Poll of the Day > Who here is a "Closet-Case Geek"?

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Joker_X_II 10/21/18 9:03:40 PM #1:	Are you..? - Results (7 votes) Yes 28.57% (2 votes) 2 No 71.43% (5 votes) 5 Like you're 'normal' (as normal can be), you lead an active and fit lifestyle, have a solid girlfriend/wife, a great job/career, you travel, play guitar, ....but you like your geek-culture too, but don't let it show. You've read every X-men title from the 1990s, you own the past 5 generations of consoles and healthy library for each, you know all the Star Wars quotes, and memorized every scene from all the Tarantino flicks. And even have a boat-load of useless, but interesting trivia like "the videogame crash of the early 1980s", or Saddam Hussein was buying up all the PS2's because the CPUs were more powerful than what they use to build missile guidance systems with.....and so on. ....but when you run into a 'fellow' geek, and he geeks all over you because of mutual interests, doesn't anyone have this urge to tell them to shut the hell up? As you look over your shoulders and hope no one is listening. Because you do have a life outside of geek-culture, and don't want to give that impression that this culture reflects your own life? y'know....? --- PSA: "Real Gamers" don't pay for Micro-transactions. Pro-tip: You're not 'playing' the game, if you're paying your way through it. <cite>Joker_X_II posted [p:910929787] in Who here i... [t:77119731]...</cite> <quote> Are you..? - Results (7 votes) Yes 28.57% (2 votes) 2 No 71.43% (5 votes) 5 Like you're 'normal' (as normal can be), you lead an active and fit lifestyle, have a solid girlfriend/wife, a great job/career, you travel, play guitar, ....but you like your geek-culture too, but don't let it show. You've read every X-men title from the 1990s, you own the past 5 generations of consoles and healthy library for each, you know all the Star Wars quotes, and memorized every scene from all the Tarantino flicks. And even have a boat-load of useless, but interesting trivia like "the videogame crash of the early 1980s", or Saddam Hussein was buying up all the PS2's because the CPUs were more powerful than what they use to build missile guidance systems with.....and so on. ....but when you run into a 'fellow' geek, and he geeks all over you because of mutual interests, doesn't anyone have this urge to tell them to shut the hell up? As you look over your shoulders and hope no one is listening. Because you do have a life outside of geek-culture, and don't want to give that impression that this culture reflects your own life? y'know....?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Metalsonic66 10/21/18 9:36:39 PM #2:	No. Geeky and proud --- PSN/Steam ID: Metalsonic_69 Big bombs go kabang. <cite>Metalsonic66 posted [p:910931351] in Who here i... [t:77119731]...</cite> <quote>No. Geeky and proud</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ParanoidObsessive 10/21/18 9:39:30 PM #3:	My power levels are off the charts most of the time. Everyone I know basically knows this. Most of my friends share at least a couple of my geeky interests, though, so I never worry about anyone judging me for it. I'm not actually sure I'd ever want to interact with someone who had zero geekitude themselves, though - they'd be too boring for me to want to waste my time on. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:910931517] in Who here i... [t:77119731]...</cite> <quote>My power levels are off the charts most of the time. Everyone I know basically knows this. Most of my friends share at least a couple of my geeky interests, though, so I never worry about anyone judging me for it. I'm not actually sure I'd ever want to interact with someone who had zero geekitude themselves, though - they'd be too boring for me to want to waste my time on. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 10/21/18 9:50:46 PM #4:	Or do you mean, "Who is here is normal but has at least some geek interests?" And, quite frankly, video game ownership is broken up among many groups so that hasn't really been a qualifier in ages. Joker_X_II posted... and memorized every scene from all the Tarantino flicks. Not really a geek thing either. Joker_X_II posted... ....but when you run into a 'fellow' geek, and he geeks all over you because of mutual interests, doesn't anyone have this urge to tell them to shut the hell up? As you look over your shoulders and hope no one is listening. You mean dealing with somebody who has poor social skills, not specifically just a geek. