New thread to keep me entertained for half an hour before I go to the pub
Ms Foxtrot contended earlier today that Lord of the Rings is geekier than Star Wars. I am inclined to agree, but what do you think, B3ta? Tell me. What's the geekiest of the geeky? What's too geeky even for you?

Alt: something about sport I suppose, for balance. Just how badly are Swansea going to get cunted in the fuck next season?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:32, 248 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Your constant Glee updates are too geeky for me.

(Bazongaloid, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:33, Reply)

I don't think that's accurate, Al
For one thing I haven't posted a Glee update for a fortnight. For another, Glee isn't geeky, just tragic.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:35, Reply)

Nothing is too geeky for me.
Doesn't mean I understand any of it though.
( girlinthehole, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:38, Reply)

Pokemon

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:39, Reply)

My nephew loves Pokemon.
His new Pokeman game we got him whilest on holiday kept him quiet for hours when we were inside so therefore I love Pokemon.
( girlinthehole, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:41, Reply)

Rape Manga comics

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:42, Reply)

If it keeps the Japanese happy and they spend all their money on it and thus have no money to come and visit Britain crowding our pavements with their cameras and Gucci bags then so be it.

( girlinthehole, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:45, Reply)

I watched a documentary about Manga the other day and it was very interesting.

( girlinthehole, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:46, Reply)

soz, not my cup of tea

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:51, Reply)

It's not really mine either but it was very interesting how and why the art of Manga has grown within the Japanese culture.

( girlinthehole, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:54, Reply)

Aint it because they're the only Country to have been nuked, so they're a tad obsessive about future dystopia's following nuclear Apocalypse
Or some such guff
( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:16, Reply)

It's also about why comic culture has taken such a strong hold over there.
It ties in with Japanese calligraphy and how the art form grew and why adults as well as children read so many comics.
( girlinthehole, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:27, Reply)

warhammer
seriously, there are way too many rules and games workshop smells gross

edit: I don't care - although I am pissed off that this means more times when I can't park outside my house
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:43, Reply)

You are the single reason why Swansea wasn't nuked after that fiasco in the second leg

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:44, Reply)

oh, thank you
I was out of the city at the time - I only found out what was going on via fb. Seriously, does it really matter?
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:50, Reply)

Yes.
Yes it fucking does.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:50, Reply)

but..but...it makes it hard to get to morrisons

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:56, Reply)

Please feel free to kill them
All of them
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:57, Reply)

no problem
if you stand at the end of my garden, it's an OK place to shoot an rpg from. It's better for sniping into a Virgin Media call centre, though
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:59, Reply)

Battlestar Galactica. Babylon 5.
I have no idea which is which and nor do I care.

Alt: I don't give a flying fuck about football either. Braindead tribalism.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:43, Reply)

BSG is a fucking excellent show,
and is more political than geeky.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:48, Reply)

You sell paperclips, of course you find it exciting.

( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:48, Reply)

That's as maybe
but I find it exciting and I'm a... oh
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:51, Reply)

You're on b3ta
I don't think either of us have a leg to stand on.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:57, Reply)

I'm a girl on the Internet.
That makes me about a million times more likely to get sex.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:02, Reply)

+bad

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:03, Reply)

Oh, how disappointing. The cock pics all seem so full of promise.

( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:04, Reply)

Zoom lens

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:13, Reply)

Maybe before the body apocolypse that is pregnancy.

(PsychoChomp, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:04, Reply)

C-section.
Box fresh.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:05, Reply)

Whatever leaky tits.

(PsychoChomp, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:05, Reply)

That's "big leaky tits" to you.

( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:06, Reply)

Chompy is right
Chompy is right twice in one post, in fact.

LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME DO
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:49, Reply)

I'm afraid I must also concur

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:50, Reply)

Ah, but you're a LARPer so it must seem very mainstream to you.

( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:51, Reply)

coz I'm all alternative and shit?

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:56, Reply)

Because LARPing is at about the same level of geekiness*
*(I base this on precisely no actual real knowledge of LARPing.)
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:02, Reply)

it's probably a little more so
but it all depends on how far you get into either larp or tvshows
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:07, Reply)

You also need to factor in how fat the larper is, and how advanced their Psoriasis and/or asthma is

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:19, Reply)

not all larpers are fat
some are painfully thin and gawky, too. I'm not one of those
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:29, Reply)

I loved Battlestar Galactica
I'm currently watching Caprica, looks good.
( Peej, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:49, Reply)

Caprica is brilliant
Not quite as good as BSG and a very different animal, but the writing is just as impressive.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:50, Reply)

I'm a big cry baby
so I loved the emotional parts of BSG which is probably why I am enjoying Caprica.
( Peej, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:51, Reply)

Me too
I got far too invested in BSG and welled up on many an occasion
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:52, Reply)

Same here
Sad isn't it. I found myself actually caring about every last one of them.
( Peej, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:54, Reply)

I'm only on season 2
so anyone who gives me spoilers is a MASSIVE CUNT.

