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[FernRain]

I only know the barest of French (English and Spanish here, and still trying to learn Portuguese) but that's one of the forms of "to work", right? I know how to pronounce that

 

But I can see how Trevelyan might get mushed up into something that sounds similar.

 

I believe it is! His immediate family (and 2 uncles + grandparents) are the only ones in New Zealand with the name. I even once asked a French person if they'd heard of it as a surname, but nope. The strange part is that his family aren't even French, they're Frisian (northern Netherlands). My suspicion is that they came up from Belgium originally.

[Cee]

Seriously.  Move back just fifty years, and I'd be appalled at a lot of things.  It's why I'm somewhat sympathetic to Solas's knee-jerk reaction even if I think it's a bad idea.  If I woke up and Earth had reverted to, say, the 1100s, I'd probably try my damndest to find a reset button too.  

 

Right, I don't think it's something to just blanket dismiss, and it's entirely understandable to feel how he feels. Which, of course, makes him a better character for being that relatable. Which makes me wonder if those who just outright hate him or see him as more 'villain' rather than 'antagonist' at this point really gave this a lot of thought.

[drosophila]

Seriously. Move back just fifty years, and I'd be appalled at a lot of things. It's why I'm somewhat sympathetic to Solas's knee-jerk reaction even if I think it's a bad idea. If I woke up and Earth had reverted to, say, the 1100s, I'd probably try my damndest to find a reset button too.

Whenever I go back to the more rural parts of Bulgaria, I'm super excited to see family, refreshed to experience a simpler life, and in about five days I go nuts. And that's after we got grandma internet

[NightSymphony]

Art

 

He watches her in her dreams

http://uuyly.deviant.../Fade-567590002

 

Solas and Lavellan stargazing

http://shutterbones....sitor-567581796

 

Paper kids group 2

http://shutterbones....oup-2-567578457

 

Solas as a child

http://niklisson.dev...f-Cub-567558328

 

Closing the breach

http://shinigamiverm...reach-567528964

 

I Will Save You

http://okihana.devia...e-You-567500400

[Cee]

I believe it is! His immediate family (and 2 uncles + grandparents) are the only ones in New Zealand with the name. I even once asked a French person if they'd heard of it as a surname, but nope. The strange part is that his family aren't even French, they're Frisian (northern Netherlands). My suspicion is that they came up from Belgium originally.

 

My boyfriend's name is rare in the US, as it's a Moroccan Jewish surname, that likely filtered down through France. But honestly, I don't think we ever knew for certain. I have pretty much one of the most Spanish sounding names one can have.

[MayriyaNoori]

My boyfriend's name is rare in the US, as it's a Moroccan Jewish surname, that likely filtered down through France. But honestly, I don't think we ever knew for certain. I have pretty much one of the most Spanish sounding names one can have.

I have an overly Italian sounding name.

 

It also doesn't help that I actually have a cousin Vinny on the Italian side of my family. That's pretty much the Italian American family seal right there. Like, that's mafia qualifications I think.

[Cee]

Art

 

 

Solas and Lavellan stargazing

http://shutterbones....sitor-567581796

 

 

Solas as a child

http://niklisson.dev...f-Cub-567558328

 

 

 

I love both of these.

 

The stargazing one and its use of perspective. It's sweet and romantic. It's cliche, but I've been wanting to include a stargazing scene in a fic, but probably not Solavellan, likely a past one.

 

And kidSolas is just adorable.

[FernRain]

Do elves have last names? Or just clan names? .

[midnight tea]

Now that's interesting... I'm in Frostback Basin, trying to save Storvacker in the weird, foggy valley/crater and I got an environmental comment from Cole: "The trees are fighting. They're very angry, but they're very slow."

 

...Angry at what? Are they angry like red lyrium? (Cole makes a comment that RL is "very angry" in mines in Emprise du Lion) Angry AT Red Lyrium/Blight?

[Cee]

I have an overly Italian sounding name.

 

It also doesn't help that I actually have a cousin Vinny on the Italian side of my family. That's pretty much the Italian American family seal right there. Like, that's mafia qualifications I think.

 

So do I, and like me, he's got a Puerto Rican dad. He's named after our maternal grandpa, who was the son of Italian immigrants. My middle name is Maria and it's my mom's middle name, but Italian. But with my first and last, the whole thing just sounds Spanish.

[drosophila]

My name's a mess. My first name was very weird to begin with when I lived back in Bulgaria. Then when I got married I acquired this uncommon Jewish last name. Both names are difficult to spell and I've learned to enjoy watching people struggle to pronounce them.

[MayriyaNoori]

My name's a mess. My first name was very weird to begin with when I lived back in Bulgaria. Then when I got married I acquired this uncommon Jewish last name. Both names are difficult to spell and I've learned to enjoy watching people struggle to pronounce them.

I like when people say my last name wrong. The common mistake was calamari. But I've had telemarketers call and ask for Mr. or Mrs. Chlamydia

 

I'm not making that up.

