Lyndahere (@lyndahere) and what kind of fan am I?
I have talked a lot about what kind of fan @lyndahere is. But what kind of Great Big Sea and Alan Doyle fan am I? I took the following fun quiz from a site to find out. It doesn’t say what the qualifications of the person who made it up were or what research it was based on. I was honest about my fangirling. Over 3850 people have taken this quiz.
From reading the comments I see there are a couple different results for types of fangirls including an intellectual, pinning, group or ordinary fangirl. The results say I am an ordinary fangirl. An ordinary fan girl is…“You are an ordinary fangirl. You have a well balanced life and are perfectly capable of focusing on things other than the object of your fangirlism. You lead a healthy lifestyle and although occasionally you may find yourself overcome with screaming fits and overactive giggling when confronted with your object, you are otherwise a normal and socially adept member of society”. This is true. My Great Big Sea and Alan Doyle fangirling are only one of many interests. Talking to other fans about them and attending the occasional concert is fun but to be honest I would get really bored following them around. Days go by when they don’t perform and are off doing other things. I would like to do something more with my life than filling in time, something rewarding and challenging.
The quiz by Quibblo Online Quizzes.
On average, how many objects (objects of fangirlism) have you had?
- 1-3
- 4-6
- 7-10
- 10-15
- 15+
- Only 1
Answer
I only have a couple of CDs. I don’t have any merchandise although if I lived in Canada I probably would.
In what ways do you tend to indulge in fangirlism?
- Reading fan fiction, looking at fan art and watching fanvids
- Discussing your object on message boards
- Looking at pictures of your object
- Talking about your object with your friends
- Talking about your object
- You don’t, it seems your object is there with you where ever you are.
Answer
This one was hard as I only talk about Great Big Sea and Alan Doyle on social media and like looking at nice photos on the Internet. I don’t have any friends where I live who are into them so I don’t talk about them at all. You can only pick one.
When confronted with a picture of your object, what do you do?
- Say “awww” and give it a hug
- Smile to yourself and think “Hey Object…’
- Sigh and wish your object was with you
- Become excited and say “OMG LOOK! It’s object!!!”
- Start giggling manically
- Stare silently…and keep staring.
Answer
Smile to yourself and think “Hey Object” when I see them on Twitter. The only objects I look at are videos, photographs, tweets, official blogs, emails and articles.
Where do your objects usually come from?
- Characters in books
- Characters in TV
- Bands and musicians
- Actors and Actresses
- Anyone
- Anyone who is hot
Answer
Great Big Sea and Alan Doyle are musicians.
What sort of people are your objects.
- Tall, athletic and blonde. Captain of the rugby team or head cheerleader types. Romantic and popular, everyone has a crush on them but they totally like you.
- Dark, brooding and a mysterious past. They might live in a dungeon somewhere, or perhaps a dark lonely house in a rundown town. Dark hair and pale, generally unfriendly, but you know that’s because they’re scared to show their feelings.
- A different species. Perhaps faerie, or vampire or even werewolf. Their species invokes mystery and part of their appeal is the fun of discovering what they are. They’re beautiful rather than hot and usually, wise and composed. Sometimes they act almost like a mentor to you. Their love is passionate and never ending.
- They are extremely unusual. Definitely weird, not classically attractive but have strange appeal. Possibly androgynous. They often have strange hairstyles and clothing and when you look at them, the first thing you think is “Where on earth did they get the idea for that from?”
- They’re talented and charismatic. They can do everything, from skateboarding to playing the violin. They have an exciting dangerous lifestyle and incredibly friendly and treat their lovers well.
- They can be absolutely anything, ranging from Jack Skellington to Zac Efron.
Answer
This was a hard one. There was no answer that covered gorgeous talented middle age married men who play great music. It was a toss up between They are extremely unusual. Definitely weird, not classically attractive but have strange appeal…They often have strange hairstyles and clothing and when you look at them, the first thing you think is “Where on earth did they get the idea for that from?” coming from Newfoundland to “They’re talented and charismatic. They can do everything, from skateboarding to paying the violin. They have an exciting dangerous lifestyle and incredibly friendly and treat their lovers well.”. They are talented and charismatic and do play the violin. They are friendly to friends and fans and I guess treat their lovers well as they are married. I picked the second one.