Just to warn you.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:56, Reply)

That bloke dies
and the bird is a spy (or something).

I have never watched it so if either of these are true, sorry
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:57, Reply)

You'll get yours, pal.

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:04, Reply)

Darth Vader is his dad
Starbuck is a girl in this one
( Peej, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:58, Reply)

Me too
That's what happens when you get decent actors in sci-fi. *cough*Garibaldi*cough*
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:57, Reply)

Garibaldi was Bruce Willis
FACT!
( Peej, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:59, Reply)

Bruce Willis is cool though

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:00, Reply)

So is Jerry Doyle

( Peej, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:01, Reply)

Babylon 5 is the Jamaican police 5.
It's presented by Shaw 'roots' Taylor.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:04, Reply)

I so want this to be true an' ting.

( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:05, Reply)

If I'm being honest. I've never seen either show.
I can't imagine Babylon 5 being anything else though.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:06, Reply)

I posted some code as a "witty" response on here a while ago
Too geeky for me I think.

Alt: They will go back down but in a Blackpool style I feel
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:45, Reply)

With me cheering every opponent they play and hoping for an absolute battering in each match?
I concur
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:49, Reply)

Oh dear, sour grapes somewhere here

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:52, Reply)

Damn straight
I will begrudgingly admit Blackpool played some great stuff but can't forgive them for nicking our spot in the top flight (although I admit we'd have got BATTERED). Swansea couldn't even beat us fair and square. I hope your lot stick 20 past them.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:55, Reply)

In each half

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:56, Reply)

And the same in the return fixture

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:56, Reply)

Bitter post is bitter

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:57, Reply)

It was the ref that fucked Forest over, not Swansea

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:56, Reply)

Yes it was
But I can't take it out on him, can I?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:58, Reply)

And why not?

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:59, Reply)

Apparently there are laws against murder

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:00, Reply)

Mitigating factor = ref

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:00, Reply)

I am the geekiest of the geeky
End of
( Peej, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:50, Reply)

So your children can't possibly be yours

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:52, Reply)

My children are the product of the ultimate geekness

( Peej, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:53, Reply)

Yer, but geeks don't touch girls, let alone do the sex

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:54, Reply)

My wife has an "I Love my Geek" vest top.

( Peej, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:54, Reply)

Is she happy letting you buy her clothes for her?
Because it could explain a lot
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:37, Reply)

Nothing is too geeky for me
well, very little, anyway.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:55, Reply)

Gobots

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:57, Reply)

Haha!
Shit Transformers
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:58, Reply)

rocklords

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:00, Reply)

I remember those
DJ had a lot of transformers, back in the day. I used to like making the noise.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:04, Reply)

Ke ko ko ko kooo

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:06, Reply)

wch ch ch ch chhhhh

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:08, Reply)

That is the one from car to robot
Mine was robot to car
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:09, Reply)

Oh man, I've been out-geeked!

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:12, Reply)

Woop!

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:13, Reply)

chi khu khu chi khu khu chiik

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:12, Reply)

Oh man, I loved those. I had the silver one and my friend had the gold one.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:01, Reply)

I can't remember what their story was or anything

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:13, Reply)

I thought that once.
I thought that given my love of geeky men and my PhD in Advanced Geekiness that nothing would be to geeky for me. Turns out that my husband droning on about some code fix in the lastest release of OpenBSD is the point where I tune out and mentally start reorganising my finances to see if I can afford to fake my own death.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:01, Reply)

I'm not sure that's too geeky for me
as opposed to just way above my head.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:03, Reply)

Oh man, is it not working out? Could you let me know when's a good time to start gazing you, I'm never sure about timing it right after someone splits up.
On the one hand, if you wait to long, then someone like AA will get in there before you, but you don't want to look too keen eaither.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:08, Reply)

Send me a sample of code, then we'll talk.

( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:12, Reply)

alright CHCB, you are you?

(Bazongaloid, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:15, Reply)

what what?

( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:18, Reply)

I said, I SAID, ARRRLLL RAAAAAAHHHHHT CHCB
'OWWWWW ARRRRRRR YUUUUUURRRRRR?
(Bazongaloid, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:21, Reply)

No, you said "you are you".
But I'm grand, thanks. No running injuries. Yet.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:27, Reply)

Hmmm, I appear to have lost my internal proof reading abilities.
Good stuff, is Catface performing well in his chosen field of "stay at home layabout father"?
(Bazongaloid, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:31, Reply)

He does not possess the ability to multitask.
This morning he had to stand still while he spoke rather than talk and put catfaceceilidhbaby in the buggy at the same time. It doesn't bode well for more complicated challenges.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:40, Reply)

I can picture this so well.
Do send him my love.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:43, Reply)

I will but only if he's not supposed to be doing something else at the time.

( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:44, Reply)

"Oh Catface, al says hi and send you his love"
!!!!!!!CRASH!!!!!!!
"What the hell was that? Are you okay?"

"Yeah, it's just you started talking so I had to drop all these plates so I could listen"
(Bazongaloid, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:47, Reply)

I want to see some NDAs first.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:24, Reply)

Non Descript Areolas?

(Bazongaloid, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:26, Reply)

$user = new User(12899);
$userList = new Users;
$userList-> grab(array('female' => 1, 'single' => 1, 'desprate' => 1));
foreach ($userList->returnArray() as $girl) {
$user->gaz($girl->info('userid'), 'OH HAI THERE', 'I think you are very pretty, what is your facebook?... bumhole and/or mortgage please.');
}
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:58, Reply)

codelols

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:58, Reply)

alt: probably not as badly as Norwich
back to back promotions - probably a step too far.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 12:59, Reply)

I think they may JUST stay up actually
Depends on who they buy in defence
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:00, Reply)

I hear Curtis Davies may be available
/bluenoselols
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:14, Reply)

haha!
Bitter post is also bitter
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:16, Reply)

I'm not bitter, I'm a Baggies fan
we flogged him to Villa for £10m and they flogged him to Blues for £2.5m and they were relegated. He's the gift that keeps on giving as far as I'm concerned.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:41, Reply)

I think Star Wars is geekier than Lord of the Rings.
Alt: what? I don't know. I'm excited for NFL.
( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:04, Reply)

LOTR is far geekier than Star Wars
The books are anyway.
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:04, Reply)

star wars is for wanna be geeks

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:06, Reply)

Training geek

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:07, Reply)

plus there are different kinds of geek
I hate rules systems, but I can waffle on about photography and contemporary culture theorists for quite some time
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:10, Reply)

*Doesn't believe Captain*
IT'S A TRAP!
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:07, Reply)

Hahahackbar!
/isgeek
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:08, Reply)

haven't read the books, but it seems more like fantasy than geekery

( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:09, Reply)

It was written as an exercise in English writing
Geeky for geeky sake
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:09, Reply)

Fantasy is way more geeky that science fiction.
I believe the more macho geeks for for science fiction.
( girlinthehole, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:10, Reply)

old fantasy, maybe
but there's a whole 'new'* crop of interesting fantasy authors who don't feel the need to be 4th rate tolkein

*when I say new, like the last 10 years or so
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:11, Reply)

To be honest I just can't get into fantasy books. I've read some and tried but they just don't interest me.

( girlinthehole, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:13, Reply)

avoid shit like
Robert Jordan and Raymond Feist (*expects to be shot down here*), have a look at China Mieville. Game of Thrones series is apparently very good, too. The books are brilliant, but I suspect a little involved if you don't like fantasyy
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:18, Reply)

I tried a few Pratchett books and whilest fairly enjoyable, they didn't make me want to read more.

( girlinthehole, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:21, Reply)

yeah, he's good, but people who REALLY like him
tend to over state the case. Try some Neil Gaiman if you feel the tug of fantasy anytime soon
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:28, Reply)

I've read a couple of his.
He is better but again didn't really push me to read much more.
( girlinthehole, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:30, Reply)

What do you normally read?

