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Adventures on Turtle Island

Adventures on Turtle Island

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Welcome to Turtle Island!

What began as a discussion about personality types based on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, quickly found a few of us marooned on an Island in the shape of a turtle (see below), in the South Pacific. We are currently having all kinds of adventures using our MBTI types to work out what might happen. If you're looking for some light-hearted fun, everyone is welcome to come along to stay or just visit. (You can get an idea of your MBTI here if you're interested.) Recently we found a (non-existent) suggestion box on the Island, we think it's come from an elusive island neighbour, so you're welcome to just fly (or swim) past and drop us some suggestions too.

Niqueeta wrote a fabulous prelude to Turtle Island here:

Turtle Island : The Night Before

Spookytookims has written some awesome episodes which can be found here:

The First Morning

Turtle Island episode 2

Turtle Island episode 3 (this one even has pictures!)

Turtle Island episode 4: Shipwreck Salvage

Turtle Island: The Lurgi Strikes (part 1)

Turtle Island: The Lurgi Strikes (part 2)

We now have a welcome sign which is also our Island flag:

And here we are in a message in a bottle on the sand as drawn by Lil-Caterpillar!

Here are some views of our Island - isn't it spectacular?!

Looking forward to bumping in to you!

This is how it all began....

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Personality and what makes us us is something I find really interesting and I think there would be a few of us out there who share that interest.

@Spookytookims and I were having a chat about MBTI and the differences in our 'types'. I've found myself pondering what factors in our personalities might influence our interactions and the way a deeper understanding of people may improve communication. I like thinking about what makes two or more people 'click' or not.

While it's difficult to imagine the world being split into a small number of personality 'types', I am interested in what different personality tests offer us in terms of gaining insight or understanding.

Maybe an interesting discussion if anyone wants to join 🙂

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Ah i don't know Gilligan's Island either! I'm going to fail at this one sorry @Spookytookims

My first task when we get to the island would be to start searching for somewhere dry, comfy, safe and secure to sleep, gather and call 'home'.

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oh @CheerBear you don't know Gilligan's island either? oh dear!

For both of you, @Former-Member, and yourself, They are marooned on an island. There is a super rich couple who think they can buy everything but of course on the island their money is pretty much useless but still they manage to pull off the high class act. For me those two are pretty annoying.

The professor, who is always trying to invent things and make their lives better. He doesn't have much of a sense of humour but he invents the most ingenious things. From furniture to trying to make radios.. all sorts. He gets exasperated quite a bit and really likes structure and plans (think that's a big reason @Phoenix_Rising said she identifies with him now that I think of it, that fits a J perfectly.

There's an actress, who has had fame in the movies also stranded with the group! She pretty much does not a lot but bring a bit of glamour and "hollywood" to the show, though she does try to be helpful she pretty much isn't really.

Gilligan... he is the skipper's mate. He has a heart of gold but just manages to pretty much stuffup everything he touches despite his best intentions. He may be partly why the ship sunk, although that is never really explored, or not that I saw it may be somewhere. He spends a lot of time saying sorry and wondering where he went wrong. He super annoys the professor, because he is all over the place, unstructured and really quite a nightmare if you need any calm and tranquility in your life. He does stumble on some really helpful things though, although most of the time he is oblivious to those, unless it's pointed out to him.

Then there is the skipper. He was the skipper of the boat. He spends a lot of his time "mentoring" Gilligan. He is quite protective of his "little buddy" but even he sometimes can't put up with some of the things Gilligan accidently gets himself into. He is basically in the show as a kind of father figure to Gilligan, he reassures him when things go horribly wrong and constantly tries to help him get through the fiascos he brings on himself.

Oops I forgot the Marryanne character... she is down to earth, almost farm girl kind of, very pretty and like I said to lilcaterpillar, she is very kind and tries to help everyone. She is far more practical than the movie star one (Ginger) but Ginger does try in her own way.

There, iin a nutshell, you have it... and now you can probably see why @Phoenix_Rising posting that link to the show is perfectly appropriate and why the idea, with the different personalities, brought it to her mind. 🙂 . Because pretty much us marooned on an island, and a story based on our personality types, is exactly what Gilligan's island is. Just different characters.

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@Phoenix_Rising Oh I am sorry to hear your session was cancelled. That's disappointing... for you and me. J/k I know more so for you, but I do look forward to you explaining your set tasks and how it all went. As I've told you, I find it fascinating, and of course I'm very into the idea of neuroplasticity research in all its forms, so naturally I'm agog with the anticipation of your installments. Sigh! Well I guess we just both have to wait a week longer. 😞 Sorry you missed it this week though.

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thanks for the low down @Spookytookims

@CheerBear im glad im not only one who hasnt got a clue lol

my first thing would be find fresh water, food and shelter

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@CheerBear and @Former-Member clearly your homework is to watch at least one episode of Gilligan's Island on youtube. I have to admit, I never really watched it, but I am certainly aware of it enough that the theme song was the first thing that popped into my brain when @Spookytookims talked about being marooned on an island.

@TheVorticon I don't take the MBPI that seriously either. I think it is a bit more than a parlour trick, but I would definitely not want someone thinking they "knew" me based on my MBPI results. There are a bazillion other things that shape personality. In the autism community there is a saying "when you've met one person with autism, you've met one person with autism" meaning that it makes no sense to think that all people with autism are alike. I think this expression could equally be applied to each of the MBPI types. I know for myself, my icky history has massively shaped the person I am today. Someone with the same MBPI result as me, who had a less icky history, would present quite differently. So yep...to me this is just a bit of fun.

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alright @Phoenix_Rising ill have a look on youtube later or tomorrow and watch an episode

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@Phoenix_Risingwhile you are around... one thing... I'm going to try to write a first episode quickie this evening.. just wanted to check with you... your awesome brain seems to have quite a lot of area devoted to rules and rule following... how strongly or otherwise do you personally think that applies to you? It just need to know for my story, if you don't mind.

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@Spookytookims I super like rules. Rules make me feel calm. The first rule on the island is that everybody must follow all subsequently developed rules all the time.

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hahahahahha @Phoenix_Rising yep tghats pretty much how my story starts.. just wanted to check! 😛 Thank you.

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Ooops - looks like I forgot about kind of important things like water. If it was left up to me it seems as if we'd probably all die really quickly, but at least it would be somewhere cosy 😉

Not sure about Gilligan's Island but I have an open mind so maybe I'll put it on one day. I think I relate mostly to the character who kind of acts like a mentor but that's at first glance becase the others don't feel as right and not knowing anymore about the show than the quick recap.

@Spookytookims - what's your first job? Is it to make some incredibly detailed plan with a plan b, c and d to get us off the Island?
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