world of warcraft

Wrong you wrote:

No MF-ing way the median in letsrun is 15:40. No. F-ing. Way.

Agreed. There are just too many people who post here, and with a pool that big, there's no way the average is that fast.

Flagpole Willy wrote:

Wrong you wrote:

No MF-ing way the median in letsrun is 15:40. No. F-ing. Way.

Agreed. There are just too many people who post here, and with a pool that big, there's no way the average is that fast.

15:40 is just the median of times that people claim they've run. It doesn't account for people lying or for the people that are too embarassed to admit their times.

gfg wrote:

Flagpole Willy wrote:

Agreed. There are just too many people who post here, and with a pool that big, there's no way the average is that fast.

15:40 is just the median of times that people claim they've run. It doesn't account for people lying or for the people that are too embarassed to admit their times.

Correct.

You regularly post on the forum, Letsrun.com, which is the "Center of the running geek universe" under the name Flagpole Willy. To top it all off there are numerous threads in this center of the running geek universe which call you out for being numerous things, many of which are quite similar to geek.

I think you take the cake, brotha.

I'm going to go play WoW now, and be thankful I'm not you.

heyo wrote:

You regularly post on the forum, Letsrun.com, which is the "Center of the running geek universe" under the name Flagpole Willy. To top it all off there are numerous threads in this center of the running geek universe which call you out for being numerous things, many of which are quite similar to geek.

I think you take the cake, brotha.

I'm going to go play WoW now, and be thankful I'm not you.

I've been called many things here, but geek isn't usually one of those things. My biceps are too big and I play guitar -- an electric one at that. Besides, I use the word "brother" quite frequently. If that isn't cool, then I don't know what is.

The instruction book I read said to NOT be a geek I had to do the following:

1) Play in a band - check

2) Play electric guitar - check

3) Have big biceps - check

4) Have a long varied history with the ladies - check

5) Type everything in numbered lists - check

6) Call people "brother" or "my brother" - check

7) Invest in growth stock mutual funds - check

In my business world, the "in" crowd are all geeks, and it is a point of pride to be a geek. I just don't fit in. I'm too good at sports. I look cool in leather. I don't subscribe to PC Weekly or attend Star Trek Conventions; I've never seen any of the Lord of the Rings movies for cryin' out loud. I play music in smoky bars (even though in Ohio you aren't supposed to smoke anymore, many bar owners look the other way). I look great in the front yard when I mow the lawn with my shirt off.

All very non-geeky stuff.

Well that post didn't help your case much.

heyo wrote:

Well that post didn't help your case much.

Really? Well, sometimes I mow the yard with my shirt off AND play my electric guitar at the same time! The book I read said when you do that you are Super Duper Cool! Come on my brother. You KNOW it to be true!

To quote Eddie Johnson, a US Men's National Team soccer player (and starting forward for Fulham in the EPL)

"I don't play video games, I'm a grown-a** man!"

(this was said at the ripe old age of 22)

Seriously, you are a made up character like Flanders right? There is no way you exist, even in the mid-west.

OldManRunner wrote:

To quote Eddie Johnson, a US Men's National Team soccer player (and starting forward for Fulham in the EPL)

"I don't play video games, I'm a grown-a** man!"

(this was said at the ripe old age of 22)

When you say starting forward, you mean he started once.

my roommate has all the best tanking gear in the game. there were times playing when he would have to raid like 6 nights a week, but now it is down to like 2 nights a week since his guild has killed everything. he also goes out with friends and was a D1 all-regional xc runner. to my knowledge he has killed no one

It looks like BETTER THAN YOU is jealous. Either that, or he watches American Idol and is totally offended that Casual Gamer called him out on his lameness.

It IS possible for people to play games and just realize that they're games. It sounds like Casual Gamer and his group of friends realize this.

fire mage ftw

heyo wrote:

Seriously, you are a made up character like Flanders right? There is no way you exist, even in the mid-west.

Of course I exist. The book I read says that when you get big biceps and play electric guitar that not only will you not be a geek but people will know you exist!

I actually just quit yesterday. I have two lvl 70's a hunter and a priest that are both a little more than half epicced.

While the game is fun, I quit because I felt like I should be doing something else with my life like chasing girls or reading books, both of which have not worked out.

I find people that play WoW to be pretty normal people.

Curt Schilling actually plays wow, here is a link to an interview of his

http://www.allakhazam.com/story.html?story=11178

And one of his characters

http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Malfurion&n=Wyndwraith

letsrun is like the "barrens chat" of the running community. anyone who plays the game will know what i'm talking about. at least that's the way it is on my server

haha, so true

70 Rogue, 70 Druid, 70 Pally, 14:13.78

I dont play wow but i did play Diablo 2 which is pretty similar. I was super addicted and would stay up very late playing it. I guess it was a lot of fun but right now I run 100 miles a week, spend a fair amount of time with my girlfriend and pass my college classes. I couldn't imagine having the same life that I have now if i went to the same level of addiction with wow.