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 party...Despite having a healthy enthusiasm for dark solitude, escapist literature and Fantasy movies, my mum decides that I must start ‘playing with people my own age’ (I’m only 34). She then informs me that I am invited to a party...FFS!
Even though it isn’t fancy dress, I know I have to make an immediate impression. But which costume? After much soul-searching, I settle on a subtle blend of multiple characters:
1 arm: Jean Luc Picard
1 arm: Knight who says ‘Ni’
1 leg: R2D2
1 leg: Pikachu
Torso: Gondor warrior (with Princess Leia gold bikini)
Helmet: Optimus Prime
As I walk through the door I’m an instant hit! Everybody stares at me in quiet, jealous awe. After a while of having to fight the hotties off with a metaphorical shitty lightsabre, I’m approached by none other than George Lucas who asks me to speak at the 'Bi-weekly-Sci-Fi-Mega-Galactic-Fantasy-Card-Collectors' convention in Hippogrope, Arkansas. He then tells me of his plan to make the remaining 3 Star Wars films before offering me the lead role in his secret production of ‘Star Wars 7: Blood of the Franchise’
It’s usually at this point of the dream that I spluff my X-Men Y-Fronts
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Pooflake braces for an onslaught..., Fri 7 Mar 2008, 13:04,
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interesting dreambut it is Arkansas.
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flirting with badgers What? It sounded good at the time., Sat 8 Mar 2008, 3:21,
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