You know you're a Geek when.......
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Also ladies, hate to burst your bubble but....
If I could +1 this I would +1 this so hard.
^_^
I would too! I can definitely relate to the picture on the right, bahahaha... I cannot count the amount of times I had to walk away from a game or I'd throw the controller through the tv screen because I had to redo a stupid effing battle or forgot to save all my progress for the last hour or two... I was notorious for doing that during skyrim and final fantasy... ME1 was another one that was a huge p*ss off, you had to manually save after most area's because it didn't autosave for you until ME2. I hated having to redo entire planets... and being a completionist you can imagine how I felt every... single... d*mn time.0 -
wait, my brain just exploded... you logged 118% of a week playing Skyrim.... I wanna know how your week works to get an extra 31 hours?!?!?!? :noway:I took a week off when Skyrim came out and logged 199 hours of game play that week. Probably one of the reasons I am fat. Haha.0 -
You invest in serious Moolah to upgrade your desktop computer for the release of Final Fantasy: A Realm Reborn.
You're also buying the $80 special edition for PS3...
...You already have a full Linkshell/Clan in the making from the members of your family getting the game with you. Complete with forum-style website for everyone to communicate with.
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Also ladies, hate to burst your bubble but....
Oh nooooooo! I'm in ur entertainment systems, wearing nail polish! I might menstruate on your controller! I'm wearing pretty clothes and listening to Lady Gaga and talking about makeup and feelings! Look out, I'll use my perfume beam and giggle through the headset at you!
We're here, mother*#$er, and we don't give even a quarter of a s&%* what you think of us. Now are you going to QQ or pewpew?
Lady Gaga?? That's horrible.
[Insert cringe face here]0 -
my comic book shop moved and didn't let me know where, then called a month later to check on me because I hadn't picked up my comics....The owner of one of the comic book stores in the city emailed me to find out where I was.
SOMEBODY LOVES ME... wait, whut?0 -
... you're watching Archer and a character trying to defeat a metal door says, "Damn, this door must be made of some alloy of mithril and adamantium" ...and you're the only one in the room who bursts out laughing. And then you have to explain BOTH references to your teenage sons, intensely disappointed that they didn't understand at least one of them.0
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3 days???? I took a week's vacation0
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Also...every other sentence out of my mouth is a movie quote.
OMG! I Totally get slapped everytime I do this! and love it!0 -
...you cracked and bought a PS3 mostly so you could get the special collected Blu-Ray edition of your favorite film series in its collectible box. (It was Marvel's Phase 1. No regrets. Also, why did I wait so long to spring for a PS3?!)0
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You voluntarily chose to defrag your hard drive, on a Friday night, when you were 19 and all your friends were out partying.
You named your first born after the captain of the Starship Enterprise (TNG).
him soo much.
Conversations about data mining and normalization make you smile. :flowerforyou:0 -
Um, Gowron was in several eps of ST:TNG and ST:DS9... probably in more eps than Alexander. And Kahless (note the proper spelling) was in couple of eps as well (albeit a clone or flashback/re-enactment).when you can name three Klingons off the top of your head who were not returning main characters in any of the Star Trek Franchise. i.e. Warf, Alexander, and Kahn do not count as they returned time after time
Feklar - Klingon Devil
Kaliss - high and exhaulted Klingon Warrior
Gowron - Took over Klingon High Council
Bonus: Worf is the ST character who's appeared in the most eps in the ST Universe. (7 season of TNG & 4 seasons of DS9, plus 3 movies).
Kahn? Did you mean, Kurn, Worf's brother?
<drops phaser-shaped mic... walks away>0 -
The only way you have ever managed to lose weight in your life is by using technology
A fitbit to work out how active you are
A garmin to track your runs and your heart rate
Withings scales to synch with:
MFP
fitbit dashboard
trendweight
You run with two gps devices - just to be sure! (phone)
You're running a 10km on the weekend with a garmin on one arm and a pebble watch displaying runkeeper on your phone (for music and addition gps tracking) on the other arm.0 -
I remember writing out my BASIC code longhand, then keying it into the TRS80, making my own text-based games. I remember the Hayes modems, but I've still got a US Robotics in my garage... and a cellular flip-phone about the size and weight of a soda can. Wish I still had a TRS80.0
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Gee, don't know for sure where I fall into the Geek vs gamer vs nerd argument.
