RSS Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 The label of "geek" is one I've always worn with a bit of pride. The term itself implies a greater knowledge of something, a unique quality that causes you to stand above the pack. For years it was a form of judgment and ridicule, but recently people have learned to embrace their inner geek. After all, who wants to be normal? The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/columns/multiple/dawn-of-the-geeks-02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 Dubs, like Des, you perfectly captured that moment in time when you crossed the line into geekdom. Great job! I'm loving this series, guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 For a guy who would respond to the directive "You will never play another video game again in your life" with "Meh." This was still pretty moving. It may be the best thing I've read of yours on this site. It was informative, interesting, smart and funny. It had more heart than that kid with the monkey on Captain Planet. Well done, sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 Dammit, people, stop setting expectations so damn high! This was fantastic work, Dubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 Fine stuff! Its cool that there was one thing above all else that drew you into our ranks. That gaming machine collection was insane, I started out with a Sinclair ZX Spectrum (yes, it needed tapes to play), moved onto an Acorn, then a 286 and then its was PC's from then on. As a kid I couldn't imagine having so many varied machines and games available, if I saw a room full of those I think Gene Wilder would have started singing "Pure Imagination" in my head. Looking forward to the next one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 Dammit, people, stop setting expectations so damn high! This was fantastic work, Dubs. This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James D. Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 Dammit, people, stop setting expectations so damn high! This was fantastic work, Dubs. This. Yep. Mine looks like a piece of crap compared to these first two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Robinson Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 This was a great read. Awesome stuff man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 Thanks guys. I wasn't super happy with this as it was mostly stream of consciousness and I was writing about a subject I'm not entirely confident in (myself). Really wish I had more time to work on this, but I was basically finishing this up as I was moving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 Nice work dubs. I didn't know that little tidbit about you and videogames and the non-gaming days. I love my figure collection as well, and the only person I'm comparing my collection to is me, as other people collect to prove they have the most of something, I do it like you, because I like them. Replace figures with videogames. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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