Comic books and other nerdy topics

Hexenjagd wrote:
From wiki:

A live action role-playing game (LARP) is a form of role-playing game where the participants physically act out their characters' actions. The players pursue goals within a fictional setting represented by the real world while interacting with each other in character. The outcome of player actions may be mediated by game rules or determined by consensus among players. Event arrangers called gamemasters decide the setting and rules to be used and facilitate play.
The first LARPs were run in the late 1970s, inspired by tabletop role-playing games and genre fiction. The activity spread internationally during the 1980s and has diversified into a wide variety of styles. Play may be very game-like or may be more concerned with dramatic or artistic expression. Events can also be designed to achieve educational or political goals. The fictional genres used vary greatly, from realistic modern or historical settings to fantastic or futuristic eras. Production values are sometimes minimal, but can involve elaborate venues and costumes. LARPs range in size from small private events lasting a few hours to large public events with thousands of players lasting for days.

So like the stuff in the movie "Role Models"? 

Wrestlemania III and game of thrones returning? I literally just checked into this thread to watch you guys all tuckered out, kicking your legs up involuntarily as you snooze, snoring away in dreamland!

You all look do adorable, lying there along with your dungeon master's guides under your pillows! I just want to pinch your borderline morbidly obese cheeks!

What's that? No, no, go back to sleep! Keep dreaming about sweet, sweet future Marvel comic book movie tie-ins.

Try 30, not 3. Wrestlemania 3 was in the 80s.

Also Game of Thrones is amazing.

Also, baseball is the most boring shit in the world. You are probably extremely boring in person. Why don't you stick to threads you can contribute something to and not troll?  You don't see me going into the baseball thread and talking about how big of losers you all are for arguing about players salaries and playing fantasy GM.

Hexenjagd wrote:
Also, baseball is the most boring shit in the world. You are probably extremely boring in person. Why don't you stick to threads you can contribute something to and not troll?  You don't see me going into the baseball thread and talking about how big of losers you all are for arguing about players salaries and playing fantasy GM.

Whoa, whoa, whoa! You greatly misinterpreted my intentions! You can note I don't post/crap in this thread. I legitimately, came here to congratulate you guys on having a fun night that I knew was good for you, despite the fact that I don't, personally care about this subject. my jocularity, I can admit, may have been mistaken, but I hope you will look at by fine record of NOT shitting in threads don't care about.

I'm glad you guys had a Halcyon night! Terrific for you, despite my indifference.

Also, as a sidenote, baseball is probably one of my least interested sports. feel free to continue throwing barbs baseballs way, but it's not personal to be insulting to me.

hexenjagd has zero sense of humor or ability to detect sarcasm. 

great music taste, very genuine, but i'm always at a complete loss when it comes to the hissy fit he throws every time someone says something in jest that he doesn't agree with.

you can't please everyone, julian. btw, how's the 'julian for mod' t-shirt production coming along? i'm more of a v-neck kind of guy, but i trust your team's judgement in this matter.

now, back to game of thrones…

You must have already forgotten about the other bullshit you've posted.

Maybe you think he's funny, but he usually sounds like an arrogant bully.

and in defense of baseball: you literally have the world at your fingertips at any given moment in the day.  baseball is a true constant throughout my life; it's slow, it's technical, it lasts 2/3 of the year, it's stat-oriented, and when it's good, it's great.  it's a harsh extrapolation to say that since something is boring, then it's fans or followers must be boring as well.  i'm fascinated by the game, but could understand others ambivalence.

Hexenjagd wrote:
Maybe you think he's funny, but he usually sounds like an arrogant bully.

i guess julian has my kind of humor. often misunderstood, but it always seems well intentioned IMO.

stevewizzle wrote:
and in defense of baseball: you literally have the world at your fingertips at any given moment in the day.  baseball is a true constant throughout my life; it's slow, it's technical, it lasts 2/3 of the year, it's stat-oriented, and when it's good, it's great.  it's a harsh extrapolation to say that since something is boring, then it's fans or followers must be boring as well.  i'm fascinated by the game, but could understand others ambivalence.

Baseball is fun in person when you have a big beer and there is a large crowd that is into the game. Boring on TV.  Killsally probably doesn't enjoy baseball because he doesn't drink beer. 

I never said I do not drink beer. I will drink beer. But I usually don't. And I especially usually do not get drunk.  What I said was, that alcohol is not healthy like you were saying it was.

Hexenjagd wrote:
Try 30, not 3. Wrestlemania 3 was in the 80s.

Also Game of Thrones is amazing.

Also, baseball is the most boring shit in the world. You are probably extremely boring in person. Why don't you stick to threads you can contribute something to and not troll?  You don't see me going into the baseball thread and talking about how big of losers you all are for arguing about players salaries and playing fantasy GM.

Should be Wrestlemania be listed in this category?  I didn't think it was a geek thing.. I thought it was a boy under 13 thing.  Do adults watch professional wrestling?  Oh did you hear about that woman in PA.  She was watching Wrestlemania at a bar with friends.  Went into the bathroom delivered her baby, strangled it, threw it in the toilet and then went back to watching wrestlemania.  Why didn't she just leave the baby in the bathroom?  Why did she have to kill the baby? 

Killsally are you 12?  I ask because you like Professional Wrestling, Comic books, Dressing up like comic book characters, you don't like to drink, never want to have kids, and you asked if a venue was all ages.

Fuck off.

When did I say I dressed up as anything?

I hope you like talk about Ween.

atomic wrote:

Hexenjagd wrote:
Try 30, not 3. Wrestlemania 3 was in the 80s.

Also Game of Thrones is amazing.

Also, baseball is the most boring shit in the world. You are probably extremely boring in person. Why don't you stick to threads you can contribute something to and not troll?  You don't see me going into the baseball thread and talking about how big of losers you all are for arguing about players salaries and playing fantasy GM.

Should be Wrestlemania be listed in this category?  I didn't think it was a geek thing.. I thought it was a boy under 13 thing.  Do adults watch professional wrestling?   Oh did you hear about that woman in PA.  She was watching Wrestlemania at a bar with friends.  Went into the bathroom delivered her baby, strangled it, threw it in the toilet and then went back to watching wrestlemania.  Why didn't she just leave the baby in the bathroom?  Why did she have to kill the baby? 

shit, give a brother a warning before a story like this.  i came here for the nerdy topics, not the horror stories.

but to answer your question: yeah, adults watch it.  it's kind of seeing a resurgence in the older market.  i've got a bunch of successful friends (lawyers, engineers, etc) who recently got back into it.