Geeks

Post by **Mitch** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 8:17 pm

Y'know, you can't read the previous posts and say anything BUT

"What a bunch of geeks!"

LOL!

Mitch

I'm more partial to Samantha Fox anyway... How '80's can you get?

Post by **Biker** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 8:29 pm

Hey Mitch quit trying to jump the queue! I have to take out Rockatansky first for his Kylie (There there sweetheart he didn't mean it) Insult! If you want to feel the brunt of my wrath then keep up the geek insults.

I'm free next Wednesday morning 'bout 7am-ish OK? Wot'll it be swords or pistols? We could make it interesting and use pillows!

or large Herrings

Biker

PS Sam Fox eh? Now there's a flat chested knock kneed bimbo if there ever was one. (Mental note to self: Get eyetest done ASAP!)

Post by **bike** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 8:39 pm

Quote: Originally posted by DetritusMaximus on 28 February 2005

Y'know, it's the same thing with the guys who are nuts about superheroes and wizards and such. Everyone is looking for the solution to their own weakness and feelings of vulnerability. The answer varies depending on your opinion/perspective on yourself.

For most here, there is already a strong sense of identity, but for me, and I would presume for others as well, there is a certain amount of dismay at the unecessary complexity of our world. Too many greys, not enough black and white, right and wrong. Far too many people that are quite happy to 'flow like water' and go along with dubious or questionable behavior and rationalize why it's ok to do so.

Yep, following comment from Anklecranker also very perceptive and more or less sums up the substance of this thread. I don`t really care whether anyone calls me a geek, petrol head or s**t head cos I know who I am, it`s more like why I feel an identity with the mad max trilogy (er, dulogy cos floppydome doesn`t really belong here), and this observation is very accurate.

Like the Citroen 2CV or not, gotta admire the Wieland blower

, everybody to themselves and make the most of what you can. You/we live in the luxury of a liberal society. Me, I like bikes,big ones, nothing beats the kick of a big 4 with 100HP plus, started early (other thread) but other countries limit to 400cc or emasculated horsepower, doesn`t mean you got the right to laugh just because you can do what the other guy can`t,

ride free

r

Post by **Biker** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 9:23 pm

Sitting here wondering if I should feel guilty for commenting.

Clever idea fitting a blower to the 2CV but I feel they would have got the same rate of acceleration, and cheaper too, had they just pushed it off a cliff. IMHO

OK I will try not to judge people from now on, no matter how silly they are and they're obviously out of their gourds.

Biker

PS Yes, I know the blower is a fake, least I hope it is!

Post by **Mitch** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 11:40 pm

Biker,

You of course realize I was including myself in the geek post patrol. It's all about the semantics. Call it geek, fan, enthusiast, etc., it's the name for someone who's gotten a bit too focused on a certain topic because it resonates so strongly with who they are. A lot of their self-identity is caught up in it, and I think it is very telling as to a person's character what they geek out on , and how far they go.

As far as the Mad Max ideology, I think we all agree on what we think is cool about it and what resonates in our lives. It's all about the black car, fast bikes, outlaw lifestyle and anti-hero morality. I haven't come across anyone who watches Mad Max for the cabaret scene or can identify what breeds of pigs and chooks are used in Mad Max 2.

We watch for the adrenaline fueled highway action and the male worship of muscle cars, black leather and good-guy/bad-guy violence. Much as Dirty Dancing and Sixteen Candles are textbook examples of chick flicks, Mad Max 1 and 2 are guy movies. They help define what we would like to be. We just are a bit more into these particular movies than most other people. Not a bad thing, just not everybody's cuppa tea. Myself, I'd rather be known as the local Mad Max geek than the local trainspotter or bird watcher.

I guess I COULD become a Samantha Fox enthusiast...

Mitch

P.S. No swords. Pillows ok, but no feathers. Herrings sound a bit fishy to me. Pistols ok, but I just shot a 194 out of 200 score, so that's not fair to you. Perhaps pomme frittes at 10 paces. No ketchup; it stings the eyes...

Post by **DetritusMaximus** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 11:48 pm

Mitch-

Trains? Birds? Nah,....but you may expound at will about 109s.....

A good indicator to knowing when you have crossed over into 'geekdom' in someone else's eyes: if you are discussing a topic near and dear to your heart with a person to whom you need to first educate on the subject, watch for the glassy eyes. It means you have added more detail than is necessary for the conversation and they are trying to think of people that could just maybe ring them on the cell in the hope that it will break the conversation.

Post by **DetritusMaximus** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 12:02 am

Ok, it's time for everyone's favorite game:

"REDEFINE THAT WORD!"

Today's word is:

"Geekdom"

Currently:

-a state of geekness

And the new definition is.......

'geekdom'

-a variant of the BDSM lifestyle particpant, the 'dom', short for 'dominant' or 'dominatrix'. The 'geekdom's' role is to force otherwise healthy confident men to wear glasses with masking tape, elastic banded trousers, black pseudo-athletic shoes, and recite the entire episode guide of the first Star Trek series in order by episode number rather than title. The geekdom can be identified by the rosy glow to the skin that can only be acquired thru the radiation emitted from a crt. And, of course, the ever present 'mu-mu' wardrobe.

Post by **Mitch** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 12:49 am

109's eh?

Well, we have the ever popular G or Gustav model, but I'm a big fan of the earlier E, or Emil model as used in the Battle of Britain. Had a certain old school elegance. The Tropical F model is pretty cool also, but most of its charm is derived from the desert tan Afrika Corps paint scheme. And so we have a whole mess of Messerschmitts...

Or perhaps you were referring to the FW-190 at the St. Louis Science Center. Clearly not a Stuka as mislabeled...

Hello?

Hello?

(snap)

Uh, I'll be going now.

Mitch

Don't get me started on A6M2 Zeros either.

Post by **rockatansky4073** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 2:24 am

Damn, my job., damn it all to hell... I've been up since 3 this morning and just got home - its made me look weak infront of BIKER.

don't worry, i've just filled my MAZDA 626 (bloody $47.00 didn't even know the tank was that big) - I'll see you on the road scag, see you on the road like i've seen ANKLECRANKER, and UNCLE ENTITY...

Post by **Biker** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:34 am

Hope you got a snorkel fitted to that Mazda of yours Rock' cos it's a loooong drive to France, lots of wet bits between here and there. Rock' you didn't look weak, but that won't stop me taking advantage of your apparent weakened state and me "opening a can of whup ass on you" as that colonial bunch are often heard to say, for your obviously flawed judgement of my lovely Kylie... I'm a leg + bottom man myself anyway. hehehheheee. Bad job if you have to got to work for 3am you have my sincere sympathies mate. I accept your apologies don't let it happen again. (are you seething yet?

think of your blood pressure)

Mitch. 194 out of 200? (Uh ohhhhhhhhh furiously back-peddling now

) OK well errr let this be a wa-wa-warning (sounding like Johnny the boy) next time I'm not going to be so leniant with ya. Clear? (wonder if he'll buy that? Sh*******t 194 out of 200! me and my big mouth)

LOL!

Hmmm here's a thought, and it just occurred to me. A good measure of Geekiness is if I can type something like "sounding like Johnny the boy now" you instantly know what I'm referring to and the personality behind it. Know what I mean?

Biker