Hi, I’m an ibm’er!

[ibm]

Hello,

I'm an ibm'er with English being my second limited language, so I'm not too fast with the keyboard and the keywords. To be more precise, I'm a "Frenglish" exposed to two different languages and two different cultures throughout my life. "Frenglish" is a very special place to be into, especially when one studies ART.

I'm a product of Québec's Silent Revolution. You may not have heard about it since it was ... well ... silent. It happened in the late 60s early 70s. What a trip! What a revolution! No guns, no roses. It had to do with the separation of Church and State, and then something wrong happened.

Lately I have become intolerable with the Christian movements in my surroundings: their soliciting, their promotions, they frights. I hope my registering on this website will help me overcome this negative feeling. Most of the subjects I read in atheist forums are way above my head. I may just login and read here and there and everywhere so as to show HAF that I support them.

As I said, I'm an ibm'er, I think therefore I am (ibm, René Descartes, 1637). One of the many secrets I found within 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). So what did IBM know when they came up with the name Think Pad?

Thank you

[Sweetdeath]

Um, welcome to Haf.

[Jimmy]

Hello,

I'm an ibm'er with English being my second limited language, so I'm not too fast with the keyboard and the keywords. To be more precise, I'm a "Frenglish" exposed to two different languages and two different cultures throughout my life. "Frenglish" is a very special place to be into, especially when one studies ART.

I'm a product of Québec's Silent Revolution. You may not have heard about it since it was ... well ... silent. It happened in the late 60s early 70s. What a trip! What a revolution! No guns, no roses. It had to do with the separation of Church and State, and then something wrong happened.

Lately I have become intolerable with the Christian movements in my surroundings: their soliciting, their promotions, they frights. I hope my registering on this website will help me overcome this negative feeling. Most of the subjects I read in atheist forums are way above my head. I may just login and read here and there and everywhere so as to show HAF that I support them.

As I said, I'm an ibm'er, I think therefore I am (ibm, René Descartes, 1637). One of the many secrets I found within 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). So what did IBM know when they came up with the name Think Pad?

Thank you

Welcome ibm'er !! It's pretty chill hear. I hope you like it!

[DeterminedJuliet]

Hello!

I'm in Ottawa, so I'm very close to Québec! My father was born in Montreal
I'm afraid my french is very poor, though.

I hope you like it here!

[The Magic Pudding]

Hello ibm
All the Canadians here are quite nice, all except one

[Tank]

Hi ibm

That Think Pad was such a lame idea! 

Thanks for making the effort to sign up and join in.

Welcome to HAF.

Regards
Chris

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[Amicale]

Hello ibm
All the Canadians here are quite nice, all except one

That would be me, I'm the evil raving humanist nutter in the corner of Ontario.  

Welcome, IBM, from one Canadian to another! I think you'll enjoy it here.

[xSilverPhinx]

Welcome!

[DeterminedJuliet]

Hello ibm
All the Canadians here are quite nice, all except one

Quiet you! 

[ibm]

Hello!

I'm in Ottawa, so I'm very close to Québec! My father was born in Montreal
I'm afraid my french is very poor, though.

I hope you like it here!

Thanks. Ah Montreal, it used to be called the city of a hundred bell towers. There's not that many left today, I'm glad. I love taking the Metro in that city and randomly pop out at a station and take a walk.

Hopefully I'll be going to Ottawa this spring and visit Vincent van Gogh's special exhibit at the National Gallery of Arts. Vincent's my favorite.

[Amicale]

Hello!

I'm in Ottawa, so I'm very close to Québec! My father was born in Montreal
I'm afraid my french is very poor, though.

I hope you like it here!

Thanks. Ah Montreal, it used to be called the city of a hundred bell towers. There's not that many left today, I'm glad. I love taking the Metro in that city and randomly pop out at a station and take a walk.

Hopefully I'll be going to Ottawa this spring and visit Vincent van Gogh's special exhibit at the National Gallery of Arts. Vincent's my favorite.

