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I was tempted to post some of my own experiences in that vein, and
then I realised that I've never said anything that fucking cool.
fuckn' cool as what?
"You only get one shot."
That's a really badass thing to day.
with SO many meanings!
that's kinda sad
Huh?
eh?
Sad that oval writes like beady, or that you only get one shot?
the only one shot;)
Two words for you: cock rings.
two word for YOU: self control. but yha, for the modern american quick fix cock rings might do it. either that or get good with your tounge. it's amazing what a little oral can do for your brownie point score that's assuming she doesn't have like madz psychotic dirty associations <rant>
i would hope that my writing is at least a little more interesting than beady's. although there _was_ that one time he was drunk and telling about wanting whats-her-name's titties or something. i'm still deciding whether or not i should be offended by #55 ;) (actually we went by the euro-rules.)
euro rules? que'est que c'est?
in european pool or snooker, you get 2 shots after a scratch.
I want your titties, oval.
how beadyesque!
ahh, gotcha;)
What's wrong with Beady's hard-boiled geek noir?
nuttin. i think all his threads should be collected and published.
dude geek noir is like "I saw this dame stroll into the main ops lab and i know she would be trouble. her clothes screemed 173373 but i just knew she was that old kinda classy bird that was just born to rend men's hearts. she was dressed all in black, so i got up to ask her what was wrong. she spun some drivel about how her server had been murdered, and could i find the hacker that got him i told her to go talk to the police, but she said it was an MS job. whoa dollface" i said. "sorry sweat cheaks, but i don't care how fly you are or how much cred you got, but i don't take cases involving two people: redmond, or the mouse." she cried. long tears like the que's for episode II or titanic. long like her legs. eventually i took the job what's a geek to do? " that's geek noir:)
That's nerd noir.
Geek noir is Poppy Z. Brite or John Shirley. Blade Runner, on a
budget.
you're right, geek noir would have had far more literary obscure references
I just burst out laughing as I got this mental image of phenix, dressed in trench coat and fedora, talking to some cute black-clad teary-eyed techie type chick, and out of his mouth comes the phrase "sweat cheeks". :):):)
Open the pod doors, HAL. You opened them for her, you can open them for me.
well thank you greg i'll have to keep that in mind
resp:68 hmmm, so gamer stuff would fit into that?
It's not that obscure. You can find Shirley at mall bookstores, and
Brite is pretty famous insofar as horror authors go, and has edited most of
the anthologies of modern vampire fiction. 'Sides, I made up the term, and
I can use it any way I want ... :)
I'm pretty sure that gaming things would wind up as nerd noir, but
there's a caveat. Any kind of gaming that involved breaking and entering or
actual combat is more in the geek vein, so the SCA and real-life
tunnelcrawling both qualify as geek noir. Wizards of the Coast qualifies as
gambling, and therefore real good old fashioned noir. White Wolf is nerd
noir.
but white wolf is usually known for live action hmmm
Wrong kind of live action, though.
depends on how "mature" the players are
Yes, but LARP sex is bad, kids, m'kay? Beady's a genre unto himself, really. I think "geek noir" is as good a description as any. And now that I think of it... you know how cyberpunk's got this habit of making up new slang terms that don't quite seem convincing somehow? Beady manages to do that to real words. Maybe that's the connection.
what's wrong with nookie from larp? long as they're overaged and fly what's the problem?
I thought you weren't into psychos, Greg ...
i larp and i'm not psycho so thus there is possiblitliy that women there arn't either
larp? does that mean live-action role-playing?
indeedly doodly. it's kind afun but soon...soon i shall RULE over the pathetic mortals i shall rule with an iron fist YOU!! OBEY THE FIST!!
Oh hell, they forgot his medication again.
