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In before people who spend hundreds to thousands of dollars on toy tanks that they play with in comic book stores or basements mock people who dress up like idiots and pretend to shoot lightning from their hands.
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That first video is from a comedy show called "Reno: 911" - the supposed LARPer is actually a really funny comedian named Patton Oswald.
...And I'll freely mock LARPers, thank you. If they had any balls, they'd be beating the crap out of each other with rattan swords in the SCA, not prancing about in tights with foam "boffers."
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Ahaha. I love it when he starts saying "and then our Cleric..." and then gets cut off.
Of course not Shuma you're talking to a Monk 1/Cleric 9/Sacred Fist 10 DMM Codzilla here.
You brighten my life like a polystyrene hat, but it melts in the sun like a life without love, and I've waited for you so I'll keep holding on without you.
"There's nothing cooler than being proud of the things that you love" - Sean Plott
I've LARPed, at The Gathering in Derby many years ago, there were bloody thousands of people at it and I had a great time.
Anyone who mocks it whilst at the same time collecting and painting and playing with tiny toy soldiers is a gakker. Lower even than the mindless drones who mock our hobby and have no more interesting things in their lives than American Idol... since they should know better.
MeanGreenStompa wrote:I've LARPed, at The Gathering in Derby many years ago, there were bloody thousands of people at it and I had a great time.
Anyone who mocks it whilst at the same time collecting and painting and playing with tiny toy soldiers is a gakker. Lower even than the mindless drones who mock our hobby and have no more interesting things in their lives than American Idol... since they should know better.
It's almost like how everyone was mocking twilight!
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It depends on whether you think LARPing or Twilight or 40K or Avatar invests your life with inner meaning
In other news, it is legal to purchase an airsoft gun in the UK if you are over 18 and have it 50% spray painted with yellow, orange or pink. Otherwise you have to be a member of a registered club for three months.
MeanGreenStompa wrote:I've LARPed, at The Gathering in Derby many years ago, there were bloody thousands of people at it and I had a great time.
Anyone who mocks it whilst at the same time collecting and painting and playing with tiny toy soldiers is a gakker. Lower even than the mindless drones who mock our hobby and have no more interesting things in their lives than American Idol... since they should know better.
It's almost like how everyone was mocking twilight!
We can't mock Twilight now? ...Can we at least keep mocking the guys that wear Eyeliner?
MeanGreenStompa wrote:I've LARPed, at The Gathering in Derby many years ago, there were bloody thousands of people at it and I had a great time.
Anyone who mocks it whilst at the same time collecting and painting and playing with tiny toy soldiers is a gakker. Lower even than the mindless drones who mock our hobby and have no more interesting things in their lives than American Idol... since they should know better.
It's almost like how everyone was mocking twilight!
We can't mock Twilight now? ...Can we at least keep mocking the guys that wear Eyeliner?
As soon as you sell the tiny toy tanks.
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MeanGreenStompa wrote:I've LARPed, at The Gathering in Derby many years ago, there were bloody thousands of people at it and I had a great time.
Anyone who mocks it whilst at the same time collecting and painting and playing with tiny toy soldiers is a gakker. Lower even than the mindless drones who mock our hobby and have no more interesting things in their lives than American Idol... since they should know better.
It's almost like how everyone was mocking twilight!
That's different, Twilight was gak.
LARPers and Wargamers are of the same subgenus of geekdom.
MeanGreenStompa wrote:I've LARPed, at The Gathering in Derby many years ago, there were bloody thousands of people at it and I had a great time.
Anyone who mocks it whilst at the same time collecting and painting and playing with tiny toy soldiers is a gakker. Lower even than the mindless drones who mock our hobby and have no more interesting things in their lives than American Idol... since they should know better.
It's almost like how everyone was mocking twilight!
That's different, Twilight was gak.
LARPers and Wargamers are of the same subgenus of geekdom.
Lines in the sand.
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Anuvver fing - when they do sumfing, they try to make it look like somfink else to confuse everybody. When one of them wants to lord it over the uvvers, 'e says "I'm very speshul so'z you gotta worship me", or "I know summink wot you lot don't know, so yer better lissen good". Da funny fing is, arf of 'em believe it and da over arf don't, so 'e 'as to hit 'em all anyway or run fer it.
