HOW TO IDENTIFY FELLOW ILX'S WHILE WALKING DOWN THE STREET

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I think that we need a defining something so that all ilx's can be identified anywhere anytime...perhaps we should all tattoo our foreheads...

― ILE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, Tuesday, 25 May 2004 18:48 (twenty-two years ago)

I have identified by my walk. This mystifies me, to be honest.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 18:56 (twenty-two years ago)

We're the ones out there saying things like "OMG WTF" when spotting new albums on display at our favourite store. But I'm thinking that we should get t-shirts made with this on the front:

http://ox.eicat.ca/~scarruthers/ilx/ilx-c-or-d.jpg

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 18:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk
I’m an ILXor, no time to talk
Music loud and women warm, I’ve been kicked around
Since I was born

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 18:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Whenever we walk past a speaker, it starts playing "Fly Life".

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 18:59 (twenty-two years ago)

maybe there should be an ilx store on cafepress so dorks who want them could order tshirts.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 19:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Sean's design is HOTTT. I'd buy it.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 19:01 (twenty-two years ago)

http://i.myspace.com/67/58/488576/6644784_l.jpg

animal earmuffs

― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 19:02 (twenty-two years ago)

That would be a pretty cool shirt.. haha I used to have a slashdot shirt.

― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 19:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Using "rockist" in casual conversation might give it away.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 20:46 (twenty-two years ago)

crying in coffee.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 20:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Another ILX shirt design for the nerds out there:

http://ox.eicat.ca/~scarruthers/ilx/s-or-d.jpg

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 20:52 (twenty-two years ago)

THIS IS TEH TRIK QUESTIN YUO CANOT KNOW WICH PEPLE IS THE ILXERS BECUASE THEY DO NOT GO INTO TEH OUTSIED BECUSE THEY ARE TO FAT!

― deanomgwtf!!!p%3Fmsgid%3D4581997 (deangulberry), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 20:59 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.apurnell.com/web/20c/dhl/homeless.JPG

― Gear! (Gear!), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 21:04 (twenty-two years ago)

(If you look closely at that secure digital card, you'll notice that the thread is locked.)

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 21:05 (twenty-two years ago)

sean i wasn't calling you a dork. i'd probably actually wear that c/d one. well i guess not just you.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 21:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Hahah Sean you NERD! That memory card is the best thing EVER. The fact I am so amused by all the details shows how nerdy I am too :(

― Trayce (trayce), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 21:57 (twenty-two years ago)

boooo. you shoulda make a CompactFlash one, switching the F to a D if need be.

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 22:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Luddite! Embrace the future!

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 22:04 (twenty-two years ago)

(aka "CF is so Greenspun")

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 22:05 (twenty-two years ago)

secret handshake?

― A Nairn (moretap), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 22:11 (twenty-two years ago)

I really want that C/D shirt. I can make a better (higher res) design tonight if anyone is interested?

― Andrew (enneff), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 22:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Sean, those designs are ridiculously hott.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 22:59 (twenty-two years ago)

I've been spotted by my stance, halfway through a bar from the sidewalk. That was the same night we ran into Chuck.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 23:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh. My. God.

http://research.microsoft.com/projects/ilx/

― Trayce (trayce), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 23:11 (twenty-two years ago)

THEYRE ONTO US!

― Trayce (trayce), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 23:12 (twenty-two years ago)

*waits for ILx to no longer be able to legally use its name*

― the surface noise made by people (electricsound), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 23:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Does that mean if Gates buys ILX, we all become rich?

― Leee's a Simpson (Leee), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 23:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Actually Jim's point is a bit scary.

― Trayce (trayce), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 23:15 (twenty-two years ago)

I was trying to find a pic of ILX jam to make a logo out of and wondering why I couldnt, til I realised its actually IXL jam and now I feel dyslexic :(

― Trayce (trayce), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 23:16 (twenty-two years ago)

dilxsic?

― Leee's a Simpson (Leee), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 23:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Maybe someone could put a little TM somewhere on the front page:

ilXor.com ™

― A Nairn (moretap), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 23:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Alas, unlike copyright, a TM alone doth not endow trademark on a name... someone should register it! heh.

