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Blaggard
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Hi there.

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I am Blaggard, a Black Guard, of the old order, I kid it was just the first name that came to mind, I'm not that bad.

Hi to you all, and I hope I enjoy my stay.
duszek
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Thanks for explaining.

Because I thought at first that you were someone who loved "blagues".

The word "blague" is French.

When you pull someone´s leg then c´est une blague.


Enjoying something is important, I agree.
I hope to enjoy whatever I choose to do.

En-joy

implies the joy of living, which has to be taken care of regularly, to deter despair and other bad feelings.


Lady Diana, as I heard, had not many options to enjoy herself in the Buckingham Palace so she danced to pop-music.

One can incapsulate oneself in an emotional package for a few minutes and thus escape the gloom a little.

What do you enjoy ? (If it´s not too personal.)
Blaggard
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Post by Blaggard »

Ah right, bonjour ca va?

And Blaggard is a sort of contraction of Blackguard, it means a person of dubious moral character, could refer to anyone but was common parlance amongst sailors for any unsavoury character and particularly to express general contempt for Pirates.

Debauchery, computer games, physics and philosophy, reading fantasy, massive Tolkein nerd to name a few of my interests, bit of a dilétente really. And no it's not too personal a question. That's what these threads are for after all. :)
duszek
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Un bohèmien donc ...

Black because of a black leather jacket ?

Guard ... of what exactly ?
A bodyguard of whoever is willing to pay for the service ?
Blaggard
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duszek wrote:Un bohèmien donc ...

Black because of a black leather jacket ?

Guard ... of what exactly ?
A bodyguard of whoever is willing to pay for the service ?
Origin:

early 16th century (originally as two words): from black + guard. The term originally denoted a body of attendants or servants, especially the menials who had charge of kitchen utensils, but the exact significance of the epithet 'black' is uncertain. The sense 'scoundrel, villain' dates from the mid 18th century, and was formerly considered highly offensive
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/defin ... blackguard
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