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  • gomidoggomidog
    There's not a woman in all of history who would ever go near that dude.
    I dunno, man. Doesn't the mustache remind you of someone?
  • RichLatherRichLather
    Lacks the required duster and wall-sword.
  • jccjcc
    edited June 2008
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    Female geeks, 1978. :)
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  • HMTKSteveHMTKSteve
    There's not a woman in all of history who would ever go near that dude.
    I dunno, man. Doesn't the mustache remind you of someone?
    My thoughts exactly.
  • jccjcc
    Also, I find it strange that the earliest signs of geekery are from the late '30s when worldcon started and such. There must be some late 1800s geekery somewhere, right? Maybe a picture of kids reading pulps in a '20s drug store?
    Does this count? :)

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    H.G. Wells demonstrating his wargame, Little Wars, 1913
  • VigaViga
    Ancient Warhammer 4k! :P
  • AndrewAndrew
    Ancient Warhammer 40k! :P
    ~_^
  • AprecheApreche
    Also, I find it strange that the earliest signs of geekery are from the late '30s when worldcon started and such. There must be some late 1800s geekery somewhere, right? Maybe a picture of kids reading pulps in a '20s drug store?
    Does this count? :)

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    H.G. Wells demonstrating his wargame, Little Wars, 1913
    Oh yeah!
  • ......
    Ancient Warhammer 40k! :P
    ~_^
    I think 4K is more suitable. See, his armies still ride horses. Really awesome snippet Jcc.
  • AndrewAndrew
    I think 4K is more suitable. See, his armies still ride horses. Really awesome snippet Jcc.
    Surprisingly enough, there are horse units in 40k. Go figure.
  • OmnutiaOmnutia
    edited June 2008
    I think 4K is more suitable. See, his armies still ride horses. Really awesome snippet Jcc.
    Surprisingly enough, there are horse units in 40k. Go figure.
    Yep, we're geeks. A response I recently received after telling someone that the brain itself could not feel pain. Shirowtastic.
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  • jccjcc
    edited June 2008
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    Everyone's favorite video game, early 1980s?

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    http://flickr.com/photos/petromyzon/sets/553223
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  • YoshoKatanaYoshoKatana
    H.G. Wells demonstrating his wargame, Little Wars, 1913
    Funny enough, my great-grandfather gave me some of his old cavalry officers (made of lead) when he died. And yes, that is exactly what it looks like when the Gentlemen and I play our Wh40k.
  • edifolco25edifolco25
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    Everyone's favorite video game, early 1980s?

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    http://flickr.com/photos/petromyzon/sets/553223
    I love pictures of old arcades like that!
  • YoshoKatanaYoshoKatana
    Gasp. I'm back. I looked into The Society for Creative Anachronism, which led me to Nova Roma, which linked to various roman websites, including VICIPAEDIA (Wikipedia in Latin). After which I looked through Classical, Vulgar, and New Latin, Academia Thules, and finally found myself on alt.language.latin. I've been browsing on this train of thought for the past hour...
  • AprecheApreche
    Those arcade machines are in such pristine condition.
  • Josh BytesJosh Bytes
    This thread is all kinds of geek awesome.
  • SailSail
    I wish I had something to contribute so badly.
  • ladyobsoleteladyobsolete
    It makes you wonder; where is he now?
    The internet provides. :)Hereleads tohere.
    See, if ever there was proof of the end of the ephemeral, it is when an old picture of a man from the SCA can then be linked to a much later post detailing his more recent experiences. Damn, I don't know if his post confirms or disproves our suspicions.
  • jccjcc
    edited July 2008
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    1972 Spacewar Olympics (Stolen from http://wheels.org/spacewar/stone/rolling_stone.html)
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