― Trayce (trayce), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 23:23 (twenty-two years ago)

™ is common law trademark
® is registered trademark

― A Nairn (moretap), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 23:28 (twenty-two years ago)

By the way, if anyone wants a t-shirt sized version of the C/D ILX logo:

http://ox.eicat.ca/~scarruthers/ilx/c-or-d-large.jpg
http://ox.eicat.ca/~scarruthers/ilx/c-or-d-large.tif

I have used a different version of the logo to remove the white inside the letters on the top portion, to be more like the original artwork.

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 00:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Iron-on transfers, here I come!

― A Nairn (moretap), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 00:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Here is a model:
http://www.geocities.com/moretap/ilxtshirt.txt

― A Nairn (moretap), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 00:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Larger version for those who prefer white t-shirts:

http://ox.eicat.ca/~scarruthers/ilx/s-or-d-large.jpg
http://ox.eicat.ca/~scarruthers/ilx/s-or-d-large.tif

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 01:02 (twenty-two years ago)

(that's of the S or D one, that is)

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 01:07 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.cafeshops.com/ilxshop

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 02:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Forget the shirt, gimme the gal!

― Leee's a Simpson (Leee), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 02:15 (twenty-two years ago)

I am so getting the thong.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 02:31 (twenty-two years ago)

my eyes the goggles etc

http://storetn.cafepress.com/2/11382772_F_store.jpg

(xpost)

― the surface noise made by people (electricsound), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 02:31 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah ewww.

― Kim (Kim), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 02:35 (twenty-two years ago)

i am now reinvisioning Gear's story with an ILX trucker hat. swap 'Jimmy Eat World' and 'Weezer' for 'Dizzee Rascal' and 'Killing Joke' though.

― Dave M. (rotten03), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 02:36 (twenty-two years ago)

C'mon, the thong was there, how could I NOT offer one, if only just to see if anyone actually BUYS one?

(Yeah, like anyone's gonna buy ANY of these.)

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 02:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Just what everyone always wanted, lingerie that asks your sex partners to rate you right up front.

― Allyzay, Wednesday, 26 May 2004 02:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Sean's C/D designs owns.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 02:42 (twenty-two years ago)

And I can't fucking type.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 02:42 (twenty-two years ago)

This evening when I went out I thought to myself "I just KNOW I'm going to run into an ilxor." Then an hour later I saw o. nate on Houston St.

― stockholm cindy (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 04:05 (twenty-two years ago)

I swear to fucking god. When I get back to the big smoke I am ordering one or more of those thongs. Just to spite you stinkypants.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 05:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Please spite me with your money. For extra fun, post photos of yourself wearing the thongs. You will have an entirely new fan club!

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 05:13 (twenty-two years ago)

according to that Microsoft ILX design link:

"we need common subsets of language constructs that make sense in most
or all languages... ILX represents the design and implementation of one
such set of constructs"

― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 08:38 (twenty-two years ago)

By the way. Its S and D, not or, Search And Destroy.

― Pete (Pete), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 08:42 (twenty-two years ago)

[They're singing 'doo-wha-dutty']

This is U&K for Mark H and me, living metres from each other. I think I saw him the other day. Mark -- I had headphones leaking '01 Luda on to Abingdon Road. I will purchase a T-shirt.

― Enrique (Enrique), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 08:56 (twenty-two years ago)

did no one see this thread?! --> ILX Gang Sign

i've been perfecting it for weeks!!

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 10:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Have you overcome yr FAP-aversion, Enrique? There *will* be an OxFAP soon, so T-shirt purchase may not be necessary.

I met someone whose parents live on Western Rd last night - one of Colette's IRL friends.

― MarkH (MarkH), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 10:37 (twenty-two years ago)

maybe we should all get the baseball caps for glasto...

― colette (a2lette), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 10:42 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm With Mentalist

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 10:45 (twenty-two years ago)

woop, forgot the arrow ->

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 10:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Do you remember the ILX logos? Ppl designed different ones and they went up on the site in turn. I suggested we get those made into T-shirts and I seem to remember there was a lot of opposition to the idea - Tom in particular was dead against it.

Let's see if I can find the thread.....

― MarkH (MarkH), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 10:56 (twenty-two years ago)

this was one of the threads I was thinking of.

and this was the other.

― MarkH (MarkH), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 11:00 (twenty-two years ago)

I think there was a lot of confusion there. The logos = excellent. Having the logos on the front page = a fine experiment, but not really a long-term thing. Actual merchandise = twee nonsense.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 11:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Actual merchandise = twee nonsense.

i assume you're not implying that ilxors wouldn't pay good money for twee nonsense?