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:910932046] in Who here i... [t:77119731]...</cite> <quote>Or do you mean, "Who is here is normal but has at least some geek interests?" And, quite frankly, video game ownership is broken up among many groups so that hasn't really been a qualifier in ages. <cite>Joker_X_II posted...</cite> <quote>and memorized every scene from all the Tarantino flicks.</quote> Not really a geek thing either. <cite>Joker_X_II posted...</cite> <quote>....but when you run into a 'fellow' geek, and he geeks all over you because of mutual interests, doesn't anyone have this urge to tell them to shut the hell up? As you look over your shoulders and hope no one is listening. </quote> You mean dealing with somebody who has poor social skills, not specifically just a geek.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DPsx7 10/21/18 11:19:08 PM #5:	Maybe I don't look the part but I certainly can't do most of what you listed. <cite>DPsx7 posted [p:910936519] in Who here i... [t:77119731]...</cite> <quote>Maybe I don't look the part but I certainly can't do most of what you listed.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wwinterj25 10/22/18 12:04:24 AM #6:	I'm a almost 32 year old adult so don't need to be in the closet about anything. I do however want someone in a closet. --- One who knows nothing can understand nothing. http://psnprofiles.com/wwinterj - https://imgur.com/kDysIcd <cite>wwinterj25 posted [p:910938690] in Who here i... [t:77119731]...</cite> <quote>I'm a almost 32 year old adult so don't need to be in the closet about anything. I do however want someone in a closet.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 10/22/18 2:22:42 AM #7:	wwinterj25 posted... I'm a almost 32 year old adult so don't need to be in the closet about anything. I do however want someone in a closet. tbh, closets are a pretty great place for storing skeletons. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:910943322] in Who here i... [t:77119731]...</cite> <quote><cite>wwinterj25 posted...</cite> <quote>I'm a almost 32 year old adult so don't need to be in the closet about anything. I do however want someone in a closet.</quote> tbh, closets are a pretty great place for storing skeletons.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EnvyFox 10/22/18 2:29:16 AM #8:	Couldn't hide it even if I wanted to. I've tried. <cite>EnvyFox posted [p:910943493] in Who here i... [t:77119731]...</cite> <quote>Couldn't hide it even if I wanted to. I've tried.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EclairReturns 10/22/18 2:33:57 AM #9:	Joker_X_II posted... you're 'normal' No, I'm not. --- Number XII: Larxene. The Organization's Savage Nymph. <cite>EclairReturns posted [p:910943625] in Who here i... [t:77119731]...</cite> <quote><cite>Joker_X_II posted...</cite> <quote>you're 'normal'</quote> No, I'm not.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
mooreandrew58 10/22/18 3:24:35 AM #10:	Somewhere in between I guess? I'm not super geeky, I look like a normal guy but I'm not ashamed to wear a geeky shirt out in public. Hell just yesterday, power rangers shirt and a full metal alchemist jacket. Day before that a flash shirt. Today I dressed more plainly. --- Cid- "looks like that overgrown lobster just got served!" Bartz-"with cheese biscuts AND mashed potatoes!" <cite>mooreandrew58 posted [p:910944721] in Who here i... [t:77119731]...</cite> <quote>Somewhere in between I guess? I'm not super geeky, I look like a normal guy but I'm not ashamed to wear a geeky shirt out in public. Hell just yesterday, power rangers shirt and a full metal alchemist jacket. Day before that a flash shirt. Today I dressed more plainly.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
