I challenge the PC to a nerd off!

[Euler]

Top 3 nerdiest things about you. Playing a text based fantasy online game doesn't count.

ME:


1. Can quote princess bride line for line

2. Majored in math

3. dropped 600 bucks on a schacht "lady bug" spinning wheel so that I could spin the fur I furminate from my cats and dog into yarn, and just finished plying my first cat/dog hair bobbin.


http://www.bountifulspinweave.com/S/Schacht_Ladybug_Spinning_Wheel.jpg

[DCSL]

I want a dog/cat hair knit cap. I'll pay you. ;_;

[Anebriated]

Playing a text based fantasy online game doesn't count.

If thats the case then I guess I lose this contest. Im a closet nerd, most of my friends dont even know I play GS.

[diethx]

GS is about the nerdiest thing about me. :/

My friends know about it, though. I don't hide my nerdiness.

[Euler]

I want a dog/cat hair knit cap. I'll pay you. ;_;

I don't know how to knit, that would be gay. If you send me pet hair, I will spin it into yarn for you on my Lady Bug.

[DCSL]

I guess I can play. Uh.

1. I have a wall of unopened cherry action figures.

2. I played the oboe in middle school and high school, among other things. Hard to be nerdier than the oboe. Bassoon has a sort of eccentric cache. Anything that can be played in a ska band has the potential for cool. Maybe tuba. MAYBE.

3. I can tell you the secret superhero origins of most Marvel heroes and some DC. I have a 250GB hard drive on my laptop and 97GB of that is comic books and manga. Yes, I have an addiction. I'm well aware.

[DCSL]

I don't know how to knit, that would be gay. If you send me pet hair, I will spin it into yarn for you on my Lady Bug.

As it happens, I have access to all sorts of pet hair and it will be off a freshly washed, totally clean dog. What breed to you prefer?

[Euler]

I have only been spinning for about ten days. Longer the hair, the easier, but I spun my short-haired cat so....

Also, to be fair, my yarn is better described as lumpy string that goes from fat to thread-like. I just don't want to get your hopes up.

[Donquix]

1. My sport of choice is Ultimate Frisbee

2. I have a collection of pewter dragon and wizard figurines sitting on top of my desk (in my defense, i got them all when i was much younger, and i just kinda still have them...mostly because they are bad ass)

3. For fun, my friends and I will watch bad b movies...i'm sober during this.

BONUS
I work in IT :)

[Allereli]

1. I spent a weekend this year watching Star Trek and Terminator with my dad

2. Wore big red framed glasses in middle school, just a little smaller than Sally Jesse's

3. 2 beer queer

[Androidpk]

3. 2 beer queer

1. two beer queer
One who has homosexual tendencies only after drinking.

You are awesome.

[Bhuryn]

I guess I can play. Uh.

1. I have a wall of unopened cherry action figures.

2. I played the oboe in middle school and high school, among other things. Hard to be nerdier than the oboe. Bassoon has a sort of eccentric cache. Anything that can be played in a ska band has the potential for cool. Maybe tuba. MAYBE.

3. I can tell you the secret superhero origins of most Marvel heroes and some DC. I have a 250GB hard drive on my laptop and 97GB of that is comic books and manga. Yes, I have an addiction. I'm well aware.

Ok, I win.. I read Oboe as Obi (Wan) the first time and was like, wtf, you did star wars as your school play?!

[DCSL]

No, but that would have been awesome. I wasn't actually in drama... I was in theater tech. =\ I built the sets but was too shy and quiet to get up on the stage more than once.

[radamanthys]

1.) I play the cello. The cello is nerdy when you're a kid.
2.) I can make a model of the starship enterprise out of a 3.5" floppy.
3.) I have a mirror made of old hard drive platters.
4.) Cosplay. *shrug*
5.) I don't have mementos of my childhood in storage. I have old computer parts and fantasy trade paperbacks. Crates and crates of them.
6.) Origami. I did my 1000 cranes.

[Drew]

3. I can tell you the secret superhero origins of most Marvel heroes and some DC.


Let's put this to the test, no looking. 1. Dr. Strange 2. Moon Knight 3. Luke Cage

[Drew]

1. two beer queer
One who has homosexual tendencies only after drinking.

You are awesome.


I never thought of two beer queer as that. Just a rhyming way to say "you can't drink much".

[Tisket]

I don't know if it counts as nerdy but I knit, crochet, and quilt.

Yes, that's right, I'm my grandmother.

[Methais]

http://www.bountifulspinweave.com/S/Schacht_Ladybug_Spinning_Wheel.jpg

That looks dangerously close to cock 'n' (flat) balls shaped.

[Androidpk]

I never thought of two beer queer as that. Just a rhyming way to say "you can't drink much".

I know, but this definition from urban dictionary is so much more fun!

[Kranar]

1) I memorize digits of PI, currently at 150.

2) My high school graduation comment is simply the 8 axioms of Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory written strictly in mathematical notation.

3) I am administrator of a text based roleplaying game message board.

Q.E.D.

[radamanthys]

1) I memorize digits of PI, currently at 150.

2) My high school graduation comment is simply the 8 axioms of Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory written strictly in mathematical notation.

3) I am administrator of a text based roleplaying game message board.

Q.E.D.

Ok. Kranar's definitely in the lead now. Dextra's behind by a slight margin. Hehe, I said Dextra's behind.

