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Fri Oct-10-03 03:17 PM
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The Top Ten Geekiest Hobbies |
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Fri Oct-10-03 03:22 PM
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1. I'm surprised that Anime isn't on the list |
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I collect hand painted Anime cels and watch way too much of it. It must be too mainstream now.
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Fri Oct-10-03 05:03 PM
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9. I think anime is too ahead of the curve for this article |
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Most of the things it names have a decidedly early-90's flavor, if not earlier. I get the strong impression of a 30-something waxing nostalgic about his adolescence. Just consider what it includes and what it leaves out:
-- Star Trek and Star Wars, but no Babylon 5 or Farscape or Firefly.
-- Dungeons and Dragons but no White Wolf games.
-- Comic books but no manga.
-- No anime. No cosplay. No learning Japanese in order to be able to do your own fansubs.
If you judge it according to the standards of geek cool that I raised my kids by, this list is seriously lame.
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Sat Oct-11-03 01:29 AM
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Congratulations, starroute. You are the epitome of "geek cool."
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Fri Oct-10-03 03:31 PM
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2. I figured Juggling might be on the list. |
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That is my addiction.
But then again, it is a hobby/skill that can actually generate revenue.
Cheers Drifter
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Fri Oct-10-03 03:32 PM
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3. Uh oh i got THREE !!!! |
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Edited on Fri Oct-10-03 03:36 PM by Kamika
Star wars Star trek
AND
EVERQUEST
Ok i quit everquest and im in rehab at the moment :D
And star wars is slowly losing me since the new movies were dreadful.
But im watching deepspace nine like crazy right now. Getting hit on in direct connect by some trekkies :) you get tons of attention being a female trekkie hehe
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Fri Oct-10-03 03:41 PM
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4. Hey, I use to play D&D and my hubby still does. |
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Edited on Fri Oct-10-03 03:43 PM by Rainbowreflect
We have sex all the time. When I was young & single I would only have sex with men who played. ;-) On edit Since my husband still plays & I don't fool around I guess I still only have sex with men who play D&D.
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Fri Oct-10-03 03:44 PM
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i have no hobbies on that list. and my one hobby, paintball, is the complete opposite.
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Fri Oct-10-03 09:36 PM
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16. Rainbowreflect, I have an image of your husband rolling a 20-sided die ... |
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Edited on Fri Oct-10-03 09:37 PM by dawg
and you rewarding him based on the result.:evilgrin:
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Fri Oct-10-03 03:48 PM
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Fri Oct-10-03 09:33 PM
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14. Have you tried this GOP? |
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Fri Oct-10-03 11:10 PM
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17. I haven't, because my laptop is deceased. |
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Fri Oct-10-03 04:08 PM
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7. Guess I AM getting old |
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Didn't have a single hobby on that list. I used to be such a good geek.
:sad:
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Fri Oct-10-03 04:44 PM
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8. What happened to the days when Ham Radio was King of the List? |
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I'm shocked! I've never been into ANY of the stuff on that list...
There was a time when women would run screaming into the night at the sight of an issue of "QST" or "CQ" on the nightstand....I knew guys who had no radio in their car solely because they wanted "second dates"...
How times change....
"Hey, baby, wanna come over and see my collection of Telegraph Keys?"
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Fri Oct-10-03 05:07 PM
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10. And here I thought mine was geeky...... |
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I guess couponing just doesn't rate like it used to!!!!
Christina
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Fri Oct-10-03 07:49 PM
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11. Oh Christ... I've got 4 of them... |
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Edited on Fri Oct-10-03 07:49 PM by Cat Atomic
I'm such a wanker, I swear.
I just got a Star Wars Fan Film Award this year, too.... it's sitting here on my desk... I call it my Date Repellant.
:)
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Fri Oct-10-03 08:17 PM
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Take it from me, I did it for ten years. God, was I a geek.
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Fri Oct-10-03 09:19 PM
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and I haven't been doing much of that the last few months or so.
Might have to try replacing it with something even geekier; let me look at that list again...
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Fri Oct-10-03 09:33 PM
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15. I'm married to an RPGer and an anime freak! |
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I don't see the appeal of either, but they make him happy.
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Fri Oct-10-03 11:31 PM
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18. Collecting Belly Button Lint |
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Ttop of the list. Hands down.
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Fri Oct-10-03 11:34 PM
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I am doing online role-playing with my roommate, who is sitting in the *same room* as me. Our characters are, um, getting "involved." :evilgrin:
How geeky am I? Geek to the nth degree, bay-bee!
Tucker
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Sat Oct-11-03 12:38 AM
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Oh pul-eeze!
None of those things are geeky. Just average stuff.
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Sat Oct-11-03 12:57 AM
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21. I hang out with furries |
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They're not all sex-crazed nor do they dress up.
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