darkknight109 10/22/18 3:37:29 AM #11:	Nope. Been living out of the games cabinet for decades and it never bothered me. --- Kill 1 man: You are a murderer. Kill 10 men: You are a monster. Kill 100 men: You are a hero. Kill 10,000 men, you are a conqueror! <cite>darkknight109 posted [p:910944961] in Who here i... [t:77119731]...</cite> <quote>Nope. Been living out of the games cabinet for decades and it never bothered me.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 10/22/18 4:29:47 AM #12:	mooreandrew58 posted... Somewhere in between I guess? I'm not super geeky, I look like a normal guy but I'm not ashamed to wear a geeky shirt out in public. Hell just yesterday, power rangers shirt and a full metal alchemist jacket. Day before that a flash shirt. Today I dressed more plainly. tbh, a lot of traditionally geeky t-shirts are pretty mainstream nowadays. You can find Flash t-shirts at countless retailers rather than needing to go a comic book shop or specialty store. And in some cases people just like the logo. I have a few video game t-shirts where I either haven't played or barely touched the game referenced. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:910945873] in Who here i... [t:77119731]...</cite> <quote><cite>mooreandrew58 posted...</cite> <quote>Somewhere in between I guess? I'm not super geeky, I look like a normal guy but I'm not ashamed to wear a geeky shirt out in public. Hell just yesterday, power rangers shirt and a full metal alchemist jacket. Day before that a flash shirt. Today I dressed more plainly.</quote> tbh, a lot of traditionally geeky t-shirts are pretty mainstream nowadays. You can find Flash t-shirts at countless retailers rather than needing to go a comic book shop or specialty store. And in some cases people just like the logo. I have a few video game t-shirts where I either haven't played or barely touched the game referenced.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
mooreandrew58 10/22/18 4:34:07 AM #13:	Zeus posted... mooreandrew58 posted... Somewhere in between I guess? I'm not super geeky, I look like a normal guy but I'm not ashamed to wear a geeky shirt out in public. Hell just yesterday, power rangers shirt and a full metal alchemist jacket. Day before that a flash shirt. Today I dressed more plainly. tbh, a lot of traditionally geeky t-shirts are pretty mainstream nowadays. You can find Flash t-shirts at countless retailers rather than needing to go a comic book shop or specialty store. And in some cases people just like the logo. I have a few video game t-shirts where I either haven't played or barely touched the game referenced. See I ain't going to wear something I'm not a fan of. Never read flash comics but I liked him in the justice league stuff Ive read the cartoon, and I like the TV show. The shirt is actually based on the show season 1 as its darker res and no white in the circle. Power rangers I don't keep up with but it was my show when I was in grade school and this shirt is of the og 90s power rangers with green ranger to boot. So that's a nostalgia thing. And FMA is the only anime I ever got obsessed with as a teen. Liked a few others but not to that level. I also have a tri force belt buckle but the thing is a pain to sit down with while wearing so its just stashed away somewhere. Also have a Mario hat but I quit wearing it because it wasn't the most comfortable hat and its bright green and super bright colors aren't to my taste --- Cid- "looks like that overgrown lobster just got served!" Bartz-"with cheese biscuts AND mashed potatoes!" <cite>mooreandrew58 posted [p:910945942] in Who here i... [t:77119731]...</cite> <quote><cite>Zeus posted...</cite> <quote><cite>mooreandrew58 posted...</cite> <quote>Somewhere in between I guess? I'm not super geeky, I look like a normal guy but I'm not ashamed to wear a geeky shirt out in public. Hell just yesterday, power rangers shirt and a full metal alchemist jacket. Day before that a flash shirt. Today I dressed more plainly.</quote> tbh, a lot of traditionally geeky t-shirts are pretty mainstream nowadays. You can find Flash t-shirts at countless retailers rather than needing to go a comic book shop or specialty store. And in some cases people just like the logo. I have a few video game t-shirts where I either haven't played or barely touched the game referenced.</quote> See I ain't going to wear something I'm not a fan of. Never read flash comics but I liked him in the justice league stuff Ive read the cartoon, and I like the TV show. The shirt is actually based on the show season 1 as its darker res and no white in the circle. Power rangers I don't keep up with but it was my show when I was in grade school and this shirt is of the og 90s power rangers with green ranger to boot. So that's a nostalgia thing. And FMA is the only anime I ever got obsessed with as a teen. Liked a few others but not to that level. I also have a tri force belt buckle but the thing is a pain to sit down with while wearing so its just stashed away somewhere. Also have a Mario hat but I quit wearing it because it wasn't the most comfortable hat and its bright green and