Other geekery

jlawson70

While most of the discussions on the forum revolve around the main subjects of geekery (computers, anime, games, comics) what about other types? I ask this because today while rearranging a room to move my computer to, I came across my boxes of pro wrestling tapes. I do have an interest in computers and anime, but my geek subject is pro wrestling. Over 200 VHS tapes, dozens of DVDs, hundreds of magazines, and a tattoo of a pro wrestler on my left arm. Even though this does not seem to be one of the traditional areas of geekery, would it still qualify, as I have a passion and detailed knowledge of it?

Sail

I seem to remember that there have been some pro wrestling threads on the forum. You might be able to find them by searching.

Also, I disagree that we only focus on those few "main" geekeries. Some of the most popular and active threads have to do with politics and knitting, of all things. We also have a variety of art threads. I think we're pretty well-rounded.

WindUpBird

Geekery just refers to an intense interest in something. There are many, many geekeries, but no main geekeries.

EDIT: Ninja'd.

Apreche

Pro Wrestling is definitely a traditional area of geekery. It has a very large crossover with comic geekery. I also know many anime geeks who enjoy it, and it makes sense. Wrestling is big in Japan and South America, and anime is also big in both places. Also, wrestling itself is very similar to things like super robot shows and shonen fighting shows. They even have anime and manga about professional wrestling. I also know many anime or manga creators who are big wrestling fans.

When I was a kid I loved the WWF stuff. Hulk Hogan, Undertaker, Hitman Hart, Macho Man, Ultimate Warrior, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Jake the Snake, those were the days. Action figures, even non-WWF ones, spent a lot of time fighting in that plastic wrestling ring.

However, as I got older, two things happened. I always knew professional wrestling was fake, but then I learned it was really really fake. Once I realized that, I also realized that it was a bunch of steroided almost naked guys grabbing each other. Once I saw it that way, I couldn't look at it the same way again.

Also, the wrestling I watched as a kid was so ludicrous and over the top. It was a self parody of sorts. By late middle school wrestling changed its aesthetic. It actually tried to take itself somewhat seriously. That aesthetic created a huge clash with the reality of what was going on. Something ridiculous like The Million Dollar Man or Andre the Giant works as entertainment. The showmanship is just as zany as what is actually happening. Once they tried to darken up, like Batman, it created this rift. Now they were trying to tell me that being almost naked and grabbing each other was for serious and badass? It made it even more impossible to stomach.

I got smarter. Wrestling got stupider. I stopped watching or caring. I look back at the old stuff fondly, but realize the only positive emotion I can get from it is nostalgia. Without that nostalgia, it's all pretty stupid.

Li_Akahi

There is a rather large and devoted Disney geek-fanbase. The geekery doesn't just cover the movies, but also the theme parks (which feeds into the theme/amusement park geekery, which also feeds into Haunted House geekery) and even the Disney TV shows (this geekery has waned in recent years, unless you're talking about Disney Afternoon fans).

Apreche

There is a rather large and devoted Disney geek-fanbase. The geekery doesn't just cover the movies, but also the theme parks (which feeds into the theme/amusement park geekery, which also feeds into Haunted House geekery) and even the Disney TV shows (this geekery has waned in recent years, unless you're talking about Disney Afternoon fans).

If you are a haunted house fan you MUST see Play Dead in NYC. I saw it, and it was more than worth the price of admission. It's a one man show (mostly) in a tiny theater. I won't tell you much about it other than it is a modern haunted house that actually works, even on people like me.

http://www.playdeadnyc.com/tickets/

WindUpBird

Any other model rocket geeks? I'm designing a two-stage Solid/Hybrid high-powered rocket right now, with a drogue 'chuted avionics/photo capsule that detaches at apogee.

Walker

Poetry, hip-hop, philosophy, parkour and martial arts. I think there's already a thread for all of my non-traditional geekeries.

Apreche

Let no geekery be unthreaded.

Matt

There is a rather large and devoted Disney geek-fanbase. The geekery doesn't just cover the movies, but also the theme parks (which feeds into the theme/amusement park geekery, which also feeds into Haunted House geekery) and even the Disney TV shows (this geekery has waned in recent years, unless you're talking about Disney Afternoon fans).

If you are a haunted house fan you MUST see Play Dead in NYC. I saw it, and it was more than worth the price of admission. It's a one man show (mostly) in a tiny theater. I won't tell you much about it other than it is a modern haunted house that actually works, even on people like me.

http://www.playdeadnyc.com/tickets/

I went to a Fangoria con in the Javitz three years ago and someone there was passing out coupons for a haunted house that had set up shop down in Chelsea. They took a small old theater and converted it into the most fucked up haunted house in the world. All sorts of actors and stuff. It was only there for a few months, but I'll have to see if I saved the ticket and can look up the name. Maybe they'll do it again, but even if not, my impression of the city is that crazy awesome stuff like this must pop up all of the time. Finding out about it is the challenge.

