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Oct. 15, 2003
http://www.thewavemag.com/pagegen.php?pagename=article&articleid=24184
Dorkstorm: The Annihilation
The ten geekiest hobbies
By Seanbaby
You can tell a lot about a person from the hobbies they choose,
especially if it requires them to be tied to a bathtub full of hot
dogs with a panel of judges and a proctologist with a tape measure
watching. But enough about coin collecting. We've contacted renowned
experts on geeks, as well as many actual geeks, to compile this list
of the dorkiest things you can do with your time. Each activity will
be ranked on both how badly it humiliates the participant and how
negatively it affects his or her sex life. These are not rough
estimates. These are scientific facts based on the research done by
captive supergeniuses working in controlled conditions with test mice
and test mice dressed like tiny wizards.
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10. Comic Books
Public Humiliation: 49.5%
Our studies show that comic book geeks are normally solitary, but
engage in very noisy arguments when gathered in numbers. These are
usually based on the most recent superhero movie, and how much it
sucked. This sucking is always measured in direct relation to the
number of continuity problems between it and an issue of The
Incredible Hulk, which to be honest, had some problems of its own
like the Abrams tank with the completely wrong size smoothbore turret
and the Hulk's hair just all of a sudden being parted the other way!
Safety Tip: If your comic book geek isn't loudly complaining about
something, check carefully you might have blacked out and killed
it.
Damage to Sex Life: 68.7%
When you're finished showing someone your chart of all the ways
Magneto's hat in X-Men 2 was incorrect, it's going to be a long,
uphill battle to then have sex with them. And to make matters worse,
the faulty shape of the dong port in the movie's version of Magneto's
hat will make having sex with it even harder.
Distinguishing Characteristics: Comic book geeks wear a uniform of a
faded Green Lantern t-shirt and a confrontationally unkempt
appearance.
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9. Role Playing Games
Public Humiliation: 63.4%
Dungeons and Dragons combines the nerdiness of a fantasy setting with
the fruitiness of improvisational theatre, and as if that weren't
enough for them to deal with, the rest of us think these people are
going to go crazy and kill us. It's really hard for society to do
more to tell you that if you play this game, you're on your own.
Damage to Sex Life: 78.0%
We weren't exactly sure on this figure, since a 78% means that
there's still a 22% chance of a woman walking by role players and one
of them saying, "A minotaur? Here in the Dungeon of Kajmar!? Very
well, I swing my axe of axing at th- why hello there, pretty lady. My
name's Twinkleberry, The Spritish Pegasus. Why, as a matter of fact I
AM single."
Distinguishing Characteristics: An RPGeek either wears a black heavy
metal shirt or, in tragic attempts at stylishness, a button-up shirt
with a wrap-around dragon and flames.
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8. Scrapbooking
Public Humiliation: 86.2%
Most people tend to avoid scrapbookers in an effort to prevent their
photo from being pasted between a floral border along with a word
bubble shouting, "Are we having fun yet!" Scrapbookers have an
insatiable hunger to date and catalogue precious moments, and many
fear that these keepsakes are being collected to one day be used in
an evil plan to flood the world with vomit.
Damage to Sex Life: N/A
People who make scrapbooks do not have sex organs like you and me. As
required by the Code of the Scrapbookers, after the completion of
their first book of cherished memories, surgeons replace their
genitalia with paste dispensers.
Distinguishing Characteristics: You'll know these people because
they're always leading a small parade of their offspring in karate,
ballet, scout or soccer uniforms. And according to shocking facts
learned from these people's sweatshirts, their children THINK THEY'RE
AN ATM!
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7. Star Wars
Public Humiliation: 82.1%
Before the lame-ass new Star Wars movies, we might have let it go if
we saw a Lando Calrissian or an Ewok waiting in line for a movie. Not
anymore. Anyone disguised as a Jedi in this day and age had better
have been helped into that costume by a caregiver assigned by the
state to assist their special needs. Related Trivia Fact: Admiral
Ackbar is the guy with the fish head from Return of the Jedi that
screams things like, "Shorshenblorg borshchortle!"
Damage to Sex Life: 54.6%
Dressing like Darth Vader creates a number of sexual obstacles. First
you have to find someone who doesn't mind dating the dark lord of
geeks, and from this point on the sentence is moot since you won't,
and then they have to safely be able to dig their way through your
codpiece of cybernetic space enhancements. Impossible. Plus, the
speech that Darth Vader gave to Natalie Portman in Episode II (about
how she was so great because she wasn't like sand) is going to hang
over the heads of evil single Jedi for generations. On the other
hand, the strict moral code of the good Jedi prevents them from
touching naked women with anything other than a light saber. And
that, of course, would kill them. On the third hand, I have this
theory I've been meaning to test that jumping into a room naked and
screaming like Chewbacca would be super erotic. Keep in mind,
however, that my last theory, "Wouldn't it be sweet if these were
like, FLYING condoms?" went largely ignored by the sex community.
Distinguishing Characteristics: Overweight, casually strolling into
the center of the room, and then when you least expect it, bursting
into a blinding Jedi combat storm with a golf ball retriever.
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6. Vampirism
Public Humiliation: 90.0%
When enjoying Tim Burton movies and the Cure aren't enough to express
your artistic depression, you turn to vampirism. This type of geek
gathers with its kind to simulate vampiric society through a game of
milling around and giving each other spooky threats in untraceable
fake accents. Beginner's Tip: The costumes and makeup required for
this hobby are elaborate, so if you don't have time every morning for
a Dracula makeover, you can send the same message by just wearing a
sign reading, "I hate my parents and my classmates beat me." To make
this slightly more vampiric you may want to add the word "Blah!" at
the beginning and end of the sentence.
