Waking Life Lucid Dreamer Greeting Idea Thread (Verbal)

We are creating an Unofficial Waking Life Lucid Dreamer Greeting! There is a sister thread to this one for the Physical Greeting/Gesture/Handshake.
Here is how this works:

1. Post a single idea for a verbal Lucid Dreamer Greeting we can say whenever we meet new people.

2. Post as many times as you wish. (within reason!)

3. Read through the entire thread, and Like all the posts with your favorite phrases.

4. The post (not including this one!) with the most Likes by 1/14/2014 will become the Unofficial International Lucid Dreamer Greeting!

"Hi. Lucid Be. Nice to meet you."

"Are you a dreamer?"

From Waking Life movie.

Hey Babe! Lets get Lucid.:cheeky:

"Dream long and Prosper"

"Dream Lucid and Prosper"

from star trek, obv

"Hey, how are you? ", they reply:" fine", you reply:"Yeah, life's a dream". If they happen to say "not ok", then you reply:"well, you now what they say, life's a dream, and a nightmare too"

Is the purpose of this to recognize lucid dreamers when you meet them without openly telling each other, or is it more of a handshake for fellow lucid dreamers.

It would be hard to create a phrase that doesn't sound out of place if it was meant for identifying new lucid dreamers.

Whats your dream sign?

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Originally Posted by dutchraptor

Is the purpose of this to recognize lucid dreamers when you meet them without openly telling each other, or is it more of a handshake for fellow lucid dreamers.

It would be hard to create a phrase that doesn't sound out of place if it was meant for identifying new lucid dreamers.

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I forgot to post the link for the main chat thread for this project. Here it is.
http://www.dreamviews.com/general-lu...rainstorm.html

This thread is just for suggestion ideas. I'll cross post your post to that thread.

“I Have a Dream" Martin Luther King, Jr.

I think “I have a dream” works as a universal greeting because:
#1 Lucid dreamers will recognize and respond to the secret password.
#2 Non dreamers will view you as a visionary person who has set a high bar for themselves with impressive goals and a plan to achieve them.
#3 When you are dreaming use the greeting “I have a dream”. If the dream character is a real person and you are having an accidental shared dream it could potentially trigger mutual lucidity. That would be cool.
#4 It honors the memory of a man who died pursuing the dream of a better world with peace and human rights.

"Hi. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope some day you join us" in the words of John Lennon.

Instead of shaking someones hand. You and the other person should pinch each others noses and say "Nice to breath you, are you dreaming now?";)

Be lucid in this area

Too a girl.

"I should do a reality check, cause you're a dream gurl"

Is this about greetings or cheesy pick up lines for lucid dreamers? :D

I have a nagging feeling I self-sabotage my WILD tries - this time - jump up with supposedly super recommendations for if you want to indicate, that you do LD, without triggering curiosity in non-practitioners.
If your goal is not only detect fellow LDers, but inform people - the approach would be different and there are a lot of nice things to say.

Buut: If somebody said "Live Lucid and Prosper" - even like that in Germany - the LDers would get it - esp. if you make a pronunciation to go with the "live" that invites to ponder that dreaming is included in living - and that somebody announcing lucid living in Spok-ish, surely does LD as well..
And those who do not - at the worst think you are a presumptuous hobby philosopher.

I actually think, simply the use of the word lucid alone in common tongue will tip of others - at least as in go cryptic back on you.
I hardly ever read it clearly "off topic".

In German - I might do it like this:

The word is Klar-Traum - with klar meaning clear basically. But klar can also be used as "of course" - like clearly also can.
If I give a bit of an off emphasis on it - I could say - Klar kann man träumen.
Clearly one can/one is allowed to dream.
Dreaming would be mainly understood as in making ambitious plans/daydreaming to the un-initiated..
Hehe conspiracy talk from my mouth - cheers Nomad..Attachment 6210

'May lucidity be with you.' (that's not really a greeting, but any Lucid Dreamer will understand it and it won't sound too much out of place)

@StephL That's a great idea for a catchy German phrase. I really love the ambiguity of it! :)

I`d like to cross-link this and the physical/visual thread with this one:

http://www.dreamviews.com/general-lu...real-life.html

Members discovering other lucid dreamers as well..
I sort of update my own discovery count there - lastly I found some on my darts-forum.
Muuch more interest and actual experiences came up, than I expected - maybe one or the other will click my links to DV I put up.