[Donquix]

Let's put this to the test, no looking. 1. Dr. Strange 2. Moon Knight 3. Luke Cage

It's not technically correct, but for #3 i will personally accept "needed a big, badass black dude to feature in new comic series"

[Kitsun]

1. I forget where I am and actually say "L O L" out loud at places.
2. My Magic the Gathering collection spans six monster card boxes (approximately 5,000 cards in each for the sorted portion, on top of misc boxes with random cards) majority of it is sorted in two playsets +1, in alphabetical order by color. I've also got a full set of Power 9, playsets of all the dual lands, foil versions of all the fetchlands, playsets of mana drains, etc that I could probably sell to buy a new car and computer.
3. My comic collection is stuffed in random niches all over my home =/
4. I've got a small statue of Etna from Disgaea, a collection of Batman figurines, a little Togepi plush, a Turtwig and Eevee pokemon battle minis, Final Fantasy minis, a Leo from VGCats plush, a hamtaro plush and a Zeke from CTRL+ALT+DEl on my desk
5. I play D&D. I own a copy of the Army of Darkness roleplaying game rules book.
6. I have some original sketches and prints of/by Magic card artists on my walls.

[Donquix]

1. I forget where I am and actually say "L O L" out loud at places.
2. My Magic the Gathering collection spans six monster card boxes (approximately 5,000 cards in each for the sorted portion, on top of misc boxes with random cards) majority of it is sorted in two playsets +1, in alphabetical order by color. I've also got a full set of Power 9, playsets of all the dual lands, foil versions of all the fetchlands, playsets of mana drains, etc that I could probably sell to buy a new car and computer.
3. My comic collection is stuffed in random niches all over my home =/
4. I've got a small statue of Etna from Disgaea, a collection of Batman figurines, a little Togepi plush, a Turtwig and Eevee pokemon battle minis, Final Fantasy minis, a Leo from VGCats plush, a hamtaro plush and a Zeke from CTRL+ALT+DEl on my desk
5. I play D&D. I own a copy of the Army of Darkness roleplaying game rules book.
6. I have some original sketches and prints of/by Magic card artists on my walls.

Finally, someone I can talk to that might appreciate my invasion block threshold deck with mystic enforcer, nimble mongoose, krosan beast, nantuko cultivator, and the whole series of "eggs" that were 2 colorless + sac to draw a card and get 2 colored mana. Or my krak-clan ironworks + mycosynth lattice + door to nothingness combo deck that i once used to kill 3 players IN ONE TURN.

I liked that block....

[DCSL]

Let's put this to the test, no looking. 1. Dr. Strange 2. Moon Knight 3. Luke Cage

1. Doctor who sucks due to an accident, learned magic through some old guy, blah blah Soul gem blah.

2. I don't remember much about him except that he's in Spiderman every so often. Mysterious!

3. Prisoner turned experiment.. government? Escaped turned hero. Likes him some sweet, sweet white chocolate.

Also, let me add to my nerdity by saying that some of the above mentioned action figures are from Dragonball. That's right.

[The Ponzzz]

I multitask playing games (usually play GS with Settlers as well as Facebook apps).
I have over a gig of GS txt files and spreadsheets that are not logs.
I run a GS wiki and write guides because I find it fun.
I play with Silly Putty.
I talk/sing to my dogs.


Sadly, I could keep going with stuff...

[waywardgs]

1. Digits of pi to 100- not quite where Kranar is, but still...

2. Book collection consists of (aside from fantasy and poetry) about 1500 works of philosophy- favorite being contemporary french and 19th century german. I also collect and file articles.

3. I produced techno for years. Not traditional nerdy, but... very nerdy. When you start loving machines and computer programs, well, there you go.

*bonus: the punctuation mark ' finds its way into all of my ims.

[radamanthys]

1. Digits of pi to 100- not quite where Kranar is, but still...

2. Book collection consists of (aside from fantasy and poetry) about 1500 works of philosophy- favorite being contemporary french and 19th century german. I also collect and file articles.

3. I produced techno for years. Not traditional nerdy, but... very nerdy. When you start loving machines and computer programs, well, there you go.

*bonus: the punctuation mark ' finds its way into all of my ims.

I left out that I ran an electronic recording studio for 5 years. We had a memorial shrine to Moog. *shrug*

(I think we've all done the ' say in IMs. Maybe a 'chuckle' or 'laugh' as well.)

[waywardgs]

Moog = eternal win.

[Donquix]

Fucking apostrophe. I don't do it now, but back in high school i would catch that shit at the beginning of paragraphs/sentences in my reports/papers. Ugh.

[Tsa`ah]

Let's put this to the test, no looking. 1. Dr. Strange 2. Moon Knight 3. Luke Cage

Dr Strange - Fell from fame as a medical doctor, became an alcoholic and back alley physician .... sought out the Ancient one to cure his damaged hands.

Moon Knight - Placed, near death or dead, at the foot of or alter of Khonshu ... revived as the Moon Knight. Also he's a Jew, also the series last artist was Stephen Platt (Splatt) who ranks up there as one of my favorites.

Cage - I think was along the same process, or evolution of, the super soldier stuff. Not exactly like Cap ... but the same program.

1. After selling the bulk of my comic collection several years ago, I still have over 5,000 comics bagged and boarded. The collection includes every X-men title in full .... except for issues 1-5, 7-11 of the original series. Iron Man 113-332. Several mini-series and graphic novels ... and the UK Cap Britain mags.

