I believe there are four pillars of classic geekdom:
Lord of Rings (D&D, Frazetta, Sorcery, Undead...)
Comics (Super Heroes, Graphic Novels, Manga...)
Space (Star Trek, Star Wars, sci-fi...)
What I always thought was interesting about Geekdom is it's really just an imaginative view of reality. Swords and Sorcery is just a fantasy of the past, super heroes/villans and monster movies/comics are present filtered through a what-if-o-tron and Sci-fi is just an imaginative look at the future. They are all a magical view of the world, past present and future. Whether it's 'the Force' or 'Genetic mutation', or 'Spells' it's the manifestation of the possiblities.
It accepts and endulges the unknown. An exaggeration maybe, but I think it taps the awe the amazement of a child, new to this strange world, that we've all felt. When the rules of the world are strange to us, it's feels like magic, like there are no limits. If you think about what might have been if we were never told the limits (true or false) we have the view of the geek.
I'm inspired. I'm officially declaring my intention to make a GeekSAT. I need contributors (Ulo, Caleb, Jason, Mike I'm thinking of you dorks.)
I'm going to make a geek test. The higher the score the bigger a geek you are. Official rating and ID Card will be presented to you after marking. I was inspired by this Article: Meet the Geek Elite.
You better know you HitDice, Vampire Clans, Supervillans, Programming languages and be able to name every GI JOE and GoBot. So listen up. If you have an unhealthy collection of uncool knowledge, form a question and answer and sent it to me. JUST DO IT!
For example:
1. Name one wizard from Lord of the Rings who wasn't mentioned in the Peter Jackson version.
2. Name three Droid from Star Wars.
3. Who endows mortals with the Power Cosmic?
Today's Song of the Day is "Get Off Of My Cloud" by The Rolling Stones off their 1965 album "December's Children (and everybody's)"
Crazy Fact: This is the last Stones album in which cover material accounted for 50 percent of the content.
njoy
29 comments:
1. Radagast the Brown
2. R5D4, IG-88, R3-T6
3. Galactus
God. I can't believe that I actually answered your questions. Actually, I can. They were pretty easy too, which probably says more about me than I generally care to admit.
You forgot to add prog-rock to your category of questionaires, College-boy. Especially RUSH, King Crimson, Peter Gabriel-era Genesis and Marillion.
There's nothing like the unholy canon of fantasy wargames, science-fiction, comic books and prog rock to bring back those lovely memories of repelling the fairer sex and self-imposed exile from anyone who was considered normal (much less even remotely cool).
Not that I ever became normal.
Or cool for that matter.
Even the science academics, glee-club and math-club types were higher up on the social pecking order than the level of proto-geeks that you're describing. I suspect this was because their interests were recognised by the mass social un-conscious as being within the realm of self-betterment and improvement.
As opposed to guys dreaming about being ridiculously musclebound barbarians rescuing big-breasted-damsels-in-distress with sword and-sorcery.
When you think that most of the topics of interest you mention were WILLINGLY cultivated by pimply-faced, socially-challenged males (for the most part) with budding forms of body dysmorphia, I shudder to think of the social pariah-dom that we were mapping out for ourselves at the time.
Funny thing is somehow, younger kids today look at geeks and geekdom back then as sorta cool. The why of it almost escapes me.
I like to think of it as being a mis-interpretation of geekdom. As a weird tribute to a non-existent form of anarachic nihilism and non-conformity.
Thing is, I remember geeks being blithely unaware about the whys of their unpopularity (and for the most part) perceived as UN-intellectual and lonely. And not in a cool way, either. I don't remember anyone feeling especially noble or self-immolating (in a burning monk kinda way )about it. You never saw anyone being proud of being a geek back then.
Most them just wandered around tossing thirty-sided die and wondering why they didn't get invited anywhere or could attract any girls that liked Star Wars or Dungeons annd Dragons as well.
Fuck that Revenge of the Nerds lesson about 'Everyone being a nerd.' Maybe it was true, but you didn't see anyone dressing up that way after the movie.
The Emo kids that do it now, do it in a fashionable kitsch-y way with Ray-Bans and 7 jeans. Geek-chic and Geek-cool today is nostalgia perpetrated by the art-damaged alternative kids and Vogue magazine. People like the idea of Geekdom, but don't want the shit that comes with it.