Love playing text-based games (Zork FTW) but don't have XBox, PS, or WII
Grew up watching Star Trek (TOS) with my father
Seen every Star Wars movie (even episode 1-3 which I hated)
Seen every Star Trek franchise shows and movies
Took time off from work when each HP book came out
Already have my badge and tickets for 15 events at GenCon this year (my 24th consecutive GenCon)
Still have weekend get-aways with husband and friends for D&D mega-games
Was addicted to Sims, then SimCity, then Sims 2, and now hate to admit the addiction to Sims 3 (but have all the expansions)
Lastly, although he was a sexist pig, still love Robert Heinlein books and re-read them annually0 -
i spent three weeks having my brain stirred by Myst. bought the trillogy hoping for insight. it just messed w/ my head more.
I know how you feel, a friend and I were reminiscing about the original Alone in the Dark games for PC so I went and bought them on GoG; only $3 for the first three. The first game I finished in two hours all from memory. The second game just reminded me of how BRUTALLY HARD games were back in the day. And for this series it was due to horrible quality control, the hitboxes and aiming are almost impossible.
And then there is Baldur's Gate; the idea of an AD&D game was exciting back then. But running into level 10 gnolls right after you and Imoen leave the first town, can they even hit that THACO?!?!0 -
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or in your hair...so you're never without one when you need one and have no pockets but long hair.you got pencils in a shirt pocket , behind ear etc0 -
- When you have more computers in the house than you have rooms, and all of them functional.
- When you have spent more on comics, manga, and anime than you did on your first car (and you bought that new!)
- When your man cave's center of attention is your signed and framed #1 issues of your favorite comics, surrounded by all the kung fu weaponry you used to train with, and enough Godzilla toys to stage your own stop-motion movie.
And to add a little to it: You know you're in a geek family when:
- You and your wife consider matching cosplay to an anime convention.
- Your toddler likes to pretend to be Vincent or Cloud from FF7
- Your wife crochets from scratch a Chocobo and Totoro for baby toys.0 -
you make reference to shows that it seems hardly anyone else you work with has seen, have to explain who Captain America is, and other superheroes as once again your colleagues don't share your love.
I once had a debate with a 3yr old child about numerous superheroes and their strengths in comparison to each other.
choosing to complete assignments way ahead of deadline so you get extra time to perfect it if it comes back.
taking courses in your spare time,just because you get bored and love to learn. 0 -
And no... you are not a true gamer if you sit on your *kitten* and pew pew to C.O.D. 24/7.
GTFO.
In fact:
Translating post since image is too big: "None of you should even talk to me unless you can bench press 250+ and were 2.2k in arna. WoW died cause you f^cking casuals want everything for free, left wing mmo design rapes mmos just like it's raping the world".
Someone didn't get their sugar puffs this morning......0 -
You started programming BASIC as a kid on a TRS80.
Remember when Haynes Modems ruled.
Remember the OSUNY days of the F80 and CDC that was ROACHED.
Can identify with the green text on a black screen loaded from floppy that might start, "You're in a room. There is a small fire in the north corner. You hear talking...."
I remember trash80s! And being the only girl in my junior high in my computer programming class (the first of its kind ever at my school). And using a tape deck for storage. Then thinking a floppy disk was awesome. And playing Adam's Adventure games on perhaps less than original floppies. Then zomg the 90s and modems that didn't require you to put a phone handset into them and getting up to 9600 baud and feeling like it was the best thing in the world!0 -
When your office looks like a toy room and you have more toys than any 6yr old0
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Um, Gowron was in several eps of ST:TNG and ST:DS9... probably in more eps than Alexander. And Kahless (note the proper spelling) was in couple of eps as well (albeit a clone or flashback/re-enactment).when you can name three Klingons off the top of your head who were not returning main characters in any of the Star Trek Franchise. i.e. Warf, Alexander, and Kahn do not count as they returned time after time
Feklar - Klingon Devil
Kaliss - high and exhaulted Klingon Warrior
Gowron - Took over Klingon High Council
Bonus: Worf is the ST character who's appeared in the most eps in the ST Universe. (7 season of TNG & 4 seasons of DS9, plus 3 movies).