(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:32, Reply)

It would be easier to tell you what I don't read.
Fantasy, crime fiction and chick lit. It's mainly Sci fi and horror and whatever current literature is out that I might find interesting. I also like historical fiction.
( girlinthehole, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:34, Reply)

Bernard Cornwell's Arthurian and Saxon stuff is a good starting point, see how you get on with that.
It's mostly historical. And if you like that, try Game of Thrones - the plot never advances AT ALL and everyone you like will die, but it's written for realism and magic is pretty de-emphasised. And it's fucking brilliant, of course.
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:39, Reply)

I shall peruse it on Amazon, thanks.
I'm getting a little low on my stuff to read list.
( girlinthehole, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:40, Reply)

you might like the Boudica books
not that I ever read them, this is old bookseller knowledge rather than real reading experience
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:41, Reply)

and the new one is out soon!
(he's been saying that for years though)
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:40, Reply)

I loved the Feist when I was younger, but reading it now it's a little bit
"I played this great game of D&D and I started out as this orphan kid or something and every time I levelled I rolled amazingly on the skill table and then I maxed him out and I was like taking on armies and shit and now he's the king."
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:28, Reply)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=54VJWHL2K3I
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 14:04, Reply)

They all go like this:
Poor peasant boy lives humble medieval existence amongst other pov types with unpronouncable names. Evil rich dark lord oppresses humble poor peasants. Otherwise unremarkable poor peasant boy discovers magical artefact/leet skillz/prophecy, attains wisdom and is powerful but still humble, defeats evil dark lord (but not totally as energy can neither be created nor destroyed; it can only be transformed from one state to another, and there has to be the possibility of at least a trilogy). Add at least one of the following: dragon/quest/dragonquest/older wiser wizard/elf queen/feisty sword-wielding love interest who eventually succumbs to heteronormative influence.

Oh, and the cover (elaborate drawings of at least one figure in flowing robes and/or a sword) will say "A tale to rival Tolkien".
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:34, Reply)

Shut up David Gemmell was brilliant.

(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:40, Reply)

yes his book was very entertaining each time he wrote it

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:46, Reply)

How dare you!
You're thinking of Eddings.
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:50, Reply)

well he's better than Eddings admittedly
but, still..
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:51, Reply)

pretty much.
like the standard role play character background...

"I was born in [poor village] where we lived a mostly peaceful existence until [name of bad guy/race] came and destroyed [poor village]. I was the only one to escape, I found myself in the forest, lost and alone until I met a mysterious [character class] who taught me all be knew. I trained for years and I am now the best [character class] ever. I have returned to get revenge and retrieve [magic item/weapon].
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:45, Reply)

My step son is big into Terry Goodkind
and keeps insisting I read them.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:14, Reply)

God, they're awful
on the first page a village headman attempts to ban FIRE. Because his parents died in a fire or something.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:15, Reply)

seriously :(

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:18, Reply)

oh my gosh, it's like the box office smash movie Footloose, where they ban rock music and dancing because the town preachers son died!

( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:19, Reply)

not read them
apparently just a bit generic (if they are the ones I'm thinking of)
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:16, Reply)

not as bad as Terry Brooks
there is a lot of very poor fantasy out there. But I don't read very much anyway
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:40, Reply)

I see your point, I suppose growing up in the techy age has made me think of geeks as those that are mega into techy stuff that I don't understand.

( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:17, Reply)

My washing machine sounds like it's trying to take off.
I am worried.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:09, Reply)

This could solve your tension headache too
Just sit on it
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:10, Reply)

Pfft! sit on the damn thing and think of Gerard Butler.

( girlinthehole, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:10, Reply)

menstrual spin cycle
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:12, Reply)

?

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:14, Reply)

did you level out the clothes?

( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:18, Reply)

in what way?

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:21, Reply)

in the way that the balance is even?

( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:21, Reply)

well, it's a front-loader
so whichever way I stack the clothes, they're going to end up unbalanced.

I'm very much afraid the washer is in its death throes. This will undoubtedly be my fault when it goes and we have to buy a new one.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:24, Reply)

fair enough good point

( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:29, Reply)

I don't think you'll find many toploading machines over here.
I'm not sure why you tend to have them more than the front-loaders.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:40, Reply)

more room
our tiny boxy houses we have to put them under work surfaces.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:43, Reply)

Neither are particularly geeky on their own. It's the fanboyism and expanded universe shit for the two of them that make them geeky.
And I don't know why anybody would give a shit about Swansea or ever want to go there.
( JessAction Give me all your expensive brandy and hubcaps., Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:13, Reply)

hmm I agree with this post in its entirety

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:15, Reply)

Serious, Swansea is an awful place.

( JessAction Give me all your expensive brandy and hubcaps., Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:22, Reply)

I know, I live here

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:22, Reply)

Ahaha, gutted.
I used to have to go there for training every now and again in the travel agents opposite the indoor market.
( JessAction Give me all your expensive brandy and hubcaps., Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:36, Reply)

Also the comic book shop there is shit.

