You Know You're a Sanderfan When...

[Shaggai]

When you realize that if we used the terms Before Sazed (BS) and After Ascension (AA) as year markers in the cosmere, the first (when shortened to BS) are Brandon's first and last initials.

If we're going off of BC and AD, it should be AH instead of AD. Anno Harmonias instead of Anno Domini.

[king of nowhere]

 

"Wait, are you quoting one of those stupid fantasy books again?"

 

I am trying to get my friends to read alcatraz so that, if they ever try to be dismissive about fantasy literature, I can answer "yeah, go on reading about dead dogs if you prefer"

[Jeremy he/him]

Wow. I am impressed that you have so many of those memorized off the top of your head, and that you can come up with appropriate places to use them all. Very nicely done. If I could upvote multiple times, I would.

[High prince of geeks he/him]

When your "normal" freinds get mad at you for only talking about Cosmere books

[Crystin Radiant]

When you are texting your friend, and he accidentally types fiend instead of friend, and you laugh, and reply "I'm a chasm fiend!"

[Twenty@20 he/him]

When you modify the CAGE questionnaire for alcohol dependence to a test for Brandon dependence and get excited on finding out that you are certified cosmere and 17th shard dependant.

Modified CAGE questionnaire

C- Have you ever felt the need to Cut down on rereading your Brandon books.

A- Have people Annoyed you by criticising your constant references to Brandon's books

G- Have you ever felt Guilty about rereading Brandon's books

E- Have you ever checked 17th shard first thing in the morning to get rid of a hangover from a late night rereading of Words of Radiance (Eyeopener)

[Curiosity he/him]

When your first reaction to grass that just popped up within the last few days is "Lifespren!" 

 

And you're slightly worried about the highstorm that's coming. No, it's not a high storm, it's just heavy riddens. But they're coming. 5 inches in three days. Gack. 

 

When you use the word "Gack!" all the time and you don't realize that it's really weird. 

[Delightful]

On team blue : “Ten people, with Shardblades alight, standing before a wall of black and white and red.”

On team red : “They are aflame. They burn. They bring the darkness when they come, and so all you can see is that their skin is aflame. Burn, burn, burn….”

If I'm on that snowy map (I can't remember the name) : “I’m cold. Mother, I’m cold. Mother? Why can I still hear the rain? Will it stop?”

If I die in the later moments of the game and my team is obviously winning : “Victory! We stand atop the mount! We scatter them before us! Their homes become our dens, their lands are now our farms! And they shall burn, as we once did, in a place that is hollow and forlorn.”

If a teammate and I are killed at the same time : “I’m standing over the body of a brother. I’m weeping. Is that his blood or mine? What have we done?”

If I'm carrying a great weapon when I die : “He must pick it up, the fallen title! The tower, the crown, and the spear!”

If I'm on a team with a bunch of terrible players and die : “The burdens of nine become mine. Why must I carry the madness of them all? Oh, Almighty, release me.”

If I die towards the end of the game and know I am going to lose : “Light grows so distant. The storm never stops. I am broken, and all around me have died. I weep for the end of all things. He has won. Oh, he has beaten us.”

If a teammate kills me : “The death is my life, the strength becomes my weakness, the journey has ended.” or “I wish to sleep. I know now why you do what you do, and I hate you for it. I will not speak of the truths I see.”

If for some stupid reason I fall off a cliff : “In the storm I awaken, falling, spinning, grieving.”

If I die and the enemy team takes the lead : “The day was ours, but they took it. Stormfather! You cannot have it. The day is ours. They come, rasping, and the lights fail. Oh, Stormfather!”

If I am in a Banshee and get shot down : “Above silence, the illuminating storms—dying storms— illuminate the silence above.”

This is just pure awesomeness :D

[Crystin Radiant]

 

When you use the word "Gack!" all the time and you don't realize that it's really weird.

When you see the word "Gak" and immediately think "Protect your straw!"

[Delightful]

When you see the word "Gak" and immediately think "Protect your straw!"

Ok I'm missing something here. What's Gak?

[High prince of geeks he/him]

when your town is full of mist for a few days and the only reason you dont sleap outside to snap is because its freezing cld

[Shaggai]

Ok I'm missing something here. What's Gak?

Keep straw away from it.

[Crystin Radiant]

Ok I'm missing something here. What's Gak?

It's from Alcatraz. Gaks are straw hating creatures, though they're only mentioned...

[Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her]

When you're studying hebrew with Delightful and every sentence you make up to translate in hebrew is a reference to Way of Kings.

 

*Shallan went walking to search for food. Rock started to cook and Shallan received food. She began to began to speak and asked if she needed to pay"

[Zas678 he/him]

When you look at Way of Kings and say "That's not so big" because your reference point is Words of Radiance

[High prince of geeks he/him]

When you wonder if the reason your the tallest person you know is because your secretly colossal blooded

[Kasimir he/him]

When you're playing Pokemon to practise your German skills, and you play against this trainer named Andolin, and all you can think is: so close! So close!

Edited December 10, 2014 by Kasimir

[Twenty@20 he/him]

When you get so very angry at the spambots for defiling this awesome site and go on a down-vote on sight spree against them.(true story)

[king of nowhere]

When you modify the CAGE questionnaire for alcohol dependence to a test for Brandon dependence and get excited on finding out that you are certified cosmere and 17th shard dependant.

Modified CAGE questionnaire

C- Have you ever felt the need to Cut down on rereading your Brandon books.

A- Have people Annoyed you by criticising your constant references to Brandon's books

G- Have you ever felt Guilty about rereading Brandon's books

E- Have you ever checked 17th shard first thing in the morning to get rid of a hangover from a late night rereading of Words of Radiance (Eyeopener)

Seems more of a queestionnaire for guilt feelings and social interactions to me.

The simple solution is simply to stop feeling guilty about it and cut down on sanderson's references with people who don't appreciate them. then you will at most be at 1/4

[Twenty@20 he/him]

Seems more of a queestionnaire for guilt feelings and social interactions to me.

The simple solution is simply to stop feeling guilty about it and cut down on sanderson's references with people who don't appreciate them. then you will at most be at 1/4

Given that the original questionnaire is to identify alcohol dependence/abuse, it is quite suited for that purpose. I modified it in a lighter vein to make a humorous connection to Brandon's fan following. Also I noticed a few people describing their love for Brandon's works in ways similar to the 4 points of the test, so I thought some of the people may get a chuckle out of it.

[gjustice99 she/her]

when you get really excited when the answer to a math problem is either 10 or 16.

[Redbird he/him]

When it seems significant that you got Legion copy 1600 for your 16th birthday.

Edited December 11, 2014 by Redbird3000

[Titan Arum]

When you buy a personalized book from Brandon's website, just so that you can ask Brandon a question. (And afterwards, when the answer isn't that helpful, you still think it was well worth the $29 to do what you did.) 

[Crystin Radiant]

When you're playing a game to study for the Academic Decathalon literature section, and the answer to a question is "to explain god to man, or to answer the question 'if god is good, then why is there evil'" and you immediately think at here is evil because ODIUM REIGNS." and then you think about Nightblood.

[mail-mi he/him]

When you're playing a game to study for the Academic Decathalon literature section, and the answer to a question is "to explain god to man, or to answer the question 'if god is good, then why is there evil'" and you immediately think at here is evil because ODIUM REIGNS." and then you think about Nightblood.

 

When your immediate reaction to this is to think "Aha! So that's how Odium is defeated! It is going to be Nightblood!"