Am I just too old for an Xbox?

[danny la rouge]

But it's social interaction for weirdos, Kabbes.

Never had you down as a gamer dweeb!

He's the exception in that he has a wife.

 

[danny la rouge]

Oh now we see the masks come off don't we?

Lol. Says the DandD-er.

 

[gentlegreen]

I sort of lied.

I tried a 3D environment - Cybercolony - in '99 when I built my first PC and first got online at home and the Sims - but found the latter rather annoying. I had a peek at Second Life recently, but quickly left ..

I had a weird moment last night and thought I ought to go and see Star Wars in 3D, but then thought about the chattering hoardes in the local Showcase with their popcorn and mobile phones ..

Though I happen to know the manager there ...

 

[danny la rouge]

Where as you and Danny will have spent your evenings swotting up on maths problems in order to get browny points from teacher the following morning.

No - going out with girls.

 

[Citizen66]

But it's social interaction for weirdos, Kabbes.

Never had you down as a gamer dweeb!

Ironic that this should be stated on an Internet bulletin board.

 

[TruXta]

Lol. Says the DandD-er.

Nah, MERP for me. Besides, as you handily ignored, geek girls put out too.

 

[kabbes]

But it's social interaction for weirdos, Kabbes.

Never had you down as a gamer dweeb!

This whole conversation is predicated on a nonsense. I'm one of these people who takes an active part in the local community -- I'm well known in the village and help to run events, take part in campaigns (I'm currently heading up a fundraising committee for one local issue) and so on. People are always popping round for a chat, so frankly I have about as much social interaction as anybody could handle. I'm a gregarious guy. But none of that has anything to do with liking some down-time with a computer game.

 

[danny la rouge]

Nah, MERP for me. Besides, as you handily ignored, geek girls put out too.

Geeks are 98% boys.

 

[TruXta]

Geeks are 98% boys.

More rubbish, as many girls as lads play these days.

 

[Greebo]

That's right. You're either a gamer or you are someone who enjoys social interaction. There's no middle ground.

Oh dear, dualistic thinking again. In answer to your points, no you're not and yes there is.

Well, dungeons and dragons is actually social interaction. Even if it is social interaction you don't like.

True, I refer any doubting urbs to the episode of "the IT crowd" where Moss got Roy through a very painful breakup with a D n D game (and kept corporate guests entertained for hours at the same time).

 

[tommers]

I want less social interaction.

 

[danny la rouge]

frankly I have about as much social interaction as anybody could handle.

Knock knock knock, Penny!
Knock knock knock, Penny!
Knock knock knock, Penny!

 

[Spymaster]

Where as you and Danny will have spent your evenings swotting up on maths problems in order to get browny points from teacher the following morning.

Certainly didn't spend sleepless nights trying to figure out how to power-up Voldertroll.

 

[Citizen66]

No - going out with girls.

Every night from the age of eight? Yeah right.

 

[gentlegreen]

I get a bit disorientated by "Big Bang Theory" - not sure if mega-brained physicists, computer games and dressing up always go together ...

Though my neighbour is a physicist and plays computer games and watches Doctor Who ...

 

[danny la rouge]

More rubbish, as many girls as lads play these days.

No, that's boys with fake girls' names as the online ID.

 

[TruXta]

No, that's boys with fake girls' names as the online ID.

Nonce-sense.

 

[kabbes]

Knock knock knock, Penny!
Knock knock knock, Penny!
Knock knock knock, Penny!

For an avowed antisocial aspie, Sheldon has a social life that would put most people to shame.

 

[Greebo]

More rubbish, as many girls as lads play these days.

Always did, when the computer wasn't being hogged.

 

[danny la rouge]

Every night from the age of eight? Yeah right.

Yet another straw man from the nerdygeeks.

 

[danny la rouge]

For an avowed antisocial aspie, Sheldon has a social life that would put most people to shame.

Puts you to shame anyway, doesn't it?

 

[TruXta]

True nerds can more easily be found in leftie circles if you ask me. Just look at butchers.

 

[Greebo]

No, that's boys with fake girls' names as the online ID.

Who gives a toss? You're supposed to be there to play, not fuck.

 

[kabbes]

Puts you to shame anyway, doesn't it?

Well, he has a constant stream of different visitors from right across the coolness gradient, who drag him into zany adventures on a near-daily basis. So yes.

 

[danny la rouge]

Who gives a toss? You're supposed to be there to play, not fuck.

QED.

 

[Citizen66]

Yet another straw man from the nerdygeeks.

How is that a straw man? In response to how you spent your evenings you replied 'going out with girls'. That accounts for an awful lot of evenings.

 

[Greebo]

QED.

Careful with that - I could remind you of what you can't possibly be doing while on here. Unless your coordination and concentration is better than mine, that is!

 

[Citizen66]

I'm sure Danny is posting from the pub whilst being given a back rub by three Amazonian beauties.

 

[gentlegreen]

For an avowed antisocial aspie, Sheldon has a social life that would put most people to shame.

Exactly - he's an odd mixture - competing with Penny for his backwoods roots ...

 

[Greebo]

I'm sure Danny is posting from the pub whilst being given a back rub by three Amazonian beauties.

Of course, and I've got long legs, and the government is behaving in a way which respects the will of the people.