2. I have a Devo hat desk lamp.

3. I know most John Hughes 80's movies word for word.

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4. I have orignal The Crow promo posters from Kitchen Sink press that I actually had signed by O'Barr at an Indianapolis converntion ... and then purchased an autographed cd commentary to play with the movie (vhs) even though DVDs were becoming common place. I also went nuts and had (bought shit to be signed) by Texeria, Splatt, Quesada, Miller, Lee, Silvestri, Portacio, Larsen, the better known Lee, Keown, Kieth ... everything is still on the wall in my "den" and the wife is still not happy about the cash I dopped doing it.

5. I still have D&D sets in their boxes.

[Hips]

If thats the case then I guess I lose this contest. Im a closet nerd, most of my friends dont even know I play GS.

You went to a GS gathering, that's pretty nerdy!

[Hips]

1) I LARPed for about four years.

2) I've cosplayed (Deedlit or Misato or Sailor Saturn, anyone? lolz), and dressed up in "period" attire at Simucon 2008.

3) I play D&D every Wednesday night and have played tabletop RPGs (D&D, World of Darkness, Wheel of Time mainly) for ten years. I own D&D books from 2e to 4e, and still have some TSR stuff, like my dice bag.

4) I have a Star Wars tattoo.

5) Jessa (my name) is an obscure character from Star Wars, which I am very proud of.

6) I've been to four GS gatherings, only one of which was an official Con. I've met GRAYSALIN AND ATHEANA irl. And Tamral. ;)

7) I collect purple/otherwise girly polyhedral dice sets.


I could keep going....

[Back]

Hmm...

1. I played D&D and had the Crown Royal bag for my dice.

2. I collected comic books.

3. I went as Spock one year for Halloween.

Bonus: My mom made me a kick ass Batman costume when I was around 8 or 9. Only problem was the cape was a little too long so when anyone was walking behind me they would step on it and jerk my head back.

[Keller]

6) I've been to four GS gatherings, only one of which was an official Con. I've met GRAYSALIN AND ATHEANA irl. And Tamral. ;)

Hopefully you didn't have your laptop with you . . .

[Sweets]

1. I played D&D in high school.
2. I knit, crochet and sew.
3. I have a Sailor Saturn thing. Love everything about the gal.

[Back]

Ahem. I should add that I do own a Sailor Jupiter figure. If I can get my camera to work I will show you why...

[radamanthys]

Hmm...

1. I played D&D and had the Crown Royal bag for my dice.

2. I collected comic books.

3. I went as Spock one year for Halloween.

Bonus: My mom made me a kick ass Batman costume when I was around 8 or 9. Only problem was the cape was a little too long so when anyone was walking behind me they would step on it and jerk my head back.

I forgot about halloween...

I've gone as Einstein, Charlie Chaplin, and a 3.5" floppy disk.

[Back]

God I feel dirty... but hey I was much younger when I got this and it really is a great piece.

[Numbers]

1. I read and watch Naruto and Bleach regularly.
2. I have more video games than I care to count.
3. On my desk at work, I have three different Nerf guns.
4. I have a watch that tells me the time in binary.
5. I own a replica of the pocketwatch from Fullmetal Alchemist.
6. I own about 50 different swords, katanas, knives, and axes. Including a replica of Ichigo's sword from Bleach, both regular and bankai, and Rukia's white katana. Also Duncan MacLeod's katana from Highlander. And William Wallace's claymore from Braveheart.
7. My porn collection is massive.

[Mighty Nikkisaurus]

- I have an extensive collection of anime
- I have placemats that feature the periodic table of elements
- I have a collection of Domokun stuff, including salt and pepper shakers and a hat.

[Back]

I go to Maryland Renfest every almost every year and already have plans with a group this year. I have bought official mugs every time. This year I may actually buy something other than beer, food or mugs.

Maybe a nice leather kilt.

[Allereli]

I go to Maryland Renfest every almost every year and already have plans with a group this year. I have bought official mugs every time. This year I may actually buy something other than beer, food or mugs.

Maybe a nice leather kilt.

mmm turkey legs

[AnticorRifling]

1) I get mad when I can't play WoW on Tuesdays....

I think that's about it.

2) I collect guns and watches I think that counts.

[Donquix]

I forgot about halloween...

I've gone as Einstein, Charlie Chaplin, and a 3.5" floppy disk.

I go as Indiana Jones almost every year (yes, i have a whip) this is mostly because I love indiana jones, it's comfortable, and an excuse to wear the hat.

I'm planning on going as the Karate Kid this year...but as Daniel-san in his own Halloween costume (a dude in the shower)

like this guy...

http://www.whoisdan.com/halloween/2.html

[Kuyuk]

Now that Back has started posting in this thread, he's going to keep posting 'one-ups'.. /sigh

While I'm a super dork, I pale in comparison to most of you...

I taught my kid about metamorphosis when he was about two, including drawing the stages of a frog changing, etc. He still remembers it to this day and often talks about it. He pwns kids his own age with smarts, but it's probably the slowest runner known to kidkind. It's awesome.

I do other shit like that. My (ex)wife wouldnt let me collect anything too nerdy, so I guess I'm free to start now.


K.

[Back]

Now that Back has started posting in this thread, he's going to keep posting 'one-ups'.. /sigh

Honestly, its just my day off, I have nothing to do so I am here to annoy everyone I can.

Most of the stuff in this thread really isn’t that geeky.

I learned Fortran in high school (yes, I am that old but I like to think of it as steampunk) and owned a TRS-80.

But thats the times.

