Dirk a Thunderbirds Fan?

[Haljackey 17,323]

I think that Drik or whoever designed the website logo may be a Thunderbirds fan!  Take a look:

The ST label:

The Thunderbirds label:

(Keep in mind this logo was made in the 1960s and thus wasn't 3d.  This was the most 3d logos got in that day.)

The first time I saw the site in the current design it is presently in, my first reaction was: "Hey, this looks like the Tunderbirds logo!".  There are times in some of the episodes when the logo is rotated in a fashion to make it look a little more 3d, but thats about it.

Interesting, eh?  Here's a quick intro of the show to show you how the Thunderbirds logo just jumps out at ya:

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Anyways, I thought I should share that with ya.  Anyone a Thunderbirds fan out there?  It was my favorite show as a kid.

Best,

-Haljackey

[Palpatine001 57]

Haljacky what on Earth gave you that idea?

Anycase yes am a fan and even a bigger fan of Captain Scarlett and the Mysterons.

[1ajs 49]

OMG OMG OMG OMG that show kicks ass here in canada they still play reruns of it so i got to grow up watching them in color and in black and white

[mightygoose 92]

thunderbirds forever.... the action is as good as any modern special fx laden tat.... they may have been puppets but you didnt care....

[Duke87 1,070]

I dunno... this could just be a coincidence. In fact, I'd assume it is unless dirk says otherwise. Because yes, the two logos may be somewhat similar in style, but they're nowhere near being dead spitting images of each other, and there's also nothing really that special or unique about the design which would make it improbable that two people came up with it completely independent of each other.

Also bear in mind that the logo you see isn't the original logo. This was the original logo:

And later it was this (similar but not identical to the first one):

The current logo has only actually been the logo since about September '05:

[The Almighty Cheese Grater 0]

He's a cheese grater fan, nothing else!

[The_Dalai_Llama 15]

I don't know whether the ST logo was inspired by the Thunderbirds, but there appears to be too many cheese-grating devices lurking around.

[Haljackey 17,323]

Originally posted by: Duke87 I dunno... this could just be a coincidence.

And later it was this (similar but not identical to the first one):

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Ah, I remember that one!  It was before I became a member here, I lurked through the forums since about 2004 and finally joined in 2005.

Oh, and its cool that we have some Thunderbirds fans here!  I loved it as a kid, it was so cool!  I saw the re-imagined movie they made from it a few years ago, and it stank!

-(Just like SCS is re-imagined SC classic!)

Best,

-Haljackey

[Godzillaman 21]

Nah...Dirk is a fan of Godzilla!

[dadyrghluv 8]

don't worry, Dirk knows who's his daddy! :-)

[Joe 90 358]

Go Supermarionation!

Originally posted by: Duke87And later it was this (similar but not identical to the first one):

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It's the Indiana Jones Logo!

[Jillybean86 38]

Juno: Uhh, Dad?

Dad: Yeah?

Juno: Either I just peed my pants or...

Dad: Or what?

Juno: THUNDERBIRDS ARE GOOOOOO!!!!!

[Smarty218 2]

Don't be silly, Dirk must be a Star Wars fan...!

[zane900 1]

Dirk is a Rybolten fan, Rybolten is a Samantha fan, Samantha is a Joesocwork fan, Joesocwork is a MrCinatit fan, MrCinatit is a SkiGeek fan, SkiGeek is an Abcvs fan, Abcvs is a Sixers33 fan, Sixers33 is a Zane900 fan, and Zane900 isn't a fan of anyone.

So, ultimately Dirk is a Zane900 fan.

(Sorry I couldn't get most of the mods in there, but I was a bit afraid that a few more "_______ is a _______ fan"s and the sentence, as startling as it may seem, might actually have gotten boring.)

[Duke87 1,070]

^^^you should have just ended it with "SkiGeek is a dirk fan". Then you'd have a nice infinite loop of admin fandom.

Though, that still leaves the admins of the past (Aronion, ralphaelninja, SimJez, Hodges, and - of course - the ever fluffy golfbunny) unaccounted for...

...oh, and it's "Rybolton".

[Craig-Abcvs 1,595]

Yes and it is abcvs .... not Abcvs... 

[Duke87 1,070]

Originally posted by: abcvs Yes and it is abcvs .... not Abcvs...  quote>

People seem to have an instinct to capitalize proper names. Which is a good thing, mind you, but when someone's username on a forum is not capitalized in their profile, it becomes rather ambiguous as to whether it should be capitalized elsewhere. Often, it's a matter of personal preference. Especially since usernames aren't cases sensitive. abcvs is Abcvs is abCVs is aBcVS, etc. so far as the software is concerned.

I personally prefer to capitalize names as they appear in the profile, but others may simply prefer to "properly" capitalize everything. Capitalizing a name that isn't capitalize in the profile is often acceptable. Note that he capitalized his own name in his post even though it isn't capitalized in his profile. Misspelling the name, however, is never "acceptable".

See, I avoided this problem by taking care that my username was capitalized.

[Craig-Abcvs 1,595]

Well the problem is that abcvs is not really a name as it is an acronym...

A - Airway

B - Breathing

CVS - Cardio Vascular System

The first three priorities of a Recovery Room Nurse, which I was up until August last year...

Incidently... it carries on...

D - Drips, drugs, drains, documentation

E - Everything else 

F - Fone the ward.... 

So I suppose it should really be ABCVS rather than abcvs...  but then it is hard to remember what I was thinking when I first registered...  

(which incidently is coming up to my first anniversary...  but I digress..)

... my first idea for a username was actually Mr Sister...  cos I am a nurse..  but then I thought it might cause be some gender identity issues...

Anyway as you can see my abcvs is captialized in my sig banner, but then I did not actually make it... which complicates things further, because we now need to psyco-analyise the mind of the person who made it for me...

Nothing is ever simple is it?

Oh and what do I get for being a member of ST for one year?

[Duke87 1,070]

Originally posted by: abcvs Oh and what do I get for being a member of ST for one year?quote>

The privilege of posting in the annuarians thread.

[Haljackey 17,323]

...Anyways, getting back to Thunderbirds, here is a cool remix video some you Thunderbirds fans will like:

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[The_Dalai_Llama 15]

I'm not sure whether Dirk is a Thunderbirds fan, but if he's like me, he's a Thundercats fan.