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  • P90XBowler
    P90XBowler Posts: 152 Member
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    As if someone will reply but..

    Anyone want to play some Mario Kart 8 soon?! Hit me up :laugh:
  • ErinMcMom
    ErinMcMom Posts: 228 Member
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    *raises hand*

    -Love video games (especially music games like DDR, Frequency, etc. and puzzle games like Tetris, Dr. Mario, etc. Also a massive fan of RPG's, especially the Final Fantasy franchise and Earthbound)
    -Big YouTube nerd and a fledgling YouTuber myself (but I'm NOT a vlogger) Love MysteryGuitarMan, Gunnarolla, Andrew Huang, Rhett & Link.
    -Freelance custom needlepoint/cross stitch artisan
    -Typography aficionado and typeface snob (comic sans lovers need not apply)
    -Lover of sci-fi books (and some of the movies, the books are almost always better though)

    I could keep going, but I won't.

    *edited to fix a typo*
  • segovm
    segovm Posts: 512 Member
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    Since when is watching good TV and playing cool games nerdy? A nerd is "a foolish or contemptible person who lacks social skills or is boringly studious.".
    I also am a huge fan of all the shows/games you listed but instead I consider us all pretty damn awesome!

    I think I sort of define "Nerdly Activities" as anything that is difficult to explain to people that do not partake.

    I used to play Everquest when it first came out. Some of the monsters in the game had really cool stuff. Everyone wanted the stuff. So they made the monsters spawn at semi-random but always lengthy intervals. As part of the game I would sit there for hours waiting for something to appear so I could have a chance at killing it assuming one of the 20 other people there doing the same thing did not beat me to it.

    In summary, to play the game I spent most of my time staring at a blank wall for hours at a time and if anyone tried to talk to me while "playing" I insisted, to incredulous stares of bewilderment, that I was busy.

    This was never something most non-Nerds could wrap their mind around.
  • justcat206
    justcat206 Posts: 716 Member
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    *waves* hi I'm Cat. I'm more a nerd in the Sci-fi/cosplay sense. But one of my major reasons for getting in shape is so I can kick zombie butts should the need ever arise. ...
  • LassoOfTruth
    LassoOfTruth Posts: 735 Member
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    Hi, I'm Francesca. I geek out big time for Wonder Woman. But, I'm more of a reading nerd. My top 3 are: The Bell Jar, 1984 & The Stranger.
  • dhiltabidel
    dhiltabidel Posts: 2 Member
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    My people.... I'm Dianna and I'm a mid-level nerd from way back. Fell in love with Nintendo back when the NES came out and my brother and I had two games (Super Mario Bros/Duck Hunt and California Games). Kicked Tetris in the face on Gameboy. Hated the Sega Genesis. Currently have a Wii, DS, NES, and Xbox. I don't get a lot of free time to play, but I'm working on Twilight Princess and Skyrim. I love love Dr. Who (10th Doctor 4EVA), Firefly, GOT, Walking Dead, True Blood (don't judge me, it's my guilty pleasure). I watch A LOT of cartoons - Gravity Falls, Adventure Time, Scooby Doo, Regular Show, SpongeBob, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Chowder, The Amazing World of Gumball, etc. I say it's because I have kids, but that's a lie. I watch them because I loooove them. Books are my first love though. LoTR, GOT, anything Gaiman, early Stephen King, Johannes Cabal (currently reading Book 3), anything with a good story. I'd like to get into tabletop games, but I don't have a local set of friends to play with. I love the Marvel movies and I'd love DC more if they'd stop being afraid to make a Wonder Woman movie.

    I've lost 30 pounds and have about 40 more to go. I'd like to say that my kickstart to weight loss was wanting to get healthy, but I'll cop to it being vanity. I'm going to Disney in September and I don't want to cringe when I look back at my photos from the trip. I do that with my photos from our trip eight years ago and I refuse to do it again!

