What makes a person Eclectic?

Ridin The Wave

Inspired by the "radiohead rocks" thread in "other music."

I've seen the same argument played out twice now in the Pit on two separate topics, so I'm now curious......

What could appropriately go at the end of the following statement:

"You are ecletic, or are perceived as desperately trying to be eclectic, if you..."

I'll start....

"...are a fan of radiohead."
"...love and respect vinyl records."


(for the record, I fall into both of the above categories)

orig_long red

...an extra toe.

Ridin The Wave

Nice.

I made the assumption in the other thread also that you're probably viewed as eclectic if you're a fan of Bjork.

FinsburyParkCarrots

Er, if you're an hermaphrodite with a large range of hats?

Rhinocerous Surprise

Having parents who like to name their kids awful things like "Eclectic".

FinsburyParkCarrots

Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:

Having parents who like to name their kids awful things like "Eclectic".

Er, that would be eccentric.

Rhinocerous Surprise

FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:

Er, that would be eccentric.

No, you're thinking of Electic's brother. Those parents are mean.:p

FinsburyParkCarrots

Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:

No, you're thinking of Electic's brother. Those parents are mean.:p

Yeah, because they deliberately left out a letter. Without a c between the first E and the l, or an r between the t and the i, he doesn't know if he's Eclectic or Electric! I felt sorry for him and bought him a

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhowi6k9iYM

Rhinocerous Surprise

FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:

Yeah, because they deliberately left out a letter. Without a c between the first E and the l, or an r between the t and the i, he doesn't know if he's Eclectic or Electric! I felt sorry for him and bought him a

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhowi6k9iYM

Sorry... my spelling was neglected.:p What was this thread about anyway?