super bright colors aren't to my taste</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 10/22/18 4:51:57 AM #14:	mooreandrew58 posted... See I ain't going to wear something I'm not a fan of. Why not? Is it a cultural appropriation thing? =p Maybe because I've never been big on labels/identifiers, I've never really worn something where I don't like the aesthetics on their own merits. Certainly not as a teen or adult, anyway. For instance, the X-Men were probably my favorite superhero team, but I don't believe I've ever worn any X-Men merch. Granted, there are some things that I like and like the logo/etc but don't touch the merch due to other reasons. Case-in-point would be the Punisher logo, which both has an unfortunate connotation with mass shooters nowadays and projects a belief regarding criminal justice I don't condone. And Flash stuff I haven't touched as much because of its association with BBT. mooreandrew58 posted... I also have a tri force belt buckle but the thing is a pain to sit down with while wearing so its just stashed away somewhere. tbh, I've always liked the idea of decorative buckles, but they tend to be a bother. I've had quite a few over the years. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:910946187] in Who here i... [t:77119731]...</cite> <quote><cite>mooreandrew58 posted...</cite> <quote>See I ain't going to wear something I'm not a fan of.</quote> Why not? Is it a cultural appropriation thing? =p Maybe because I've never been big on labels/identifiers, I've never really worn something where I don't like the aesthetics on their own merits. Certainly not as a teen or adult, anyway. For instance, the X-Men were probably my favorite superhero team, but I don't believe I've ever worn any X-Men merch. Granted, there are some things that I like and like the logo/etc but don't touch the merch due to other reasons. Case-in-point would be the Punisher logo, which both has an unfortunate connotation with mass shooters nowadays and projects a belief regarding criminal justice I don't condone. And Flash stuff I haven't touched as much because of its association with BBT. <cite>mooreandrew58 posted...</cite> <quote>I also have a tri force belt buckle but the thing is a pain to sit down with while wearing so its just stashed away somewhere.</quote> tbh, I've always liked the idea of decorative buckles, but they tend to be a bother. I've had quite a few over the years.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
xjayguyx 10/22/18 4:56:44 AM #15:	No everyone knows I love my Nintendo and my figures and such. No one's ever made fun of it in anyway so iunno why they would. Pretty common to be into games, retro stuffs, figures/toys, comics, cards, tech and so on. <cite>xjayguyx posted [p:910946259] in Who here i... [t:77119731]...</cite> <quote>No everyone knows I love my Nintendo and my figures and such. No one's ever made fun of it in anyway so iunno why they would. Pretty common to be into games, retro stuffs, figures/toys, comics, cards, tech and so on.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
mooreandrew58 10/22/18 5:00:22 AM #16:	Zeus posted... mooreandrew58 posted... See I ain't going to wear something I'm not a fan of. Why not? Is it a cultural appropriation thing? =p Maybe because I've never been big on labels/identifiers, I've never really worn something where I don't like the aesthetics on their own merits. Certainly not as a teen or adult, anyway. For instance, the X-Men were probably my favorite superhero team, but I don't believe I've ever worn any X-Men merch. Granted, there are some things that I like and like the logo/etc but don't touch the merch due to other reasons. Case-in-point would be the Punisher logo, which both has an unfortunate connotation with mass shooters nowadays and projects a belief regarding criminal justice I don't condone. And Flash stuff I haven't touched as much because of its association with BBT. mooreandrew58 posted... I also have a tri force belt buckle but the thing is a pain to sit down with while wearing so its just stashed away somewhere. tbh, I've always liked the idea of decorative buckles, but they tend to be a bother. I've had quite a few over the years. Its not a "cultural appropriation" type of thing I'm just not into trends and I'd I don't like or have no interest in something one I'm not giving them my money and two I'm not advertising for them mostly cause I don't want to give people the impression I'm a fan. If I wear it its because I am a fan and not afraid to show it. Only exceptions are free t shirts. Idk why but I don't turn down free t shirts. Hell I got a burger king t shirt that I got for free. And a AC/DC black ice shirt (bands good album sucks) --- Cid- "looks like that overgrown lobster just got served!" Bartz-"with cheese biscuts AND mashed potatoes!" <cite>mooreandrew58 posted [p:910946315] in Who here i... [t:77119731]...