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** {{WesternAnimation/Archer}}

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** {{WesternAnimation/Archer}}{{WesternAnimation/Archer}}
** {{Series/Daredevil}}

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* OlderThanTheyLook: Grows a pretty good full beard for an 18-year-old. This is probably the reason people assume that he's in his early 20s (21-23 have been suggested by co-workers and strangers alike).




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* YoungerThanTheyLook: Grows a pretty good full beard for an 18-year-old. This is probably the reason people assume that he's in his early 20s (21-23 have been suggested by co-workers and strangers alike).



** The {{Literature/Discworld}} series, currently listening to the complete collection of audiobooks. Up to Mort, and don't judge him for this. He [[strike:just discovered the series a few month ago!]] prefers The Dresden Files.
** Literature/TheDresdenFiles series: His favourite book series and as above. Currently listening to Literature/SkinGame.

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** The {{Literature/Discworld}} series, currently listening to the complete collection of audiobooks. Up to Mort, and don't judge him for this. He [[strike:just discovered the series a few month ago!]] prefers The Dresden Files.
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** Literature/TheDresdenFiles series: His favourite book series and as above. Currently listening to Literature/SkinGame.has all the audiobooks narrated by JamesMarsters. Is currently rereading (relistening?) them.



** Literature/ReadyPlayerOne

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** Literature/ReadyPlayerOneLiterature/ReadyPlayerOne
* Television
** GameOfThrones, as noted above.
** {{Series/Forever}}
** {{WesternAnimation/Archer}}

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A 17 year-old male born, raised and currently living in NewZealand. Woe be to anyone who confuses him with an Australian or American.

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A 17 year-old 18-year-old male born, raised and currently living in NewZealand. Woe be to anyone who confuses him with an Australian or American.



* MilitaryBrat: Both parents were in the New Zealand Army. He temporarily became slightly hostile towards his mother after she was posted to Angola. This hostility was somewhat lessened by the fact that he was 2 years old at the time.

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* MilitaryBrat: Both parents were in the New Zealand Army. He temporarily became slightly hostile towards his mother after she was posted to Angola.away on a posting for three months. This hostility was somewhat lessened by the fact that he was 2 years old at the time.



* OlderThanTheyLook: Grows a pretty good full beard for an 18-year-old. This is probably the reason people assume that he's in his early 20s (21-23 have been suggested by co-workers and strangers alike).



* SirSwearsALot: [[PlayedWith Kind of]]. Around his friends, he's foul-mouthed and a threat to a nearby [[MoralGuardians Moral Guardian]]. Anywhere else, he'll only start laying down a series of [[ClusterFBomb F-Bombs]] when he gets pissed.

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* SirSwearsALot: [[PlayedWith Kind of]]. Zigzagged]]. Around his friends, he's foul-mouthed and a threat to a nearby [[MoralGuardians Moral Guardian]].Guardian]], with [[ClusterFBomb F-]] and [[CountryMatters C-Bombs]] alike. Anywhere else, he'll only start laying down a series of [[ClusterFBomb F-Bombs]] when he gets pissed.
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** Literature/TheDresdenFiles series: His favourite book series and as above. Currently listening to Literature/Changes.

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** Literature/TheDresdenFiles series: His favourite book series and as above. Currently listening to Literature/Changes.Literature/SkinGame.
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* TheFirstFifteenLivesOfHarryAugust

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* TheFirstFifteenLivesOfHarryAugust
Literature/TheFirstFifteenLivesOfHarryAugust



** The {{Literature/Discworld}} series (currently listening to the complete collection of audiobooks. Up to Mort, and don't judge him for this. He just discovered the series a few month ago!)
** Literature/TheDresdenFiles series (as above. Currently listening to Literature/StormFront)

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** The {{Literature/Discworld}} series (currently series, currently listening to the complete collection of audiobooks. Up to Mort, and don't judge him for this. He just [[strike:just discovered the series a few month ago!)
ago!]] prefers The Dresden Files.
** Literature/TheDresdenFiles series: His favourite book series (as and as above. Currently listening to Literature/StormFront)Literature/Changes.
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** Overlaps with his BerserkButton when he is [[MistakenNationality confused for being American]]. By fellow New Zealanders.

