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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I'm a music nerd...When I'm listening to music I'm constantly bombarding my girlfriend with tales of how "the guitarist in this band went on to be the singer in that band, and was also credited with writing that song by another band, which was in fact about the drummer from the band we're actually listening to now!"
I'm sure I'm the only person who finds stuff like that interesting...
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You're not alone!I often do the same thing, quoting that such a band was formed by bits of one and the other, and so on and so forth.
It's usually a rock/metal thing to know such level of pedantry, and it's usually a "bloke thing".
I like finding out who comes from where with music, and who they're mates with etc.
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NopeI do that too.
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Madam Marlboro wonders if you've found her yet, Wed 12 Mar 2008, 14:27,
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me too!I also do this with films. Or, in extreme cases, link the two via dull trivia about music videos.
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You are Tommy SaxondaleAICMFP. I do this, with records as well.
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uncle bastard is twanging a dan moi, Wed 12 Mar 2008, 19:20,
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seems to be a common occourance, i do it too. Much to girlfriends, friends and family's annoyance
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Jinxy13 is hating the S key, right about now., Wed 12 Mar 2008, 21:32,
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Pete Frame's Rock family treesAbsolutely outstanding. Who did what with whom, but to the n'th degree. One of the many nerds bibles, but it sooooo draws you in.
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Guilty(, Thu 13 Mar 2008, 8:30, closed)
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