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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Recently I bought a bow.It was unintended, really- my daughter and I were in a junk shop downtown and I found a really cool iron lantern for candles made in a lattice pattern, so I decided to buy it. As I approached the counter I noticed an odd looking thing leaning in a corner so I investigated, and found it to be an odd-looking bow. (No arrows, though.) Intrigued, I asked how much they wanted for it.
"Ummmm, I dunno... How about $7.50?"
So I bought it and the lantern, and my daughter and I left with my purchases.
As we walked along the busy street she commented on the very odd looks I was getting from people and I grinned at her. She decided she needed to go into a shop so I followed her in, and immediately found myself the subject of considerable interest from the girl behind the counter.
"I'm the anti-Diogenes," I informed her. "I'm seeking an honest man so I can shoot him."
The girl cracked up and my daughter hid.
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The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Thu 6 Mar 2008, 21:19,
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You won'tIf you ever meet an "honest man", ask him if your bum looks big in this.
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