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** Overlaps with his BerserkButton when he is [[MistakenNationality confused for being American]]. By fellow New Zealanders.Zealanders.

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!!This troper enjoys works such as:
* {{Film}}
** ThePrestige
** DistrictNine
* {{Literature}}
** The {{Literature/Discworld}} series (currently listening to the complete collection of audiobooks. Up to Mort, and don't judge him for this. He just discovered the series a few month ago!)
** Literature/TheDresdenFiles series (as above. Currently listening to Literature/StormFront)
** Anything by Creator/MatthewReilly, though his favourite work of Reilly's is the Jack West Jr series
** Literature/TheFirstFifteenLivesOfHarryAugust (he created the work page)
** Literature/ReadyPlayerOne
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* InformedAbility: Has been told that he is intelligent many times over the course of his young life. One would not think that immediately upon meeting him.

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* InformedAbility: Has been told that he is intelligent many times over LastNameBasis: Half of the course of people he meets refer to him by this. The other half don't know his young life. One would not think that immediately upon meeting him.first name.
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* [[Literature/TheFirstFifteenLivesOfHarryAugust]]

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* [[Literature/TheFirstFifteenLivesOfHarryAugust]]
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* RougeAnglesOfSatin: Yes, he knows his username is spelt incorrectly. Yes, it was meant to be "Hitchhiker". No, he's not changing it anytime soon. Yes, he finds words with back-to-back h's weird.

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* RougeAnglesOfSatin: Yes, he knows his username is spelt incorrectly. Yes, it was meant to be "Hitchhiker". No, he's not changing it anytime soon. Yes, he finds words with back-to-back h's weird.weird (like "washhouse" and "withheld").

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** Although it did convince her to leave the Defence Force and spend more time with her children.

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** Although it did convince her to leave the Defence Force and spend more time with her children. children.
* RougeAnglesOfSatin: Yes, he knows his username is spelt incorrectly. Yes, it was meant to be "Hitchhiker". No, he's not changing it anytime soon. Yes, he finds words with back-to-back h's weird.
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** Intentionally irritating the guy will also get you punched in quick fashion. It borders on a HairTriggerTemper sometimes, but he tries to manage it.

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** Intentionally If you're friends with the guy, intentionally irritating the guy him will also get you punched in quick fashion. It borders on a HairTriggerTemper sometimes, but he tries tends to manage it.

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A 16 year-old male born, raised and currently living in NewZealand. Woe be to anyone who confuses him with an Australian or American.

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A 16 17 year-old male born, raised and currently living in NewZealand. Woe be to anyone who confuses him with an Australian or American.



** Intentionally irritating the guy will also get you punched in quick fashion. It borders on a HairTriggerTemper sometimes, but he tries to manage it.



* MilitaryBrat: Both parents were in the New Zealand Army. He temporarily became slightly hostile towards his mother after she was posted to Angola. This hostility was somewhat lessened by the fact that he was 2 and a half years old at the time.

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* MilitaryBrat: Both parents were in the New Zealand Army. He temporarily became slightly hostile towards his mother after she was posted to Angola. This hostility was somewhat lessened by the fact that he was 2 and a half years old at the time.



* SirSwearsALot: [[PlayedWith Kind of]]. Around his friends, he's foul-mouthed and a threat to a nearby [[MoralGuardians Moral Guardian]]. Anywhere else, he'll only starting laying down a series of [[ClusterFBomb F-Bombs]] when he gets pissed.

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* SirSwearsALot: [[PlayedWith Kind of]]. Around his friends, he's foul-mouthed and a threat to a nearby [[MoralGuardians Moral Guardian]]. Anywhere else, he'll only starting start laying down a series of [[ClusterFBomb F-Bombs]] when he gets pissed.
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** Also gets up in arms when one of his favourite TV shows (''Series/GameOfThrones'', ''Series/{{Firefly}}'', or even ''Series/BreakingBad'') is criticised by one of his friends. Said [[{{Troll}} friend]] hasn't watched any of them.