Especially if they realise that a lot of the geeks became socially-awkward and completely fucked-up ADULTS.
Present company included.
But the scarier thing you haven't considered is the number of unmarried, pornography-addicted weirdos who finance their addictions with low-paying jobs and still attend comic conventions surviving fast food and ramen. Their proliferation is staggering. And you see people walking away from them on the street all the time. You know him- the late 30-something guy with burrito stains on his She-Hulk shirt who smells really bad and hasn't brushed his teeth in a month. Hell, I see 'em on the street and they frighten ME. The shrinks and socialogists even came up with a name for these guys in Japan.
The Otaku.
And it's generally regarded as a form of social and emotional retardation. The fact that a portion of North Americn society has embraced this word is scary.
Wow. I sound pretty geeky huh? But you knew that. It's a wonder that I managed to date or have any sex at all.
Oh.
That's right.
I DIDN'T.
EXCEPT WITH MYSELF.
Hm. Wonder why.
Geeks: Deader than dead and more camp than Punk.
Sorry to be a kill-joy, College-boy, but someone had to write about the dark side.
That being said, I almost forgot my contribution to the geeklist.
Monty Python trivia.
We musn't forget that.
wow. thank you.
Hey College-boy,
After careful thought, here are a few questions for your Geek SAT, including a generous interpretation of the question's level of difficulty.
1. When a party of adventurers encounters creatures in a dungeon, what is the first role of the die during the encounter for? BASIC
2. How many die are employed in this particular roll and how many sides to these die are there? BASIC
3. Name the degrees of advancement required to achieve the rank of Paladin in D&D INTERMEDIATE.
4. What two Mythos were deleted from the Deities & Demigods D&D handbook after it's 1st printing? ADVANCED
5. Who was RUSH's first professional drummer and which album did he appear on? BASIC
6. Name two Sword-and-Sorcery-inspired RUSH songs. INTERMEDIATE
7. Name 2 brands of basses that Geddy Lee uses on A Farewell to Kings. ADVANCED
8. What was the Japanese name for the Japanime series Battle of the Planets? BASIC
9. Which characters were specifically created for the North American version of Battle of the Planets? BASIC
10. Why were they created? INTERMEDIATE
11. What was the reason for Keyop's bizarre speech patterns in the North American version of Battle of the Planets? ADVANCED
12. In Star Wars Episode IV, where did Luke say to his uncle that he was preparing to go the morning C3P0 and R2D2 disappeared? BASIC
13. What did he say he was going to pick up? BASIC
14. What was the full name of Luke's best friend from childhood in Episode IV? INTERMEDIATE
15. What is the name of the monster in the Death Star trash compactor? INTERMEDIATE
16. What kind of armour does Boba Fett wear? ADVANCED
17. In Episode V, Boba Fett is first referred to in an conversation on Hoth between a General and Han Solo as as "That Bounty Hunter from ____ _____" ADVANCED
18. Where is Boba Fett's first appearance in the Star Wars Universe? ADVANCED
19. Name the original roster of The Uncanny X-Men
BASIC
20. Name a Canadian artist who worked on The Uncanny X-men. BASIC
21. What Marvel Canadian team comic was a spin-off from The Uncanny X-men ? INTERMEDIATE
22. Give the original codename of that team's leader. ADVANCED
23. Ramen is part of the Geek Food group. T/F BASIC
24. What was the original meaning of Geeking and what terminology is it from? INTERMEDIATE
25. The first 80's computer geeks were able to program in B----, F------and M------- languages. ADVANCED
And that's my 25 cents worth.
Funny thing is, I think these questions are actually pretty easy and my grading system is too lenient.
Okay, now I'm really depressed.
My guess is that Pif , Ulo and maybe Celery and Dennis will get most of them.
James will lie about not being able to get any of them, but we all know the truth.
So there you go.
Hey Pif, what gives? I got questions. Huey Lewis is totally geeky but wasn't he popular back in the day? Like mullets. They're geeky now, but didn't everyone use to have one? When you say geeky, do you mean geeky now or then? Except Rush fans. You will always be geeky. Are non-geeks supposed to be able to answer the questions in your SAT?