Now, doing LARP... thats another whole level of geek.

[Jorddyn]

I went to band camp, fat camp, and summer school - voluntarily on all three counts.

I don't know if that means I win or I lose...

[Back]

I went to band camp, fat camp, and summer school - voluntarily on all three counts.

I don't know if that means I win or I lose...

ur avatar says it all. ;)

[Valthissa]

Kranar does seem to be the leading geek.

my list:

1) My Apple IIe, while on life support, still works

2) In 1991 I visited my sister in Los Altos specifically to go to the Exploratorium for the Pi Day celebration.

3) Toss up between my MTG collection and my collection of old calculators.

C/Valth

[Celephais]

I go as Indiana Jones almost every year (yes, i have a whip) this is mostly because I love indiana jones, it's comfortable, and an excuse to wear the hat.
I went as indiana jones one year in high school, I burnt the themesong to CD and put it on constant loop and had a set of those portable speakers for my discman under the jacket. It was badass (you cannot get tired of that themesong, no matter how many times it repeats).

... On the non-badass front I went as an ewok one year... people thought I was a teddy bear :(

[AnticorRifling]

I went as indiana jones one year in high school, I burnt the themesong to CD and put it on constant loop and had a set of those portable speakers for my discman under the jacket. It was badass (you cannot get tired of that themesong, no matter how many times it repeats).

... On the non-badass front I went as an ewok one year... people thought I was a teddy bear :(
This year I'm dressing the twins up as Thing 1 and Thing 2, I'm going as Cat in the Hat. I'm hoping to trash some homes if they don't make with the candy.

[Tsa`ah]

1. I read and watch Naruto and Bleach regularly.


I'm not a Naruto fan, but Bleach I follow. I was impatient last year and bought a region 0 player along with every english subbed disc ... and now I've dl'd every episode that hasn't made it to disk and check the Wiki for air dates.


I went to band camp, fat camp, and summer school - voluntarily on all three counts.

I don't know if that means I win or I lose...

MMM .... summer school, scholastic bowl, and chess club.

[Back]

For Halloween I may grow out my scratchy beard, get a Members Only jacket and go as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

[AnticorRifling]

If I only had one boy I'd go as either Master Blaster or Kuato. I need to think of something better than cat in the hat, I'm no where near lithe enough to pull that off.

[Euler]

Kranar does seem to be the leading geek.

my list:

1) My Apple IIe, while on life support, still works

2) In 1991 I visited my sister in Los Altos specifically to go to the Exploratorium for the Pi Day celebration.

3) Toss up between my MTG collection and my collection of old calculators.

C/Valth

I grew up there! (los altos, not the exploratorium)

[Celephais]

If I only had one boy I'd go as either Master Blaster or Kuato. I need to think of something better than cat in the hat, I'm no where near lithe enough to pull that off.
Awesome ideas!!! Damn I love Mad Max...

I definatly think you (and the PC) can come up with something better than cat in the hat.

[AnticorRifling]

Awesome ideas!!! Damn I love Mad Max...

I definatly think you (and the PC) can come up with something better than cat in the hat.

I was thinking about going as a classic carnie strong man and have my kids be the weights on the end of the barbell. No way they'd sit still that long though.

[Euler]

two balls and a dick?

[AnticorRifling]

two balls and a dick?
I'd get lock jaw spitting yogurt at every house we stopped at.

[Euler]

rofl

[Barundar]

If I only had one boy I'd go as either Master Blaster or Kuato. I need to think of something better than cat in the hat, I'm no where near lithe enough to pull that off.


Dress up like Bowser and stick your kids in turtle costumes.

[Euler]

http://www.mwilliams.info/images/terrorist-costume.jpg

http://www.retrocrush.com/costumes/index.html

[Donquix]

Forgot about this...

I carry a 16gb flash drive with me that is bootable into a persistent Ubuntu install.

[Celephais]

Dress up like Bowser and stick your kids in turtle costumes.
That is an awesome idea... or goombas ... you could even do mario/luigi, but not nearly as cool (easy though)

[AnticorRifling]

That is an awesome idea... or goombas ... you could even do mario/luigi, but not nearly as cool (easy though)
I actually was going to do this two years ago and had the wife agreeing to go as princess toadstool. Never went through with it.... I should do it this year before they start being old enough to pick what they want to be :)

[Donquix]

How old are your kids? if one is old enough to run and take commands, and the other is still just a lump, dress the one that can take commands as a red koopa troopa and the younger one as a green.

That way the red one can take orders like "go hit the person right in front of us" and you can put the green one on a skateboard and just roll him straight ahead and hope he/she connects :)

[diethx]

They're twins.

[AnticorRifling]

3yr old twins. And they kick ass! (I have them loving music, when we get in the car they ask me to turn up the radio. Then they ask for Dunder Sheep...which is AC/DC Dirty Deeds)

[Celephais]

Dunder Sheep...
hahaha. That rules.

[AnticorRifling]

hahaha. That rules. Yeah the wife isn't impressed because they have the rhythm down perfect and they yell it over and over.

[4a6c1]

Cool thread.

1) Science major.
2) My favorite toys are breakaway molecular models.
2) One word. Trekkie. :-X
3) I do math in my head when I'm nervous.
4) I wear geeky librarian glasses after hours.
5)Still have all my Magic cards and DnD dice.

and this next one makes me the WINNER

6) I've spent over $5000 on Tudor/Renaissance clothing for Fairs. :)

[Kuyuk]

proof on clothes plz

[TheEschaton]

I do math in my head CONSTANTLY, whenever I see numbers. I usually do prime factorizations, actually.