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** Also gets up in arms when one of his favourite TV shows (''Series/GameOfThrones'', ''Series/{{Firefly}}'', or even ''Series/BreakingBad'') is criticised by one of his friends. Said [[{{Troll}} [[{{TheGadfly}} friend]] hasn't watched any of them.
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** Also gets up in arms when one of his favourite TV shows (''Series/GameOfThrones'', ''Series/{{Firefly}}'', or even ''Series/BreakingBad'') is criticised by one of his friends. Said {{Troll}} of a friend hasn't watched any of them.

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** Also gets up in arms when one of his favourite TV shows (''Series/GameOfThrones'', ''Series/{{Firefly}}'', or even ''Series/BreakingBad'') is criticised by one of his friends. Said {{Troll}} of a friend [[{{Troll}} friend]] hasn't watched any of them.
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** Also gets up in arms when one of his favourite TV shows (''Series/GameOfThrones'', ''Series/{{Firefly}}'', or even ''Series/BreakingBad'') is criticised by one of his friends. Said friend hasn't watched any of them.

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** Also gets up in arms when one of his favourite TV shows (''Series/GameOfThrones'', ''Series/{{Firefly}}'', or even ''Series/BreakingBad'') is criticised by one of his friends. Said {{Troll}} of a friend hasn't watched any of them.



* SirSwearsALot: [[NoExceptYes Kind of]]. Around his friends, he's foul-mouthed and a threat to a nearby [[MoralGuardians Moral Guardian]]. Anywhere else, he'll only starting laying down a series of [[ClusterFBomb F-Bombs]] when he gets pissed.

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* SirSwearsALot: [[NoExceptYes [[PlayedWith Kind of]]. Around his friends, he's foul-mouthed and a threat to a nearby [[MoralGuardians Moral Guardian]]. Anywhere else, he'll only starting laying down a series of [[ClusterFBomb F-Bombs]] when he gets pissed.
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A 16 year-old male currently living in NewZealand. Woe be to anyone who confuses him with an Australian or American.

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A 16 year-old male born, raised and currently living in NewZealand. Woe be to anyone who confuses him with an Australian or American.



* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: For some reason, he speaks with a supposedly American accent despite being born and raised in New Zealand.

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* UnexplainedAccent / WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: For some reason, he speaks with a supposedly American [[note]]although Australian and British have been suggested by actual Americans[[/note]] accent despite being born and raised in New Zealand. Zealand.[[note]]Even trying to find a reason for it is difficult. He developed the accent well before he began to watch American or even foreign programming regularly.[[/note]]

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* BerserkButton: See below in MistakenNationality.

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* BerserkButton: See below in MistakenNationality.WhatTheHellIsThatAccent listed below.



* MistakenNationality: ''Loathes'' this trope when applied to him. Because he (for some reason) does not speak with a typical NewZealand accent, and instead a so-called "American" one, he is often confused for being from the USA.
** By his fellow New Zealanders.
*** And called out on it by his friends.
**** Even his ''mother'' has joined in a number of times.
* SirSwearsALot: [[NoExceptYes Kind of]]. Around his friends, he's foul-mouthed and a threat to a nearby [[MoralGuardians Moral Guardian]]. Anywhere else, he'll only starting laying down a series of [[ClusterFBomb F-Bombs]] when he gets pissed.

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* MistakenNationality: ''Loathes'' this trope when applied to him. Because he (for some reason) does not speak with a typical NewZealand accent, and instead a so-called "American" one, he is often confused for being from the USA.
** By his fellow New Zealanders.
*** And called out on it by his friends.
**** Even his ''mother'' has joined in a number of times.
* SirSwearsALot: [[NoExceptYes Kind of]]. Around his friends, he's foul-mouthed and a threat to a nearby [[MoralGuardians Moral Guardian]]. Anywhere else, he'll only starting laying down a series of [[ClusterFBomb F-Bombs]] when he gets pissed.pissed.
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: For some reason, he speaks with a supposedly American accent despite being born and raised in New Zealand.
** Overlaps with his BerserkButton when he is [[MistakenNationality confused for being American]]. By fellow New Zealanders.