( JessAction Give me all your expensive brandy and hubcaps., Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:36, Reply)

it's a very happening 'city'
and in no way is a slightly sad town which upgraded because there were no other cities around
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:38, Reply)

It's on a par with Newport, is what it is.

( JessAction Give me all your expensive brandy and hubcaps., Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:43, Reply)

Alright JA? Ain't seen you 'round these parts before.
How's the old *whistle* ? Still going strong?
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:26, Reply)

alright gonz
I was having a wander and I thought I'd pop my head in here and have a look. It's not going too badly at the moment, a bit rusty though.
( JessAction Give me all your expensive brandy and hubcaps., Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:37, Reply)

It's alright here really, bit more actual conversation, it's all places on the internet, innit.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:59, Reply)

I used to play with those pong things when I was younger, that's about as geeky as it got for me I think.
I didn't even understand how to play the game.
So I stopped. Because it was lame.
And I always hated Power Rangers.
Oh yeah, I went there.
( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:21, Reply)

the last bit of the poem didn't rhyme :(

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:22, Reply)

it so did

( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:23, Reply)

only if you twist
the vowels a bit, and a twisted vowel is painful
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:24, Reply)

fine
it wasn't even supposed to be a poem anyway
i was just trying to go along with what you said
( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:29, Reply)

FIGHT!

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:34, Reply)

I could never fight Queen Crunchy.
She would have my head.
( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:39, Reply)

OFF WITH HER HEAD!

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:40, Reply)

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:44, Reply)

I ranted on about grammar for about half an hour last night.
This followed a conversation on semiconductors.
We're really, really cool.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:24, Reply)

I think the geekiness goes like this, in ascending order:
LOTR films
Star Wars films (all)
LOTR books
Star Wars films (prequels never happened, Han shot first)
Star Wars video games
Silmarillion etc
Star Wars books
LOTR board/tabletop games
Star Wars RPG

I realise this list itself renders me irretrievably geeky and that I shall never be allowed to touch lady parts ever again.
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:26, Reply)

I've not done the last 3 - yes!
reprieve!
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:27, Reply)

Has anyone even read the Silmarillion?

( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:29, Reply)

yup
me.
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:30, Reply)

I tried as a young child
and gave up.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:34, Reply)

I think I managed about half of it.

(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:35, Reply)

I did :(
it had bloody better well count as an example of anthropology for my exam today
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:41, Reply)

Wargh best of luck!
There's something on your facebook wall that will hopefully make you smile.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:52, Reply)

But of course
and various cash-ins by Christopher Tolkien.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:45, Reply)

you were allowed to before this post?

( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:30, Reply)

Well no, but usually it's my face that's responsible.

(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:32, Reply)

more like your sweaty palms

( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:38, Reply)

Like I ever manage to get that close.

(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:40, Reply)

Some people are coming over to play the LOTR board game tonight
:(
(PsychoChomp, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:32, Reply)

Which one?

(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:32, Reply)

I have no idea.

(PsychoChomp, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:34, Reply)

The Risk variant isn't too bad. The map's a bit stupid though.

(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:34, Reply)

Hang on, that's not a LOTR board game
that's a varient of Risk. And Risk isn't geeky.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:40, Reply)

LOTR Risk is both.
Especially if you bought the expansion with Mordor on.
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:41, Reply)

I don't actually know where my copy is
I've only got normal Risk at home.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:41, Reply)

I lost my copy, and my dog chewed all the pieces of my LOTR chess set.

( JessAction Give me all your expensive brandy and hubcaps., Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:54, Reply)

I don't know why, but I get the feeling that is a lie intended to belittle me somehow.

(Bazongaloid, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:58, Reply)

Man, fuck you. I loved that chess set.

( JessAction Give me all your expensive brandy and hubcaps., Wed 1 Jun 2011, 14:00, Reply)

Did you keep it on a shelf in your bedroom and polish the pieces every saturday?
Only one time you had got it down to play a game with your pen pal and you left the bedroom door open and Taffy the Jack Russell got in and went to town on those bad boys like they were dead rabbits and one piece just disappeared and you had to check his poo for a week until it came through?
(Bazongaloid, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 14:03, Reply)

No, the pieces were made of plastic and they were on our coffee table. And he was a schnauzer, you fuck.

( JessAction Give me all your expensive brandy and hubcaps., Wed 1 Jun 2011, 14:06, Reply)

Calm down dear boy, I was only asking.

