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 Lathe Biosas wrote:
Can I add the fact that no one at the store I go to understands the word "decimated/decimate."

Indeed.

Also, dice is the plural of die.

 Lathe Biosas wrote:
Why do we (wargamers) become high school morons, when an attractive wargamer appears in a shop and shows interest in what we are playing.

Do we, though? Isn't it just a myth or at best something that belongs in the nerdy past of 70's-80's? Aren't nerds nowadays of all varieties? Sporty, ripped, confident and outspoken included?

Cyel wrote:

 Lathe Biosas wrote:
Why do we (wargamers) become high school morons, when an attractive wargamer appears in a shop and shows interest in what we are playing.

Do we, though? Isn't it just a myth or at best something that belongs in the nerdy past of 70's-80's? Aren't nerds nowadays of all varieties? Sporty, ripped, confident and outspoken included?

That's why I kept the bit a little gender inclusive as I saw a lasy at the shop the other day lose some of her grasp on the English language.

But, yes, it does primarily affect the male population more.

Now I could be wrong as my sample size is from one small area located deep in the land of stupid.

 Lathe Biosas wrote:
...deep in the land of stupid.

...Earth?

 BorderCountess wrote:

 Lathe Biosas wrote:
...deep in the land of stupid.

...Earth?

Hey now, I like to pretend that you northerners live in a near eden where everyone is forward-thinking, mind-blowingly attractive, and whip-smart.

Unlike, my home, where our local population is so bad that we don't even get our own Bigfoot. Instead we get: The Florida Skunk Ape.

 Lathe Biosas wrote:

 BorderCountess wrote:

 Lathe Biosas wrote:
...deep in the land of stupid.

...Earth?

Hey now, I like to pretend that you northerners live in a near eden where everyone is forward-thinking, mind-blowingly attractive, and whip-smart.

Unlike, my home, where our local population is so bad that we don't even get our own Bigfoot. Instead we get: The Florida Skunk Ape.

There are parts of the “deep north” that are just as much fun as Florida. Just replace hurricanes with blizzards, and gaters with moose. People are people all over the place.

Of course, some of us are actually forward-thinking, mind-blowingly attractive, and whip-smart.

EDIT: Yeah, I shouldn't critique other people's irrational irritations...