― colette (a2lette), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 11:15 (twenty-two years ago)

No, I'm just muddying the waters until I can get my range of twee nonsense to market first.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 11:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Me and Jarlr'mai have just been on a rather silly photoshop tip. We tried putting together the usual Geir/Southall/Marisa Marchant combos with the t-shirts, thongs etc. but the lack of arms and general etc.ness meant we just got silly. I won't put them all up, but just be sure that it descended quite quickly into shit like this.

― Lynskey (Lynskey), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 12:14 (twenty-two years ago)

By the way. Its S and D, not or, Search And Destroy.

Dear god in heaven, you're right. I have fixed this up and am offering new logos (apologies to A Nairn for wasting his model's time):

http://ox.eicat.ca/~scarruthers/ilx/s-and-d-large.jpg
http://ox.eicat.ca/~scarruthers/ilx/s-and-d-large.tif

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 12:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Ha, wasting time. Isn't that the ultimate goal of ILX?

― A Nairn (moretap), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 18:41 (twenty-two years ago)

HOW TO IDENTIFY FELLOW ILX'S WHILE WALKING DOWN THE STREET

BY TEH SNOUD OF MIKE SKINNER"S SCREAMINGH>

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 18:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Sinister folks used to wear upside down Belle and Sebastian badges for identification purposes. This, silly and twee as it may sound, actually worked, as it's how I met Carsmilesteve. (And Jerry the Nipper, I think.)

― ailsa (ailsa), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 19:09 (twenty-two years ago)

http://apotheosis.tv/files/redridinghood12.gif

― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 19:27 (twenty-two years ago)

that upside down belle and sebastian think sounds awesome. what do you mean by badges though?

― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 19:27 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.bulletsofautumn.com/boredoms/bores035.gif

We should all get that tattooed on our foreheads

― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 19:28 (twenty-two years ago)

like this, only upside down

http://www.ex.ac.uk/dll/env_studies/badger.jpg

― MarkH (MarkH), Thursday, 27 May 2004 06:54 (twenty-two years ago)

badges = pins, jon. god, you uncultured fuck.

i want a pin that says "rockist." that i could wear upside down. then you'd know it was me.

― Ian Johnson (orion), Thursday, 27 May 2004 07:01 (twenty-two years ago)

What does badge mean in America then? It must mean *something* or else Dylan wouldn't have written

Momma take this badge off of me
I can't use it anymore

― MarkH (MarkH), Thursday, 27 May 2004 07:21 (twenty-two years ago)

A badge in America is like a patch you sew on like when you win an activity badge in Scouting or somesuch, or a metallic thing as worn by cops. What the British call a badge (when not meaning the thing a cop wears), Americans call a 'button' as in 'campaign buttons'. Everything clear now?

― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 27 May 2004 07:31 (twenty-two years ago)

so whats a pin then?

― Ste (Fuzzy), Thursday, 27 May 2004 07:44 (twenty-two years ago)

so what's a pin?

xpost/hive mind...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 27 May 2004 07:44 (twenty-two years ago)

I'd say a pin is more like a small metal/enamel object (like a prefect's badge, fastened with either a placket thingy or the safetypin-like closure method) and not to be confused with US 'badge'or 'button'.

― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 27 May 2004 07:47 (twenty-two years ago)

i use 'pin' and 'button' interchangably. but i'll buy suzy's classifications, because they sound sensible...

― colette (a2lette), Thursday, 27 May 2004 08:30 (twenty-two years ago)

considering that an image search for the word "rockist" gave me this, we should put it on our pin

http://rockist.myrice.com/photo/guitar.jpg

― Gear! (Gear!), Thursday, 27 May 2004 15:51 (twenty-two years ago)

We need an Official ILX Silly Walk.

― Christine 'Green Leafy Dragon' Indigo (cindigo), Thursday, 27 May 2004 20:54 (twenty-two years ago)

1 inch buttons are pins
3 inch buttons are not pins

― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Thursday, 27 May 2004 23:52 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.timedoctor.org/images/free_reyes-bum.jpg

― Gear! (Gear!), Monday, 31 May 2004 14:01 (twenty-two years ago)

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