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5 Reasons It's Still Not Cool to Admit You're a Gamer

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Lol.

 

It's not cool to admit you're a gamer?

 

Try admitting you're a wargamer.

 

hai guis i play wow lol

We both know that's not what usually gets you all the blank stares.

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I'm gonna be honest, if you're really hot. I mean hot like attractive, fit, sexy, good looking, wealthy, well dressed and getting laid regularly by other hot people...

 

you can say you play D&D and people instead of staring at you like a psycho will actually ask you stuff like

 

"really? I've always wondered what that was, is it like a game or something?"

 

if hot person responds: "actually its more like collaborative problem solving. You and some good friends are presented with a problem, and then you work through it together"

 

then the hot person retains dignity and also is maintaining hot veil of mystery.

 

NEVER TELL THEM WHAT D&D IS ACTUALLY LIKE. you will lose 2-8 points hotness immediately (depending on how detailed you are in your description).


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NEVER TELL THEM WHAT D&D IS ACTUALLY LIKE. you will lose 2-8 points hotness immediately (depending on how detailed you are in your description).
No. NO, NO, NO!

 

The correct format is, "you will suffer 2d4 hotness damage", dammit!

- When he is best, he is a little worse than a man, and when he is worst, he is little better than a beast.

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NEVER TELL THEM WHAT D&D IS ACTUALLY LIKE. you will lose 2-8 points hotness immediately (depending on how detailed you are in your description).
No. NO, NO, NO!

 

The correct format is, "you will suffer 2d4 hotness damage", dammit!

You just did too.

I'd say the answer to that question is kind of like the answer to "who's the sucker in this poker game?"*

 

*If you can't tell, it's you. ;)

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I'm gonna be honest, if you're really hot. I mean hot like attractive, fit, sexy, good looking, wealthy, well dressed and getting laid regularly by other hot people...

 

you can say you play D&D and people instead of staring at you like a psycho will actually ask you stuff like

 

"really? I've always wondered what that was, is it like a game or something?"

 

if hot person responds: "actually its more like collaborative problem solving. You and some good friends are presented with a problem, and then you work through it together"

 

then the hot person retains dignity and also is maintaining hot veil of mystery.

 

NEVER TELL THEM WHAT D&D IS ACTUALLY LIKE. you will lose 2-8 points hotness immediately (depending on how detailed you are in your description).

 

 

Actually, I think the wealthy part is enough. Just like anything else, wealth buys a lot of tolerance.

Notice how I can belittle your beliefs without calling you names. It's a useful skill to have particularly where you aren't allowed to call people names. It's a mistake to get too drawn in/worked up. I mean it's not life or death, it's just two guys posting their thoughts on a message board. If it were personal or face to face all the usual restraints would be in place, and we would never have reached this place in the first place. Try to remember that.
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Hey, Vin Deisel happily admits to being a DnD geek. Hell, he even had the names of his favourite characters put into the tattoos he had to wear for xXx... And yet still a fair amount of the girls I know find him incredibly hot..

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Hey, Vin Deisel happily admits to being a DnD geek. Hell, he even had the names of his favourite characters put into the tattoos he had to wear for xXx... And yet still a fair amount of the girls I know find him incredibly hot..

 

 

Really? They find chinless wonders with a blank stare, a bald head and way, way, way too much steroids in their body attractive?

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I think it's kind of like Ron Perlman. Girls love the voice, even if they don't have the looks of prettier actors..

<shrugs>

I just know quite a few girls who happily do the "squee!!" when Vin is mentioned.

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Actually, I think the wealthy part is enough. Just like anything else, wealth buys a lot of tolerance.

"I'm not crazy, I'm eccentrically creative." .... :thumbsup:

 

Also, I wouldn't say Vin Diesel is "hot", but he does have a certain appeal, especially in his "serious" eye gaze. But then, I tend to have a thing for bald men. If he had/kept a full head of hair, his appeal-factor would plummet drastically.

 

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NEVER TELL THEM WHAT D&D IS ACTUALLY LIKE. you will lose 2-8 points hotness immediately (depending on how detailed you are in your description).
No. NO, NO, NO!

 

The correct format is, "you will suffer 2d4 hotness damage", dammit!

You just did too.

Obviously, I'm immune to hotness damage or drain effects. smug.gif

 

 

Really? They find chinless wonders with a blank stare, a bald head and way, way, way too much steroids in their body attractive?
Hello, Jay-Z? Success is the most powerful aphrodisiac. If Vin was just a mechanic working at the retailer around the corner earning minimum wage, he wouldn't be anywhere near as "hot" to them.

- When he is best, he is a little worse than a man, and when he is worst, he is little better than a beast.

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Actually, I think the wealthy part is enough. Just like anything else, wealth buys a lot of tolerance.

"I'm not crazy, I'm eccentrically creative." .... ;)

 

Also, I wouldn't say Vin Diesel is "hot", but he does have a certain appeal, especially in his "serious" eye gaze. But then, I tend to have a thing for bald men. If he had/kept a full head of hair, his appeal-factor would plummet drastically.

 

FindMeGuiltyStillcap.jpg

I'm bald.

I'd say the answer to that question is kind of like the answer to "who's the sucker in this poker game?"*

 

*If you can't tell, it's you. ;)

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So I missed the thread, no sweat Ill just pretend the last 50 or so posts didnt happen. Here's my stance: EVERYONE plays games nowadays so please just shut up. It's like you meet someone at a party and you go like:

 

-So what do you do in your free time?

-Uh, lie on the sofa and watch TV.

-No way! I totally watch TV too!!

-Really?! Oh my god thats incredible, we have so much in common!

 

 

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"If Vin was just a mechanic working at the retailer around the corner earning minimum wage, he wouldn't be anywhere near as "hot" to them."

 

That's silly. If Disele was 'just a mechanic around the corner', most women wouldn't have never heard of him anyways so it would be irrelevanthow 'hot' they think he is. As we know, looks are one of the top things Hollywood looks for. Wouldn't be surprised if some casting director saw him doing whatever and said he has that 'look'.. or the same thing applied when he first auditioned. 8shrug* He didn't get to where he is by accident.

 

 

Women think he's hot because they think he's hot. It's that simple.

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Man, I am not familiar with God of War but it seems pretty hilarious. If a game is labelled mature it often seems to mean just the opposite. Can anyone think of a game that handled sex with maturity?

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Man, I am not familiar with God of War but it seems pretty hilarious. If a game is labelled mature it often seems to mean just the opposite. Can anyone think of a game that handled sex with maturity?

Closest I can come to is Heavy Rain. But that was more adrenalin letdown than actual loving sex when you think about it.

 

That said, I'm guessing things aren't that bad as most of the Northwestern U football team are massive gamers (Two of em are in my WoW guild, go figure).

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*Shrug*

 

I find most gamers are about as dull as most "normal" people.

 

to obsessively inane degrees

Fixed that for you. :w00t:

 

If a game is labelled mature it often seems to mean just the opposite.

It's called the Torchwood Effect.

This particularly rapid, unintelligible patter isn't generally heard, and if it is, it doesn't matter.

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Can anyone think of a game that handled sex with maturity?

 

Can anyone think of a man who handles sex with maturity?

"It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"."

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My point is a broader one, which just occurred to me. When we talk of maturity in the West what we most often mean is 'what women think is mature'. Women have their own views, and are perfectly entitled to them. But by the same token, what makes male views intrinsically invalid? And hence the male view so often expressed in games, invalid?

"It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"."

             -Elwood Blues

 

tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp.

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