I never liked this whole 'geek' thing. Maybe I just never got it.
It seems like one of the central parts of this whole geek thing is the ostracization, the weird clannishness of hiding in a basement with other social misfits who didn't like sports, liked computers, and didn't get dates.
That sounds brutal. Did you guys really have teenage lives that rough? I honestly didn't. In my high school, the most popular guys were playing D&D, Marvel, or Space Hulk with us. Most of us also played sports occasionally, had girlfriends (who occasionally even played with us, and washed, and were not goths). None of us were into computers. I wasn't really into star trek/star wars, but a couple of the guys were. We were mainly into punk, but not particularly heavily. Sure, so my school was a Toronto private school, and probably not normal, but this can't have been completely bizarre. anyone concur?
When I started to get seriously into comics, so did the mainstream, it seems. So I've never felt ostracized, really. Do you guys still feel ostracized for gaming? It seems everyone games out here in Vancouver.
I guess because of all this, I've always been happy to tell people that I roleplay, but this explains that time at GenCon when Pif, Rob, and Wren all completely refused to admit to anyone not in the convention center why we were in Milwalkee. I remember being a little hurt at the time, as you guys were embarassed about something I am proud of, but it makes sense if you guys were picked on as kids about this.
Throw off the shame, gamers! It just makes you play worse, and not try the new fantastically rich board, miniature, card, and role playing games that are coming out these days. We're living in a golden age of gaming, here--I often feel that many cling to D&D more out of nostalgia than any other reason (it's really not the best system out there).
Or maybe I just live in an alternate universe, as my wife often tells me, and am completely oblivious to condsending remarks and looks.
At any rate, a geek to me will always be that guy that bites the head off the live chicken in sideshows, not you guys.
Oh, and Mutants and Masterminds 2e is a really amazing superhero role playing system. Or, if you like less rules and more mood, Delta Green is sublime.
Caleb
Oh right, questions. Ok, here are a few gaming ones for you:
EASY
1. If I want to trade you 'two sheep for a wood', what game are we playing?
2. Who is considered the 'father of role-playing'?
3. What game is the deveoper of robo rally most famous for inventing?
4. What does DBA stand for?
INTERMEDIATE
1. What edition is the current base set of Magic?
2. What did famous german boardgame designer Reiner Knizia do before he designed games?
3. What does wizards of the coast's 'open gaming licence' refer to?
4. What was 'the father of role-playing's most legendarily difficult adventure?
5. What alignment is a gold dragon?
HARD
1. haw many masks does Nyarlathotep have? (list those you know)
2. Where is great Cthulhu right now? What is he doing?
3. What game is WizKids releasing in August? What figure are they offering to retailers as a buying incentive?
4. What is the famous boardgame Puerto Rico accused of re-enacting?
5. What comic guru claimed to be retired recently? What was his last graphic novel?
6. Who is the hero in Donjon?
7. How much can Spirodonas bleed for without additional cards?
Aw you guys are so cute. I love geeks. I remember the days and nights spent on South Street, watching Star Trek Next Generation with you, and having a certain little fella tell me in a not-so- uncreepy way that I looked like the doctor. And playing Supremecy and Star Wars with you. I'm not a geek, I'm a geek groupie.
But one of you is a real nerd!
Hey, anyone reading this will probably appreciate the extreme brilliance of this, based on Mike Mignola's (creater of hellboy) comic of the same name.
http://www.scifi.com/amazingscrewonhead/
EXTREMELY HARD
1. What is the name, deck type, and nationality of the first world champion magic player? (extra points: what was the name, deck type and nationality of his final opponent?)
2. What is Pi? (to at least 8 decimals)
3. What is the true pronunciation of the allfather of Norse mythology?
4. In 40k, what is the name of the gods who transformed the ancient Necrontyr into the Necrons?
5. In Heinlein's short story that was an homage to fascism, what was the enemy race called?
6. What is the normal length and weight of a claidheamh mor?
7. During what year did Superman acquire the ability to fly? Where is the first picture of him doing so?
8. What caused Spock to have tremendous sexual desire? Name the episode(s) involved.
9. Describe (1st ed. D&D) Green Slime. What was its effect? its weaknesses? it's treasure class? its HD and damage?
10. What is the name of the band who wrote the song: "The Dark Liege Of Chaos Is Unleashed At The Ensorcelled Shrine Of A'Zura-Kai (The Splendour Of A Thousand Swords Gleaming Beneath The Blazon Of The Hyperborean Empire Part II)"
Dude,
Omigod the questions are getting TOUGHER.
