The Walking Contradiction explains his screen name and hopes to meet you all

[Tank]

Yay! Another cat person! I think we have officially taken over!

I have a black and white kitty, as well as a ticked tabby. They're my boys and I love them (even though one is kinda an asshole and the other requires daily medication and throws up a lot).

Roscoe also needs medication and sometimes throws up.  She was a street cat I rescued at the end of August 2011, when Hurricane Irene was about to hit New York.  I had been feeding her for a while before that and was also looking for a home for her.  We had bonded, and there was no way I was going to leave her out in a hurricane.  A vet my sister knows well put her up during the storm, and I paid for a bath and a thorough medical exam.  (Unfortunately, she has FIV.)  

I was not looking for a first pet, but everything has worked out beautifully.  Roscoe and I get along well and respect each other's space.  She also sleeps in my bed (despite having her own cat bed) about 50% of the time.

No. You sleep in HER bed. You haven't got this cat thing sorted yet have you 

[markmcdaniel]

Ok more than a few contradictions might be a problem. I would still watch out for the Trekkies first.

Yes, contradictions and Trekkies can both be a problem if allowed to run around unsupervised at a convention.  Have you ever seen the video of fans in Klingon dress and mode practically terrorizing the waiters in a Thai restaurant?   

I have not seen the video, but I imagine that it shows why the true Trekkie should not be allowed to breed. Obviously no one in this forum is a true Trekkkie I hope *cringes in fear*.

[Sandra Craft]

I have not seen the video, but I imagine that it shows why the true Trekkie should not be allowed to breed. Obviously no one in this forum is a true Trekkkie I hope *cringes in fear*.

Somehow, I don't think preventing that is much of a problem.

[AnimatedDirt]

Spirituality: Atheist since 2004, but was agnostic more than a decade earlier.  Still healing from Christian Fundamentalist abuse.

Hello and welcome from a Christian.  Sorry for my fundie bretheren. 

[TheWalkingContradiction]

No. You sleep in HER bed. You haven't got this cat thing sorted yet have you 

You got that right!   

[TheWalkingContradiction]

I have not seen the video, but I imagine that it shows why the true Trekkie should not be allowed to breed. Obviously no one in this forum is a true Trekkkie I hope *cringes in fear*.

EEEEEEKKKKK!!!!!!!  It's the beginning of a logical fallacy debate.   

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman)

[TheWalkingContradiction]

I have not seen the video, but I imagine that it shows why the true Trekkie should not be allowed to breed. Obviously no one in this forum is a true Trekkkie I hope *cringes in fear*.

Somehow, I don't think preventing that is much of a problem.

Well, the old joke is that female Star Trek, science fiction or super-hero comic fans will never be lonely since guys at conventions outnumber them ten to one...

(Sounds like a lovely place for a single gay guy like me...   )

[Recusant]

The discussion of the Christian stance in regard to homosexuality has been split off to its own thread.

[TheWalkingContradiction]

The discussion of the Christian stance in regard to homosexuality has been split off to its own thread.

Thank you very, very much for that, Recusant!  In truth, I hope to stay out of this debate.  I did not come here to debate Christians and, at present, I really do just want to get to know people via this section even though I am past ten posts.

[Amicale]

The discussion of the Christian stance in regard to homosexuality has been split off to its own thread.

Thank you very, very much for that, Recusant!  In truth, I hope to stay out of this debate.  I did not come here to debate Christians and, at present, I really do just want to get to know people via this section even though I am past ten posts.

It looks like your avatar is from an Archie comic. Which character is that?

[TheWalkingContradiction]

The discussion of the Christian stance in regard to homosexuality has been split off to its own thread.

Thank you very, very much for that, Recusant!  In truth, I hope to stay out of this debate.  I did not come here to debate Christians and, at present, I really do just want to get to know people via this section even though I am past ten posts.

It looks like your avatar is from an Archie comic. Which character is that?

Seymour, about whom there were only ever two comics.  Both came out in 1963, and both are hilarious.  Unlike Sabrina the Teenage Witch, That Wilkin Boy, Josie and the Pussycats, Wilbur, The Madhouse Glads, and all the other spin-offs through the years, Seymour never took off.  

The drawing is by my favorite Archie artist, the late Dan DeCarlo (husband to the Belgian woman on whom Josie was based and father to the current Dan DeCarlo, whose Archie artwork is not as good as his father's was).

Here are some captures from Seymour, My Son and More Seymour: http://superitch.com/?p=15968

In terms of all comic artists, DeCarlo is my third favorite after Steve Rude (who is still alive and still writing/drawing super-heroes--and does incredible work on Nexus) and the late Kurt Schaffenburger (known largely but not exclusively for his work on 60s/70s/80s Superman companion titles like Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Superman Family, and Superboy).  

Add a few pounds and years, and Seymour is basically what I look like.