my last geek moment? for me, this must be my last non-geek moment and that was in December 1976......
in 1977, I jumped head first into a memory core dump and ever since I have been a COBOL Cowboy, a Fortran Freak, a PL/I Playboy, a Hewlett Packard 3000 Heirophant and similar things; I can out-Spock Spock and I am more Borg than the Borg (I eagerly embraced assimilation, there was no resistance); White is the color of my hat
I was going to tell a story of me geeking out in wow just this evening...
However, this post made me geek more. I read:
White is the color of my hat
And thought to myself "really? because red would be so much more appropriate...."
I did the same thing...lol, glad I am not the only one.Some phone company commercial came on last night, in which a bunch of..., um, geeks kidnap the phone company's well-coiffed spokesperson, who taunts them by asking which level dungeon master they are.
"Moron - DM's dont have levels", I barked at the TV - two seconds before the geeks tell him just that...
Glad to hear I'm in the company of 2 like minded gentlemen, cause I did the same friggin' thing! LOL
hehe busted.
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Glad to hear I'm in the company of 2 like minded gentlemen, cause I did the same friggin' thing! LOLI did the same thing...lol, glad I am not the only one.Some phone company commercial came on last night, in which a bunch of..., um, geeks kidnap the phone company's well-coiffed spokesperson, who taunts them by asking which level dungeon master they are.
"Moron - DM's dont have levels", I barked at the TV - two seconds before the geeks tell him just that...
Me too. In front of my non-gamer wife. Who proceeded to laugh at me mercilessly. Even going so far as to point and stick out her tongue while teasing me. Then she backed up the TiVo and made me watch it all again........evil spawn of Lolth.
FH
Glad to hear I'm in the company of 2 like minded gentlemen, cause I did the same friggin' thing! LOLI did the same thing...lol, glad I am not the only one.Some phone company commercial came on last night, in which a bunch of..., um, geeks kidnap the phone company's well-coiffed spokesperson, who taunts them by asking which level dungeon master they are.
"Moron - DM's dont have levels", I barked at the TV - two seconds before the geeks tell him just that...
Me too. In front of my non-gamer wife. Who proceeded to laugh at me mercilessly. Even going so far as to point and stick out her tongue while teasing me. Then she backed up the TiVo and made me watch it all again........evil spawn of Lolth.
FH
Tell your wife, way to go! That's just down right mean & since it didn't happen to me, it's funny. lol
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My last geek moment was yesterday, after I asked a non-gamer friend if she had a good weekend - "Really good" was the reply - she had gone to karaoke, had a haircut, bought a new outfit and gone to dinner at a newly opened restaurant.
She then asked me how my weekend was. "Really good too," I said. "I played D&D!" ... she just gave me one of those looks.
Another recent geek moment, I saw the video clip for LCD Soundsystem's "North American Scum" the other day. It features this dodecahedral shaped space ship - I immediately thought "cool, they're flying through space in a d12".
Last night, I was talking to my best friend and she mentioned that she'd been flirting with a guy...my 1st question was "so what are his STATS? (not like typical females, asking so what does he look like, where does he work etc)
I then realized I'd just had a "geek moment" and she agreed.
Me too. In front of my non-gamer wife. Who proceeded to laugh at me mercilessly. Even going so far as to point and stick out her tongue while teasing me. Then she backed up the TiVo and made me watch it all again........evil spawn of Lolth.FH
My non-gamer fiancee looked at me and said you knew that didn't you, and then laughed. But on the other hand she did email me an OOTS cartoon she found the other day...I almost didn't have the heart to tell her I had been following since #1.
I CREATE WORLDS."Every potion you drink, I MIXED! Every magic item you get, I PUT IT THERE! this is ADVANCED, Mark!
Thank you for making me laugh, Mr. Shiny.
I wasn't sure if anyone truly got that. I assumed they did, but you never know. Now I go about the rest of my day with a smile. Now, if only they had hired me it would be a much better story. *sigh*Well, that's why it's a geek moment I guess.
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Last night, I was talking to my best friend and she mentioned that she'd been flirting with a guy...my 1st question was "so what are his STATS? (not like typical females, asking so what does he look like, where does he work etc)
I then realized I'd just had a "geek moment" and she agreed.
Yikes. That's pretty extreme there. However, a note to the single male geeks out there: Carry a character sheet of yourself when making the rounds. It's kind of like a business card in the right social circles, evidently.
Carry a character sheet of yourself when making the rounds. It's kind of like a business card in the right social circles, evidently.
I was watching Sin City tuesday... and I had these thoughts...