[drosophila]

I like when people say my last name wrong. The common mistake was calamari. But I've had telemarketers call and ask for Mr. or Mrs. Chlamydia

I'm not making that up.

facepalm

Also I have up on writing and decided to have some wine instead.

Stupid Vivienne chapter is stupid : |

[MayriyaNoori]

facepalm

Actual conversation:

 

Caller: Is Mr. or Mrs. Chlamydia there?

Me: Mr. or Mrs. Chlamydia? You sure about that?

Caller: Yes, that's who we want to speak with.

Me: The Chlamydias?

Caller:Do we have the wrong number?

Me: You might have the wrong dimension. Who takes that for a family name?

Caller:..........oh. Oh dear. I'm so sorry.

Me:........

Caller: So....... are you there?

 

I don't ever get angry with them. I can't pronounce names for anything, I just think it's funny hearing them realize what they are saying.

[Cee]

 

Me: You might have the wrong dimension. Who takes that for a family name?

[midnight tea]

My name's a mess. My first name was very weird to begin with when I lived back in Bulgaria. Then when I got married I acquired this uncommon Jewish last name. Both names are difficult to spell and I've learned to enjoy watching people struggle to pronounce them.

 

In my case it's kinda funny - I have an uncommon name (but it's spelled "right" so people have little problem with remembering it - my sister is less lucky: her name is very short, but spelled in a foreign way), a relatively uncommon surname (which is still local) and live in a place that also has kinda an uncommon name. So even though they're all pretty short, I still get quite a few weird looks - as if I arrived from Mars and not a small village in provincial parts of Poland

[Sifr]

Now that's interesting... I'm in Frostback Basin, trying to save Storvacker in the weird, foggy valley/crater and I got an environmental comment from Cole: "The trees are fighting. They're very angry, but they're very slow."

 

...Angry at what? Are they angry like red lyrium? (Cole makes a comment that RL is "very angry" in mines in Emprise du Lion) Angry AT Red Lyrium/Blight?

 

I think he was just making a reference to the Ents in Lord of the Rings, rather than it being directed at anything happening in Dragon Age. Although I would love to see an army of Sylvans show up out of nowhere to storm the Thedas equivalent of Isengard, that would be incredible.

 

"Fen'Harel, a wizard should know better!"

 

[MayriyaNoori]

I think he was just making a reference to the Ents in Lord of the Rings, rather than it being directed at anything happening in Dragon Age. Although I would love to see an army of Sylvans show up out of nowhere to storm the Thedas equivalent of Isengard, that would be incredible.

 

"Fen'Harel, a wizard should know better!"

 

Ents are boss.

[drosophila]

Actual conversation:

Caller: Is Mr. or Mrs. Chlamydia there?
Me: Mr. or Mrs. Chlamydia? You sure about that?
Caller: Yes, that's who we want to speak with.
Me: The Chlamydias?
Caller:Do we have the wrong number?
Me: You might have the wrong dimension. Who takes that for a family name?
Caller:..........oh. Oh dear. I'm so sorry.
Me:........
Caller: So....... are you there?

I don't ever get angry with them. I can't pronounce names for anything, I just think it's funny hearing them realize what they are saying.

Whoa, you're shaky IRL :

This is what happens when I try to get coffee:

Batista: Can you tell me your first name?
Me: Nebuchadnezzar.
Batista: *confused look* Ummm, how do I spell that?
Me: Just write Nebby.
Batista: *even more confused look, for some reason my accent + my nickname don't gel* I'm sorry, what's that? Neeby? Nebbly?
Me: *sigh* Mary. My name's Mary.

After a while I just started saying Mary by default. It's my coffee name.

[_Lucinia]

Actual conversation:

 

Caller: Is Mr. or Mrs. Chlamydia there?

Me: Mr. or Mrs. Chlamydia? You sure about that?

Caller: Yes, that's who we want to speak with.

Me: The Chlamydias?

Caller:Do we have the wrong number?

Me: You might have the wrong dimension. Who takes that for a family name?

Caller:..........oh. Oh dear. I'm so sorry.

Me:........

Caller: So....... are you there?

 

I don't ever get angry with them. I can't pronounce names for anything, I just think it's funny hearing them realize what they are saying.

This reminds of a story a co-worker told me years ago.  She called the local greenhouse and asked them if they had any chlamydia.  She quickly realized her mistake and hung up.  She was looking for clematis!  hahahaha

[midnight tea]

Me: You might have the wrong dimension. Who takes that for a family name?

 

... That kinda reminds me of this^^;

 

 

[Uirebhiril]

This reminds of a story a co-worker told me years ago.  She called the local greenhouse and asked them if they had any chlamydia.  She quickly realized her mistake and hung up.  She was looking for clematis!  hahahaha

 

Reminds me of a time when we were on our way home from a convention and, being dead tired, stopped to get coffee and snacks at a Starbucks. My best friend trundled up to the pastry case, looked the girl behind the counter straight in the eye, and said, "I need a tart."