What is it you most love about your object?
- Their looks, plain and simple, they're amazingly hot and you could stare at them all day
- A combination of their looks, character and mannerisms. There's just something about them
- Their intelligence. They seem to know everything and can sometimes be intimidating, with their sarcasm and genius and all that
- The fact that they are the only person you can identify with. They understand you when no one else does.
- They're interesting and not like everyone else. They stand out as individuals and you love them for it
- You love everything about them and always will
Answer
They’re interesting and not like everyone else. They stand out as individuals and I love them for it.
If you were going on a date with your object, where would you take them and what would you do?
- You'd go for the traditional dinner and a movie. Take them to a nice restaurant and then go to see the film they've mentioned they'd like to see. Then while your in the cinema, do the whole "pretend to stretch and put your arm around them" thing, because it works in all the movies
- You know them better than anyone and they know you. You don't need to go anywhere. They come to your house, you pretend your going to cook them dinner but then (as you planned) you end up sitting together on the sofa spilling out your deepest secrets and consoling each other, because your both alone in the world and no one knows your pain
- You go somewhere exciting like a theme park. You have great fun on all the rides and you eat chips with way too much tomato sauce and candyfloss and lose on all the games
- You organise a romantic picnic, somewhere nice like the park or the beach. The two of you spend some time together, get to know each other and what not, content with each other's company
- Kidnap them. It's the only way to get what you want. Tie them up in your room and when they wake up...gets out whip
- You're so in love and unable to comprehend going on a date with your object that when they appear at your door you have a heart attack and die
Answer
From my experience reading Twitter and if I ever got to go out with Alan Doyle it would have to be something involving food and drink. The way to that man’s heart is through his stomach definitely. I pick the picnic answer, somewhere nice like the park or the beach with all his favourite foods. I would leave it at that.
Someone on the internet is on a forum slagging off your object! What do you do?
- Leave it. Although you disagree, you respect that people have different opinions
- Go on the forum and present your opinions. Don't aggravate them, just say what you think and don't be offended
- Don't argue, because your so upset that all your energy has drained away. You go to bed and spend a sleepless night thinking about what that person said
- Call all your friends and tell them to get on the internet! Prepare for a massive fight!
- Feel nauseous at the knowledge that someone could think like that towards you object
Answer
From personal experience I think the best thing to do is leave it as the abuser soon gives up and moves on. They are great at ignoring things that bother them. I think sticking up for someone you like just pisses them off and they end up siding with abuser. The abuser just gets rewarded for it and the person who sticks up for them gets ostracised and ignored. So the moral of the story is don’t get involved in online fights.
Your object dies. What happens to you?
- You're sad, but it's okay. It doesn't affect you too much. They were famous/fictional after all and you would never ever get to be with them, so you can move on easily
- You are majorly pissed off! At life, at the author, at the speeding driver, the poisonous snake, whoever it was that killed them! You and your friends spent the rest of the month ranting about it, but by the end of your month long rant, you feel much better and move on to a different object
- NO! How could this have happened?! It's horrible! You are distraught! You need the love and attention of all your friends and internet buddies to get your through this difficult time. Life has cheated you, but eventually you move on
- You're dead upset (hehe, dead upset). You loved this person and had spent so much time and energy on them, then they've gone and died. Especially if it's someone in a book, which it probably is with you, you'll be majorly annoying at the author for killing off your favourite. But you must accept it, you can't disregard cannon
- This is the worst thing that has ever happened to you. But no matter what, you will always love then. You're broken and feel like a piece of you has been ripped away. You think about them every day, going over their death in your mind and wishing you could have been there to save them. You move on, but you never stop loving them
- You die in the same instant
Answer
No comment. Death is a tragedy for any person.
