Naturally, we'll start with Moi. Patrons & Ankhesenologists can use a similar format if they choose.
Name: Ankhesen Mié
Codename(s): Ankh, Pygmy, K
Poison(s) of choice: Pink champagne, Pinnacle Vodka (whipped flavor) and Coke, cranberry vodka. Favors Rain's Organic Vodka, Smirnoff, and Vodka Monopolowa (Austria).
Duties at the bar: 'Tending
Superpower: Wordplay
Nature: Creative Humorist
Tag, patrons. You're it.
Name: PlusSizedWomanist, Source Du Mal
ReplyDeleteCodename: PSW, Da Source
Poisons of choice: Alize, Nuvo, Grey Goose and Cranberry, Gin & Tonic.
Superpower: Linguistically dicing racists to shreds.
Sup, y'all.
Name: Dennis R. Upkins, Denny
ReplyDeleteCodename(s): Neo-Prodigy, Seraph, Uryel,
Poison(s) of choice: Coca Cola. I actually don't drink.
Duties at the bar: Designated Driver
Superpower: Magical
Nature: Mad Cerebral Mastermind
Name: Lenoxave
ReplyDeleteCode Name: Medusa, Supernegress
Poison(s) of Choice: Sparkling Wine(dry), Red Stripe - Jamaican Lager
Superpower: Leaping bullshit in a single bound
Nature: Impatient Optimist, Snark Mistress, World Citizen
Codename: Brotha Wolf
ReplyDeletePoison(s) of Choice: Water, Red Hawaiian Punch
Superpower: Creation
Nature: Quiet Storm
j.nguyễn pops in sometimes to watch and listen, and wishes she had more of PlusSizedWomanist's superpower.
ReplyDeleteNo poison please.
Congratulations on the 100+1!
Name: leigh204
ReplyDeleteCodename(s): Lilo, Lei, Elle "L"
Poison(s) of choice: Cosmopolitans, Pina Coladas, Margaritas, Dacquiris, Cranberry Vodkaa, Long Island Iced Teaa (Yes, I like my frou-frou fruity drinks, okay? lol!)
Superpower: Bullshit detector
Nature: Empathic Altruist
Name: Peppermintstix
ReplyDeleteCodename(s): Pepp, Ms. No Good, Slim Goody Makeba, Dame Cadillac Johnson, etc.
Poison(s) of choice: Tej, Crispin's Cloudy Hard Cider, Baby Cham
Duties at the bar: Reading the writing on the wall
Superpower: Drawing pretty pictures.
Nature: Hopeful Cynic
Name: "M'
ReplyDeletePoisons of choice: No poisons but I love water, Sprites , 7ups, Minute Maid (diet) lemonade and Diet Crush and Tahitian treat sodas
Superpower: Reading autobiographies, going out,surfing on the net.
Nature: reserved,optimist
..and congratulations on your 100th followers. May you continue to be blessed with many more.
ReplyDeleteCodename(s): Gib- Gibby and… ‘That Short-fat-black-guy’.
ReplyDeletePersonal triumphs: Academy Award-winning actor and songwriter; starring beside such notables as Todd Bogswell in the 1979 Disco phenomenon, Foosball Boogey, Electric Boogaloo 2. Moreover, I played opposite Dash Riprock in the 1969 summer blockbuster, Flipper: The Untold Story.
Superpower: Bull- Banter and Doublespeak. I'm an avid non-conformist. Being fluent in three languages (Ebonics, Pig Latin and English).
Awards Achievement: As most of you already know, I was a 1998 Pulitzer Prize Finalist (Fiction) for the follow-up novella to Toni Morrison’s acclaimed historical novel, Beloved- entitled: Acquainted. The publication stayed atop the New York Times Best Seller List for 4 consecutive days, earning tens of twenties of dollars.
Poison(s) of choice: Red Kool-Aid, Purple and Orange Kool-Aid; Presweetened-artificially-flavored-fruit drinks. Also, I’m addicted to Americanos with heavy cream.
Personal pleasures: I enjoy channel surfing and online gaming (Quake 3). I enjoy sitting… reading and sitting- and sitting and reading; sometimes while eating and sitting.
Personal failings: Compulsive liar (see Personal triumphs: Awards Achievement).
Nature: Introvert, Humorist, Observer and Daydreamer.
Name: Aisha Tayo
ReplyDeleteCodename(s): Aiyo
Poison(s) of choice: Rubicon, anything fruity and tropical non alcoholic
Superpower: demi-Goddess like abilities in video gaming and very soon in real life.
Nature: Artisic, procrastinator, witty, geeky
Name: Stephanie
ReplyDeleteCodename: IDICLOVE
Poison: ginger ale, green tea, red wine when I feel like relaxing, and a good beer or margarita when its time to have fun.
