Re: [ImmoderateHeroQuest] Re: Are we geeks?

From: David Cake <dave_at_HZq7C1MpI0zEm-4IQkfpTUCuUWocx_07ln_pMF5Y94ideTz5oPhgNtXRNrKLRyUvIvxoAhD>
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 14:54:26 +0800


At 1:44 AM -0500 29/7/04, Guy Hoyle wrote:
>David Cake wrote:
>
>> At 10:25 PM +0000 28/7/04, jeffrichard68 wrote:
>> >My score: 22.48521% - Geek
>> >
>> >Damn those roleplaying games and movies (not to mention having read
>> >Russian literature for the hell of it)!
>>
>> I felt the things that dragged me down were my general apathy
>> towards Star Trek (if only Dr Who was an acceptable substitute, or
>> the various works of Joss Wheddon), not being from the US and thus
>> missing out on some cultural specifics (AV Club? marching bands?),
>> and not actually being all that socially inept.
>
>AV = "Audio-Visual", that is, the students who set up and maintain the
>projectors and VCRs for classrooms. Marching Bands: musical students
>who play at football games, mostly drums, brass, and woodwinds. They
>also play in a lot of public parades, too.

        I know what they are,its just they are specific to US culture. Paid staff maintain equuipment, our school bands are rare, and seldom march. 'Clubs' as such are a far less important part of school. And public parades are not as common.

	Cheers
		David

           

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