Damage to Sex Life: 14.9%
One danger of vampiric sex is that many singles within in these
communities are actually undercover vampire hunters waiting to jam a
stake into you while you're struggling to untie your corset. Aside
from that hazard, though, it's all good news: The dark creatures
breed some pretty sexy people jammed into some skimpy leathery
outfits. If you don't mind making out with someone who, like you,
tastes like stage blood and cigarettes, you can lead an exciting sex
life of the night.
Distinguishing Characteristics: Vampires are difficult to spot. Keep
an eye out for the group of restless magician corpses with simulated
human remains dripping from their mouths. One way I've found to make
sure they're real vampires is to scream, "Skeletor!" and see if they
cheer in agreement.
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5. Collectible Card Games
Public Humiliation: 96.8%
Some experts claim that living a moment of completely pure
humiliation is impossible, since that can only be achieved through
some kind of lethal masturbation accident. But those experts have
never seen the shame on a grown man's face who's just been caught by
someone he knows playing Pokemon cards with a 10-year-old stranger in
a hobby store.
Damage to Sex Life: 89.3%
All the carefully constructed card decks and assault strategies
become useless once these geeks discover that a woman's vagina
contains no defending dragon harpies. Ha ha, that's one of those
double ironic jokes, because anyone who took high school biology
knows that they actually DO.
Distinguishing Characteristics: This geek is always carrying a
backpack, at least one more type of case for emergency miniature
statues, and a thick layer of atrophied blubber to drip feed them
nutrients.
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4. Everquest
Public Humiliation: 70.1%
Since this game is played over the computer, most people would never
know you played it unless you told them. However, if you've ever
known anyone that's played Everquest, you know that the part of their
brain that allows them to keep the details of their quest for level 8
Vorpal chaps to themselves has long since been destroyed.
Damage to Sex Life: 99.8%
While other geek hobbies act as intercourse repellent, this game is
so addicting to its users that it will actually destroy any sex life
they might have, through some kind of groin miracle. And with all the
male players pretending to be girls to get magical gifts, no one's
inter-gender social skills are going to be finely tuned when or if
they ever pull themselves away from imaginary adventuring.
Distinguishing Characteristics: If someone looks like they and their
gut have spent the last three days together in the same clothes, and
they're secreting Mountain Dew out of their pores, that's a good sign
of Everquest. The other is the wistful look in their eyes that yearn
to gaze upon lizard warriors killing hobbits.
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3. Star Trek
Public Humiliation: 86.2%
These geeks used to be called Trekkies, but now insist on the less
derogatory term Trekkers, which is the image control equivalent of
adding a koala bear to the Nazi flag. They tend to be unobtrusive,
but for every hundred Trekkers polite enough to obsess in their own
homes, there's some bastard singing at the karaoke bar in Klingon and
a computer repairman demanding that his coworkers address him by his
Starfleet rank. Before you laugh, though, there's almost assuredly a
third one building something that can vaporize your non-Star Trek ass
from orbit.
Damage to Sex Life: 93.4%
While it's true that ladies crave fat men with pointy ears and a
strong armpit odor, those green aliens that Kirk used to bone created
a standard of beauty for Trekkies that no Earth woman can live up to.
Distinguishing Characteristics: If someone approaching you is more
machine than man and threatening to assimilate you, it's either a
Star Trek enthusiast or an android lost in time. Either way, it's
your duty as a human to smash it.
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2. Furries/Plushies
Public Humiliation: 99.95%
Furries are people who dress like animals to have sex with each
other, usually without regard for gender of their mate or the species
of their costume. If that's tough to wrap your head around, picture
McGruff the Crime Dog coming to your school and humping your mascot's
leg. Plushies have a similar hobby, but instead of having sex with
nerds dressed as animals, they consummate their relationships with
their stuffed animals. I'm sure you've heard of these people; they're
the main reason the Care Bears declared war against us.
Damage to Sex Life: -9.2%
For a plushie out on the prowl, the good news is that barnyard
puppets just can't say no. And as for the furries, they don't seem to
be picky about who they mount. Maybe because they're ecstatic to find
other people with the same debilitating social handicap as
themselves, but most likely because everyone looks hot as a six-foot
chicken. I mean, who's with me, how do you not [Censor's note: you
really didn't want to read this part we cut] all the way into its
chicken hole!?
Distinguishing Characteristics: You'll know furries and plushies
because they'll either be wearing a crotchless panda suit or just a
screaming teddy bear firmly against their crotch, respectively.
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1. Live Action Role Playing
Public Humiliation: 100%
Live action role playing, or LARP, is a nerd's parent's worst fears
come true: Dungeons and Dragons has finally made their child go
crazy. These people dress up like fantasy characters and go on
adventures where other nerds play the parts of enemy monsters, which
would be fine if the participants were in the second grade. When
adults do it, it's like a renaissance faire and backyard wrestling
met, had demonic babies, and gave them weapons.
Damage to Sex Life: 100%
If you and your team of paladins are thinking about leaving your
mom's basement to move your fantasy quests into society, you might as
well leave your genitals behind.
Distinguishing Characteristics: Aside from the barbarian clothes and
giant monster heads, it's impossible to know who might be LARPing.
The only way to be sure is when they throw make-believe fireballs at
you from their very fingertips, but by then... it's already too late.