    I hope no one minds if I add them. I'd love to be part of a supportive, non-judgemental online community to help me get to where I want to be. You all seem awesome!
  • Blueseraphchaos
    Blueseraphchaos Posts: 843 Member
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    Hi, I'm Andie (pronounced On-dee) haha
    Am i a nerd or a geek? Hmm.
    I'm 34, play video games (i love the original NES and SNES games, also a bunch of random other ones...), comic books, anime, and have about 60 lbs to lose before i will start looking for some nice steampunk clothing. :D i used to have blue hair, but work currently prevents that :(
    I am also an avid reader. Anything and everything, but my favorite author is Stephen King.
    Currently playing Skyrim and Wild ARMS 2.
    I know I'm in a minority, but I've never been able to watch The Walking Dead because i find it boring...i am a very hard-core horror person and it's hard to find anything at all that i like enough to watch. What can i say, I'm picky.
    I also write and am a huge music person. Used to play guitar and flute but no more....but my fiance plays a 6-string-bass that I'd love to learn how to play. :p

    Feel free to add me or send me a message if you want to learn more


    ETA: all i watch on tv are cartoons and some food network, if i watch tv at all. (Although i do watch the occasional other show on Netflix). Favorite comic books come from marvel and top cow. I love the x-men et al.
  • dhiltabidel
    dhiltabidel Posts: 2 Member
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    You, sir, win the thread.

    *Edit - This did not go where I wanted it to go, dang it.
  • feedmedonuts
    feedmedonuts Posts: 241 Member
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    Hi, I'm Francesca. I geek out big time for Wonder Woman. But, I'm more of a reading nerd. My top 3 are: The Bell Jar, 1984 & The Stranger.

    The Bell Jar & 1984, two of my faves :love:
  • Ohwhynot
    Ohwhynot Posts: 356 Member
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    *waves*
    Huge Trek fan here, esp DS9 and TNG. I used to be a huge gamer (esp turn-based strategy & MMORPGs), but I have two kids now so that kinda puts a kink in the works. Love fantasy, sci-fi, tech, GOT, ren faires... Add me!
  • tinkbaby101
    tinkbaby101 Posts: 180 Member
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    I'd like to get into tabletop games, but I don't have a local set of friends to play with.

    Check your local comic book shops. There are a few here that have ALL KINDS of tabletop gaming groups, that meet at various times during the week. Most of them are more than willing to induct a noob and show 'em the ropes. Great way to branch out, meet new people, and learn a new game.
  • cwoyto123
    cwoyto123 Posts: 308
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    Cringed hard at OP's post and the replies.
  • tinkbaby101
    tinkbaby101 Posts: 180 Member
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    Cringed hard at OP's post and the replies.

    Why? Not nerd enough for you? :yawn:
  • segovm
    segovm Posts: 512 Member
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    Cringed hard at OP's post and the replies.

    Don't be jealous just because you can't name all the captains of the Enterprise. We are here to help!
  • tinkbaby101
    tinkbaby101 Posts: 180 Member
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    Cringed hard at OP's post and the replies.

    Don't be jealous just because you can't name all the captains of the Enterprise. We are here to help!

    He must have come here to die. He is a red shirt after all.
  • KameHameHaaa
    KameHameHaaa Posts: 244 Member
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  • George_Baileys_Ghost
    George_Baileys_Ghost Posts: 1,524 Member
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    I'm super heavy into Pac Man and Monopoly.
  • cwoyto123
    cwoyto123 Posts: 308
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    Cringed hard at OP's post and the replies.

    Why? Not nerd enough for you? :yawn:
    No, not at all.

    Just the fact that you flaunt in like "OMG I'm such a nerd!" "Nerds unite!" is pathetic imo.

    Enough with the binary code, we can all google translators lol..
  • KameHameHaaa
    KameHameHaaa Posts: 244 Member
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    *waves* hi I'm Cat. I'm more a nerd in the Sci-fi/cosplay sense. But one of my major reasons for getting in shape is so I can kick zombie butts should the need ever arise. ...

    It's like you get me. Srsly, people think I'm crazy but I have a huge fear of being eaten. So whether i gotta run from zombies or punch a shark/bear i'm trying to get in shape for self defense LOL.
  • KameHameHaaa
    KameHameHaaa Posts: 244 Member
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    Cringed hard at OP's post and the replies.

    Why? Not nerd enough for you? :yawn:
    No, not at all.

    Just the fact that you flaunt in like "OMG I'm such a nerd!" "Nerds unite!" is pathetic imo.

    Enough with the binary code, we can all google translators lol..

    Being a hater is not an attractive quality. If you don't like the thread, why are you here? o_O Just curious, not trying to "start anything".

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