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Comment on Geek Pride Day by Jefferson Robbins

Jefferson Robbins — Fri, 25 May 2012 23:23:38 +0000

You win at moms.

Comment on Chris Versus The Movies: Is Battleship the Worst? (Yes.) by Dennis

Dennis — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:26:51 +0000

Dark Tower
Mousetrap
Hungry Hungry Hippos
There were so many other board games that could have been slightly more interesting. I guess Clue will remain the gold standard for the best board game to motion picture genre. I’m sure they could make a great spy film out of parcheesi.

Comment on Geek Pride Day by braak

braak — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:25:51 +0000

My mom made ME a fifteen-foot-long Doctor Who scarf.

Comment on Geek Pride Day by Jim

Jim — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:25:02 +0000

I’m not proud of being a geek. I’m unbearably ashamed.

So is my mother.

Comment on Geek Pride Day by braak

braak — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:18:29 +0000

I have to admit that I think a Geek Pride Day in which everyone just made elaborate Star Wars and Doctor Who floats and marched around the city would, in fact, be a pretty rad way to spend an afternoon.

Comment on Geek Pride Day by Jeff Holland

Jeff Holland — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:10:37 +0000

Yeah, I don’t know what to do with this. For one thing, if you “self-identify” as a geek, but don’t realize that doesn’t mean anything more than “I’m a person who really, really likes certain things,” like there’s some kind of lifestyle that goes along with that beyond “buying things you like” or “talking with people about things you find interesting”…I think you might not be a geek.

I think you might be socially maladjusted. In which case I’m not sure a “pride day” is the best idea.

And similarly, if you’re one of those geeks who thinks part of the lifestyle is excluding or degrading people who aren’t “geeky” enough, then guess what? You’re just an asshole! Of which the world also has plenty.

On the other hand, if Geek Pride Day WAS a real thing, with parades? Can you imagine how elaborate the floats could get?

Fortunately, everyone seemed to stop talking about it around noon, so I think it’s safe to say we don’t have to give a shit one way or the other.

Comment on Chris Versus The Movies: Is Battleship the Worst? (Yes.) by braak

braak — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:45:20 +0000

It will be our generation's The Seventh Seal.

Comment on Genre Fiction, Literary Fiction, The Revolution of Brains by braak

braak — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:02:18 +0000

Or the suddenly YA “version” of Ender’s Game.

I’ve got to admit, I don’t really get how agents are supposed to work. Like, don’t you get an agent so that they will figure this stuff out?

Comment on Genre Fiction, Literary Fiction, The Revolution of Brains by Jesse

Jesse — Fri, 25 May 2012 14:07:56 +0000

Ha, yes! Just like that special “no longer YA” edition of The Graveyard Book!

In retrospect, the problem that agent had was that it was an adult book ABOUT a young adult. So, it’s really my fault that she was hopelessly confused.

Still not as bad as the time another book was rejected because it wasn’t YA enough, and when I reminded the guy that it was not for young adults he said, “But it’s a graphic novel!”

Comment on Chris Versus The Movies: Is Battleship the Worst? (Yes.) by Jesse

Jesse — Fri, 25 May 2012 14:03:33 +0000

Louis Malle directing a 90-minute Battleship board game match to the death!

This imaginary cheap movie is already a hundred times better than the big expensive dumb one, and with a better-defined concept.