<laughs>
i don't have medicine well, ok, so i take Allegra with phexophenidine(tm) but that's not mood altering. only my massive dinasouric..err. yha
We were talking about psycho, right?
i think. i'm not so sure anymore
Welcome. Sorry, but my english is wery poor. What are yiu write?
ok i'm new to this but although i agree those stories were probablyout of a mag, how you've got onto psychosis and medication i'll never know. seems like fun tho
The trick, scottyd, is getting *out of* psychosis and medication. <otter wanders off, wondering how to skip the psychosis and keep the tasty meds...>
Kae, you so silly. (you sound a bit druggie, too) On a serious note for a moment, meds aren't bad-- they can be used to control mental conditions, just like... diabetes. I'm on med therapy and it works fairly good... my docs have a good combo now. Of course, vitamin supplements, good diet, and exercise does help. resp:78 re: a while ago-- yes, LARP sex *is* bad-- I remember some married friends telling me about STDs going around in their group while they had the sense to keep it in their pants. I enjoy the Camarilla, but egads, some folks have got some crazed notions about sex-- like they don't get a healthy dose in the privacy of their home, or issues, or whatever. Don't get me started...
Gamers. Sheesh.
I have learned to overlook many things. The bright spots make it worthwhile, and there are good people to game with.
'Long as they're good for you ...
<shoots a glare at John> Gamers aren't all bad.
Yeah, them's fightin' words all right...
<jumps to mooncat's defense> Who's first?
I would say so. I'm straight gamer to the bone.
heh. all gamers are insane
<glances at mooncat> Do I let them through, m'lady??
<poing> <point> go me
Speak for yourself, Greggo.
hey, i've run cons i feel that i have an objective idea of the sanity of the gaming public
You've run conventions before?
Liking Star Trek doesn't make you a dork, but there are enough Star
Trek dorks that it's a good sign ... and I like Star Trek, at least DS9. The
same goes for gaming.
Nah. There are dorky gamers, and there are non-dorky gamers, The dorks are just more obvious. Re #104: Which cons have you run?
I'm agreeing with you there. But if you hear Joe Blow is a gamer, then
it's much more likely that he'll be a dork than if his hobby is, say,
parasailing.
It depends on how you look at it. I'm not a narrow-genre gamer, i.e. I don't focus on just one aspect. I do all of it, board games, table top, LARP, arcade/console/PC games, and I enjoy Scottish games/festivals. I've also made a habit of trying to do a little bit of various things at a gaming con. We watched a little anime, did some tabletop, danced, schmoozed, and participated in some panels at Radcon (www.radcon.org). Julie and I took Sarah, our 13 mo. old and did just fine-- hard to be an utter dork when you're as a family, at least outside family definitions. Besides, I don't game for the games alone. I game for the people. There's nothing more miserable than gaming with folks who are *totally* socially inept and cantankerous. I will overlook faults in the spirit of having a good time and in the fact that I accept that many gamers have issues, especially LARPers. It comes with the territory. I am also one of those people who has OTHER hobbies besides gaming. I was a musician long before I adopted gaming, and I am pursuing guitar lessons. I figure I will be doing good once I find out about the guitar society and start playing with an ensemble again. I also grow my own peppermint-- although hardly a real hobby, I suppose, it is nice to have my own looseleaf tea. I plan to get those fancy teapots from Target that brew a proper pot of tea and will look into expanding into growing other herbs. We must grow them in the windowsill as we have no garden space. Besides, I'm also on Grex on a variety of conferences, so how could I be gaming all the time?
Laptop + WiFi ? ;-)
Re #107: Certain hobbies, like parasailing, make it very unlikely that the
person is a dork. (They may be an asshole... ;-)
Re #108: Yes, you can be a family and still be dorks. Trust me.
Joe, you're maintaining that there's no correlation between gaming and
dorkdom?
I'm maintaining that the correlation isn't as high as it may appear. The dorks are a lot more visible, while you may not even know that the non-dorks are gamers. (As a side note, I have a friend who games and does parasailing. ;-)
let's see, i was on staff of u*con '95 and recently i ran gaming for conclaive '02 now dork is differnt' from insane. i'm merly talking about having highly irrational beliefs not being totally socially inept (though, there are alot of gamers with low social skillz) (side note: it's fun to watch them larp with socially well adjusted girls. behold the power of boobs)
I've met a number of gamers who are socially inept, but I've met very few with highly irrational beliefs.
Irrational _ideas,_ yes. Irrational _beliefs,_ no. Most of the gamers I've met have had a pretty good grip on the line between fantasy and reality when they've needed to. I guess that's what comes from spending a lot of your free time fiddling around with that line.
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