Everyone is SOOOO gonna FAIL.
But Caleb. Bal-Sagoth? C'mon. You might as well be listening to Carpathian Forest . Or Bathory. Or Celtic Frost.
Oops. I'm gonna stop now,
Here's a couple more
EASY:
Which geek does not belong?
Frank Frazetta
H.R. Giger
Boris
The Brothers Hildebrandt
H.P. Lovecraft
INTERMEDIATE
Complete the quotes (3 points) for each correct answer. And name the movie (1 point) and speaker (1 point) for each correct answer.
1.I watched C-Beams, glisten in the dark at the T--------- Gate.
2. Crush your enemy. See them driven before you and h--- the l---------- of their w----!
3. Amateurs. Fucking amateurs. You want a ---? Dude, I can get you a ---. I can get you a ---right now.
DIFFICULT
Who does Khan quote at the end of The Wrath of Khan? What is the exact quote?
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT
Translate the following passage:
Caleb isn't allowed to answer this one.
"Ph-nglui mglw'nafh Cthulu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtgn."
ya missed an 'h' in cthulhu, there, mike..you know that'll cause the entire incantation to fail, as contrary to popular belief, it isn't pronounce ka-thoo-lu, but, to quote the source:
"The actual sound—as nearly as human organs could imitate it or human letters record it—may be taken as something like Khlûl’-hloo, with the first syllable pronounced gutturally and very thickly. The u is about like that in full; and the first syllable is not unlike klul in sound, since the h represents the guttural thickness. The second syllable is not very well rendered—the l sound being unrepresented. (to Duane Rimel, 23 July 1934)"
Missed the 'h' in Cthulhu.
I know, I know. I'm typing with a tentacle growing out of the side of my face and looking at the screenn through a segmented eye as we speak.
Serves me right for having to look the damn thing up.
Ya know, I used to tell Annette that I'm a geek all the time and she didn't totally believe me until she discovered my comic book collection and a photo of me with a bowl cut haircut, wearing Hakim clearance special eyeglass frames and a Star Wars Jawa T-shirt. The photo was taken at a Dungeons and Dragons convention.
I shit you not.
She met me when I was into the So-cal hardcore cholo look and has difficulty believing that I was a punk in my mid-teens as well. Mistook me for a Jock preppie with my flattop haircut, pleated chinos and white t-shirts.That punk one's more difficult to confirm. No photos. Parents too ashamed.
But once a geek always a geek.
Saw the episode of The Simpsons where the go forward in time and meet Milhouse as a bodybuilder. Go figure.
Belated 'Congratulations' on your wedding.
Here's a couple more
EASY
Iron Maiden wrote a song based around a poem by what English poet. Name the Song, the album it appears on and the poet.
INTERMEDIATE
Tiamat is:
a) A dragon in Dungeons and Dragons (1st ed).
b) A Babylonian Godess
c) A gun from the Disgaea video game
d) A goth metal band
e) All of the above
DIFFICULT
Norwegian Black metallers from the band Mayhem are cannibals. T/F
What and who did they supposedly eat?
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT
Carpathian Forest claim their albums to not be Satanic in nature, but a narrative about what kind of a reality?
Øystein Aarseth is the true name of what Norwegian black metal musician?
What was the name of his band?
I'm honored to be included in such esteemed company, people whom I genuinely like and respect. I am curious as to the identity of the number-one super-uncool, however. Ulo, is that you? What's up Dawg?
Questions.
How about
1. What sort of being is Gandalf? (Name and nature of)
2. Who wrote 'Keep on the borderlands'?
3. Who would win in a straight fight: a bugbear or a troglodyte?
4. What sort of enemy attacks in the first ambush in 'Journey to the Rock'?
5. Was Iron Man ever Black?
6. What was the superhero name of microphysicist Hank Williams during his stint with the West Coast avengers?
7. What band's album was called 'smelll the glove'?
Cheers,
Wren
Sorry Wren,
Number-one-super-uncool is Mike W.