</cite> <quote><cite>Zeus posted...</cite> <quote><cite>mooreandrew58 posted...</cite> <quote>See I ain't going to wear something I'm not a fan of.</quote> Why not? Is it a cultural appropriation thing? =p Maybe because I've never been big on labels/identifiers, I've never really worn something where I don't like the aesthetics on their own merits. Certainly not as a teen or adult, anyway. For instance, the X-Men were probably my favorite superhero team, but I don't believe I've ever worn any X-Men merch. Granted, there are some things that I like and like the logo/etc but don't touch the merch due to other reasons. Case-in-point would be the Punisher logo, which both has an unfortunate connotation with mass shooters nowadays and projects a belief regarding criminal justice I don't condone. And Flash stuff I haven't touched as much because of its association with BBT. <cite>mooreandrew58 posted...</cite> <quote>I also have a tri force belt buckle but the thing is a pain to sit down with while wearing so its just stashed away somewhere.</quote> tbh, I've always liked the idea of decorative buckles, but they tend to be a bother. I've had quite a few over the years.</quote> Its not a "cultural appropriation" type of thing I'm just not into trends and I'd I don't like or have no interest in something one I'm not giving them my money and two I'm not advertising for them mostly cause I don't want to give people the impression I'm a fan. If I wear it its because I am a fan and not afraid to show it. Only exceptions are free t shirts. Idk why but I don't turn down free t shirts. Hell I got a burger king t shirt that I got for free. And a AC/DC black ice shirt (bands good album sucks)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wwinterj25 10/22/18 8:34:39 AM #17:	TC must be very insecure. --- One who knows nothing can understand nothing. http://psnprofiles.com/wwinterj - https://imgur.com/kDysIcd <cite>wwinterj25 posted [p:910950382] in Who here i... [t:77119731]...</cite> <quote>TC must be very insecure.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Krazy_Kirby 10/22/18 8:36:45 AM #18:	it's case closed, and it's great. --- Kill From The Shadows. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiot <cite>Krazy_Kirby posted [p:910950437] in Who here i... [t:77119731]...</cite> <quote>it's case closed, and it's great.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
I_Abibde 10/22/18 9:07:03 AM #19:	Oh, no. Not at all. You can take one look at me and know I'm a geek. Hell, I've had strangers come up to me and ask me Dungeons & Dragons questions. ... It's the glasses, I think. --- -- I Abibde / Samuraiter Laughing at Game FAQs since 2002. <cite>I_Abibde posted [p:910951293] in Who here i... [t:77119731]...</cite> <quote>Oh, no. Not at all. You can take one look at me and know I'm a geek. Hell, I've had strangers come up to me and ask me Dungeons & Dragons questions. ... It's the glasses, I think.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dancer62 10/22/18 11:02:07 AM #20:	I guess yes. I don't try to hide it, but I don't emphasize my geeky and other interests to people who wouldn't be interested. Golf teacher, tournament martial artist, sports car enthusiast and collector, pilot, cooking hobbyist, gardening hobbyist, collector of video game consoles and games, collector of science fiction books and movies, model builder, collector of science toys, among other things. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less <cite>dancer62 posted [p:910955593] in Who here i... [t:77119731]...</cite> <quote>I guess yes. I don't try to hide it, but I don't emphasize my geeky and other interests to people who wouldn't be interested. Golf teacher, tournament martial artist, sports car enthusiast and collector, pilot, cooking hobbyist, gardening hobbyist, collector of video game consoles and games, collector of science fiction books and movies, model builder, collector of science toys, among other things.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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