Marv - That's impossible! No one can sneak up on me
My thought - Wow, Kevin must have a superior move silently check.
Dwight - ... he's drunk. And he's got four friends out there and they're just as drunk as he is.
My thought - Wow, he must have some type of scent. You know, if I ran a d20 Modern game, I should base it in a Sin City spin off.
Maybe not as off-geeky as say "DM's don't have levels!" But still, pretty "whoa!" after some reflection.
My last geek moment is my current one. Replying to this thread on Paizo's website.
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Getting my haircut yesterday, I was talking about work to my hairdresser (a good friend of mine) and mention being a gamer. The hairdresser indicated the (very attractive) hairdresser working one seat down and said "You'd like X... She's a gamer, too!".
Immediately interested, I asked X, "So... what do you play?".
"Oh everything! I've got a PS2, PSP, Wii, and my boyfriend has a 360."
I was disappointed.
I was thinking (I kid you not) "Oh... she's a video Gamer."
Getting my haircut yesterday, I was talking about work to my hairdresser (a good friend of mine) and mention being a gamer. The hairdresser indicated the (very attractive) hairdresser working one seat down and said "You'd like X... She's a gamer, too!".
Immediately interested, I asked X, "So... what do you play?".
"Oh everything! I've got a PS2, PSP, Wii, and my boyfriend has a 360."
I was disappointed.
I was thinking (I kid you not) "Oh... she's a video Gamer."
Those are all new age consoles anyway... where's the S/NES? or Sega's (Genesis, dreamcast etc.) REAL video gamers play PC and old school.
Shame about that though... fun to RP with a VERY attractive girl :D
*laughs at Cosmo*
Oh, that is so true! But video games are a gateway to RPGs, man!
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Carry a character sheet of yourself when making the rounds. It's kind of like a business card in the right social circles, evidently.Doesn't everybody?
Oh.... wow....
I don't think I can compete anymore. I'm not worthy.
I CREATE WORLDS."Every potion you drink, I MIXED! Every magic item you get, I PUT IT THERE! this is ADVANCED, Mark!
"If you role a 13 your character brought mountain dew!"
The Eldritch Mr. Shiny you truly are a geek.
The fact that I know where you got the quote is my whoa I am a geek moment.
Thank you
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Carry a character sheet of yourself when making the rounds. It's kind of like a business card in the right social circles, evidently.Doesn't everybody?
Wow. CR22
Don't mess with Lilith...
Carry a character sheet of yourself when making the rounds. It's kind of like a business card in the right social circles, evidently.Doesn't everybody?Wow. CR22
Don't mess with Lilith...
WOW I'm impressed.
Usually I can out geek everyone arround me, but here on the message boards I am just mediocre geek.
I have just been deflated.
You rock Lilith
When I realized this pretty women doesn't want to see me anymore because I play D&D.
When I realized this pretty women doesn't want to see me anymore because I play D&D.
See, that's not a "Whoa, I'm a geek" moment to me. That would be a "Whoa, I dodged a bullet" moment. No matter how drop-dead gorgeous this woman was, if she was willing to give up on you over a hobby it would not have been a good relationship anyways.
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When I realized this pretty women doesn't want to see me anymore because I play D&D.See, that's not a "Whoa, I'm a geek" moment to me. That would be a "Whoa, I dodged a bullet" moment. No matter how drop-dead gorgeous this woman was, if she was willing to give up on you over a hobby it would not have been a good relationship anyways.
Truer words were never spoken.
Truer words were never spoken.When I realized this pretty women doesn't want to see me anymore because I play D&D.See, that's not a "Whoa, I'm a geek" moment to me. That would be a "Whoa, I dodged a bullet" moment. No matter how drop-dead gorgeous this woman was, if she was willing to give up on you over a hobby it would not have been a good relationship anyways.
Or at least none on these boards. :op
Right now after watching this excellent anime -
http://www.dailymotion.com/mike1420705/video/x16391_gedo01
The dragons, about 4 minutes in, a really good.
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Here in Delaware we have been having good weather and flower buds are starting to pop through the soil in our gardens. My 4 year old daughter comes up to me and says "Daddy this is great now our gardens can get undead!"
Of course, I immediately think of a bunch of tulips, daffadils, and hyacyniths springing out of the ground with the collective cry of "Braaaaainnnnzzzz!". Kids are cool.
FH
My last post in the thread:
Off-Topic Discussions / Post Count Thread
about 2 minutes ago.