I'm bored a lot by the majority of the world. ;)

[Mabus]

1) I code a text-based role-play game as a hobby.
2) I have been killed by a grue.
3) I still have the first program I wrote, on the original punch cards.


3) I am administrator of a text based roleplaying game message board.
I think we have a winner...

[Back]

4) I wear geeky librarian glasses after hours.


Um, thats hot.

[Proxy]

1) I can recite every word of Monti Python and the Holy Grail.

2) I enjoy collecting and learning about obscure fragments of medieval life... ie. Armour, Weapons, Renaissance Clothing, Etc...

3) I enjoy putting on Armour and pounding the cr'p our of my friends and being pounded on by, with "swords" and "pole-arms" made of duck taped rattan.

[radamanthys]

How old are your kids? if one is old enough to run and take commands, and the other is still just a lump, dress the one that can take commands as a red koopa troopa and the younger one as a green.

That way the red one can take orders like "go hit the person right in front of us" and you can put the green one on a skateboard and just roll him straight ahead and hope he/she connects :)

This made me chuckle for about 5 minutes. It wasn't 'spit on the screen' funny, but it was just sit and chuckle for 5 minutes funny as you picture the scene.

[Sean of the Thread]

I was thinking about going as a classic carnie strong man and have my kids be the weights on the end of the barbell. No way they'd sit still that long though.


DO NOT go with the kids and wife and yourself all dressed in pumpkin outfits.


WORSE FUCKING HALLOWEEN ever. Ugh women. It's all good as it turned into drunken pumpkin halloween night after she went home with the kids.

[Krendeli]

1. I still read the message boards of a game that I haven't played in nearly 18 months.

2. I played clarinet in middle school. (quit after one year when I realized playing baseball was more fun)

3. I'm about to have 4 level 80's in WoW.

4. I run a budget office responsible for nearly $275M.

5. I've spent about $3,000 this summer in strip clubs because my WIFE likes to go.

[Mighty Nikkisaurus]

Some more stuff to add:

1. I have plushies of microbes and viruses.
2. I have a pretty extensive dice collection
3. I played D&D for most of my childhood and only stopped recently because I cannot get a group together to play it.
4. I not only played GS but I wrote stories/fiction about my characters
5. I write "fan fiction" based in universes some of my favorite books are set in, not for other people to read but because sometimes I'm left yearning and wanting to know 'what's next'. So I make it up myself.
6. I'm doing NaNoWriMo this year and my novel theme is dystopian sci-fi.
7. I know how to sword fight, Medieval French Martial Arts style. I took classes for a year.
8. I've won an archery competition.
9. I can look at most pieces of art and tell you what it's classified as, and many times can also tell you the artist's name if not the name of the piece (this doesn't apply so much to modern art but rather everything up to surrealism).

[Euler]

WORSE FUCKING HALLOWEEN ever. Ugh women. It's all good as it turned into drunken pumpkin halloween night after she went home with the kids.

so the distinction between halloween and every other night is.....

1. your wife left you without the kids....nope
2. You end up drunk..... nope
3. Aha! Pumpkins

[StrayRogue]

I obsessively watch movies again and again and again....

[Jayvn]

Some more stuff to add:

7. I know how to sword fight, Medieval French Martial Arts style. I took classes for a year.
8. I've won an archery competition.

you were climbing the nerd scale then I read this tidbit of BADASSERY... this makes you more like chuck norris of the nerds

[DCSL]

Hm, I can make badassery into nerdity again.

I took classical fencing for a couple of years as well. If you've ever played any Ultima games, then you probably recognize the name of my teacher, Iolo. Lord British was a friend of his and based the recurring character Iolo off of my teacher. That's right. I learned swordplay from a video game character.

[Sean of the Thread]

I can't win the nerd contest but I did win a 7th grade state science competition. (other than the GS/EQ/SWG closet gaming)

Uhm I used to shoot competitively both locally and nationally.

Oh I got a bunch of bowling trophies and shit.

[DCSL]

Bowling hasn't been nerdy since The Big Lebowski came out. Sorry, Seany.

[Kuyuk]

<<3) I enjoy putting on Armour and pounding the cr'p our of my friends and being pounded on by, with "swords" and "pole-arms" made of duck taped rattan.>>


ahaha. I remember those days.

Havent done that in about 7 years. Had fun.


K.

[Donquix]

Bowling hasn't been nerdy since The Big Lebowski came out. Sorry, Seany.

Really? Then how come when i walk up to a girl in a bar and say 'sup...one time i bowled 253' they giggle and walk away?

Was it the pocket protector?

[Mighty Nikkisaurus]

Really? Then how come when i walk up to a girl in a bar and say 'sup...one time i bowled 253' they giggle and walk away?

Was it the pocket protector?

Definitely, because that comment alone makes the panties drop!

[Doughboy]

1. Can quote Full Metal Jacket line for line (at least my friends think I'm a nerd for it).
2. I still have boxes and boxes of old D&D stuff that I refuse to get rid of.

Thats about it...

[Donquix]

1. Can quote Full Metal Jacket line for line (at least my friends think I'm a nerd for it).
2. I still have boxes and boxes of old D&D stuff that I refuse to get rid of.

Thats about it...

That is the most often quoted movie in my office...

that and Conan the Barbarian.

...to hear the lamentation of their women...

