Random internet musings

[elaby]

So queen_lily_rose mentioned Fell Ponies in one of her posts, and I had never heard of them before. They're mountain and moorland ponies and in the pictures I've seen, have lovely wild long manes and ankle fur (I'm sure there's a term for ankle fur...)

But the first thing I thought when I read the name was this definition of "fell":

adjective
1. fierce; cruel; dreadful; savage.
2. destructive; deadly: fell poison; fell disease.

And I was like O.O Thinking "Is that like... yell hounds? Like a dire pony or something?"

XD Obviously, they mean this definition:

–noun Scot. and North England.
an upland pasture, moor, or thicket; a highland plateau.

And I was just running around looking at random journals on LJ, and I came across some that made me think... what experiences (or personalities) would lead someone to fill their userinfo with defensive warnings about how while they couldn't care less about what someone thinks of them, people better not just read their journal to assume X, Y, and Z and to mock/harass them about it? About how they know everything about A, B, and C and people who don't understand it should just screw off? And then follow this up with tons of credentials, about things they've done and famous people they know and awards and accomplishments, etc.

It would suck to have to assume that everyone who happened upon your journal would view it with belligerence.

Comments

[semyaza.livejournal.com]

I'm an avid reader of profile pages and won't friend anyone with that sort of bio. Bad news.

Frodo rode a fell pony after he claimed the Ring. ;~)

[miss-next.livejournal.com]

I was brought up in the Lake District, surrounded by fells. This meaning is therefore very familiar.

The defensive LJer is almost certainly a troll. It's usually the way.

[mermaiden.livejournal.com]

Fell Ponies are awesome!! So sweet and saucy~ :D

[queen-lily-rose.livejournal.com]

Aren't Fells Just Gorgeous?

[templarwolf.livejournal.com]

That LJer probably spends too much time on Fark forums, thus assumes that everyone else will troll/mock them constantly...

[elaby.livejournal.com]

Did he? I totally didn't remember!

Yeah, the bio was kind of off-putting.

[elaby.livejournal.com]

I was wondering if it was that, since they seemed sure people would come to their journal JUST to be mean.

[elaby.livejournal.com]

I don't know much about them, but they're very pretty from the pictures I've seen :)

[elaby.livejournal.com]

They are! I had no idea they existed :)

[elaby.livejournal.com]

Sheesh, there are decent people in the world, random LJer!

[queen-lily-rose.livejournal.com]

Vanners, Gypsians, Friesians And Fells Are My Favourites!

[elaby.livejournal.com]

Cool! I'd love to be friends :) Thanks for offering!