Top Ten Geekiest Hobbies

diaglo · Oct 22, 2004

ouch 7 outta 10.

but i haven't LARPed since the 80's.

Halivar · Oct 22, 2004

I was 4 out of 10, until I quit playing Everquest and stopped collecting Magic cards.

Rather surprised. I can't believe "coding for fun" isn't on the list, or running Linux.

Ulorian - Agent of Chaos · Oct 22, 2004

The only thing on that list I've ever been involved in is D&D, but I haven't played in a dozen years.. but I did buy the 3E books (for nostalgia's sake) and I do visit these boards.. so I'll give myself 0.5.

Keeper of Secrets · Oct 22, 2004

Wombat said:
That list misses all sorts of things...

Like my sister's obsession with writing Buffy slash fanfic...

(returning to the topic)

I score about 2.5 -- rpgs, of course, as well as an interest in (but not terribly deep -- don't collect figures, cards, and the like, don't pick up most novels, no dress up, or no memorizing scripts, and of course NO CONVENTIONS!) in Star Trek, and a small (but not memorized)collection of Sandman , Flaming Carrot and The Tick comics. Wasn't quite sure how to score the latter two, so I game them each a score of 0.75... which is probably excessively geeky

Fanfic may have been so dorky and so subculture that the authors may not even be aware of it. Though they managed to delve into furries . . .

Jeff Wilder · Oct 22, 2004

As people have said, the list misses a lot of stuff, most of it more obscure. Yaoi or slash, for instance, both of which are not only geeky, but creepy.

Me, they got me on #9 and #10. Could be worse.

Jeff

P.S. Could be raining.

Aust Diamondew · Oct 22, 2004

That was hilarious!
I'm only 1-2/10 I use to be 3-4/10.

JimAde · Oct 22, 2004

Halivar said:
I was 4 out of 10, until I quit playing Everquest and stopped collecting Magic cards.

Rather surprised. I can't believe "coding for fun" isn't on the list, or running Linux.

Coding for fun == Better coding skills == better job == more money == mate attraction

Therefore

Coding for fun != geeky

Retro-Rocket · Oct 22, 2004

Only two at the moment (Star Wars and Roleplaying Games) but I have been as high as 4 (Everquest and Comics)! I am amazed that computer/video games didn't make the list.