[Doughboy]

That is the most often quoted movie in my office...

that and Conan the Barbarian.

...to hear the lamentation of their women...

Holy christ do I love Conan. That should probably be added to my list...

[Sean of the Thread]

That is the most often quoted movie in my office...

that and Conan the Barbarian.

...to hear the lamentation of their women...


I think the time discussing "IF IT SHORT DICKS EVERY CANNIBAL IN THE CONGO" actually meant it must have cost the company about $10,000.

[Paradii]

1. I am awesome at scrabble
2. My casual conversations bounce back and forth between topics such as rusty trombones and population dynamics of barnical geese with the slightest segway.
3. My nerdery is so innate, my facial hair grows in to resemble it.

[Geshron]

We always stole those D&D books, pricey things for kids.

[4a6c1]

Um, thats hot.

No. Man. You've got no idea. They have been stepped on about a million times since the year 2000. The tortiseshell is rubbed off in most places. They were once lost in the GULF OF MEXICO for a full hour before I found them floating. They have been covered in snow, sweat, blood, sand and gun grease. They saw action in the middle east and it is a true true testament to my skills as a mechanic that they function at all without the aid of ductape. My glasses might be called many things but they are definately not hot.

And typing this has finally convinced me to buy new ones. Tomorrow.

That is all.

[DCSL]

Wow. You've got some tough glasses. I'd put them up in a shrine if I were you. When I was a kid, I had to replace my glasses yearly, sometimes more than that, because they'd get broken in fights.

[radamanthys]

No. Man. You've got no idea. They have been stepped on about a million times since the year 2000. The tortiseshell is rubbed off in most places. They were once lost in the GULF OF MEXICO for a full hour before I found them floating. They have been covered in snow, sweat, blood, sand and gun grease. They saw action in the middle east and it is a true true testament to my skills as a mechanic that they function at all without the aid of ductape. My glasses might be called many things but they are definately not hot.

And typing this has finally convinced me to buy new ones. Tomorrow.

That is all.

zennioptical.com Perscriptions for 8 bucks. They're quality, too. I've had mine for a couple years now. I bought two pair, left one on some chick's nightstand and was able to just say 'fuck it' cuz I never wanted to see her again.

[Drisco]

Hmm..

1. I write on a message board of a game I haven't played in a long time.
2. I read fantasy books
3. I play WoW.

I really can't think of anything nerdy I do:(....

I once roller bladed around the house in my underwear? I was like 7 though.

[Killer Kitten]

I own chain mail.

I collect anything written by Stephen King.

I've seen Big Trouble in Little China and Streets of Fire so often I've memorized them.

[Bhuryn]

I own chain mail.

I collect anything written by Stephen King.

I've seen Big Trouble in Little China and Streets of Fire so often I've memorized them.

Doesn't mean you are a nerd! It means you have bad taste in authors! =D

[Hips]

I own chain mail.


Oh! Add this to my list, too. :D

[TheRoseLady]

1. I read a board for a game I haven't played in 3 years.
2. Our family thinks Scrabble is an Olympic sport.
3. I have been online so long that I have the screen name Annie on AOL.
4. I carry all sorts of "just in case" shit in my purse. Tiny sewing kit, tiny first aid kit, 2 AA batteries, a travel size pack of Charmin, glass cleaning cloth, Febreze the list goes on...

[Donquix]

Avatar.

[Kuyuk]

<<2 AA batteries,>>

fucking pervert.

but awesome.

[Donquix]

<<2 AA batteries,>>

fucking pervert.

but awesome.

True story...a friend of mine were playing taboo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taboo_%28game%29)with a bunch of other people. I was giving the clues, the word was batteries.

I said "vibrator" my friend goes "batteries", and we move on to the next card without missing a beat as everyone else is laughing and/or dumbfounded.

We are disallowed from being on the same team now. :(

[Mighty Nikkisaurus]

4. I carry all sorts of "just in case" shit in my purse. Tiny sewing kit, tiny first aid kit, 2 AA batteries, a travel size pack of Charmin, glass cleaning cloth, Febreze the list goes on...

This is a woman thing, not a nerd thing!

[4a6c1]

Yeah. That shit can get out of control too.

About 8 months ago I did exact calculations for how big a purse I would need for things I only use EVERY DAY. This has had two desirable outcomes.

When the coach catalog comes in the mail I no longer flatline from brain overload. (only one third of the options meet my medium size requirement)

AND

My purse is lighter. (score!)

http://top10handbag.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/09.07.29-Santorini-No.7-Coach-Graffiti-Groovy-Handbag.png

purse porn

coach graffiti groovy - poppy collection. you're welcome

[Donquix]

Yeah. That shit can get out of control too.

About 8 months ago I did exact calculations for how big a purse I would need for things I only use EVERY DAY. This has had two desirable outcomes.

When the coach catalog comes in the mail I no longer flatline from brain overload. (only one third of the options meet my medium size requirement)

AND

My purse is lighter. (score!)

http://top10handbag.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/09.07.29-Santorini-No.7-Coach-Graffiti-Groovy-Handbag.png

purse porn

coach graffiti groovy - poppy collection. you're welcome

It looks like a unicorn ate a rainbow and got diarrhea

[Tisket]

Blasphemer.

[DoctorUnne]

This reminds me... I can't wait until a Gemstone player ends up on Beauty and the Geek.

They'd be trying to get the dude to participate in the challenges and he'd be like "NOT NOW I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS WARCAMP"

For me...

