How much of a 40k nerd are you?

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**Dashofpepper**

I was sitting here pondering a GT that I'm attending next month....3,000 miles away....

And it made me wonder how much of an actual nerd I am. There are levels of nerdiness. I admit that.

Level 1 nerdiness: I can't watch the game this weekend, I'm going to go play 40k.
Level 2 nerdiness: That's incorrect, it was actually Horus who struck the mortal blow on the emperor.
Level 3 nerdiness: Look, I don't have my rulebook here, but if you make a note to turn to page 67, on the right side under the second paragraph where it says...
Level 4 nerdiness: Yes honey, that laungerie looks really nice...I just need to finish assembling this model.
Level 5 nerdiness: I know that I could make an extra mortgage payment with this money I've been saving, but I would rather fly across the country to play with little plastic men with other nerds.

Where do you fit in?

**Sanctjud**

Level 3.

On a side note, I wear earphones everywhere I go greenstuffed as Nurgly as I could...

**GeneralRetreat**

Level 3 here.

My wife is a bellydancer, and when she prances around in her underwear or less, my inner nerd goes very very quiet.

**Sanctjud**

Heh, I ballroom dance...so somewhat like your situation GeneralRetreat...

Wierdly enough... she tried bellydancer (novice) and I sat in

... I fooled around a bit.

Seems I do undulations real well

**IvanTih**

Level 1
I don't care about the party I'm going to play 40k tommorow.

**GeneralRetreat**

A while back, I pointed out to someone that the Assault Cannon really DOES have a better chance to Pen AV14 than a Lascannon. I even proved it with math.

That kind soul awarded me +1 internetz as thanks, but I already had one, so I craigslisted that bad boy and traded it for her and sweet set of gently used speakers.

Best deal evar.

**Dashofpepper**

GeneralRetreat wrote:A while back, I pointed out to someone that the Assault Cannon really DOES have a better chance to Pen AV14 than a Lascannon. I even proved it with math.

That kind soul awarded me +1 internetz as thanks, but I already had one, so I craigslisted that bad boy and traded it for her and sweet set of gently used speakers.

Best deal evar.

I've got a spare +1 internetz laying around if anyone is interested...

**jbunny**

I don't fit on your scale. I never a football game to play with toy soldiers, But at the same time Level 5 fits me but only with the regards to money. I like to spend money on things when I should be saving.

**Culler**

I'd love to have the time to be more of a 40k nerd, but between school (clinical microbiology has conspired to OMNOM large chunks of my time), work, and socializing there's barely enough time to slap some paint on a few boyz each week. Spring break is coming though, and I'm gonna roll out with my new Kan wall at the FLGS, probably with some battle missions to boot.

**Grambo**

Probably lvl 2.

**sniperjolly**

Level 2.5. I can't cite page numbers, but I know the rules backwards. In some cases better that the person who actually plays that army. Like the BT player who wasn't shure what Rightious Fury did. That's like a necron player not knowing what WBB does, admittidly, and almost everyone knows what WBB does, but still.

**Ashtaroth**

relative to how long i've actually been playing? level 3.

**Commisar Wolfie**

Not sure since i havent memorized anything but am defiantly wanting to spend money on 40K rather then any saving or proper spending

**DarkHound**

I'm firmly a 3. Sex and living are more important to my lower brain than miniatures, so I doubt I'll get any worse.

**Sasori**

Level 3.

My wife is to hot for me to pass up, especially if she is wearing lingerie.

**Eos Rahh**

between 3-5. Really depends on what day it is.

**Locclo**

About a 2.5. I don't have specific passages memorized in the BGB, but I know them pretty well. And since I am still a guy, seeing a woman in lingerie would make me look up from whatever the hell I'm doing at the moment.

**Rurouni Benshin**

Level 3, tops. I know fluff and rules fairly well, but not much about specific codexes other than the armies I play.

Plus my wife would never let me live it down if I ever turned her down for sex

**Dashofpepper**

I'm L5 by the way. ><

I'm totally flying across the country next month to go to a GT.

This past weekend I went to the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre - 7 hours of driving to get in a weekend's gaming.

It was my wife's birthday on Saturday (she came with me).
She also has bronchitis, and we drove 7 hours north.

She's a trooper.

**epil**

lv 1

**Snikkyd**

Lv 2

I might not know the rules insanely well, but most of the fluff, I've got down. It is why I play of course.

**GeneralRetreat**

Dash - Your wife deserves an award. Srsly.

**Lord of battles**

-1, but im a fluff nazi so....
id say about a 2

**Xca|iber**

I believe I classify as a Level 3.

Especially as I know what's on Page 67 Right Side 2nd Paragraph. From memory.

**Karon**

GeneralRetreat wrote:A while back, I pointed out to someone that the Assault Cannon really DOES have a better chance to Pen AV14 than a Lascannon. I even proved it with math.

That kind soul awarded me +1 internetz as thanks, but I already had one, so I craigslisted that bad boy and traded it for her and sweet set of gently used speakers.

Best deal evar.

Someone did the same thing to me on Relicnews, maybe it was you? ^.^ Made me cry, too.

I'm probably level 2, I don't think I have the possibility of becoming level 4, I would hop on-

I should stop.

**Deff Rider Warboss**

Level 2.3, and I randomly come up with 40k jokes almost every 5 minutes that I day dream

**Shaman**

Test is flawed where s the unemployed living at home in the basement stargate universe type nerd?

**ihatehumans**

Dashofpepper wrote:I'm L5 by the way. ><

I'm totally flying across the country next month to go to a GT.

This past weekend I went to the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre - 7 hours of driving to get in a weekend's gaming.

It was my wife's birthday on Saturday (she came with me).
She also has bronchitis, and we drove 7 hours north.

She's a trooper.

WTB her.

Although mine is happier when I'm doing my GW thing than when I'm playing computer games, because she considers GW less nerdy... ?

I'm sitting around 3. The other day I quoted someone the exact page, where on it and the cost FOR THEIR CODEX, but I missed the points cost on my own codex by 10 points lol. Likewise there has been times where my girl promised sex if I came to bed, but I just had to finish painting my Path Finders! But generally speaking sex >>>>>>>> GW

**Emperors Faithful**

GeneralRetreat wrote:Level 3 here.

My wife is a bellydancer, and when she prances around in her underwear or less, my inner nerd goes very very quiet.

Pics. Fething pics. Now. Please.

I'm a 2 BTW. (Though I'm heading into the 3 area)

**don_mondo**

While I will indeed fly across the country, or drive from DC to Toronto, for a tourney, the lower levels don't necessarily match up.