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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DMauricio" data-source="post: 953566" data-attributes="member: 12422">gamer vogueI dunno about the rest of the world. But in my group, there's a fair few of us who were athletes some time in our past. (one of the co-gms used to lift weights, a fair number of us do martial arts to keep in shape, etc)Speaking for myself, I know I'm not in prime form. But I'm not exactly overweight, or even fat (hey I gotta have something going for me... I'm a short @rse by most people's standards) And sure, I'm not exactly a looker, but I get by. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />Most of the guys(and gals) who I've gamed with over the years, while not "supermodel" thin (and really who is) are in the same boat. Slowly aging, putting on a little weight here and there, and usually wearing comfy clothes (which have themselves seen better days). Thereby eliminating us from any "most-glamourus group" awards.Mind you, the above doesn't mean we show up unwashed and in rags, just that we don't exactly go out of our way to "glam" up just for a sit around a gaming table. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />As to the "gamer stereotype" I dunno. We've always held that this is more the overweight unwashed lout, who's complexion is more due to monitor glare than sunlight. (but that could just be the people I've worked with at a help desk)  [1][1] I know I'm generalising, and I don't mean to offend anyone I may have worked with in the past. (specially not those who may read this board)Dom</blockquote>

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