung

7th April 2006, 12:51 PM	#9
Berkley Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Austin, Texas USA Posts: 257	In case my avatar left any doubt....the Great State of Texas casts one vote for the World's Only Hindu Kingdom: Nepal.

7th April 2006, 02:25 PM	#10
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	lol. You guys kill me. You can only make ONE choice. You cannot give me a hard time for the way I set up the categories. This is supposed to be fun. Only the Continental SEA category really matters.

7th April 2006, 02:28 PM	#11
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	Oh, and nothing's preventing you from qualifying your vote in a post once you have made the agonizing choice. Complaints, however, will be ignored.

7th April 2006, 07:32 PM	#16
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,226	Well (being a deep subject and all ) I vote PI first, then India-Nepal, Malaysia-Indonesia, Middle East, Scotland, blah,blah, blah.

8th April 2006, 02:20 PM	#18
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,207	Andrew -- look what you've started The merit of one's position lies not in the numbers that support it, nor the tyranny of the majority, but in the quality of those few individuals who stand up and support the truth. Dhaguy

8th April 2006, 03:09 PM	#19
Yannis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Athens Greece Posts: 479	A Machiavellian plan. Divide et impera

8th April 2006, 11:32 PM	#20
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	Some of the dhafia have yet to stand....

9th April 2006, 04:27 AM	#21
BluErf Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,180	If we consider half of those votes for the Philippines as votes for the kris, and kris being a close kin of keris, then the keris/kris family has a whopping 1/3 of the votes!

9th April 2006, 06:20 AM	#23
Rivkin Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 655	I honestly don't know what to say. On one side Israel is in the list, even through god knows what one means by "israeli swords" - a few negev beduin or palestinian sabres topped with israeli army knives I guess. Persia is united with India, but segregated from the middle east. The great steppe and caucasus are both omitted alltogether, but russia (again by far not a great source of sword making) appears there. Or do we count the steppe as mongolia and put it into china. I have a distinct feeling that we it is all a conspiracy of keris-lovers. Oh, those dha-hugging kerisologists .

10th April 2006, 11:17 PM	#24
Mark Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 987	DOH! I voted for Buchanan! The ballot was confusing!!!