That is correct. I’m sure it’s no secret that amongst all geeks who know each other, there is an unending, unspoken struggle for domination, to see who can claim the title of “Lord of the Geeks.”
It is an elusive title, and one that constantly changes hands, much like the coveted WWE Champion’s belt.
Battles for status are fought in many ways: attending conventions, getting such-and-such’s autograph, successfully correcting someone else on some obscure bit of role-playing lore or mechanics (“I’m sorry, but you are incorrect in your assertion that the Saving Throw Table for AD&D 2nd Edition can be found on page 97 of the Player’s Handbook. You are mistaking it with the ThacO by Level Advancement table. The Saving Throw table is found on page 101”), etc.
(BTW, those stats aren’t made up.)
But I believe this week the crown must go to me. For last Friday evening, I had the privilege of hearing the National Symphony Orchestra performing Nobuo Uematsu’s Liberi Fatali (better known as the opening to Final Fantasy VIII) AND One-Winged Angel (Sephiroth’s Theme) LIVE with a full chorus behind them. Also included in the program was the music to World of Warcraft, Sonic the Hedgehog, and of course the two original classics Super Mario and Zelda.
Again, full orchestral arrangements, performed by one of the premier orchestras in the country.
It was, in a word, glorious.
Not to worry, though. I’m sure I will be toppled from my throne by the end of this week. And thus the neverending cycle shall continue…
Hilarious
LOL moment, here.
I picked…
I picked a booger that looked exactly like Bill Gates’ head. Alas, I was about to show a co-worker when it fell off my finger onto shag carpeting, lost forever amid the dust bunnies.
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Matthew P. Barnson
Where have all the boogers gone?
Now this is what I call a good use of the Internet – booger talk.