How nerdy are you?This week Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons, died. A whole generation of pasty dice-obsessed nerds owes him big time. Me included.
So, in his honour, how nerdy were you? Are you still sunlight-averse? What are the sad little things you do that nobody else understands?
As an example, a B3ta regular who shall remain nameless told us, "I spent an entire school summer holiday getting my BBC Model B computer to produce filthy stories from an extensive database of names, nouns, adjectives, stock phrases and deviant sexual practices. It revolutionised the porn magazine dirty letter writing industry for ever.
Revel in your own nerdiness.
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chthonic, Thu 6 Mar 2008, 10:32)
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The missus..claims not to be a geek. But she is a slightly obsessive organised project manager type.
This morning I recieved an email from her containing:
1. The minutes of our chat on the sofa last night during which we discussed 'the future'. (including all the vague promises I made in order to move bits of the converstation on).
2. The action points from above. (Sample: "Will try harder to complete financial questionnaire for new pension").
3. A Microsoft Project Plan for the next 5 years with some frightening detail.
4. Spreadsheet showing predicted finances for next 5 years, including project salary/bonuses, potential childcare costs(we dont have kids), new car (maybe need a new one in 3 years or so), maternity pay from her employer (18 weeks full apparently), the entire costs for selling our 2 houses to buy a big joint one including HIP costs.
5. Three little 'x's. Aww.
I love her really though.
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I have run out of coke is a little sweaty, Thu 6 Mar 2008, 12:57,
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Does she say things like "touch base"?Because then you can tell her "that by moving forward, she can reach your low hanging fruit".
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Slippery Mick ‏, Thu 6 Mar 2008, 12:59,
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Been there(including all the vague promises I made in order to move bits of the converstation on)
Not just me then.
*clickageness*
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djtrialprice, Thu 6 Mar 2008, 13:15,
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Run!Run, run! Dear god man! Run for your life!
Or not.
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gareth_alien will be human again at, Thu 6 Mar 2008, 14:02,
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I'm a Business Analyst by professionI understand your pain where PM's are concerned...
Devil Spawn
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thats not nerdyits ocd control freakery!
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