You might be Goth if...

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Stop right here. Read this first. I am in fact a Goth. Yes…I am making fun of Goths, but only because I find it (and assume others will also) funny. If this offends you, stop RIGHT here. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200. Hit the back button right now if you think this might possibly offend you in any way shape or form.:smiley:

If you are still reading this…I assume you are not offended. If you think you MIGHT be offended…stop right here. Well…you shoulda stopped earlier when I asked you to but…anyway…this is a second warning. YOU MIGHT BE OFFENDED IF YOU KEEP READING! Don’t say I didn’t warn ya.:smiley:

On the back of your makeup compact, the color of the makeup is ‘rice paper white’.

Your favorite color of nail polish is black.

You have more than one NIN or Marilyn Manson teeshirt.

You think everybody else is just pretending that their ‘inner darkness’ doesn’t exist.

One of your favorite activities is go hang out in front of the local GAP, Abercrombie or other ‘prep’ store and laugh at the preps.

You refuse to wear anything that’s not black, or at least a deep jewel tone like scarlet red, forest green, etc.

You are seen sporting black and white/red and white/some other color and white striped tights.

Your favorite shoes are your worn out Doc Maartens.

You’ve had your hair dyed some strange color.

You are labeled angsty by your ‘therapist’.

Your adore ‘cult’ films like Labyrinth, The Black Crystal, Legend and…the Breakfast Club.

Your favorite MEMBER of the Breakfast Club is Allison, the freak.

Remember…if you got offended you have only yourself to blame. I warned ya!:smiley: Remember…this is supposed to be funny and was meant to be so. If anyone was offended I am sorry.

IDBB

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On that note, and with the same disclaimer and proviso:

Heard the wonderful song by an outfit called ‘Spray’? It is called “I am gothic” and is beautiful satire…we play it lots - at our gothic club!

:smiley:

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http://www.robotstories.com/rs334.shtml

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You might be Goth if you still listen to “Sisters of Mercy”, “Bauhaus”, anf “Fields of the Nephilim”.
You might be Goth if your therapist starts to need therapy after talking to you.

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You might also be a goth if you are:

A. Aware that “The Goth Test” exists and can be found at http://www.penddraig.co.uk/pen/tests/goth.htm

and

B. Already know your score without looking at the link.

or

C. Read IDBB’s post and immediately thought, woah, BLACK Crystal? Why haven’t I seen that? …oh, wait, it’s The Dark Crystal, ok, seen it, all’s right with the (cruel, dark) world.

Great post, IDBB - I love the bit in Breakfast Club where they’re all running around the hallways of the school, trying not to get caught, and Allison is just strolling.

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You migth be goth is you…

Sway dance to Bauhaus

Find Siouxsie Sioux wildly attractive

Miss Rozz Williams

Own more than four black liquid eyeliners

Find it easy to dress in the dark - it’s all black anyway

Recognise yourself in the gothic sex line “ouch that hurt - do it again”

Unwritten Nocturne: 20 years of gothiness and going strong

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You might be a goth if when dressing you have to remind yourself, “boots, then corset.”

You get upset when you can’t find a pair of tights that do have holes in them.

You realize you’re gaining weight when you have to add an extra notch…to your dog collar.

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You might be goth if:

You ask yourself - do I wear the inch long spikes or the half-inch today

You have more shiny black PVC in your wardrobe than most people have wardrobe space

Cross or Ankh?

The idea of wearing gold jewellery fills you with horror

Going through airport security means careful planning to ensure all the metal in your clothing and body is removed beforehand

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ah, goth, how i dont miss it as much as i thought i would… post-goth is more fun. less therapy bills, more laughter, and the ability to laugh at/pildrive thru all those preps (trendies to us uk peeps) that try to be goth to ‘look cool’ at gigs… pathetic

altho having said the lack of therapy bills, i feel myself slipping down that slope once again…

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You know, I’m 31 and every once in a while I like to revert back to the old days and dress again.
I went through that not too long ago and was actually called a wanna be goth by a friends friend. A chick who has no idea what she is talking about, but just likes to hang around with people who do.
So, I went home and pulled out my pictures from high school, my box of old safey pins, choke chain from ex-boyfriend, etc…
See, we didn’t have base or powdered consealer made in rice paper white. I used corn starch. Black lipstick and nail polish was very hard to find around here so I used my black eyeshadow on my lips and magic marker on my nails. We did stock up when it was in season though.
My hair was anything from purple, green, black, or blue. Done with either markers, kool-aid, or coffee grounds.
And it was high! There was a perment cloud in my bathroom from the hair spray. The doors and the walls were shiney from being laqured with aqua net.
I guess we were the McGyver of goths? :wink:
Anyway I explained to her that I didn’t wanna be goth, but that I was there before she was taking her first steps.
And you know through my high school career, my mother never batted an eye. But hubby has a hard time with me going back there every now and then.
I flunked the test linked here, but I think it mainly cause it’s for younger people still in there. I bet my oldest could pass it.

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Kricket I think this:

should be in your sig…perhaps include “former”?

That made me smile…I pictured you running around with a mission impossible theme trying to make yourself goth…

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See, I wear black almost exclusively. But I’m not a Goth.

I’m a theatre techie.

Maybe there’s a thread there…

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She looks hot here

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You cut up your fishnet stockings to make a top out of… and you are a guy.

You go to hot topic and think, “shit, I made those myself 12 years ago, and some stupid kid is paying 49.99 for them”.

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You might be goth if:

You’re 7’ tall when dressed. I find that whenever I go to the “goth night” at a place in Manhattan (Albion/The Batcave - for any NYC area folks), I’m always the midget in the land of giants.

You occasionally stab other people with your facial piercings.

You’re involved in drama with half the people in the clubs you go to.

(FYI: I’m gothy sometimes, but not “goth”, per se.)

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I always did think Allison in Breakfast Club looked better before they “fixed” her in the end.

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Mikie, who’s to say you can’t be both?
Hmmm…you might be a goth theatre techie if…
You’ve used gaff tape as clothing when going out.

You’re a leather man with a Leatherman.

You kinda want to make of with a couple of fresnels…so you can see what your outfit will really look like at the club.

When people complain about the smell of clove cigarettes, you think, “It’s nothing compared to fog juice!”

You’ve changed clothes after a show to go to the cast party, and no one can tell the difference.

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Crap. That should say, "You kinda want to make OFF with a couple of fresnels. "

I couldn’t see the preview button for all the angst.

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:smack: Preview is my friend. Black Crystal indeed. AND I should know better…since I own the damn thing on DVD. :wink:

You might be goth if…
your favorite pastime is writing angsty poetry
You think that black and orange and purple go really well together.
You’ve seen Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas more than six times.
And can quote it.
And find yourself singing along/reciting the dialogue
You’ve seen Rocky Horror (the movie)more than 20 times.
And you can quote it and/or recite the dialogue along with the movie.
You think John Lennon was the ‘hot’ Beatle, instead of that wimpy Paul McCarthy dude.
You have used markers, etc to remake your Barbie dolls into ‘Goth barbies’ by drawing on Goth type makup and remakng their outfits to make them more Gothic looking.
You own at least one headless barbie…and the head is on your keychain or a piece of jewellery.

IDBB

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…if you appear on http://notagoth.jinwicked.com/