The name is a derivation of the phrase "Harey-u-davison(Harley Davidson), number-one-super-cool!" - something I heard a Harajuku greaser from Japan often say when he was visiting friends of mine who worked at a tattoo parlour in Toronto.
Here's a geek story for you.
The guy, who was about 19, said he was a member of a gang of juvenile delinquent bikers called the Midnight Angels and had that name tattooed across his belly. "In my country, this gang...very dangerous..."
This guy probably weighed around 120 lbs soaking wet and was a little disappointed that the guys who were trying not to laugh at him were not more impressed. They asked him about Japanese animation and giant robot stuff and although he tried to be polite about it, said that he was more interested in baseball and engines. "This things you ask about...not cool...most people think it for small kids or losers..."
We found out later from one of the guys who sometimes tattooed in Japan that the gang really WAS considered dangerous and was a recruiting ground for one of the oldest Yakuza Families in Tokyo.
Who knew?
Anyway, most people know Number-one-super-uncool is me. Sorry for the confusion.
Ulo has yet to make an appearance.
Wow! I have totally failed on the geekstat. I think I've played D&D maybe twice and have never touched a deck of Magic Cards. I guess I'm not the geek I thought I was.
Got lots of Homework to do.
W.T.F.???
Here's a few for the non-gaming geeks among us:
1. If I have "the power to kill a yak from 200 yards", what do I kill them with, what power do I have, and what is my name? (extra points: when I reach the crevasse, what should I fill it with?)
2. Who was the actor who played the hero in Ladyhawke, and what was his character's extremely unlikely special sword attack? It did rock, though.
3. In the movie version of "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep", What is Deckard's partner's name? What origami figure does he leave Deckard at the end of the move? (extra points: here's a piece of paper--make it yourself)
4. fill in the blanks:
A thousand years ago the Crystal cracked and two new races appeared, the wise _______ and the evil _______. The ______ took control over everything, but there was a prophecy that a ________ would end the _____ Power. So fearing for their lives the ______ killed all ________, and now only Jen and Kira survive. So each one, with their own gifts, must help the other. But there are many obstacles ahead of them. One of the most important being the self-centered _______ ___________ looking for a way to end his exile.
5. In Logan's Run, what is the name of the group who hunt logan because his life clock has run out? At what age is one's life clock supposed to run out? How do we know if someone's life clock has run out? Who here wanted to be Logan?
6. What is the name of DeNiro's character in Brazil? what is his occupation? What problem is he called in to fix? How did he manage to seem so creepy?
7. Descibe the edited scenes in the standard release of the movie Aliens. Why were these scenes essential for the movie to work? Why did the studio act with such incompetence in their editing? (no, really, if you know, tell me)
8. What is He-Man's secret identity? Name some of his friends:
a) his companion, the female captain of the royal guards who has a crush on him.
b) her father.
c) his cowardly green tiger named 'cringer' (when transformed).
now, yell out He-Man's cry, with your hands in the correct position!
9. fill in the blanks:
Dune is set far in the future amidst a sprawling feudal intergalactic empire where planetary fiefdoms are controlled by noble Houses that owe allegiance to the Imperial House _______. The novel tells the story of young ____ ________, heir apparent to Duke ____ ________ and scion of House ________, as he and his family relocate to the planet ______, the universe's only source of the _____. In a story that explores the complex interactions of politics, religion, ecology, technology, and human emotion, the fate of ____, his family, his new planet and its native inhabitants, as well as the _______ Emperor, the powerful _______ Guild, and the secretive female order of the ____ ________, are all drawn together into a confrontation that will change the course of humanity.
now, one additional point for every Dune book read.
10. Who was Val Kilmer's character in Willow? Where was he when Willow meets him? How many heads does the dragon who eats the troll at the end have? How cool was that?
11. Have you watched the director's cut of 'Das Boot' straight through? I know you have. That fucking rocked! give yourself a point.
you know, it occurs to me that the real geek test is the willingness to think up and write bizzarely obscure yet specific cultural references for others, delighting in reading other's questions, and trying to outdo everyone else. THAT'S geeky.
