GryphGuild Purity Test

The Gryphon's Guild Purity Test

Welcome to the Gryphon's Guild purity test! Are you a crusty Oldbie, or a recently fledged Neophyte? Do your feathers run deep? This test attempts to ascertain just how profoundly the Guild has scrambled your brains.

Check all boxes for which your answer is "yes". Remember; this is all in fun. }:> The "submit" button is at the bottom.

You've visited the Guild's homepage
... you have it in your favorites list/bookmarks
... you are listed in the member bios, or in the directory
... some of your art or writing is featured on the site
... your homepage or e-mail signature includes a link to the Guild
... the Guild website is set as your default/home page
... your website is hosted on the Guild's domain
You've contributed to The Cry in one of its incarnations
You've posted to the GryphBoard
... and you remember posting in the ITW days
... and you submitted gryph-related stuff to the distribution list back in the pre-Board era
You post to the Board once a week
... once a day
... once an hour
... you just posted
You're subscribed to the GryphList
... and you've actually contributed to a discussion on it
You chat in the GG IRC channel
You like the smell of cat food -- especially the kind with horse meat
You stalk hamburger in the meat market
You like your meat rare -- or raw
You drool when you see horses
Instead of packing gorp when you go hiking, you pack jerky and meatloaf sandwiches
You got a LiveJournal because other Guilders had them
... you are a member of the GG community
... you got a paid account to show off more Guild pics
There are more Guilders on your AIM list than any other group
... you talk to at least one of them regularly
... at least four of them
... at least ten of them
Your favorites/bookmarks are filled with gryphon related stuff
... that you know the artists of
... that you can't afford
You know what a wingsib is
... you have one
... you have more than 5
... more than 15
You met your mate through the Guild
... and met them IRL
... and liked it
You've sent a fellow Guilder snail-mail
... you've chatted with a Guilder on the phone
... you've met a Guilder IRL
You know the RL name of another Guilder who you haven't met IRL
... you know 5 names
You call your home or bedroom your eyrie
Some of your best friends have scales and breathe fire
You go to the zoo and see birds with prettier headcrests than you have, and turn up your beak with an arrogant flourish, mumbling something about "lousy showoffs"
You remember when gryphons were a much neglected mythic on the 'net
You've recruited a friend to the Guild
... you've recruited 5 friends
... and they stayed
A ball of yarn can keep you entertained for hours
You've started liking pie since joining the Guild
... and your favorite kind is "airborne"
You're depressed because you seem to be in a permanent molt
You stick feathers in your clothes and hair so you won't feel so naked
You know all the spellings of gryphon by heart
... and know the word for gryphon in more than one other language
You dumped a bunch of gold jewelry on your bed and slept on it... and you were comfortable
You have three sleeping positions -- curled up, stretched out as far as you can go, and standing up... and it irritates you that you can't sleep with your head under your arm
You draw gryphons constantly, even if you have no artistic talent
You write stories or poetry that features gryphons
You find yourself meeping when you're worried or bored
... and your friends don't find it odd
... or your parents
To express affection, you preen your friends, or give them scritchies
You floof when you're happy
Insanity is your favored state of mind
You collect gryphon imagery
... you own a print of gryphon art by one of the artists from the Guild
You own a book off the Great Gryph Booklist
... you own four books from the list
... you own ten books from the list
... you own every single book on the list
You have a gryphon tattoo
Most of your money goes to increasing your gryphon collection
You have worked out your Gryphon Code
... you can decipher GryphCodes in your head
You screech when you're angry
You scree when you're hungry
You've ever hissed at someone if they startle you
You purr when people pet you on the head
You've ever clacked your teeth together in annoyance and were suprised at how quiet the sound was
You wish you had a more intimidating stare
Where it's dusty, you miss having nictitating membranes
You grow your nails long, and cry when they break
Your toes are strangely flexible
When you were little, you swore to everyone you could fly -- you don't tell anyone now because they keep threatening to throw you in the nut house
You have a fondness for avians and felines bordering on obsession
You have pet cats or birds and you talk to them
... you understand when they talk back
You give your pet birds such silly pet names as "Ooobie booboo Gryphiehead"
... and your pet cats such silly pet names as "Itty bitty Gryphonbutt"
Bare, pink, bulgy-black-eyed, bumpy-skinned baby birds are the cutest thing you've ever seen
Falconry is a serious hobby for you
A spilled box of crayons conjures up the image of a few prominent Guilders for you
... as does black velvet
... spirals
... the zerg
... angels
... pillows

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