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* BerserkButton: Amongst other things (encounters ThatOneLevel) he doesn't like it when people think that his accent sounds American. It only gets worse if a fellow New Zealander does this.

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* BerserkButton: Amongst other things (encounters ThatOneLevel) he doesn't like it when people think that his accent sounds American. It only gets worse if a fellow New Zealander does this.See below in MistakenNationality.


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* MistakenNationality: ''Loathes'' this trope when applied to him. Because he (for some reason) does not speak with a typical NewZealand accent, and instead a so-called "American" one, he is often confused for being from the USA.
** By his fellow New Zealanders.
*** And called out on it by his friends.
**** Even his ''mother'' has joined in a number of times.
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** Also gets up in arms when one of his favourite TV shows (Series/GameOfThrones, Series/Firefly, or even Series/BreakingBad) is criticised by one of his friends. Said friend hasn't watched any of them.

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** Also gets up in arms when one of his favourite TV shows (Series/GameOfThrones, Series/Firefly, (''Series/GameOfThrones'', ''Series/{{Firefly}}'', or even Series/BreakingBad) ''Series/BreakingBad'') is criticised by one of his friends. Said friend hasn't watched any of them.

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* BerserkButton: Amongst other things like encounters ThatOneLevel, he doesn't like it when people think that his accent sounds American. It only gets worse if a fellow New Zealander does this.

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* BerserkButton: Amongst other things like encounters ThatOneLevel, (encounters ThatOneLevel) he doesn't like it when people think that his accent sounds American. It only gets worse if a fellow New Zealander does this.this.
**Also gets up in arms when one of his favourite TV shows (Series/GameOfThrones, Series/Firefly, or even Series/BreakingBad) is criticised by one of his friends. Said friend hasn't watched any of them.
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* FacePalm: Of the "pinching the bridge of the nose" variety. He has become infamous at his school for doing it so often.

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* FacePalm: Of the "pinching the bridge of the nose" variety. He has become infamous at in his school year for doing it so often.often, even unwittingly photographed by the school photographer when a guest speaker was brought in.
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A 15 year-old male currently living in NewZealand. Woe be to anyone who confuses him with an Australian or American.

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A 15 16 year-old male currently living in NewZealand. Woe be to anyone who confuses him with an Australian or American.



* MilitaryBrat: Both parents were in the New Zealand Army. He temporarily became sligjtly hostile towards his mother after she was posted to Angola. This hostility was somewhat lessened by the fact that he was 2 and a half years old at the time.

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* MilitaryBrat: Both parents were in the New Zealand Army. He temporarily became sligjtly slightly hostile towards his mother after she was posted to Angola. This hostility was somewhat lessened by the fact that he was 2 and a half years old at the time.

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A 15 year-old male currently living in NewZealand. Woe be to anyone who cinfuses him with an Australian or American.

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A 15 year-old male currently living in NewZealand. Woe be to anyone who cinfuses confuses him with an Australian or American.



* BerserkButton: Amongst other things like encounters ThatOneLevel, he doesn't like it when people think that his accent sounds American. It only gets worse if a fellow New Zealander does this.
* FacePalm: Of the "pinching the bridge of the nose" variety. He has become infamous at his school for doing it so often.
* FascinatingEyebrow: Pulls this often. Usually when he sees a camera pointed at him. Hell, even when the camera isn't pointed at him.
* InformedAbility: Has been told that he is intelligent many times over the course of his young life. One would not think that immediately upon meeting him.



** Although it did convince her to leave the Defence Force and spend more time with her children.
* BeserkButton: Amongst other things like encounters ThatOneLevel, he doesn't like it when people think that his accent sounds American. It only gets worse if a fellow New Zealander does this.
* FacePalm: Of the "pinching the bridge of the nose" variety. He has become infamous at his school for doing it so often.
* FascinatingEyebrow: Pulls this often. Usually when he sees a camera pointed at him. Hell, even when the camera isn't pointed at him.
* InformedAbility: Has been told that he is intelligent many times over the course of his young life. One would not think that immediately upon meeting him.