Got to maybe think of a further small link-list, I personally would like to water these darter´s mouths with.

http://smileys.on-my-web.com/reposit.../darts-048.gif

Are you guys ready for this?

May I present, the LD gang sign

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...0/401/avze.jpg

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Originally Posted by Whatsnext

Are you guys ready for this?

May I present, the LD gang sign

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...0/401/avze.jpg

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So swagilicious, whatsnext.

Thx for showing, :D

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Originally Posted by Whatsnext

Are you guys ready for this?

May I present, the LD gang sign

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...0/401/avze.jpg

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That is perfection. I might just go overboard with it and take a bunch of pictures right now xD

I think that it needs to be something that the largest number of people would be comfortable enough to say to someone they are meeting for the first time (to increase the possibility of success). The key is the matching response. It could be something natural like "(Nice) to meet you" swapped out with a word that isn't used that often, perhaps "(Splendid) to meet you." The response could be "Splendid to meet you too, interesting word choice...splendid." If you want to be sure, maybe the first person responds to the responder "deja vu."

There could be a separate saying for acquaintances that you haven't discussed LDing with before, perhaps an exact, short phrase like "Whoa, deja vu." Again, the key is the matching response, maybe "It sounds like you need to unplug" (both from The Matrix). If the first person meant nothing related to LDing by using the deja vu phrase and looks at you strange with the "unplug" response, you can say "oh...your deja vu comment just reminded me of a line in the The Matrix." (you can decide from there if you want to discuss LDing at all).

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Originally Posted by dutchraptor

Is the purpose of this to recognize lucid dreamers when you meet them without openly telling each other, or is it more of a handshake for fellow lucid dreamers.

It would be hard to create a phrase that doesn't sound out of place if it was meant for identifying new lucid dreamers.

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Originally Posted by benni

'May lucidity be with you.' (that's not really a greeting, but any Lucid Dreamer will understand it and it won't sound too much out of place)

@StephL That's a great idea for a catchy German phrase. I really love the ambiguity of it! :)

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Originally Posted by StephL

I`d like to cross-link this and the physical/visual thread with this one:

http://www.dreamviews.com/general-lu...real-life.html

Members discovering other lucid dreamers as well..
I sort of update my own discovery count there - lastly I found some on my darts-forum.
Muuch more interest and actual experiences came up, than I expected - maybe one or the other will click my links to DV I put up.

Got to maybe think of a further small link-list, I personally would like to water these darter´s mouths with.

http://smileys.on-my-web.com/reposit.../darts-048.gif

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Originally Posted by TwitchLucidity

So swagilicious, whatsnext.

Thx for showing, :D

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Originally Posted by HatsuneMiku01

That is perfection. I might just go overboard with it and take a bunch of pictures right now xD

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Originally Posted by fogelbise

I think that it needs to be something that the largest number of people would be comfortable enough to say to someone they are meeting for the first time (to increase the possibility of success). The key is the matching response. It could be something natural like "(Nice) to meet you" swapped out with a word that isn't used that often, perhaps "(Splendid) to meet you." The response could be "Splendid to meet you too, interesting word choice...splendid." If you want to be sure, maybe the first person responds to the responder "deja vu."

There could be a separate saying for acquaintances that you haven't discussed LDing with before, perhaps an exact, short phrase like "Whoa, deja vu." Again, the key is the matching response, maybe "It sounds like you need to unplug" (both from The Matrix). If the first person meant nothing related to LDing by using the deja vu phrase and looks at you strange with the "unplug" response, you can say "oh...your deja vu comment just reminded me of a line in the The Matrix." (you can decide from there if you want to discuss LDing at all).

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There is a main chat thread for brainstorming (making a list of many different good/bad random creative ideas).

