1. You added words like "EHANO", "Intelli-thread", and "fuzzles" to your spell-check dictionary.
2. The sight of an exclamation point in a blue ball causes heart palpatations.
3. You carry on deep, philosophical discussions while simultaneously debating the proper definitions of "biscuit" and whether or not gravy belongs anywhere near them.
4. You've forgotten that there are, in fact, other threads on Gaia, and that you could, in fact, theoretically chat in them.
5. The sight of the word "Bump" triggers an involuntary twitch.
6. You know that unmentionables are for flinging, but only when Gent is present to be mortified by your behaviour.
7. You dream about word ladders, anagrams, and perplexing math questions.
8. "Treasure hunt" is simultaneous with "Smash my head repeatedly into desk out of frustration and agonize for days on end over Gent's demented mind games."
9. You care more about how many intellipoints you have than your actual gold.
10. You spend your time thinking of new and unusual ways to disturb the Gent.
11. You've started capitalizing the G in any word which contains the letters g-e-n-t.
12. You believe that chat-speak should be a bannable offense.
13. You are afraid to post when Gent is in the thread for the fear that he will post an intelliquestion and someone else will get to it before you do.
14. You firmly believe that any word can be improved with the additions of Intelli- or -Gent.
15. You keep dictionary.com open at all times...just in case.
16. The words "Indi-Gent," "Caped Laundress," and "Zombie Love Doctor" actually mean something to you.
17. You've skipped a meal to catch those two or three extra intelli-points... and it was totally worth it.
18. You punctuate everything.
19. ... correctly.
20. You can type in a British accent.
21. You come to the thread on your main account, your mule, or your friend's account... and everyone still recognizes you instantly.
22. You've developed a strange and severe phobia of colored circles and dark red bricks.
23. You've begun to put a u in words like "glamour," "armour," and "colour."
24. You see a cryptic non-sequitor and you instinctivly check for anagrams.
25. You can quote the history of every inside joke, but you can't for the life of you find your wallet and keys.
26. You think of Intelli-friends when their country of origin is mentioned.
27. You feel that letter challenges have a higher priority then homework, chores, or personal hygiene.
28. You know that Prairie has an ample supply of lube and is not afraid to use it.
29. Missing an intelli-question ruins your whole day. Missing two ruins your week.
30. You've asked to touch Prairie's balls, or offered to wash Lava's laundry in a suggestive tone of voice.
31. You know what "sesquipedalian" means...
32. ...and you can pronounce it.
33. You've actually considered travel abroad for the sole purpose of meeting Gent.
34. You've created a particularly wicked GentTek, and are just waiting for the right moment to send him into the thread, just to see the look on Gent's face when you do.
35. You know what chips, biscuits, and hobnobs are, and anyone who tries to tell you differently is a git.
36. You have an Intelli-Crush...
37. ...on Gent. ( I know I do
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38. You have more Intelli-Friends than you do IRL friends.
39. You see absolutely nothing odd with spending an evening speaking in haiku or making innuendo in Latin.
40. You not only know how many people can fit in Gent's tophat, but have a spot reserved for you at all times, which you will defend to the death if needbe.
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