Open the Door With …
July 13th, 2007Funny, Games, Just Up, Learning, Life, Musings, School, Techie, Technology, Tidbits.
I was having a late dinner with two of my classmates, they shall remain anonymous, for their safety and my own well-being, and henceforth shall be known as #1 and #2.
A little background: #1 is a gamer, but doesn’t look like one (depending on how she poses for the picture), owns her own company, and like me, notices if an image is 2 pixels misaligned. 
#2 is self-confessed OC, super serious when serious, and wacky when out of the classroom. #2 is in the process of being converted into a gamer by #1.
Both of them are graduates of a science course that few people understand, its a geeky world indeed! I speak geek with #1 regarding computers, games, general gadgetry, and probably some Klingon now and then. I am also in the process of buying a shirt that says ‘No, I will not fix your computer.’ from www.thinkgeek.com to stave off people who approach me and ask me to tinker with their PCs.
The topic for the night was gaming—arcade, PC, portable, and console. #1 wanted to run her new copy of the SIMs 2 on her laptop, wasn’t so sure of the requirements so we had to check out the box (yes, true geekness, we read the manual)
So I told #1 to go get her ‘gaming-fix’ at an internet cafe running UT. Characters there range from the muscle bound bounty hunter-looking guys to a weirdly familiar mad scientist sporting a lab coat. While playing this back in 2002 over at the university’s IT lab, I saw one wielding a crowbar. The following conversation ensued all because I couldn’t remember the word ‘crowbar’
Weng: So just play UT in an internet cafe. You can even play with a mad scientist character with matching … what’s that steel implement you use to open a door?
#1: (without batting an eye) Battering ram
Weng: I said ’steel’
#1: okay, a ’steel’ battering ram
Weng: Seriously, something smaller (I made hand motions for something long)
#2: doorknob! (Lemme try that for my next FPS game, I’ll lug around a bucket of doorknobs and throw them as projectiles at enemies. They won’t be as effective as grenades, but they might give the enemies a concussion.)
Weng: erm….
#2: key?!? (I am 2 seconds away from strangling you.)
Lesson: Do not play guessing games with geeks or any science major. They will think of the most mundane things.
Sounds like a “Who’s on First?” comedy routine! LOL! Hey, I think I forgot to come on over here and tell you that I have named you a Rockin’ Girl Blogger. You can get the badge on my site and (of course there is a meme element to it, as always!) so there are some rules regarding crediting the originator of the award. It’s all in my Rockin’ Girl Blogger post from a few days ago.
Seriously, this conversation sounds like some that have taken place between me and my sisters from time to time. I really had to chuckle.
Okay for the meme. Give me a few days to round up a couple of people. There are many more conversations like these that occur every time I go out with friends. Lol! I just can’t remember all of them.
Note to self: turn on recorder when having conversation with friends. (insert evil laugh here)