December 08, 2005

WAL and CO. Let "The Dog" speak for himself, Line-up ..
posted by jeraboam 18 years ago
  • One of the more accurate depictions of Antipodean farm life!
  • Where do you actually hail from, originally, jezza, I thought you was a Pom?
  • "Jezza" .. hmm, that works! To be favoured far more than my (most unfortunate) first name. heh! Born in Australia. (Sire, a 'Pom'in peripatetic employment). UK from 2ys to University, since when employment has sent me to various locales. I must mention that for the most part, Asperger's has been more an asset than liability in one's work environment. Additionally, a benefit of re-location is that one is not expected to engage in a "normal" social life.
  • Ah. Yeah, I was born in Oz and went to UK as a nipper. So I hear ya. I never 'fitted in' except with other 'weirdos'. I have no need for socialising except with animals, for the most part. I interact with humans via the internet mostly and am much happier to do so that way, although I have no great objection to meeting fellow atypicals and gentle souls, few though they may be, as long as I can go home and cocoon myself in a familiar environment afterward. I have never had any great craving for human company; I'm lucky to have a partner who is atypical in this respect, also. I'm lucky to be tolerated at all! Asperger's certainly favours academic or technical pursuits, to be sure. I personally view it as evolution at work; seems to be more neurological variants these days than there were 20 years ago, even factoring in better diagnostics. Human brain is still evolving, maybe we're a mutant dead-end or a vector to new strains? Or perhaps it was growing up next to the old Perth power station!
  • Again, agreed! Evolution of the human brain proceeds apace. One might speculate that conditions such as Asperger's, ADHD/ADD and the like, indicate an "evolutionary leap" rather than the designation of "disability" as is at present. We appear to be at the beginning of an age of "specialisation", as it were, where such 'wierdo' intelligences are necessary. Certainly one can view the "Bushes" of the world as human dinosaurs. No matter what one's viewpoint, their ideas and policies are largely irrelevant (and wholly destructive) to human development, and most certainly, to the preservation of our planet and it's species. One also notes that those of us who are 'wierdos' have also a most finely tuned sense of humour. heh
  • Oh yes, absolutely.
  • Monkeyfilter: I have no need for socialising except with animals
  • That's why I'm here!
  • *one fears one needs to evolve further*
  • Hmmm. I was born in Papua New Guinea and moved to Australia at the age of 8. I'd never seen a television until I got here, which might explain why I don't feel the need to own one now. I can still remember being asked where I was from by another kid on one of the first days I attended school here in Australia and his response of, "Liar! Can't be, you're not black!" It went downhill from there.
  • Similar thing happened to me in bloody England, mate. We're all outsiders. But remember, that's our advantage.
  • HEY! Footrot Flats discussion! I like Footrot Flats. Pfft, people thinking you can socialise on the internet. Rubbish.
  • Oooh you lovely people. Shine on.
  • Us loners gotta stick together.
  • My underpants stick together.. I think its me' diet. /farts
  • We're all outsiders. And a few are are inside-outsiders. And terribly confused!