I've been lazy geekin since about 5pm. Started off checking the boards at work b/c the phones were slow. Left work a little after 6p & went and watched Grindhouse, came home and got on the boards while watching Army of Darkness, switched it over to Evil Dead and am flipping between it & Star Trek Next Gen and am now leaving the boards for the night.
(hmmm, maybe this should have been on the "Spending too much time on the Paizo Boards" thread.)
I woke up this morning, and on my floor was two Dragon magazines, the Lords of Madness supplement, and a Shadowrun fanfic novel. Need I say more?
And now more recently:
I CREATE WORLDS."Every potion you drink, I MIXED! Every magic item you get, I PUT IT THERE! this is ADVANCED, Mark!
And now you're roasting in the hot belly of a PLATINUM DRAGON! So if I were you, I'd think about where my loyalties lie.
I woke up this morning, and on my floor was two Dragon magazines, the Lords of Madness supplement, and a Shadowrun fanfic novel.
That's it? ;)
I always thought that was a sports joke. Y'know - "Jesus saves... but Messier scores on the putback".There are plenty of variations. There is also "Jesus saves...and does not lose the document when Windows crashes".
My favorite is "Jesus saves, but Gretzsky steals. HE SCORES!"
Just had to resurrect that tangent.
I woke up this morning, and on my floor was two Dragon magazines, the Lords of Madness supplement, and a Shadowrun fanfic novel.That's it? ;)
The rest of it was on a bookshelf that I passed on the way to the kitchen for breakfast. Oh, and some of it was in a heap on my bedside table.
I have no geek moments. oh wait im on a gaming sight! Gasp!!! I am a geek!!!!
The rest of it was on a bookshelf that I passed on the way to the kitchen for breakfast. Oh, and some of it was in a heap on my bedside table.
You're forgiven then. I have stacks of books scattered around the house. :)
My house is just as messy. My whole family plays Dungeons and Dragons. My older brother does some other stuff like Gurps and D20 Modern. I would be suprised if one could enter my house and not scream at the geekdome. I don't know how I manage not to.
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I went to a wedding on the weekend, and hadn’t particularly been looking forward to it. No offence intended to the lovely young couple, just a general issue I have at the moment with weddings and marriage.
As I was looking up the way to the venue, I suddenly noticed that the church was called “St. Cuthberts”. And then I realised that this (to paraphrase Hugh Grant) “was going to be a f&!%ing great wedding!”
Geek moment.
Oh, and it got better, when Joss Whedon and D&D were mentioned in the speeches, and the couple did the bridal waltz to the theme from Princess Bride…
Yep, in my geekdom, those are the sort of things that make a good wedding, rather than "it was great to see a young couple so in love" or "I love what they did with the decorations" or "score! I got lucky with a bridesmaid".
I'm watching Firefly and posting on Paizo at the same time. Later I might work some more on my CS or play more Civ III. I need to go outside.
I went to a wedding on the weekend, and hadn’t particularly been looking forward to it. No offence intended to the lovely young couple, just a general issue I have at the moment with weddings and marriage.
As I was looking up the way to the venue, I suddenly noticed that the church was called “St. Cuthberts”. And then I realised that this (to paraphrase Hugh Grant) “was going to be a f&*!ing great wedding!”
Geek moment.
Oh, and it got better, when Joss Whedon and D&D were mentioned in the speeches, and the couple did the bridal waltz to the theme from Princess Bride…
Yep, in my geekdom, those are the sort of things that make a good wedding, rather than "it was great to see a young couple so in love" or "I love what they did with the decorations" or "score! I got lucky with a bridesmaid".
That is sweet. St. Cuthbert's, really? Awesome.
We need help.
I went to a wedding on the weekend, and hadn’t particularly been looking forward to it. No offence intended to the lovely young couple, just a general issue I have at the moment with weddings and marriage.
As I was looking up the way to the venue, I suddenly noticed that the church was called “St. Cuthberts”. And then I realised that this (to paraphrase Hugh Grant) “was going to be a f&*!ing great wedding!”
Geek moment.
Oh, and it got better, when Joss Whedon and D&D were mentioned in the speeches, and the couple did the bridal waltz to the theme from Princess Bride…
Yep, in my geekdom, those are the sort of things that make a good wedding, rather than "it was great to see a young couple so in love" or "I love what they did with the decorations" or "score! I got lucky with a bridesmaid".
That is sweet. St. Cuthbert's, really? Awesome.
We need help.
If by "help" you mean the "aid another" action, then yes. We do need help. Seriously, these freakin' kobolds are killing me. Have you SEEN my stats? Smalls, you're killing me.
My last geek moment was convincing my 2 year old daughter to smite one of my players with her plastic sword.