While I'm generally all for egalitarianism, I must insist that there is a nerdy, geeky pecking order...
LARPers are WAY down the "dork chain" from more established and genteel nerd pursuits like miniatures and comic books. In fact, while they're barely above "furries," at least LARPers don't try to play "hide the salami" while they're dressed up in their dork costumes.
MeanGreenStompa wrote:I've LARPed, at The Gathering in Derby many years ago, there were bloody thousands of people at it and I had a great time.
Anyone who mocks it whilst at the same time collecting and painting and playing with tiny toy soldiers is a gakker. Lower even than the mindless drones who mock our hobby and have no more interesting things in their lives than American Idol... since they should know better.
It's almost like how everyone was mocking twilight!
We can't mock Twilight now? ...Can we at least keep mocking the guys that wear Eyeliner?
As soon as you sell the tiny toy tanks.
What about if they play with toy tanks AND wear eyeliner? Then can we mock them?
Commissar Molotov wrote:LARPers are WAY down the "dork chain" from more established and genteel nerd pursuits like miniatures and comic books. In fact, while they're barely above "furries," at least LARPers don't try to play "hide the salami" while they're dressed up in their dork costumes.
*shudders*
Thank GAWD for that.
I have a sudden urge to sig that.
"It speaks volumes about the true loyalty of the Eldar if even the Outcasts will return to fight and die for their Craftworld"
- Arequiel Goldshrike, Autarch of Alaitoc
KamikazeCanuck wrote:Alright, so what did they(Blood Angels) give up?
MeanGreenStompa wrote:LARPers and Wargamers are of the same subgenus of geekdom.
I have to say I heartily disagree with that.
The difference is that I can explain wargaming and have someone generally get it. "Remember those green plastic army men you played with when you were a kid? Basically it's a strategy game with sometimes complicated rules using something like those as playing pieces." Easy, right? They think I'm a geek, but hey, they figure it's my hobby.
Trying to explain grown adults running around in costumes screaming "Lightning bolt! Lightning bolt!" and not have them clam up, get that look in their eye and slowly ease away from you is a much bigger challenge.
To follow on Molotov's point, you could still explain it if it was SCA. "Yeah, we get in armor and smack each other around with swords." Again, they think you're a geek, but they'd kinda get it because hitting other people with sticks would appeal to a decent amount of the male population, even if they didn't get all the dress-up part.
But "Lightning bolt! Lightning bolt!"? Yeeeeah. Different thing.
Edit: Was going to make the "LARPers rank barely above furries" point, but figured it was a little harsh. So thanks to Molotov for saying what I was thinking.
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metallifan wrote:
We can't mock Twilight now? ...Can we at least keep mocking the guys that wear Eyeliner?
No one can tell when I wear eyeliner. I'm very subtle and it looks almost natural (no raccoon-looking thing). I give you permission to mock me wearing eyeliner if you can catch me in the act
Commissar Molotov wrote:While I'm generally all for egalitarianism, I must insist that there is a nerdy, geeky pecking order...
LARPers are WAY down the "dork chain" from more established and genteel nerd pursuits like miniatures and comic books. In fact, while they're barely above "furries," at least LARPers don't try to play "hide the salami" while they're dressed up in their dork costumes.
*shudders*
Thank GAWD for that.
Miniatures gamers are better than larpers? Hardly. They spend more, get less, typically have lesser social aires and graces with significantly worse hygiene and the magic ability to somehow think that they aren't the bottom head on the nerd totem pole. Larpers at least get some exercise and don't spend hundreds of dollars on their plastic pretend pokemon gak.
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Commissar Molotov wrote:While I'm generally all for egalitarianism, I must insist that there is a nerdy, geeky pecking order...
LARPers are WAY down the "dork chain" from more established and genteel nerd pursuits like miniatures and comic books. In fact, while they're barely above "furries," at least LARPers don't try to play "hide the salami" while they're dressed up in their dork costumes.
*shudders*
Thank GAWD for that.
Miniatures gamers are better than larpers? Hardly. They spend more, get less, typically have lesser social aires and graces with significantly worse hygiene and the magic ability to somehow think that they aren't the bottom head on the nerd totem pole. Larpers at least get some exercise and don't spend hundreds of dollars on their plastic pretend pokemon gak.