Superpower: unbelievable intuition
Nature: creative, artistic, nerdy, humerous, compassionate and insightful
Name: DarqBeauty
ReplyDeleteCodename: BlackPeopleSufferFromPTSD
Poison: Strictly herbal
Superpower: Able to absorb knowledge at an astonishing rate.
Nature: Darkly romantic, slightly obsessive, kind and a complete bibliophile.
Name: Erica
ReplyDeleteCodename(s): Girlie
Poison(s) of choice: Bolthouse Farms Strawberry Banana Fruit Smoothie (I can't/don't drink)
Superpower: Able to surf the internet for hours and not grow tired.
Nature: Artisic, Nerdy, Creative, & Kind
Congrats!! :)
Name: Amaya
ReplyDeleteCodename: Pink
Poison(s) of Choice: Moscato, Mojito, Hennessy w/ iced tea
Superpower: Wordsmith & a Potions Mistress
Nature: Cyclone
Name: Perla Buttons
ReplyDeletePoison(s) of choice: Peach soft drink (if i can find it), ginger beer. Campari and orange or Gin and sommet when I do imbibe.
Duties at the bar: Um, I *think* I might be the only Aussie commenter here.
Superpower: Rambling agent/perpetrator of "Political Correctness Gone Mad" as they say over here.
Nature: Uppity, nerdy, empathetic.
Name: Digital Coyote
ReplyDeleteCodename(s): Digital Coyote, DC, Kobalt, Dalai, Jinxxxx
Poison(s) of choice: Guinness, Irish Carbombs, Midori Sour, Red Stag, Rum and Cherry Coke, Root Beer float (root beer schnapps version), Mudslides, Odin's Tipple, Black Butte Porter, Wendigo (BJ's), Früli, Scooby Snack, 4 Horsemen, Patron (silver, cafe), Bailey's and chocolate milk, Powder Hound, Blackthorn Cider, muscato champagne, dirty Tuaca, Cape Cod, Screwdriver, and Shirley Temple
Duties at the bar: Lurking, playing pinball
Superpower: Chemical super freak (but I still need a gun), able to outchug multiple grown men in a single carbomb
Nature: Chaotic Neutral with Good tendencies
Name: Witchsistah
ReplyDeleteCodename: Witchsistah, Mrs. Data Soong, That Mean Ol' Black Bitch
Poisons of choice: German wine, Woodchuck cider, Lambic, Mike's Hard Lemonade
Duties at the bar: Being INTJ and delivering shit straight with no chaser or sugar to make it all go down nicely.
Superpowers: Being a smart, educated BW and therefore making non-Black folk feel all insecure because they can't believe they're automatically better than me. Eviscerating racist misogynists with SAT words.
Nature: Mercurial
Name: Leo Princess
ReplyDeleteCodename(s): Leo Princess, Leo the Yardie Chick
Poison(s) of choice: Water, fruit juice, coconut water, tea, sorrel (with and without rum).
Duties at the bar: Stool warming, listening, 2-cents inserting a.k.a. bitching.
Superpower: Book and art-supply hoarding.
Nature: Introverted and introspective.
Name: The Girl In Question
ReplyDeleteCodename(s): Girl, TGIQ
Poison(s) of choice: Buttery nipples, jack in coke, AMF, Sangria
Duties at the bar: Learning, growing, snarking
Superpower: Anything and everything art (Commercial art, traditional art, and performance art).
Nature: Awkward.
Name: Zoopath
ReplyDeleteCodename: no need to abbreviate Zoopath
Poisons of choice: Rose champagne
Duties at the bar: marriage and relationship advice and general "amen" corner
Superpower: Walking it like I talk it
Nature: Awkward behind the scenes mastermind
Name: Shina
ReplyDeleteCodename: I guess y'all already know me as the Infamous Lil Sis of the site's creator. So I can be The Notorious ILS.
Poisons of choice: WINE! Pinot Grigio & Malbec mostly.
Duties at the bar: Scopin' on the low.
Superpower: I'm charming & shit so people like me.
Nature: Peacemaker
but I'm ready to fight too, for the sake of peacemaking and respect-keeping. so another codename can be Yosemite Sam.
ReplyDeleteHi everyone, I've come to join the conversation.
ReplyDeleteName: StrangeSista
Codename(s):AGDoren,SJoisan, and Jinx
Poison(s) of choice: black tea and coffee
Duties at the bar: including everyone,excluding no one
Superpower: Storytelling
Nature: thoughtful,serious,impish
Name: Motherspirit1
ReplyDeleteCodename(s):Krystal
Poison(s) of choice: black tea with milk
Duties at the bar: listening and offering insight/wisdom when needed
Superpower: Dance and design
Nature: quiet, creative, stealth force
Codename(s): Babael
ReplyDeletePoison(s) of choice: Ginger ale
Duties at the bar: observational research
Superpower: healing abilities
Nature: Compassionate
Codename(s): SpaceInvadah
ReplyDeletePoison(s) of choice: Water, Dr. Pepper, Tea, Milk, Coffee, Eddie Spears, and Orange Juice
Duties at the bar: A good ol' patron and hopefully, a contributor.