This thread is for listing one idea per post for the purpose of voting. Please reserve all comments for the main chat thread.

http://www.dreamviews.com/general-lu...rainstorm.html

I will cross-post all these replies to this thread.

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Originally Posted by StephL

I have a nagging feeling I self-sabotage my WILD tries - this time - jump up with supposedly super recommendations for if you want to indicate, that you do LD, without triggering curiosity in non-practitioners.
If your goal is not only detect fellow LDers, but inform people - the approach would be different and there are a lot of nice things to say.

Buut: If somebody said "Live Lucid and Prosper" - even like that in Germany - the LDers would get it - esp. if you make a pronunciation to go with the "live" that invites to ponder that dreaming is included in living - and that somebody announcing lucid living in Spok-ish, surely does LD as well..
And those who do not - at the worst think you are a presumptuous hobby philosopher.

I actually think, simply the use of the word lucid alone in common tongue will tip of others - at least as in go cryptic back on you.
I hardly ever read it clearly "off topic".

In German - I might do it like this:

The word is Klar-Traum - with klar meaning clear basically. But klar can also be used as "of course" - like clearly also can.
If I give a bit of an off emphasis on it - I could say - Klar kann man träumen.
Clearly one can/one is allowed to dream.
Dreaming would be mainly understood as in making ambitious plans/daydreaming to the un-initiated..
Hehe conspiracy talk from my mouth - cheers Nomad..Attachment 6210

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Cross-posting to the main chat thread, since this doesn't seem like a submission for voting.

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Originally Posted by Whatsnext

Are you guys ready for this?

May I present, the LD gang sign

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...0/401/avze.jpg

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Cross Posting to the Visual/Physical Greeting Thread. http://www.dreamviews.com/general-lu...al-visual.html

Understood, ok. Idea #1 - matching response - meeting first time:

"Splendid to meet you." The response would be "Splendid to meet you too, interesting word choice...splendid." If you want to be sure, the first person responds to the responder "deja vu."

Idea #2 - matching response - people you are already acquainted with:

"Whoa, deja vu." The matching response is "It sounds like you need to unplug" (both from The Matrix).

Hmmm... I like this idea, but saying lucid or dream in a conversation would seem weird to people around you. I think it would be better to do something like rearrange the words in a sentence. Some of them depend too much on you meeting someone and no one introducing you. It may seem wierd to say one or two words a bit jumbled, but if it is a sentence that people already know what you are going to say, most people dont even think about it, and if you want to be a littlediscreet instead of sounding insane (llike I sometimes do, but not out of character for me) you can just toss a Yoda sentence out there.

You are dreaming right now!

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Originally Posted by BrandonBoss

Hmmm... I like this idea, but saying lucid or dream in a conversation would seem weird to people around you. I think it would be better to do something like rearrange the words in a sentence. Some of them depend too much on you meeting someone and no one introducing you. It may seem wierd to say one or two words a bit jumbled, but if it is a sentence that people already know what you are going to say, most people dont even think about it, and if you want to be a littlediscreet instead of sounding insane (llike I sometimes do, but not out of character for me) you can just toss a Yoda sentence out there.

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by the way I will REALLY apreciate if you would send me a PM and say me how do you have so many LD it would be really cool. 15 LDs in 9 days.. I got 15 LDs in 6 months :))

Thanks ravanoos. I am making a thread right now of anything that anyone might ever ask me about how I LD. It is taking a while. I am not that great at it though. Waking Nomad here has way more than me (my DJ has a running tally). ;)

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Originally Posted by WakingNomad

We are creating an Unofficial Waking Life Lucid Dreamer Greeting! There is a sister thread to this one for the Physical Greeting/Gesture/Handshake.
Here is how this works:

1. Post a single idea for a verbal Lucid Dreamer Greeting we can say whenever we meet new people.

2. Post as many times as you wish. (within reason!)

3. Read through the entire thread, and Like all the posts with your favorite phrases.

4. The post (not including this one!) with the most Likes by 1/14/2014 will become the Unofficial International Lucid Dreamer Greeting!