IBM, I didn't even know the National Gallery was putting on a Van Gogh exibit this spring! Thank you! I'll be in Ottawa this spring and I'll need to go check that out! The last time I was at the Gallery, there was a gorgeous Carravagio exibit I really enjoyed seeing.

[DeterminedJuliet]

Hello!

I'm in Ottawa, so I'm very close to Québec! My father was born in Montreal
I'm afraid my french is very poor, though.

I hope you like it here!

Thanks. Ah Montreal, it used to be called the city of a hundred bell towers. There's not that many left today, I'm glad. I love taking the Metro in that city and randomly pop out at a station and take a walk.

Hopefully I'll be going to Ottawa this spring and visit Vincent van Gogh's special exhibit at the National Gallery of Arts. Vincent's my favorite.

IBM, I didn't even know the National Gallery was putting on a Van Gogh exibit this spring! Thank you! I'll be in Ottawa this spring and I'll need to go check that out! The last time I was at the Gallery, there was a gorgeous Carravagio exibit I really enjoyed seeing.

I didn't know either! Super exciting!

[ibm]

Hello!

I'm in Ottawa, so I'm very close to Québec! My father was born in Montreal
I'm afraid my french is very poor, though.

I hope you like it here!

Thanks. Ah Montreal, it used to be called the city of a hundred bell towers. There's not that many left today, I'm glad. I love taking the Metro in that city and randomly pop out at a station and take a walk.

Hopefully I'll be going to Ottawa this spring and visit Vincent van Gogh's special exhibit at the National Gallery of Arts. Vincent's my favorite.

IBM, I didn't even know the National Gallery was putting on a Van Gogh exibit this spring! Thank you! I'll be in Ottawa this spring and I'll need to go check that out! The last time I was at the Gallery, there was a gorgeous Carravagio exibit I really enjoyed seeing.

Yep, from 25 May to 03 Sep. Fifty, count them, fifty van Gogh paintings under one roof. "C'est du jamais vue à Ottawa" it has never been seen in Ottawa. I'm impressed by impressionists.

http://www.gallery.ca/en/see/exhibitions/upcoming/details/van-gogh-up-close-70

I may bring my I-Pod with me. My hobby is to mix'n match masters' paintings with masters' poems i.e. song writers. It keeps me out of trouble, most of the time.

[Amicale]

Hello!

I'm in Ottawa, so I'm very close to Québec! My father was born in Montreal
I'm afraid my french is very poor, though.

I hope you like it here!

Thanks. Ah Montreal, it used to be called the city of a hundred bell towers. There's not that many left today, I'm glad. I love taking the Metro in that city and randomly pop out at a station and take a walk.

Hopefully I'll be going to Ottawa this spring and visit Vincent van Gogh's special exhibit at the National Gallery of Arts. Vincent's my favorite.

IBM, I didn't even know the National Gallery was putting on a Van Gogh exibit this spring! Thank you! I'll be in Ottawa this spring and I'll need to go check that out! The last time I was at the Gallery, there was a gorgeous Carravagio exibit I really enjoyed seeing.

Yep, from 25 May to 03 Sep. Fifty, count them, fifty van Gogh paintings under one roof. "C'est du jamais vue à Ottawa" it has never been seen in Ottawa. I'm impressed by impressionists.

http://www.gallery.ca/en/see/exhibitions/upcoming/details/van-gogh-up-close-70

I may bring my I-Pod with me. My hobby is to mix'n match masters' paintings with masters' poems i.e. song writers. It keeps me out of trouble, most of the time.

In that case, Don McLean's "Vincent" (Starry Starry Night) is an absolute must. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dipFMJckZOM

[Anti-antidisestablishmentarianism]

Hello ibm
All the Canadians here are quite nice, all except one

Hello Ibm.  Umm there are canadians here? I thought it was mostly cheeky british people ay.