Superpower: Animation
Nature: Eccentric, possibly bipolar, a trickster with wisdom
Here, another lurker.
ReplyDeleteName: Dahoman X
Codename(s): X, D.X., The X-Man
Poison(s) of choice: Beer when I’m with my friends, champagne and fruity liquors at parties. Behind closed doors, more into exotic fruit juices than alcohol. Not to mention that severe addiction to ice-cold bissap infusion…
Duties at the bar: Lurking in the shadow, listening and taking notes for the most part. Big, black, bald and mean-looking enough to play the bouncer if need be.
Superpower: Innate ability to detect draptos posing as Blacks on POC’s blogs and forums. 100% immunity to WWT. Superhuman patience when dealing with individuals (White, Blacks & all colors in-between) who actually believe that caricature of Africa they see in western media.
Nature: Black super-hero
Have a drink on me.
I decided to step into the light..........
ReplyDeleteName: Ron
Codename: Nightshade
Duties at the bar: Listening to people smarter than me; being ready to step in with a razor-sharp wit if called upon.
Nature: Quiet and thoughtful; completely fearless in any setting where the mind is the weapon of choice; absolutely no fear of strong black women; no patience for weak black men.
Poison of choice; Colombian coffee: HOT
X & Nightshade, your powers kick so much ass.
ReplyDeleteMight as well introduce myself
ReplyDeleteName: Lifecoaster
Codename: Lifecoaster
Poisons: Pina coladas, sangrias, margaritas, sangritas, and kamikazes.
Duties at the bar: Learning, lurking, and just being a happy patron. :-)
Superpowers: The ability to be sweet and respectful while calling people on their bullshit. Also, I can tell the difference between someone who doesn't know better and plain horseassery.
Nature: Quiet, polite observer who is anti-drama.
Nice to meet you all.
We crossed paths once or twice, but I figure it's time.
ReplyDeleteName: I am the Crafts Lady
Code names(s): AineXenon & SciFi DreamWeaver
Poisons: Absinthe prepared Bohemian style, seaweed snacks, fluffy pink flowers, and damn good cupcakes... not that sugary shit that tastes like it comes out of a box.
Duties at the bar: occasional patron
Superpowers: I can "Martha Stewart" my ass off with my mad crafting skills. All projects are done for the Eclectic PoC in mind. If I see something fucked up, I'm ready to speak a brief unpopular opinion but won't stick around to stir up drama.
Nature: Quiet, I get mind-tingly when I read hard hitting truths.
Name: sepultura13
ReplyDeleteCodename(s): Sepultura, Kali, Blackphoenix
Poison(s) of choice: Kingpin, Dead Guy, or Arrogant Bastard Ale; Bailey's Irish Cream w/ coffee, Mogen David Blackberry wine - otherwise, green tea or lemon ginger
Superpower: Wordcruncher and devourer of books; Geekette extraordinaire!
Nature: A fiery elemental force, a tempered sword, a diamond in the rough.
Name:Princesssookeh
ReplyDeleteCodename: silvercell3 on LJ
Poison(s) of choice: Pineapple Juice, Grapefruit juice, green tea.
Superpower:...*shrug* reading is awesome
Nature: Idk
Name: Truthbetold
ReplyDeleteCodename: Truthbetold
Poison(s) : Macaroons from the Macaron Cafe in NY, coffee, Ben and Jerry's Heath bar Coffee crunch ice cream, Red wine, Sour Gummie Worms
Superpowers: Raw honesty, Empathy, Quiet Strength( My Lakota name), detection of bullshit from dishonest people.
Nature: Introverted, quiet yet intensly aware of everything.
Hello, everyone.
ReplyDeleteName: Rocknrollsista
Codename :Rocknrollsista
Poison(s): Sprinkles cupcakes from Ny, soy milk and organic food
Superpowers:Creation, knowledge and writing.
Duties at the bar: patron ,listener and contributed.
Nature: I am a dreamer, bookworm and organic foods diva.
Greetings,
ReplyDeleteName: Fashionista
Codename: Fashionista
Poison(s): Soft-batch Chocolate Chip Cookies; Raspberry Lemonade; Pinot Grigio
Superpowers: Energetic; Imaginative
Duties at the bar: Listener; Supporter; Patron
Nature: Analytical; Quiet