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** Although it did convince her to leave the Defence Force and spend more time with her children.
* BeserkButton: Amongst other things like encounters ThatOneLevel, he doesn't like it when people think that his accent sounds American. It only gets worse if a fellow New Zealander does this.
* FacePalm: Of the "pinching the bridge of the nose" variety. He has become infamous at his school for doing it so often.
* FascinatingEyebrow: Pulls this often. Usually when he sees a camera pointed at him. Hell, even when the camera isn't pointed at him.
* InformedAbility: Has been told that he is intelligent many times over the course of his young life. One would not think that immediately upon meeting him.
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Introducing Hitchiker98, everybody!

A 15 year-old male currently living in NewZealand. Woe be to anyone who cinfuses him with an Australian (even though he's technically half-Aussie). By his own logic, that makes him at least 50% resistant to the ridiculously lethal creatures there.

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Introducing Hitchiker98, everybody!

Hitchiker98!

A 15 year-old male currently living in NewZealand. Woe be to anyone who cinfuses him with an Australian (even though he's technically half-Aussie). By his own logic, that makes him at least 50% resistant to the ridiculously lethal creatures there.
or American.



* FacePalm: Of the "pinching the bridge of the nose" variety. He has become infamous at his school for doing it so often.

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* FacePalm: MilitaryBrat: Both parents were in the New Zealand Army. He temporarily became sligjtly hostile towards his mother after she was posted to Angola. This hostility was somewhat lessened by the fact that he was 2 and a half years old at the time.
** Although it did convince her to leave the Defence Force and spend more time with her children.
* BeserkButton: Amongst other things like encounters ThatOneLevel, he doesn't like it when people think that his accent sounds American. It only gets worse if a fellow New Zealander does this.
*FacePalm:
Of the "pinching the bridge of the nose" variety. He has become infamous at his school for doing it so often.

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* FascinatingEyebrow: Pulls this often. Usually when he sees a camera pointed at him.

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* FacePalm: Of the "pinching the bridge of the nose" variety. He has become infamous at his school for doing it so often.
* FascinatingEyebrow: Pulls this often. Usually when he sees a camera pointed at him. Hell, even when the camera isn't pointed at him.

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* InformedAbility: Has been told that he is intelligent many times over the course of his young life. One would not think that immediately about him.
* SirSwearsALot: More to the point of "uses the word *fuck* as an intensifier" and "only when pissed".

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* FascinatingEyebrow: Pulls this often. Usually when he sees a camera pointed at him.
* InformedAbility: Has been told that he is intelligent many times over the course of his young life. One would not think that immediately about upon meeting him.
* SirSwearsALot: More to the point of "uses the word *fuck* as an intensifier" [[NoExceptYes Kind of]]. Around his friends, he's foul-mouthed and "only a threat to a nearby [[MoralGuardians Moral Guardian]]. Anywhere else, he'll only starting laying down a series of [[ClusterFBomb F-Bombs]] when pissed".he gets pissed.

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A 15 year-old male currently living in NewZealand.
Some may say that he is an expert procastinator! He knows that he's a lazy bastard, but doesn't mind much. Unless his parents make him feel guilty about it.

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A 15 year-old male currently living in NewZealand.
Some may say
NewZealand. Woe be to anyone who cinfuses him with an Australian (even though he's technically half-Aussie). By his own logic, that makes him at least 50% resistant to the ridiculously lethal creatures there.

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that he is an expert procastinator! He knows intelligent many times over the course of his young life. One would not think that he's a lazy bastard, but doesn't mind much. Unless his parents make him feel guilty immediately about it.him.
*SirSwearsALot: More to the point of "uses the word *fuck* as an intensifier" and "only when pissed".
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Some may say that he is an expert procastinator! He knows that he's a lazy bastard, but doesn't mind much. Unless his parents make him feel guilty about it.

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