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| Laqueesha is also known by the nicknames of "**Laqueesh**" (pronounced **//luh-QWEE-shh//**, coined by Stolengood) and "**Laq'**" (pronounced **//lack//**), a moniker coined by [[Tovarich]]. | Laqueesha is also known by the nicknames of "**Laqueesh**" (pronounced **//luh-QWEE-shh//**, coined by Stolengood) and "**Laq'**" (pronounced **//lack//**), a moniker coined by [[Tovarich]]. |
| ==== Works ==== | ==== Works ==== |
| Is quite the [[guild of vexilologists and iconographers|flag-maker]] and has participated in several rounds of the [[alternate history:Weekly Flag Challenge]] and won WFC Round 124 and WFC Round 40 (albeit in a tie). Also likes to draw Polandball comic strips. | Is quite the [[guild of vexilologists and iconographers|flag-maker]] and has participated in several rounds of the [[alternate history:Weekly Flag Challenge]] and won WFC Round 124 and WFC Round 40 (albeit in a tie). Is a fan of semiotics in general, from national anthems, to coats of arms and seals, medals, and flags. Also likes to draw Polandball comic strips. |
| ===Interests=== | ===Interests=== |
| Historical interests include the [[alternate_history:american_civil_war|American Civil War]] (ACW) and mid-19th century U.S. history, though Laq' is by no means an expert in either field and is always learning and is eager to learn new information. As far as more modern topics of interest go, Laq' also has some interest in contemporary Northeast Asian geopolitical affairs, having spent some brief time there in the past. | Historical interests include the [[alternate_history:american_civil_war|American Civil War]] (ACW) and late-18th-to-mid-19th century U.S. history, though Laq' is by no means an expert in either field and is always learning and is eager to learn new information. As far as more modern topics of interest go, Laq' also has some interest in contemporary Northeast Asian geopolitical affairs, having spent some brief time there in the past. |
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| ====Personal==== | ====Personal==== |
| Laqueesha has attended three [[offtopic:ah.com_meetups#other_rl_meetups|AlternateHistory.com meetups]] in the past, once in January 2017, another in May 2017, and another in July 2017. | Laqueesha has attended four [[offtopic:ah.com_meetups#other_rl_meetups|AlternateHistory.com meetups]] in the past, once in January 2017, one in May 2017, another in July 2017, and another in December 2017. |
| ===Music=== | ===Music=== |
| Generally, Laq' likes late 1990s and early 2000s pop and hip hop music, ranging from 1999 to 2002. As far as more niche tastes go, Laq' likes [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragtime|ragtime music]] and Mexican "norteño" corridos, unable to resist the catchy accordion tunes of the latter. | Generally, Laq' likes late 1990s and early 2000s pop and hip hop music, ranging from 1999 to 2002. As far as more niche tastes go, Laq' likes [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragtime|ragtime music]] and Mexican "norteño" corridos, unable to resist the catchy accordion tunes of the latter. |
| ==== Commonly-used catchphrases ==== | ==== Commonly-used catchphrases ==== |
| "//Meu deus!// 8-O" | "//Meu deus!// 8-O" |
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| | "Duff or Swank?" - Whenever somebody refers to a woman named "Hillary" but for some reason can't be bothered to put this mysterious woman's last name. |
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| "God help us. 8-O" | "God help us. 8-O" |
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| "X //ist tot!// X //bleibt tot! Und wir haben ihn getötet! Wie trösten wir uns?//" - Usually said when a character in a T.V. show dies or is supposedly dead. | "X //ist tot!// X //bleibt tot! Und wir haben ihn getötet! Wie trösten wir uns?//" - Usually said when a character in a T.V. show dies or is supposedly dead. |
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| | "Somebody set up us the bomb. We get signal. Main screen turn on." - Usually said whenever somebody says "What happened?" |
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| ==== Nicknames ==== | ==== Nicknames ==== |
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| * "L-Q" | * "L-Q" |
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| | * "Laqueesh" - Coined by [[Stolengood]]. |
| ===Used by Laqueesha=== | ===Used by Laqueesha=== |
| * "Ark Mike" - [[Archangel Michael]] | * "Ark Mike" - [[Archangel Michael]] |
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| | * "B Veintinueve" - [[B-29_Bomber]] |
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| * "BritRep" - [[British Republic]] | * "BritRep" - [[British Republic]] |
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| * "Tanza" or "D-Tan" - [[DTanza]] | * "Tanza" or "D-Tan" - [[DTanza]] |
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| | * "Fletchy" - [[Fletch]] |
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| * "FrusProg" - [[frustrated progressive|Frustrated Progressive]] | * "FrusProg" - [[frustrated progressive|Frustrated Progressive]] |
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| * "Metty" or "Meta-Stay" - [[metastasis_d|Metastasis_D]] | * "Metty" or "Meta-Stay" - [[metastasis_d|Metastasis_D]] |
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| | * "Hot Pockets" - [[PachPachis]] |
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| * "PKM" (like the old Soviet light machine-gun) - [[Pkmatrix]] | * "PKM" (like the old Soviet light machine-gun) - [[Pkmatrix]] |
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| | * "Souf" - [[Southpaw]] |
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| * "The Castilian Agent" or "Span-Spy" - [[SpanishSpy]] | * "The Castilian Agent" or "Span-Spy" - [[SpanishSpy]] |
| * "Thespy" or "Thesp" - [[Thespitron 6000]] | * "Thespy" or "Thesp" - [[Thespitron 6000]] |
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| * "Tran-Tran" or "Tranny Blue" - [[Transparent Blue]] | * "Tran-Tran" or "Trannie Blue" - [[Transparent Blue]] |
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| * "Zach", "Maxwell House", "Zach-Zach", "Zachy", or "Zachy-Zach" - [[Zachanassian]] | * "Zach", "Maxwell House", "Zach-Zach", "Zachy", or "Zachy-Zach" - [[Zachanassian]] |