Nukerjsr

Everything can be geeky. Seriously. It's just related to passion and the amount of focus one puts on the particular subject.

Anthony Heman

I was a long-time referee in a professional wrestling group in Missouri. I never actually enjoyed the "wrestling" but plotting out the rediculous backstories and events entertained the hell out of me. The two guys that got me into it were all about comic books as well, one was a body-builder type and the other more of a writer.

TheWhaleShark

as I have a passion and detailed knowledge of it?

Those are the requirements for something to be a "geekery."

I'm a beer geek. George is a car geek. There are many fiber geeks. Geeks abound!

WindUpBird

Car geekery FTW.

Churba

Vin Diesel is a hardcore Pen and paper RPG Geek.

WindUpBird

Vin Diesel is a hardcore Pen and paper RPG Geek.

So is Stephen Colbert.

All the cool kids packing them D20s.

Li_Akahi

So is Stephen Colbert.

That actually doesn't surprise me in the slightest.

Robin Williams is a hardcore gamer and loves Evangelion.

TheWhaleShark

Robin Williams is a hardcore gamer and loves Evangelion.

So that explains that bit in One Hour Photo. I always wondered about that.

George Patches

I made a thread about car geekery. I'm also currently thinking of buying another SAAB. Reason being I apparently didn't learn my lesson enough with the first one. >_>

TheWhaleShark

I'm also currently thinking of buying another SAAB.

You miss that second-gear panty disintegration, don't you?

Rochelle

I'm also currently thinking of buying another SAAB.

You miss that second-gear panty disintegration, don't you?

Has this theory even been proven yet?

George Patches

You miss that second-gear panty disintegration, don't you?

I do. I also miss the feel of a SAAB.

Rochelle

You miss that second-gear panty disintegration, don't you?

I do. I also miss the feel of a SAAB.

Oh, so it disintegrated YOUR panties. George, I never knew.

Viga

I'm a art geek. I guess a goth geek as well, but there's a lot of crossover with regular geekery.

jtvh

There is a rather large and devoted Disney geek-fanbase. The geekery doesn't just cover the movies, but also the theme parks (which feeds into the theme/amusement park geekery, which also feeds into Haunted House geekery) and even the Disney TV shows (this geekery has waned in recent years, unless you're talking about Disney Afternoon fans).

I am among these geeks, as evidenced by my Disney-fan blog and podcast. (Don't suppose you've been to MouseFest by any chance?)

It's unfortunate that the Geek Code wasn't released under a Creative Commons license. I always enjoyed the fact that it made allowances for a wide variety of geekitude. I used to keep a copy in my .plan file, back when I used systems where there was any chance somebody might actually run "finger."

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GB/CM/IT/MU/P/O d--@ s: a+ C++$ U>$ P+(+) L+ E$ W+++$ !N o--K--? w$ !O !M !V PS+++ PE--Y+ !PGP t+++ !5 !X !R tv+ b++ DI++++ !D G++ e++(+++)$ h r+++ x++++
------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------

Matt

I'm also currently thinking of buying another SAAB.

You miss that second-gear panty disintegration, don't you?

Has this theory even been proven yet?

I am waiting for this Mythbuster's episode.

George Patches

My car was powerful enough to turn Kate and Nuri into woooooo girls.

Special A

Hello, beer geek. IBU, hop-profile, cask-aged, infusion, 300+ year traditional recipes, bottle-conditioned, food pairing, brewing and trading. Reinheitsgebot!

Andrew

Hello, beer geek. IBU, hop-profile, cask-aged, infusion, 300+ year traditional recipes, bottle-conditioned, food pairing, brewing and trading. Reinheitsgebot!

Awesome! Check out the beer thread.

TheWhaleShark

Hello, beer geek. IBU, hop-profile, cask-aged, infusion, 300+ year traditional recipes, bottle-conditioned, food pairing, brewing and trading. Reinheitsgebot!

I like you. Let's be friends.

I just brewed from a 400+ year old "recipe" (it's really more technique when you get that old) from Gervaise Markham. It's a parti-gyle style beer that best approximates an ESB and an ordinary bitter. I used Marris Otter and a bit of Crystal 10. Just tried it this morning. Fucking tiger blood right there.

Andrew

Also, we should set up a forum beer trading group. That would be awesome, although I'm not familiar with the laws governing shipping alcohol.