I think we all win.
Hey, thanks, Mike. We're even still married!
Here's a question Mara insisted that I add, when I told her of this list last night:
1. Do you continue to deny that you are a geek, even when told so repeatedly by various people, including your wife? Do you still try and convince people that roleplaying is in any way normal?
ah, she's a cutie.
Let's get Rob in on this.
1. How much is a Revised dual land currently worth?
2. What was the name of the grease ball that owned Odyssey 2000? BONUS: What was the name of his sidekick?
3. What is Ral Partha? BONUS: Who is Ral Partha?
4. What is the name of the warlock in 'Warlock on Firetop Mountain'
5. When will Caleb's fantasy opus, 'Land of Luck' be published?
That was me, not jack.
Oh, the geekery - the stench of it offendeth heaven.
I don't deny that I enjoy geeky stuff, and I nourish my inner geek, but I can't honestly call myself a geek anymore. I just don't care enough about it anymore. I will never again have the time to devote to memorizing rules charts and sorting crates of cards and memorizing entire movie scripts. I just don't have anything to prove anymore.
As for Number-One-Uncool's summation of Geek - I would say that I make a distinction between 'Geek' and 'Nerd'. To my mind, nerdism is a social descriptor, while geek refers to having an inordinate level of detailed knowledge about an obscure topic. There are baseball geeks and movie geeks and golf geeks and astronomy geeks and so on, while 'nerdy' always means someone who never learned about personal hygiene and is hopeless at carrying on a conversation with the opposite sex without being creepy.
The two qualities are often found in the same individual, but I think the distinction needs to be made. What makes a geek antisocial is when they try and make other people feel inferior for not having read the Silmarillion or the Necronomicon. That's the line between geek and nerd. I can be a geek, and know a few phrases of Elvish, but I am perfectly happy to keep it to myself, and save it for the appropriate moment.
And yes, Caleb. I would call your description of your private school experience 'idyllic'. Back on the Eastern Shore I got weird looks for wearing glasses or reading books. And there were bullies, and I had a tough time making friends. It seemed like everyone needed to ride a ski-doo and fish to be cool. It seemed like I was trapped in hell - the worst time of my life. I got older and stopped giving a shit what other people think of me, and I got a lot happier. Whatever - it's done with now, and my kids will never have to put up with it.
So geekery... I lined up to see Lord of the Rings on opening night, but I didn't wear a costume. There's some sort of line there that I'm just no longer motivated to cross. Does that mean I'm not a geek anymore? It's hard to tell. I think a true geek is a form of fanatic. They go out there to prove their expertise in their chosen area of expertise.
It would be safe to say I'm a recovering geek. I still own D&D books and Miniatures and I have a comic collection. I'm excited to see the new Transformers movie when it comes out... not to mention the plethora of other geek-inspired culture I'm being fed now that I'm the prime marketing demographic.
I'll never forget that creepy feeling I got when I first saw a banner for Lord of the Rings hanging on the side of a Burger King. It was like something very personal, something that was a part of my identity, something that I had to fight to defend was now being celebrated...
Well now, Pif asked me to supply some Comics questions. I cannot claim to know the difficulty rating of these questions.
1. Who is Zarathos?
2. Name at least three of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard.
3. Name the home planet of the Space Knights.
4. What planet is home to the Inhumans?
5. What planet is home to Thanos?
6. What color is the skin of a Kree?
7. What planet is the HQ of the Green Lantern Corps?
8. Who killed Superman?
9. Who killed The Comedian?
10. What was the Joker's villainous persona before he first faced Batman?
11. What does S.O.B. stand for? B.P.R.D.? S.H.I.E.L.D.? J.L.A.? (too easy)
12. Who is the monarch of Latveria?
13. Who is the King of Atlantis (DC)?
14. Who is the King of Atlantis (MARVEL)?
15. Name five comic book creators, living or dead.
16. Who is the leader of Easy Company?
17. Who is Billy Batson? Jennifer Walters? Barry Allen? Diana Prince? Norrin Radd? Marc Spector? Steve Rogers? Oliver Queen? Janet Van Dyne? Scott Free? ...I'm not even gonna ask you about Peter Parker, Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent.
