You Know You're a Sanderfan When...

[Sarcasm she/her]

Learning German has not been that bad, although it seems easier for me than most people.

I speak fluent Aleithi, Aonic, Sanderson profanity, and sarcasm. Oh, and the occasional bit of English.

[Winds Alight she/her]

You know you're a fan when you and your friends get lost and everyone wants to kill you after a few hours because you just keep repeating "journey before destination" over and over again.

Edited May 14, 2015 by Winds Alight

[Kairos]

Good point. I was reading about Jackson yesterday, I should have thought of that. 

 

 

King Linkholin of Alethkar: "If  you do not intend to use your army anytime soon, Brightlord Clelleln, I should like to borrow it for a time."

 

Clelleln: "I cannot attack today, majesty--aside from the Vedens' superior numbers and hidden Shardbearers, my men, my horses, and even my chulls are all exhausted."

 

Linkholin: "Exactly what have you done with the army that could tire a chull?!"

 

You know you're a Sanderfan when you have used Cosmere words so often that spell-check just gives up and accepts abominations like "Linkholin" and "Clelleln" without question. 

 

Would anyone else be interested in a thread discussing what Cosmere power sets various historical figures would get?

If one already exists, could someone please direct me to it?

Definitely interested. Please start this madness. I can already see some more. Time to go reread history to look for Sanderson.

[Shattered he/him]

You know you're a Sanderfan when your Phys. Ed. teacher asks the class what activity they want to do for the day and you ask if you can play tarachin...

[Dankworth he/him]

Definitely interested. Please start this madness. I can already see some more. Time to go reread history to look for Sanderson.

 

Thread made. Here it is for anyone who wants to drop famous dead people into the Cosmere.

 

 Historical Figures Misplaced in the Cosmere - General Brandon Discussion - 17th Shard Forums

Edited May 15, 2015 by Dankworth

[gjustice99 she/her]

when you have 17th shard open in two tabs, one on forums and one on chat

 

when all you want to talk about with your friend who has read all three mistborn is cosmere

 

when you are upset that that same friend is having issues making an account for this site

 

[The Honey Badger he/him]

I speak Mandarin, and it is extremely difficult. The order of easiest to hardest is understanding, speaking, reading, and writing is extremely complicated, especially for one with no artistic ability whatsoever, like me. 

 

I'm learning Mandarin, I'm in Chinese Two at school, I can speak well. But writing is funky. And I'm really bad a the tones. I'll figure it all out at some point.

[natc]

Yeah, there's the tones. . .

Mandarin Chinese has only four though. Try living in Hong Kong hearing Cantonese all the time and figure out all nine of theirs . . .

Still amazes me how many dialects they made the one written language work for.

[Kairos]

when you have 17th shard open in two tabs, one on forums and one on chat

when all you want to talk about with your friend who has read all three mistborn is cosmere

when you are upset that that same friend is having issues making an account for this site

Wait, let me guess. They forgot how to yodel badly?

[Xaladin he/him]

Yeah, there's the tones. . .

Mandarin Chinese has only four though. Try living in Hong Kong hearing Cantonese all the time and figure out all nine of theirs . . .

Still amazes me how many dialects they made the one written language work for.

The Tones? Such profanity. tsk, tsk.

[Mistrunner]

when you have 17th shard open in two tabs, one on forums and one on chat

 

when all you want to talk about with your friend who has read all three mistborn is cosmere

 

when you are upset that that same friend is having issues making an account for this site

 

Only two tabs? Ha! I have eight.

 

When you're seriously offended at how little a friend who has been reading Sanderson novels knows about Kaladin's personality.

[Sarcasm she/her]

You know you're a Sanderfan when the most stressful moment of your day is wondering if others will agree with your theory, the most frustrating is no notifications or messages, the saddest is being reminded of a favorite character's death, and the happiest is getting upvoted. You know, I'm starting to wonder if there are virtual rioters who are manipulating my emotions. 

