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"Cool people don't play RPGs" (from the Enworld thread)
« Reply #60 on: July 24, 2009, 11:26:03 AM »
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The NA high school system is leaving a big mark on your societies. It never stops to amaze me.

1. There are several people from your hemisphere participating in this thread.
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biased_sample
3. You realize that you're essentially saying how much cooler you are than everyone else by virtue of not being from North America,  and therefore not being concerned with how cool you are, I'm sure. Good show.
« Last Edit: July 24, 2009, 01:56:08 PM by Aos »
You are posting in a troll thread.

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« Reply #61 on: July 24, 2009, 11:31:54 AM »
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I'm the one with the stick up my ass?


Honestly, I don't understand since you're normally a sharp and intelligent dude.  Let me spell it out for you then:  almost everyone in this thread has posted that they are cool with themselves, cool to their loved ones, and cool to their close friends and, outside of that, they don't give a flying fuck what others think about them.  Seriously man, you couldn't pick that up from all the posts?  See the glass as half full, rather than half empty.

Edit:  *sigh*  I'm not looking for yet another Internet fight or showdown.  All I'm trying to say is lighten up a bit dude.  :)  <-- The smiley is genuine, and I'm not trying to be a dick by using it.
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« Reply #62 on: July 24, 2009, 12:19:42 PM »
At the Buffy meetup I went to Twilight was generally agreed to be pretty silly.
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« Reply #63 on: July 24, 2009, 12:28:31 PM »
role-playing is serious business, therefore the people who participate must be cool, important, and beautiful.
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« Reply #64 on: July 24, 2009, 01:01:24 PM »
Wow. J Arcane melted a fuse!
Humor, man. It's called humor.

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« Reply #65 on: July 24, 2009, 01:07:04 PM »
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Guys, guys, guys... we are not cool. Not only do we play RPGs we also post on a geeky website where we discuss geeky games geekily.

...A Whole big paragraph was snipped from here....

....... but please please please never ever try to pretend you are cool.


I have to disagree with most of your post in general. What some people are failingbto recognize is that what used to be cosidered 'geeky' or nard behavior has actually shifted over and becaome a subset of "Cool Behavior" or at least mainstream accepted behavior.

The thought in the thread title or enworld thread is close to 10 to 12 years out of date - the trouble may be that terminology has not caught up yet.

Think about it  - "Big Bang Theory" is actually a ratings success. The reason? Most people have some part of those characters as themselves these days. (or thier boyfriend/girlfrien or spouse)  The Big Bag characters 20 years ago would have been the 'odd' flavor characters on most sitcoms - now they are the heroes the general public roots for and we enjoy it when Penny starts accidentally absorbing the 'geek culture' references.


World of Warcraft - is a HUGE mainstream hit. Let's admit it , it has become "Cool". That game is basically boiled down D&D on a computer network.

Two years ahgo I went shopping with a female friend (a married friend) to the local HUSTLER store - while talking with the really nice looking sales clerk ...she admitted that she played WoW ...but she was worried poeople would think she was a geek. See? Secret "Geek Girl" blending in at the adult book store.

Mire recently, this past week I'm shopping at the MEIJER store....
I'm at the counter browsing at a promotional booklet for the newest 'RESIDENT EVIL' game.(the one with the orange cover and two fighters with rifles) - this guy asks me "You play that game , man?"
ME: "NO, I just liuke the artwork...I  was thinking of borrowing for my Roleplaying game. " me pausing "I don't really like video games much"

Let me describe the guy talking to me : Tallish young African-American in an oversize white t-shirt there with his two friends dressed in mostly the same way. All three wearing denim pants and big sneakers/ Gym shoes on. When I say tall - I mean tasller than me....and I'm 6',1". When I told him my group had been 3 girls and 1 girl playing for about four years plus he said "That not that common". Turns out he and 1 of his friends had played D&D before at least 3 or 4 sessions. These guys would never normally fit some people's view of what 'geek' or 'nerd' looks like.


From what I can see I can see in and and around these suburbs - the world of subcultures and what is and is not 'cool' has changed massively, but not everyone has realized it yet.


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« Reply #66 on: July 24, 2009, 02:06:53 PM »
If "not playing RPGs is cool", then most people on online RPG forums have been cool for a long time.

I, however, prefer to be damn hot.  

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Two years ahgo I went shopping with a female friend (a married friend) to the local HUSTLER store


Koltar = Swinger?

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« Reply #67 on: July 24, 2009, 02:12:29 PM »
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At the Buffy meetup I went to Twilight was generally agreed to be pretty silly.


I think you should win the thread

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« Reply #68 on: July 24, 2009, 02:28:57 PM »
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Koltar = Swinger?

I learn something new every day! :0


Not exactly, when a woman friend of mine wants someone to go shopping with I always say yes. I'm odd for a 'straight guy' in that I actually enjoy shopping with women...also I give valid informed opinions whe they're trying on clothes. Tht day my friend was looking for something to surprise her husband and she knew that i kind of know how he thinks.

 Oh - and all of the above mentioned people are gamers.

When out shopping - I'm running into more and more people that know me from the game store.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-WnjVUBDbs

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« Reply #69 on: July 24, 2009, 02:44:49 PM »
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Jesus fuck dude, take the stick out of your ass and lighten up a bit.


He can't. He's all stick.

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« Reply #70 on: July 24, 2009, 02:56:04 PM »
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Wow. J Arcane melted a fuse!
Humor, man. It's called humor.
Sure, this thread is chock full of it.  It's like a bad parody of a Eugene Levy film.
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« Reply #71 on: July 24, 2009, 03:14:14 PM »
You guys make me laugh.

Is that cool or what?

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« Reply #72 on: July 24, 2009, 03:20:13 PM »
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He can't. He's all stick.

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I thought he was all ass.
You are posting in a troll thread.

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« Reply #73 on: July 24, 2009, 04:15:23 PM »
I am cooler than any of you guys here.
PD. and in en world too.

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« Reply #74 on: July 24, 2009, 04:20:35 PM »
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If "not playing RPGs is cool", then most people on online RPG forums have been cool for a long time.


There is not a big enough rolleyes emote for this dude. Can't that be saved for the 4e thread clusterfucks?