Kahn? Did you mean, Kurn, Worf's brother?
<drops phaser-shaped mic... walks away>
NO! Kahn as in the Wrath of Kahn (i.e.-a main character) who also appeared in the original classic series .....I think Gowron no more than 2 TNG episodes. However I never watched DS9, so you may have me on that character....so I'll replace him Durell who was Douras's son who tried to take over the Klingon High Coucil. I applaud you for your correct spelling of Kahless....I cannot spell the names correctly. However pick up that phaser shaped microphone sit down for not knowing who Kahn is.0 -
That "fake geek girl" s*** is so sexist and stupid. You're allowed to look however you want and still be a "real geek" (and that's according to whom, again?)0
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And to add a little to it: You know you're in a geek family when:
- You and your wife consider matching cosplay to an anime convention.
- Your toddler likes to pretend to be Vincent or Cloud from FF7
- Your wife crochets from scratch a Chocobo and Totoro for baby toys.
Please dress your kiddo up as Vincent. PLEASE. Send photos. HILARIOUS! And awesome.
The husband and I were just discussing matching cosplays for next year's PAX East. We've already done Death & Dream from Sandman, now we're moving onto gamer cosplay.0 -
I took a week off for the release of Diablo 3 haha!
I also frequently use game references in regular everyday talking and am worse by using movie quotes to make a conversation with friends.
I also named my dog Link, everyone should know what that name is from XD
I named my dogs after FF7 characters, Cloud and Aries
Diablo 3 is worth the time off!!0 -
Also ladies, hate to burst your bubble but....
I've done both, both are equally good in bed in different ways.0 -
By the way, this Saturday is Embrace Your Geekness Day!
Remember to GO GEEK!0 -
Also when the password to some of your former accounts was the launch code for Joshua to launch the Thermoglobal Nuclear War Missilles in the original War Games movies....you might be a geek!
CPE 1704 TKS0 -
<game show buzzer> Sorry, but Kahn was an augmented human, not a Klingon. I know who Kahn was, but you said 'Klingons' so that's why I thought you meant Kurn, who was in several TNG/DS9 episodes. So I'll leave the phaser/mic right where I left it!when you can name three Klingons off the top of your head who were not returning main characters in any of the Star Trek Franchise. i.e. Warf, Alexander, and Kahn do not count as they returned time after time
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Kahn? Did you mean, Kurn, Worf's brother?
...NO! Kahn as in the Wrath of Kahn (i.e.-a main character) who also appeared in the original classic series .....I think Gowron no more than 2 TNG episodes. However I never watched DS9, so you may have me on that character....so I'll replace him Durell who was Douras's son who tried to take over the Klingon High Coucil. I applaud you for your correct spelling of Kahless....I cannot spell the names correctly. However pick up that phaser shaped microphone sit down for not knowing who Kahn is.
Thanks for playing! The fact that you know what Klingons are makes you OK in my book. :drinker:
Bonus #1: Klingons were featured heavily in ST:DS9 season 4, when they attacked the Cardassians (not Kim, Kris, Khloe, etc.; that's for pro athletes and ballers) and later got their collective *kitten* handed to them by the Dominion.
Bonus #2: The whole "why do ST:TOS Klingons looks different from Klingons in the later series" was hinted upon by a DS9 ep and later fully addressed by a 2-part ST:ENT eps dealing with augments, both humans and Klingon. I thought it was a cheesy explanation, but it minimally-served its purpose given the detailed history that had to 'loophole'.
P.S. I have watched all 700+ eps from all 5 series (plus the animated series, which was mostly non-canon), so I knowz mah stuff!0
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