 

The look on her face.

 

He turned 20 shades of red and clarified an apple tart, right there, in the case. He left her a big tip, and we have never let him live it down.

[MayriyaNoori]

Whoa, you're shaky IRL :

This is what happens when I try to get coffee:

Batista: Can you tell me your first name?
Me: Nebuchadnezzar.
Batista: *confused look* Ummm, how do I spell that?
Me: Just write Nebby.
Batista: *even more confused look, for some reason my accent + my nickname don't gel* I'm sorry, what's that? Neeby? Nebbly?
Me: *sigh* Mary. My name's Mary.

After a while I just started saying Mary by default. It's my coffee name.

I once kept a scammer on the phone for nearly an hour keeping him convinced that he had me. It was one of those scams that tries to convince you that your computer has a virus and they are from Microsoft and the only way to fix it is for them to walk you through some crazy nonsense.

 

I had him so convinced.

 

Me: Really? There's a virus on my computer?

Caller: Yes, very bad one. No antivirus for it.

Me: Well, which computer? I own 5.

Caller: The one closest to you.

Me: Well, that's a problem. I'm exactly in the middle of my house.

Caller: Just the closest computer will be fine.

Me: But you said it was just one computer.

Caller: Just go to the closest computer to you.

Me: But what if it's the wrong one?

Caller: If it is, we can try a different one.

Me: But my house is huge, bro! What if my hard drives fries while I'm checking the wrong computer?!?!

Caller: That's fine. Just, let's get started with the closest computer.

Me: We don't have time!!! You said this was important! Emergency important!

Caller: Please, just pick a computer!

Me: Can I just pay you to fix it?

Caller: Certainly, i will need your bank information.

Me: Crap, my accountant has all that and their on vacation in Tahiti right now. Can you take a raincheck?

 

Like, I had this going on for an hour. I think I was playing Assassin's Creed on xbox or something while I did this. My house NEVER received this kind of scam again. I think we were blacklisted by them.

[drosophila]

I once kept a scammer on the phone for nearly an hour keeping him convinced that he had me. It was one of those scams that tries to convince you that your computer has a virus and they are from Microsoft and the only way to fix it is for them to walk you through some crazy nonsense.

I had him so convinced.

Me: Really? There's a virus on my computer?
Caller: Yes, very bad one. No antivirus for it.
Me: Well, which computer? I own 5.
Caller: The one closest to you.
Me: Well, that's a problem. I'm exactly in the middle of my house.
Caller: Just the closest computer will be fine.
Me: But you said it was just one computer.
Caller: Just go to the closest computer to you.
Me: But what if it's the wrong one?
Caller: If it is, we can try a different one.
Me: But my house is huge, bro! What if my hard drives fries while I'm checking the wrong computer?!?!
Caller: That's fine. Just, let's get started with the closest computer.
Me: We don't have time!!! You said this was important! Emergency important!
Caller: Please, just pick a computer!
Me: Can I just pay you to fix it?
Caller: Certainly, i will need your bank information.
Me: Crap, my accountant has all that and their on vacation in Tahiti right now. Can you take a raincheck?

Like, I had this going on for an hour. I think I was playing Assassin's Creed on xbox or something while I did this. My house NEVER received this kind of scam again. I think we were blacklisted by them.

OMG, you're awesome.

[Kadan]

I once kept a scammer on the phone for nearly an hour keeping him convinced that he had me. It was one of those scams that tries to convince you that your computer has a virus and they are from Microsoft and the only way to fix it is for them to walk you through some crazy nonsense.

 

I had him so convinced.

 

Me: Really? There's a virus on my computer?

Caller: Yes, very bad one. No antivirus for it.

Me: Well, which computer? I own 5.

Caller: The one closest to you.

Me: Well, that's a problem. I'm exactly in the middle of my house.

Caller: Just the closest computer will be fine.

Me: But you said it was just one computer.

Caller: Just go to the closest computer to you.

Me: But what if it's the wrong one?

Caller: If it is, we can try a different one.

Me: But my house is huge, bro! What if my hard drives fries while I'm checking the wrong computer?!?!

Caller: That's fine. Just, let's get started with the closest computer.

Me: We don't have time!!! You said this was important! Emergency important!

Caller: Please, just pick a computer!

Me: Can I just pay you to fix it?

Caller: Certainly, i will need your bank information.

Me: Crap, my accountant has all that and their on vacation in Tahiti right now. Can you take a raincheck?

 

Like, I had this going on for an hour. I think I was playing Assassin's Creed on xbox or something while I did this. My house NEVER received this kind of scam again. I think we were blacklisted by them.

My mother got this call and knew it was a scam and hung up on them. The next day her Hard Drive crashed. She was sure that had she let him help her her computer would have been fine It took me and the PC repair guy to convince her that it was just a crazy coincident.