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^ Actually I think I can see where Alkan is coming from. I know if there was an awkward pause or no one had anything to say, I'd totally
bring up Supernatural (my obsession). I always have something to say on it, but not much else. I'm terrible with making conversation. ^^;

Okay that's true. But a lot of times, bringing up your obsession can either cause the moment to feel even more awkward or end up labeling you as "That guy that likes, whatever" among your friends, which can also lead to annoying teasing. (Believe me, I've experienced this stuff before. LOL!) It really comes down to what your obsession is. If it's something that not a lot of people are into (such as my obsession with trains, lol!) then you may want to keep quiet about it. If it's something that is pretty popular among the general crowd, then it may be better "discussion starter."

Thank you, Roi! Yeah, that's what i mean. It can be sometimes very difficult for me to keep my "obsessions" to myself...

For me, I tend to get overexcited about a certain thing. Once I state my opinion about how horrible something is, I can't seem to stop talking about it.

I apologize before-hand if my response gets a little too personal.

Even though I'm three years older than my brother I really act more like the younger one, as he gets Call of Duty games and I get kid's movies when we go to an electronics store.
I'm really into nostalgia, and I tend to think he is too. I'm just far too into it for him, as he just shuns me sometimes because it's too weird for him.

I've been laughed at about it, yes. At an end-of-the-year band banquet, an acquaintance just brought the subject up out of nowhere by pointing at me and saying "he likes Balto!" There were others at the table with us, but I think he was the only one really bothered by that fact.

Yeah, I'm an adult, age 19, that likes kid's movies. It's a fact.
It's also a fact that there isn't really a place for my kind in the real world.
It's not what we're supposed to like at this age, it's awkward to other people because they just don't understand.
Because of this fact I subconsciously bring myself down in a way. I feel like I'm doing something wrong when I'm on a Balto forum and writing fanfics while inside a college dorm, I walk around the campus and make myself feel like it's an obscene thing just to think about Balto in this setting. It's silly I know, but my point is society just sets boundaries and limitations as to what people can and can't like in certain environments.

In a way, isn't that why we're here? To actually make an environment where people like me - like us - are SUPPOSED to like what we like?

Emotionally - never. Nowadays I freely express my love for the Balto trilogy. I used to have a hard time to be blunt about it, embarassed even, because I didnt know what people my age would think. Nowadays I even bring Balto up in conversations.

you wouldn't believe how I've spread Balto's name! I'm never given a hard time these days! when i just say "balto" just randomly my friends will reply "Bark" as a joke reply. With the people i know, it's so easy to talk about Balto anytime!

Fortunately no, i can count with the fingers of my hands the times i've talked about Balto at the school or with my friends or family.

I've never been given a hard time about it, per se, but I don't say much about it at school or anything--even if I'm working on a fanfic or something and someone asks about it. It wouldn't go down very well if certain people found out about it, so I try to just play on the safe side and keep it quiet.

But, mainly, the hardest time i was ever give with Balto was here on this very site.( I know, the Irony!) Because of my lust and longing for Balto, people would continuously thrash me with 'Quit dreaming about Balto 4!' I lost my care for him and the site just destroyed me from the inside out... well, I finally got the nerve to come back and things have been looking up for Balto since then.


(BTW: Please excuse the poor grammar and vocab. It's 1 in the morning and i am very tired)

I wouldn't say i'm given a hard time over liking Balto in the least. But I would say that I AM giving people a hard over my obsession that has spread like a Wildfire in the last day!

A dog teases you?

ROFL Eeeyeah...that one threw me for a loop too...


And since I've established, after checking, that you're obviously a U.S. citizen and, therefore, a native English speaker, can you please put that into standard English please, so that we can all understand what the heck you're saying here? Yeah. Thanks.

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Earlier today I actually got joked with for talking about Balto. My first time that's happened to me! Well, I didn't want it to come to this but arguments turned into pushing and then into a bit of Blood-shed. I can't say who won the fight because it was a draw. I'm not proud of how things turned out just because of an animated cartoon but the guy i fought was a jerk anyway!

You can consider THAT my first hard time for liking Balto...