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Originally Posted by BrandonBoss

Hmmm... I like this idea, but saying lucid or dream in a conversation would seem weird to people around you. I think it would be better to do something like rearrange the words in a sentence. Some of them depend too much on you meeting someone and no one introducing you. It may seem wierd to say one or two words a bit jumbled, but if it is a sentence that people already know what you are going to say, most people dont even think about it, and if you want to be a littlediscreet instead of sounding insane (llike I sometimes do, but not out of character for me) you can just toss a Yoda sentence out there.

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Please read the original post.

Sorry. I don't know what I did wrong. Maybe discussion instead of just posting 1 idea for voting? Or not voting for anyone else's? I sent a few votes out now, and here is what I would like to nominate:

1) say words in a sentence backwards.

take your phone out and say:
"Sorry, this drraming app notifies a lot"

How about "RC is not just a cola"

^^ Lol, I think you'd get a lot of excited looks from radio controlled car and plane enthusiasts… :lol:

Yes he will:lol:

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Originally Posted by BrandonBoss

Hmmm... I like this idea, but saying lucid or dream in a conversation would seem weird to people around you.

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I agree to some extent, but the word "dream" is used quite often in normal speech and with a little effort LD'ers could use it as the secret password. It may make you seem a bit spacey but here are some ideas ...
I have a dream that it won't rain today.
I have a dream that I will go to Greece on vacation.
I have a dream ... girl ... there she is >>>

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Originally Posted by WakingNomad

I forgot to post the link for the main chat thread for this project. Here it is.
http://www.dreamviews.com/general-lu...rainstorm.html

This thread is just for suggestion ideas. I'll cross post your post to that thread.

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Originally Posted by WakingNomad

There is a main chat thread for brainstorming (making a list of many different good/bad random creative ideas).

This thread is for listing one idea per post for the purpose of voting. Please reserve all comments for the main chat thread.

http://www.dreamviews.com/general-lu...rainstorm.html

I will cross-post all these replies to this thread.

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Originally Posted by BrandonBoss

Hmmm... I like this idea, but saying lucid or dream in a conversation would seem weird to people around you. I think it would be better to do something like rearrange the words in a sentence. Some of them depend too much on you meeting someone and no one introducing you. It may seem wierd to say one or two words a bit jumbled, but if it is a sentence that people already know what you are going to say, most people dont even think about it, and if you want to be a littlediscreet instead of sounding insane (llike I sometimes do, but not out of character for me) you can just toss a Yoda sentence out there.

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Originally Posted by BrandonBoss

Thanks ravanoos. I am making a thread right now of anything that anyone might ever ask me about how I LD. It is taking a while. I am not that great at it though. Waking Nomad here has way more than me (my DJ has a running tally). ;)

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Originally Posted by BrandonBoss

Sorry. I don't know what I did wrong. Maybe discussion instead of just posting 1 idea for voting? Or not voting for anyone else's? I sent a few votes out now, and here is what I would like to nominate:

1) say words in a sentence backwards.

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Originally Posted by Darkmatters

^^ Lol, I think you'd get a lot of excited looks from radio controlled car and plane enthusiasts… :lol:

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Originally Posted by LouaiB

Yes he will:lol:

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Originally Posted by Lucidpotential

I agree to some extent, but the word "dream" is used quite often in normal speech and with a little effort LD'ers could use it as the secret password. It may make you seem a bit spacey but here are some ideas ...
I have a dream that it won't rain today.
I have a dream that I will go to Greece on vacation.
I have a dream ... girl ... there she is >>>

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Originally Posted by WakingNomad

I forgot to post the link for the main chat thread for this project. Here it is.
http://www.dreamviews.com/general-lu...rainstorm.html

This thread is just for suggestion ideas. I'll cross post your post to that thread.

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Originally Posted by WakingNomad

There is a main chat thread for brainstorming (making a list of many different good/bad random creative ideas).

This thread is for listing one idea per post for the purpose of voting. Please reserve all comments for the main chat thread.

http://www.dreamviews.com/general-lu...rainstorm.html

I will cross-post all these replies to this thread.

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There you go.

Thread closed per OP's request.