Is Burningman a Riparian Culture?

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Is Burningman a Riparian Culture?

Postby theCryptofishist » Fri Jul 27, 2012 9:56 pm

No, probably not.
However:
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Re: Is Burningman a Riparian Culture?

Postby weather man » Fri Jul 27, 2012 10:14 pm

It was more riparian last year.


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Re: Is Burningman a Riparian Culture?

Postby Turtleburp » Sat Jul 28, 2012 12:54 am

Fishy you could not have started a better post; I can now use one of my favourite words!

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Re: Is Burningman a Riparian Culture?

Postby BoyScoutGirl » Sat Jul 28, 2012 1:01 am

I had a witty response involving limnologists, but then I figured I was being too littoral...












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Re: Is Burningman a Riparian Culture?

Postby Turtleburp » Sat Jul 28, 2012 1:18 am

BoyScoutGirl wrote:I had a witty response involving limnologists, but then I figured I was being too littoral...












*rimshot*


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Re: Is Burningman a Riparian Culture?

Postby theCryptofishist » Sat Jul 28, 2012 7:51 am

Happy to have obliged, Turtleburp.
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Re: Is Burningman a Pro Ropist Culture?

Postby trilobyte » Sat Jul 28, 2012 8:35 am

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Re: Is Burningman a Riparian Culture?

Postby gyre » Sun Jul 29, 2012 9:44 pm

BoyScoutGirl wrote:I had a witty response involving limnologists, but then I figured I was being too littoral...

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Re: Is Burningman a Culture Club?

Postby trilobyte » Mon Jul 30, 2012 12:21 am

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Re: Is Burningman a Culture Club?

Postby mgb327 » Mon Jul 30, 2012 4:45 am

trilobyte wrote:Image

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Re: Is Burningman a Riparian Culture?

Postby theCryptofishist » Mon Jul 30, 2012 9:18 am

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Re: Is Burningman a Riparian Culture?

Postby Ugly Dougly » Mon Jul 30, 2012 10:52 am

BoyScoutGirl wrote:I had a witty response involving limnologists, but then I figured I was being too littoral...












*rimshot*

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Re: Is Burningman a Riparian Culture?

Postby theCryptofishist » Sat Aug 04, 2012 8:42 pm

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Re: Is Burningman a Riparian Culture?

Postby theCryptofishist » Sat Aug 04, 2012 8:43 pm

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Re: Is Burningman a Riparian Culture?

Postby BoyScoutGirl » Sat Aug 04, 2012 8:58 pm

It makes sense if you don't think about it.
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Re: Is Burningman a Riparian Culture?

Postby theCryptofishist » Sat Aug 04, 2012 9:00 pm

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Re: Is Burningman a Riparian Culture?

Postby theCryptofishist » Sat Aug 04, 2012 9:22 pm

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Re: Is Burningman a Riparian Culture?

Postby theCryptofishist » Sat Aug 04, 2012 9:37 pm

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Re: Is Burningman a Riparian Culture?

Postby theCryptofishist » Sat Aug 04, 2012 9:40 pm

Maybe we are a riparian culture after all:
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Re: Is Burningman a Riparian Culture?

Postby Sail Man » Sun Aug 05, 2012 10:47 am

Now your talking my language.

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Re: Is Burningman a Riparian Culture?

Postby graidawg » Sun Aug 05, 2012 12:37 pm

i poped in to see whats been going on the last few months, thought oh that thread souns interesting and now i am just confused. I have looked up what riparian means which didnt help. obviously i have gained several stupid points in the last few months
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Re: Is Burningman a Riparian Culture?

Postby gyre » Sun Aug 05, 2012 6:28 pm

Rivery usually
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Re: Is Burningman a Riparian Culture?

Postby theCryptofishist » Sun Aug 05, 2012 6:37 pm

graidawg wrote:i poped in to see whats been going on the last few months, thought oh that thread souns interesting and now i am just confused.

Don't worry about it grai. More water based silliness.
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Re: Is Burningman a Riparian Culture?

Postby BoyScoutGirl » Sun Aug 05, 2012 7:17 pm



theCryptofishist wrote:... water based silliness...


Makes sense, considering the thread was started by a fish.
It makes sense if you don't think about it.
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Re: Is Burningman a Riparian Culture?

Postby happydragon » Sun Aug 05, 2012 8:05 pm

Oh God... just when I thought I had escaped the LCS program... now it follows me to eplaya... thanks ;-{


gyre wrote:
BoyScoutGirl wrote:I had a witty response involving limnologists, but then I figured I was being too littoral...

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Re: Is Burningman a Riparian Culture?

Postby theCryptofishist » Sun Aug 05, 2012 8:41 pm

BoyScoutGirl wrote:
theCryptofishist wrote:... water based silliness...


Makes sense, considering the thread was started by a fish.

Glad someone noticed.
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Re: Is Burningman a Riparian Culture?

Postby Trishntek » Sun Aug 05, 2012 9:12 pm

Technically, we are a rather large POND gathering.
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Re: Is Burningman a Riparian Culture?

Postby graidawg » Sun Aug 05, 2012 11:42 pm

theCryptofishist wrote:
BoyScoutGirl wrote:
theCryptofishist wrote:... water based silliness...


Makes sense, considering the thread was started by a fish.

Glad someone noticed.


but i don't get it. Am i going to get banned from BM for not getting it. am i doing it wrong? is this the wrong thread for these questions?
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Re: Is Burningman a Riparian Culture?

Postby gyre » Mon Aug 06, 2012 12:10 am

The playa is actually riparian.. sort of.
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Re: Is Burningman a Riparian Culture?

Postby theCryptofishist » Mon Aug 06, 2012 9:47 am

Obviously, I am not reassuring enough. Will someone, possibly Mel or MDF or AntiM, please explain to grai that there is no vocabulary quiz to get onto the playa, and that I just do the mock thread thing at the drop of a hat.
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