18. What is a Boom Tube?
19. Who carries the Right Hand of Doom?
20. Who lives on the planet Ylum?
I'm starting to head off into non-Marvel/DC comics, and that might not be playing fair...
- d -
Good point about the distinction between geek and nerd.
Here are a couple more:
1. Who is Julius Kelp and Buddy Love?
2. Do all Klingons have ridges on their heads?
3. Name 3 actors from Star Trek, the original series.
4. If you were Porky Pig in 1949, where would you
be hunting for the Last Dodo?
5. If I was walking around carrying an Illudium PU32
explosive space modulator, who would I be?
6. Who does not belong on this list:
William Gibson
William F. Buckley
Philip K Dick
Bruce Sterling
Issac Asimov
7. Did the Coyote ever speak in a Coyote vs
Roadrunner cartoon?
8. What fits on your back, is great for a snack and
rolls over your neighbor's dog?
9. What is Whackyland's slogan?
10. Did the Comics Code ever allow gay
superheros to appear in comics carrying their
stamp of approval?
Woah, That's a huge list of questions you got there. Pif, you need to compile these into a full test. I'd like to know how I'd do. I skimmed through a lot of the questions and wasn't doing so well but I think that's more relative to the amount of drugs I did during the formative teen years of my life. (not making excuses, despite what Wong might think). Long term memory has suffered. I didn't know a lot of Star Wars questions although I thought I would.
I guess that's another category of geekdom – the stoner. This species has much in common with geek. Trouble in social situations, unaware of why behavior is un-cool, no/few girls. etc.
So here's a few stoner questions that you might yourself with:
1. What's a Y joint?
2. Which fruit is best suited for making an impromptu pipe?
3. How many grams in a ounce?
4. Gravol and beer is like a homemade version of what drug? (Bonus question, have you ever tried it to see if it actually works?)
5. What are the two kinds of beverage containers that are best suited for making an impromptu pipe?
6. What kind of drug comes in a bottle cap?
7. Are you a cop?
James
I have a last non-quiz comment on geekness.
It seems sad to me that especially with regard to gaming, people tend to feel responsible for every freak reject who picks up a roleplaying manual or what have you.
Look, the gaming community in my mind consists of the interesting gamers, intelligent, socially aware, somewhat cool, people who wash and have relationships category. I don't feel like I need to somehow embrace, explain, feel responsible for, or even talk to the kind of people that scare mainstream Canada. Why do you?
There are idiots/freaks in every field. You can play golf without knowing/being/taking responsibilty for every corporate jackal who does, you can like daytona without knowing/being/taking responsibility for every drunk hillbilly who does also.
don't let some misguided shame stop you from playing. The losers are not you. Let them do whatever they do to be happy--how nice, they have people to do something with, whatever. Know it has nothing to do with you, and come back here and play something with me.
Level 72 Paladin Seeking 42+ Rogue, Druid, and Sorceress - m4ww
I am seeking a level 42 or above rogue, druid, and sorceress to help me assault the fortress of Mordria, and for hot kinky sex. I am the sole holder of the Axe of Fragyholt and am a level 72 Paladin equipped with Def+ 52 plate mail. I also have a really big penis. I can cast Magic Missile, Icebolt, and am a fairly skilled at cunnilingus. Indeed, Orcs and Goblins are no match for me, not unlike your unsuspecting genitalia, which shall recieve a thrashing, the likes of which have been only whispered in hushed voice in times of darkness. I have a lot of experience, both with annihilating ogres, and the finer points of pleasuring fair maidens, and like to be beaten with wet towels. I live at home with Mother, and you will have to sneak in through the basement window. This partnership boasts many advantages, such as an unlimited supply of Cheetos and Mountain Dew, and hot, steamy, hanky-panky with my massive member. Comic book lovers a plus.
You guys are freaks.
When are we starting the next round of Diplomacy?
After all, the top three from the last round also took the top three places in the world cup... coincidence?
Sorry Cel,
I seriously don't know what I was thinkin'.
Except for the metal questions of course, and probably not the death metal stuff, either.
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