Uhhhh i bet you anything some of the chainmail those guys wear cost over 1000US....
I will admit, i have seen some majorly hot chicks LARPing, have yet to be wowed by a chick playing tabletop games
Commissar Molotov wrote:While I'm generally all for egalitarianism, I must insist that there is a nerdy, geeky pecking order...
LARPers are WAY down the "dork chain" from more established and genteel nerd pursuits like miniatures and comic books. In fact, while they're barely above "furries," at least LARPers don't try to play "hide the salami" while they're dressed up in their dork costumes.
*shudders*
Thank GAWD for that.
Miniatures gamers are better than larpers? Hardly. They spend more, get less, typically have lesser social aires and graces with significantly worse hygiene and the magic ability to somehow think that they aren't the bottom head on the nerd totem pole. Larpers at least get some exercise and don't spend hundreds of dollars on their plastic pretend pokemon gak.
And considerably more 'no tails' LARP than play tabletop.
Automatically Appended Next Post: And Shuma, when I make lines in the sand, the Maginot Line gets an inferiority complex.
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I'm agreeing with Shuma again that it's no good having division within an already divided social group. It doesn't make anyone better, it just makes some people feel worse. You might otherwise befriend someone with a hobby "weirder" than yours
Cannerus_The_Unbearable wrote:I'm agreeing with Shuma again that it's no good having division within an already divided social group. It doesn't make anyone better, it just makes some people feel worse. You might otherwise befriend someone with a hobby "weirder" than yours
Commissar Molotov wrote:While I'm generally all for egalitarianism, I must insist that there is a nerdy, geeky pecking order...
LARPers are WAY down the "dork chain" from more established and genteel nerd pursuits like miniatures and comic books. In fact, while they're barely above "furries," at least LARPers don't try to play "hide the salami" while they're dressed up in their dork costumes.
*shudders*
Thank GAWD for that.
Miniatures gamers are better than larpers? Hardly. They spend more, get less, typically have lesser social aires and graces with significantly worse hygiene and the magic ability to somehow think that they aren't the bottom head on the nerd totem pole. Larpers at least get some exercise and don't spend hundreds of dollars on their plastic pretend pokemon gak.
And considerably more 'no tails' LARP than play tabletop.
Automatically Appended Next Post: And Shuma, when I make lines in the sand, the Maginot Line gets an inferiority complex.
The maginot line takes it's roll seriously. Miniatures wargamers aren't allowed to make fun of other hobbiests for their hobbies. It's like a clown making fun of a fething mime. The world would break in half with confused laughter.
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Cannerus_The_Unbearable wrote:I'm agreeing with Shuma again that it's no good having division within an already divided social group. It doesn't make anyone better, it just makes some people feel worse. You might otherwise befriend someone with a hobby "weirder" than yours
Like stalking 'Lady' GaGa?
He didn't say more popular, he said weirder.
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Commissar Molotov wrote:While I'm generally all for egalitarianism, I must insist that there is a nerdy, geeky pecking order...
LARPers are WAY down the "dork chain" from more established and genteel nerd pursuits like miniatures and comic books. In fact, while they're barely above "furries," at least LARPers don't try to play "hide the salami" while they're dressed up in their dork costumes.
*shudders*
Thank GAWD for that.
Miniatures gamers are better than larpers? Hardly. They spend more, get less, typically have lesser social aires and graces with significantly worse hygiene and the magic ability to somehow think that they aren't the bottom head on the nerd totem pole. Larpers at least get some exercise and don't spend hundreds of dollars on their plastic pretend pokemon gak.
And considerably more 'no tails' LARP than play tabletop.
Automatically Appended Next Post: And Shuma, when I make lines in the sand, the Maginot Line gets an inferiority complex.
The maginot line takes it's roll seriously. Miniatures wargamers aren't allowed to make fun of other hobbiests for their hobbies. It's like a clown making fun of a fething mime. The world would break in half with confused laughter.
That's "Little Monster" to you, bub And I've actually made IRL friends off Gaga forums. I've only made "guys I game with" on nerd forums. One's more valuable than the other.
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That's "Little Monster" to you, bub And I've actually made IRL friends off Gaga forums. I've only made "guys I game with" on nerd forums. One's more valuable than the other.
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