1) I am pretty sick at Scrabble too. I was most of the way through memorizing the three-letter words about a year ago but I never finished.
2) I majored in math
3) I used to pore through those thick football and baseball encyclopedias each year when I was a kid for hours and hours on end. Which means I know a lot of random sports trivia.

[Celephais]

I own chain mail.


Oh! Add this to my list, too. :D
I weave chainmail :(

... although what I really want to do is make platemail.

[Killer Kitten]

Doesn't mean you are a nerd! It means you have bad taste in authors! =D


Last writing class I took the teacher shuddered and turned pale when I said I'm a King fan. Then she wanted us to bring in a small sample of the author whose style we most enjoy. I read the opening paragraph to "The Body" and she practically had an orgasm listening to it. She made me read it again for the class and about pissed herself when I told her King wrote it.

Stephen King rules. If that doesn't mean nerdliness then I submit this:

Last year I spent over 10 grand on cat food. And not to feed the District 9 aliens with either!

[Reslyn]

1) I've met GRAYSALIN AND ATHEANA irl.


Aren't you lucky? =)

[radamanthys]

I weave chainmail :(

... although what I really want to do is make platemail.

I have this far-fetched idea to make a set of scale.

But to multiply the geekiness, I wanna do it with anodized, colored scales. Red, White, and Blue. Large blue scales on top, white star in the middle, Red and white stripes on the bottom in small scales. Like Captain America's scale shirt.

It would be fucking expensive, for what it is. And it would take forever. *shrug*

[Hips]

Aren't you lucky? =)

Lucky? No. Hilarious seeing how tightly she had his balls in her pudgy, vise-like grip? Yes.

[iJin]

I'm surprised that I can't say anything nerdy about me. Maybe I need to think some more. Hm.

Edit:

When I get glasses I have to get the $300+ designer glasses of Versace, Chanel, etc..etc. Anything under $300 makes me squeamish. I don't know, I like good fucking glasses man.

..And I have 4 different generation iPods. I can also quote word-for-word, "Mean Girls."

Crap, none of this sounds nerdy to me. Drisco, we're in the same boat my man.

[Back]

I had over 40 hot wheels and the Kingdom of the Apes treehouse as a kid.

[radamanthys]

I had over 40 hot wheels and the Kingdom of the Apes treehouse as a kid.

I have a lego collection worth well over a thousand dollars, retail. That's without any collector value attached.

[Latrinsorm]

It would be fucking awesome, epic, fail-killer, win-dealer, honeys go WHAT for what it is.It offends me as an artist that you haven't already done this, or aren't doing it right now. Quit your job if necessary. Captain America mail?? Come on!

I know if I was making it I'd get about a third of the way in, realized I'd made an error about a sixth of the way in, lose a week or two to equivocation and hatred, and then melt it down somehow (WITH FIERY FIRE).

[radamanthys]

It offends me as an artist that you haven't already done this, or aren't doing it right now. Quit your job if necessary. Captain America mail?? Come on!

I know if I was making it I'd get about a third of the way in, realized I'd made an error about a sixth of the way in, lose a week or two to equivocation and hatred, and then melt it down somehow (WITH FIERY FIRE).

You'd burn the one-ring like an emo Sauron over a penmanship error?

Oh, and you know full well that I'm funemployed right now (daniel loves to remind me).

I didn't know you were a cap fan. If you're a big cap fan, my regard for you goes up massively- I've been reading since elementary school.

(I can't find white scales. I'd have to paint or something lame like that.)

(edit: ordered a scale sampler from The Ring Lord. Gonna do a feasibility analysis.)

[Reslyn]

Lucky? No. Hilarious seeing how tightly she had his balls in her pudgy, vise-like grip? Yes.

Heh, that is pretty hilarious. I hear you've put on a few pounds yourself, hmm? Is that what sparked the change in forum name?

[Hips]

Heh, that is pretty hilarious. I hear you've put on a few pounds yourself, hmm? Is that what sparked the change in forum name?

Nah, the change in forum name comes from me not playing Michiko anymore, and it being a long standing nickname.

But nice try. :)

[Tisket]

Heh, that is pretty hilarious. I hear you've put on a few pounds yourself, hmm? Is that what sparked the change in forum name?

So which one are you? Grays or Atheana? The one with the squished balls or the one with the fat fist?

[StrayRogue]

I am Batman.

[iJin]

Oh, yeah.

I have a 1 GB USB drive on my keys to back up my essays and lap reports just in case, and to have them with me at all time.

[Mabus]

Gonna do a feasibility analysis.

Neeerrrrrrrdddd!

;)

[Latrinsorm]

You'd burn the one-ring like an emo Sauron over a penmanship error?This is a true story, I went through the Monster Manual the other day to find the monster I'd be most comfortable being. Emo Sauron with a 4d6 Lava v. Typos attack wasn't listed, but I'm strongly considering it. (Of course, his alignment would probably be "Always chaotic evil", and I wanted to be a nice monster, so...)
I didn't know you were a cap fan. If you're a big cap fan, my regard for you goes up massively- I've been reading since elementary school.We weren't allowed comic books either, but I loved that movie from the 90s that was ridiculous and terrible, featuring the immortal Matt "J.D." Salinger. That counts for something, right?

I don't understand why the two random comebacks from PC 2004 are Whirlin and Graysalin instead of Skirmisher and... Double Skirmisher.

[radamanthys]

Neeerrrrrrrdddd!

