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Koobecaf - Lindy
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September 20, 2008
Dear Diary,
Last night I had the most peculiar dream. I was in a world separate from my own, in a land of beauty, and prosperity. The people looked pretty normal, but had hobbies much different than what we practice here on the Noom. The people on Htrae weighed so much that their bodies were pulled down to the ground, but they walked smoothly at the same time. It was so bizarre! They have eccentric rituals to which people of all kinds came to watch. Their ceremonies were either very noisy or very quiet, and typically involved a sacred item called a llab.
The strangest and perhaps most vived part of my dream was when I was in this place called Nacirema. The people there are always in a hurry to do something, although I could never quite figure out why. All over Nacirmea there were magical trinkets of all shapes and sizes. The Naciremians seemed to be entranced by them. Some carried them in their pockets and talked to them when they made a noise, others kept them on tables and interacted with no noise, but some type of one-handed sign language, and many even wore these ornaments on their wrist, always checking them to be sure they are still there. They are called “ygolonhcet” and must be important!
The ygolonchet boxes are called retupmoc, and hold all of the Naciremians personal information (perhaps that is why they are so imperative to their culture). They logged who they are, where they live, what they do, and even who they know, all on the same database; “Koobecaf”. They were always updating, editing, and adding information and pictures to their individual eliforp. Even more mind-boggling was the fact that not everyone had to log their eliforp. For instance, many adults and elders were not Koobecafers, and no babies or infants were allowed to have an eliforp.
Upon noticing this phonomenea, I was intrigued and began asking myself, why? Because Nacirema is so vast, I think its people use Koobecaf as a tool to finding themselves, and allowing other to view who they are as well. When adding, editing and removing information from their eliforp they are merely revising who they believe they are until, finally, they believe they have it just right. In that case the Naciremians will typically “eteled” their eliforp, and wash their hands of Koobecaf. Infants do not have an eliforp because they are too young to understand, and many adults do not communicate through Koobecaf because they feel they have already found themselves, and do not wish to share it with the rest of the retupmoc-obsessed Koobecafers.
In creating and finding themselves they used the llaw to write messages to. They also had “tahc” if they feel like receiving immediate feedback from others. Some Naciremians spend entirely too much time on Koobecaf, usually earning themselves a nickname, “repeerc”. These reepeercs cannot help their Koobecaf addiction. It progresses to the point of which they are constantly on others eliforps, viewing everyone’s pictures, and asking friendship of people they do not even know! If it gets bad enough, Naciremians might feel that these “peercs” are no longer using Koobecaf to find themselves, but to find and peerc others, thus stepping into the realm of what many refer to as, “koobpeerc”.
What a strange dream! Htrae, Nacirmea, ygolonhcet, Koobecaf… I am not sure I could ever assimilate in that strange world. Noom is where I belong; no hustle and bustle all of the time, no ygolonhcet, and no peercers! Yet, at the same time, living only one night in that dream made me feel like I am missing something by not having a Koobecaf eliforp. This world felt so real that it makes me wonder if it could ever exist. Then I remember, these people weigh a ton, have wacky traditions, and rely on a magic box for individuality, communication, and even friendship! No thanks!
Maybe I should lay off the Noomshine before bed!
Until next time,
Lindy Marks
Noom
Rebmetpes 02, 8002
September 20, 2008
Koobecaf
Dear Diary,
Last night I had the most peculiar dream. I was in a world separate from my own, in a land of beauty, and prosperity. The people looked pretty normal, but had hobbies much different than what we practice here on the Noom. The people on Htrae weighed so much that their bodies were pulled down to the ground, but they walked smoothly at the same time. It was so bizarre! They have eccentric rituals to which people of all kinds came to watch. Their ceremonies were either very noisy or very quiet, and typically involved a sacred item called a llab.
The strangest and perhaps most vived part of my dream was when I was in this place called Nacirema. The people there are always in a hurry to do something, although I could never quite figure out why. All over Nacirmea there were magical trinkets of all shapes and sizes. The Naciremians seemed to be entranced by them. Some carried them in their pockets and talked to them when they made a noise, others kept them on tables and interacted with no noise, but some type of one-handed sign language, and many even wore these ornaments on their wrist, always checking them to be sure they are still there. They are called “ygolonhcet” and must be important!
The ygolonchet boxes are called retupmoc, and hold all of the Naciremians personal information (perhaps that is why they are so imperative to their culture). They logged who they are, where they live, what they do, and even who they know, all on the same database; “Koobecaf”. They were always updating, editing, and adding information and pictures to their individual eliforp. Even more mind-boggling was the fact that not everyone had to log their eliforp. For instance, many adults and elders were not Koobecafers, and no babies or infants were allowed to have an eliforp.
Upon noticing this phonomenea, I was intrigued and began asking myself, why? Because Nacirema is so vast, I think its people use Koobecaf as a tool to finding themselves, and allowing other to view who they are as well. When adding, editing and removing information from their eliforp they are merely revising who they believe they are until, finally, they believe they have it just right. In that case the Naciremians will typically “eteled” their eliforp, and wash their hands of Koobecaf. Infants do not have an eliforp because they are too young to understand, and many adults do not communicate through Koobecaf because they feel they have already found themselves, and do not wish to share it with the rest of the retupmoc-obsessed Koobecafers.
In creating and finding themselves they used the llaw to write messages to. They also had “tahc” if they feel like receiving immediate feedback from others. Some Naciremians spend entirely too much time on Koobecaf, usually earning themselves a nickname, “repeerc”. These reepeercs cannot help their Koobecaf addiction. It progresses to the point of which they are constantly on others eliforps, viewing everyone’s pictures, and asking friendship of people they do not even know! If it gets bad enough, Naciremians might feel that these “peercs” are no longer using Koobecaf to find themselves, but to find and peerc others, thus stepping into the realm of what many refer to as, “koobpeerc”.
What a strange dream! Htrae, Nacirmea, ygolonhcet, Koobecaf… I am not sure I could ever assimilate in that strange world. Noom is where I belong; no hustle and bustle all of the time, no ygolonhcet, and no peercers! Yet, at the same time, living only one night in that dream made me feel like I am missing something by not having a Koobecaf eliforp. This world felt so real that it makes me wonder if it could ever exist. Then I remember, these people weigh a ton, have wacky traditions, and rely on a magic box for individuality, communication, and even friendship! No thanks!
Maybe I should lay off the Noomshine before bed!
Until next time,
Lindy Marks
Noom
Rebmetpes 02, 8002
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