(Bazongaloid, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 14:08, Reply)

Can I make it clear I won't be playing.

(PsychoChomp, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:33, Reply)

A bit late to back away now.

(Bazongaloid, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:34, Reply)

that's a bit random and suspicious, really
why would people come to your house to play if you're not playing?
( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:38, Reply)

I was away for the weekend, and my housemate invite people over.
He said "I assume you're not interested"
(PsychoChomp, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:52, Reply)

Did you say "YOU'RE TOTALLY WRONG AND I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DIDN'T INVITE ME FIRST! IT'S MY FAVORITE GAME EVER!"

( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:59, Reply)

are you afraid you'll enjoy it?
what are you man or hobbit?
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:39, Reply)

pffffffffffffffffffffffffffffft

( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:45, Reply)

You can come round to my house and play Catan instead.

( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:45, Reply)

WOOD FOR SHEEP!!

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:46, Reply)

The cry of the seasoned Catan veteran.

( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:48, Reply)

the one with boats in is not suited for 6 players
either that or we played wrong, the barbarians kept kicking our arses
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:49, Reply)

Seafarers of Catan?
It's been a while since I played that one. I have the archaeology one, Settlers of the Stone Age.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:53, Reply)

not played that
I actually own none of them, but boardgames happen quite a lot at friends' houses
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:56, Reply)

I do a fair bit of boardgaming with my mates
Last Night on Earth is the current favourite, but there's some enthusiasm for dusting off Talisman.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 14:14, Reply)

haunted house on the hill
(or something like that) is a pretty good co operative one and i liked History of the World (again, I can't guarantee this is the real name) but I can't handle things with too many rules and strategies.

There was one cool one where you were a 3 legged tree beast and you controlled weird little creatures
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 14:18, Reply)

Crunchy, Crunchy
I'm coming to Wales on Friday some where past Cardiff but before Swansea!
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:48, Reply)

Bridgend? Neath?
why the hell would you do that?
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:49, Reply)

Stag do...Not sure where we are staying though, near to the coast somewhere
I'll keep an eye out for your melons
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:52, Reply)

hah
I bet it's Porthcawl, that's the sort of place people go. I'd say to come round for a brew, but I'm having tea and cake at a colleague's house (actually not too far from there)

have fun
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:54, Reply)

I always think I'm quite geeky
and then get informed that I don't seem it. I've never gone into the outer ranges though pokemon/larping/rpg eg. Also Star Wars is geekier than LOTR
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:43, Reply)

Battle Star galatica, Star Trek, Buffy, Firefly, Star Wars, Twilight etc etc
ALT: So it turns out football is rotten to the very top, who'd have thought it?
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:43, Reply)

this post has made me think of sanctuary and how incredibly shit it is
along with a lot of sci fi channel shows
other than atlantis
I quite like atlantis
( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:48, Reply)

atlantis was stupid
entertaining stupid but still stupid
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:50, Reply)

it's about the only one without horrible acting
I mean, really
what happened to Amanda Tapping between SG1 and Sanctuary?
Did she have to take lessons in horrible acting and shit accents?
( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:55, Reply)

Is it geeky that I'm getting quite competitive about
how many people are putting happy birthday on my fb wall? I'm up to 22
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:48, Reply)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:49, Reply)

I should count the ones on here, too

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:50, Reply)

Happy birthday as well, then.

(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:51, Reply)

I must be up to eleventy one by now

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:52, Reply)

I hope all your questing dreams come true on this your larptastic birthday

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 14:03, Reply)

I already said Happy Birthday on here
but I'm not sure if she saw it.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:52, Reply)

totally did
www.b3ta.com/questions/offtopic/post1221739
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:55, Reply)

Sweet

(Bazongaloid, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:57, Reply)

37 for mine
BOO YA!
(PsychoChomp, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:54, Reply)

it's only 2pm, I've still got time!

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:56, Reply)

23!

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 14:02, Reply)

24!
(cheers al)
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 14:19, Reply)

happy birthday init

(Your Mum's distended arsehole, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 14:04, Reply)

cheers

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 14:05, Reply)

Hmm
Geekery is getting this joke without having to read the image name.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 14:06, Reply)

Nope, didn't get it.

(Bazongaloid, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 14:10, Reply)

I did and I haven't even seen the new BSG.
*hangs head in shame*
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 1 Jun 2011, 14:17, Reply)

Dirk Benedict was a right sulky fuck about the Re-imagining

( Peej, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 14:17, Reply)