;)

Well, yea!


This is a true story, I went through the Monster Manual the other day to find the monster I'd be most comfortable being. Emo Sauron with a 4d6 Lava v. Typos attack wasn't listed, but I'm strongly considering it. (Of course, his alignment would probably be "Always chaotic evil", and I wanted to be a nice monster, so...)We weren't allowed comic books either, but I loved that movie from the 90s that was ridiculous and terrible, featuring the immortal Matt "J.D." Salinger. That counts for something, right?

I don't understand why the two random comebacks from PC 2004 are Whirlin and Graysalin instead of Skirmisher and... Double Skirmisher.

No comic books or anything? You poor, repressed human being.

Stay out of the Monster Manual: I'm still pretty sure that you're a Vulcan.

Oh, and for the record...
When captain america throws his mighty shieeeeeeeeld.... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpufNT8I-SU)

I think Jihna's return was pretty epic, fwiw.

[DCSL]

I'll take an order of Skirmisher with a side of DianaBanana, please.

[Celephais]

This is a true story, I went through the Monster Manual the other day to find the monster I'd be most comfortable being.
http://www.dotd.com/mm/

[CrystalTears]

Oh, yeah.

I have a 1 GB USB drive on my keys to back up my essays and lap reports just in case, and to have them with me at all time.
Mine is 4 GB and I put all my school documents, whole bunch of pictures, spreadsheets for figuring out stuff... a whole buttload of crap on there that I can access anywhere at any time. I absolutely love it.

[diethx]

Mine is 4 GB and I put all my school documents, whole bunch of pictures, spreadsheets for figuring out stuff... a whole buttload of crap on there that I can access anywhere at any time. I absolutely love it.

Yeah, that's really not geeky. Zuie sucks at this game!

[iJin]

I can't really lug around my terabyte book! It's kinda bulky! :(

[diethx]

I think the point is, carrying a thumb drive or other storage device so you have all your shit when you need it just means you're responsible and prepared, not nerdy. :D

[Latrinsorm]

http://www.dotd.com/mm/Man,even I'm not nerdy enough to use 2nd edition. 3E plz.

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ag/20030712a

(some nsfw)

[Hips]

I spent today painting d&d miniatures for our new Faerun campaign, which starts tomorrow night.


My half-drow bard/pirate, and my fiance's human paladin. I know the pictures suck but apparently my camera doesn't do super closeups. :(

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/3360/aluniraandkaelminis.jpg



http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/5706/aluniraandkaelminisback.jpg



/endthread.

[radamanthys]

I think the point is, carrying a thumb drive or other storage device so you have all your shit when you need it just means you're responsible and prepared, not nerdy. :D

Mine is bootable with a linux distro. Does that count?



I spent today painting d&d miniatures for our new Faerun campaign, which starts tomorrow night.


/endthread.

Later this week, I'm painting Warhammer minis while playing Twilight Imperium.

[Androidpk]

I spent today painting d&d miniatures for our new Faerun campaign, which starts tomorrow night.


/endthread.

Paint me some wh40k models!

[CrystalTears]

I think the point is, carrying a thumb drive or other storage device so you have all your shit when you need it just means you're responsible and prepared, not nerdy. :D
What kind of people carry around zip drives with them everywhere? Hmm?

[radamanthys]

What kind of people carry around zip drives with them everywhere? Hmm?

Business people, too. It's not a currently unique feature of geekdom.

Now if it was 1985...

[Hips]

Paint me some wh40k models!

I'm actually new to the whole mini-painting thing, the ones in the pictures are only my second and third minis ever!

[CrystalTears]

I think it's funny that I'm being challenged on what a nerd is on a game forum. :lol:

[Androidpk]

I'm actually new to the whole mini-painting thing, the ones in the pictures are only my second and third minis ever!

Haha, compared to my attempts a few years ago yours are masterpieces!

[Latrinsorm]

I'm assuming those are like an inch or two tall; the worksmanship is FANTASTIC.

Also, I hope I'm not the only one who thought "jeez, that dark elf dude is really attractive... WAIT!!"

[Androidpk]

Also, I hope I'm not the only one who thought "jeez, that dark elf dude is really attractive... WAIT!!"

She does have a nice rack..

[Shari]

I used to say I was a closet nerd, but then I read this thread.

And I am quite normal.

[Celephais]

Man,even I'm not nerdy enough to use 2nd edition. 3E plz.
2nd Edition was THE SHIT. I spent so much time just pouring over those books.

I wouldn't have clicked your link, but then you said this, and my first thought was ... "nymphs?"

(some nsfw)


Paint me some wh40k models!
Hell yeah, I'm going to have to take some pictures of my sweeeet hive tyrant, I made the wings myself.

[4a6c1]

I have alot of little gigathingys in my bigsexy purse. I only know what is on one of them. The green one is my research. There are 3 others tho and I dont remember what is on them.

I cannot believe some of the junk I have in my purse. OH NOES. An oompa loompa just came out and paid me rent.

:-X

[diethx]

What kind of people carry around zip drives with them everywhere? Hmm?

People who work with computers. Students.

[Geshron]

2nd Edition was THE SHIT. I spent so much time just pouring over those books.

I wouldn't have clicked your link, but then you said this, and my first thought was ... "nymphs?"



Hell yeah, I'm going to have to take some pictures of my sweeeet hive tyrant, I made the wings myself.

2nd Edition was absolutely the shit. So was stealing the profession books from Walden, pricey things for young kids!