Edited May 17, 2015 by Sarcasm

[Mistrunner]

When this summary of Way of Kings makes you want to demand boots:

 

"Kaladin, having traded his medical apprenticeship for a sword to protect his brother, finds himself in military servitude in the wars that plague the world of Roshar."

 

 

Do I even need to start?

[Delightful]

When this summary of Way of Kings makes you want to demand boots:

"Kaladin, having traded his medical apprenticeship for a sword to protect his brother, finds himself in military servitude in the wars that plague the world of Roshar."

Do I even need to start?

I mean if you were *trying* to market it to people who like run of the mill fantasy........

*vomits*

[Curious Anamaximder he/him]

No where near that bad. I'd never be able to learn a language that isn't western, at least writing. Arabic sure is pretty, but I would never be able to write it.

I speak Arabic, Latin, Spanish, Japanese, and Lithuanian as well as English.

[Dankworth he/him]

When the answer to a physics problem is 16 Newtons and you wonder if Preservation is trying to send you a message.

[Kobold King he/him]

When the answer to a physics problem is 16 Newtons and you wonder if Preservation is trying to send you a message.

 

Or Regalia is.

[Shattered he/him]

When someone makes a stupid comment and you take a long hard look at the change in your wallet.

[Kestrel she/her]

You steal the centerpiece at a band banquet because it looks like a Stormlight lamp

Not saying I did but

I

I kinda did

[Bort he/him]

When this summary of Way of Kings makes you want to demand boots:

 

"Kaladin, having traded his medical apprenticeship for a sword to protect his brother, finds himself in military servitude in the wars that plague the world of Roshar."

 

 

Do I even need to start?

 

When you read something like this and have to correct it... Spear. He's darkeyes, which means spear, not sword. Where was this travesty of a summary? While I suppose the rest of it is technically true, I do wish that people writing these things would actually read the books first. Same with cover artists.

[Xaladin he/him]

When the following happens:

1. You attend a university forum

2. During the speech, the speaker stops to get a glass of water and drinks it.

3. You immediately analyze your emotions because you think they have been tampered with.

4. You look for the closest exit.

5. You realize the two actions listed above were both automatic and unreasonable.

6. Your next idle thought is of the Ten Fools.

[Mistrunner]

When you read something like this and have to correct it... Spear. He's darkeyes, which means spear, not sword. Where was this travesty of a summary? While I suppose the rest of it is technically true, I do wish that people writing these things would actually read the books first. Same with cover artists.

I know! It's an Accelerated Reader summary. You have to read the first chapter, and you know he uses a spear. Literally the first chapter. I checked. More proof that AR is dumb. That and the fact that they gave WoK a 5.2 reading level.

Edited May 20, 2015 by mistrunner

[Dankworth he/him]

When you read something like this and have to correct it... Spear. He's darkeyes, which means spear, not sword. Where was this travesty of a summary? While I suppose the rest of it is technically true, I do wish that people writing these things would actually read the books first.

 Next they'll have a picture of Shallan painting left-handed or Adolin reading.

 

I AM OFFEND!!! VERY OFFEND!!!!!

[Paragrin she/her]

When you decide that the only way the lyric "Even the sun sets in Paradise" means "even in Paradise, the sun sets" and not "in Paradise, even the sun sets" is if he's singing in High Imperial.

[Brightness Random she/her]

When you're out in the cold outdoors and see your breath puffing out in front of you so lean over to your friend and say "My life to yours, my Breath become yours." before exhaling dramatically.

 

When you're at a concert and see that someone across the room from you is wearing an "I am a stick" shirt and spend the entire rest of the concert planning to go over and say "But you could be a fire". Then pout half the evening when they manage to get leave the room before you even stand up. 

 

When the text on your birthday cake is in High Imperial. (Best part of my birthday )

Edited May 20, 2015 by Brightness Random