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'

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

ACtually, it was Chinese, Thai, and Japanese.

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?

Marc · 7th April 2006, 10:04 AM

Forced to vote, I had to chose one. BUT. As many here, I'm also polygamous. My focus of research is South Western Europe, but my heart belongs also (in no particular order) to Eastern Europe, Middle East, Indo-Persia, Hindu India, China, Philippines, Japan... err... I DO miss an option labelled "All" in the poll...

VVV · 7th April 2006, 10:30 AM

Really hard to choose between Indonesia/Malaysia and the Philippines.
But when I had a fast look at my walls I found that the first was in majority so...

Michael

Valjhun · 7th April 2006, 11:07 AM

If I have to choose... I'll take Nihonto, considering myself a samurai, it is a question about a way of life...

Artistically I would choose Indopersian... there is no such option however.

Yannis · 7th April 2006, 11:25 AM

Nice idea to count the "armies". But it is defently from a Dha point of view

Why Nepal has the privilege to stay alone there?

I dont see so many blades coming from there.

Why East Europe is all together? Caucasus is a school by itself. And till we have locate the origin of any yataghan type, Balkans are tied to Middle East more than Poland.

Just thoughts. Not a flame

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!

VANDOO · 7th April 2006, 06:09 PM

A VERY DIFFICULT DECISION INDEED

I HAD TO ASK MYSELF WHAT I WOULD COLLECT IF I COULD ONLY COLLECT ONE THING AND HAD TO GIVE UP EVERYTHING ELSE. IT CAME DOWN TO OCEANIC AND ABORIGINAL JUST COULDN'T GIVE UP THE CLUBS AND SPEARS. IN EDGED WEAPONS IT WOULD BE P.I. AND MALAYSIA/ INDONESIA.

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.

Rick · 7th April 2006, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nechesh

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!

Not any more Nechesh .
Better rally the troops .

Lew · 7th April 2006, 08:45 PM

Hi Guys

I am equally divided between African and Indonesian

. I am getting tired of my dha and philippine pieces

need to keep rotating the stock you know

Lew

nechesh · 7th April 2006, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick

Not any more Nechesh .
Better rally the troops .

We bounced back!

And their WILL be more. If you build it they will come!

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!

John · 9th April 2006, 05:56 AM

My collectibles is predominantly Chinese by far but when it comes to ethnographics it has to be Malaysian/Indonesian.

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	#20
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	#25
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, 07:25 AM	#5
Titus Pullo Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 123	ACtually, it was Chinese, Thai, and Japanese.

7th April 2006, 07:27 AM	#6
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	#7
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, 10:04 AM	#8
Marc Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Madrid / Barcelona Posts: 256	Forced to vote, I had to chose one. BUT. As many here, I'm also polygamous. My focus of research is South Western Europe, but my heart belongs also (in no particular order) to Eastern Europe, Middle East, Indo-Persia, Hindu India, China, Philippines, Japan... err... I DO miss an option labelled "All" in the poll...

7th April 2006, 10:30 AM	#9
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	Really hard to choose between Indonesia/Malaysia and the Philippines. But when I had a fast look at my walls I found that the first was in majority so... Michael

7th April 2006, 11:07 AM	#10
Valjhun Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 692	If I have to choose... I'll take Nihonto, considering myself a samurai, it is a question about a way of life... Artistically I would choose Indopersian... there is no such option however.

7th April 2006, 11:25 AM	#11
Yannis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Athens Greece Posts: 479	Nice idea to count the "armies". But it is defently from a Dha point of view Why Nepal has the privilege to stay alone there? I dont see so many blades coming from there. Why East Europe is all together? Caucasus is a school by itself. And till we have locate the origin of any yataghan type, Balkans are tied to Middle East more than Poland. Just thoughts. Not a flame

7th April 2006, 12:02 PM	#12
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	#13
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	#14
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	#15
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, 06:09 PM	#19
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	A VERY DIFFICULT DECISION INDEED I HAD TO ASK MYSELF WHAT I WOULD COLLECT IF I COULD ONLY COLLECT ONE THING AND HAD TO GIVE UP EVERYTHING ELSE. IT CAME DOWN TO OCEANIC AND ABORIGINAL JUST COULDN'T GIVE UP THE CLUBS AND SPEARS. IN EDGED WEAPONS IT WOULD BE P.I. AND MALAYSIA/ INDONESIA.

7th April 2006, 07:32 PM	#21
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.

7th April 2006, 08:45 PM	#23
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Hi Guys I am equally divided between African and Indonesian . I am getting tired of my dha and philippine pieces need to keep rotating the stock you know Lew

8th April 2006, 02:20 PM	#26
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	#27
Yannis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Athens Greece Posts: 479	A Machiavellian plan. Divide et impera

8th April 2006, 11:32 PM	#28
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	#29
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, 05:56 AM	#30
John Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Land below the wind Posts: 135	My collectibles is predominantly Chinese by far but when it comes to ethnographics it has to be Malaysian/Indonesian.