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Self diagnosis is all the rage this since the internet.
I love when people do because they think it makes them rainman.
"Oh yeah I totally have aspergers I mean I've always been smarter and better then my lessers, they had to study in school I just sat and read because I knew all about whatever the dumbeacher was saying, ignore the fact I got c's, thats just society."
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I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
- Flinch violently at unexpected personal contact?
- Have difficulty comprehending metaphors and usually take things literally?
- Panic when unexpected disruption to your plans appear?
- Have difficulty changing a rigid routine?
These things are things I look for based on myself when people claim Asperger's. I think nerd stuff plus poor social skills are a fairly vague indicator for Asperger's Syndrome.
Nichu just keep drinking beer until you start liking it
Trust me it works
why in the world would i do that
there's stuff that i actually do like
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LudiousI just wanted a sandwich A temporally dislocated QuiznosRegistered Userregular
edited September 2010
oh golly, not a sweet alcoholic beverage, chu. that means you're gay. God forbid you drink something that isn't bitter/tastes like a christmas tree/ will literally melt your tongue
I usually get my Manhattan with Scotch instead of bourbon. I like it better that way. (So I guess, it's really a Rob Roy or something, but Manhattan sounds way cooler and people actually know what that is)
yeah that's a rob roy
i don't generally care for scotch but love bourbon and rye and irish
maybe i should give it another shot
i just find all that peat and smoke offputting and really hard to mix
Nichu just keep drinking beer until you start liking it
Trust me it works
why in the world would i do that
there's stuff that i actually do like
you should drink tea until you like it
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Dr Mario KartGames DealerAustin, TXRegistered Userregular
edited September 2010
A friend of mine really wasnt into beer for the longest time, but he just kept drinking it socially and whatnot, and it eventually took. His lady might have helped also.
There is a beer called Allagash White. Its very light. Its the Vino Verde of beers. Its easy like water.
edit: The reason you do it is because thats how acquired tastes work. You have to acquire them. Its all shit thats horrible for you but you keep doing it until you like it, dammit.
oh golly, not a sweet alcoholic beverage, chu. that means you're gay. God forbid you drink something that isn't bitter/tastes like a christmas tree/ will literally melt your tongue
I'm just saying he should put on a skirt and ask his daddy for a little alone time, because he's a woman.
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I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
The conclusion I, as a non-doctor with no completed academic study of psychology, have come to when it comes to the correlation between nerdy obsessions and social inadequacies is this
The are people who have social issues. There's 101 reasons they could have social issues. Some of it could be an inborn mental disorder, or it could be a pure product of upbringing and background, or some combination thereof. Nonetheless, there's a myriad of varying social inadequacies and anxieties that people have.
Nerdy hobbies, with their fictional universes and escapist offers of fantasy, are very appealing to people with social difficulties for very obvious reasons. They allow them to step away from their lives and who they are and imagine themselves in another place, as someone else. It also has a benefit of allowing them to have a more full and comprehensive knowledge of a "world" and how people behave and act in that world, and how that world reacts to them. They can sit back and study these interactions and cultures and have everything be very simplistic and cut and dry for them.
I think that this is also the origin of the "YOU'VE RUINED IT" nerd rage, where obsessed nerds are furious at changes or retcons or revamps or other drastic alterations of their beloved fictions. It's more than just changing something they like, you're spoiling their feeling of expertise and their feelings of security that "This, this world I understand!"
that's just what i think anyway but apparently i'm a judgmental asshole
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AriviaI Like A ChallengeEarth-1Registered Userregular
I usually get my Manhattan with Scotch instead of bourbon. I like it better that way. (So I guess, it's really a Rob Roy or something, but Manhattan sounds way cooler and people actually know what that is)
yeah that's a rob roy
i don't generally care for scotch but love bourbon and rye and irish
maybe i should give it another shot
i just find all that peat and smoke offputting and really hard to mix
I only mix with blended scotch usually, and blended isn't usually very peaty or smoky, at least the mainstream stuff.
oh golly, not a sweet alcoholic beverage, chu. that means you're gay. God forbid you drink something that isn't bitter/tastes like a christmas tree/ will literally melt your tongue
ludious knows what's up
drinking liquor is a ritual of manhood
if you insist on sugary or weak drinks it suggests that you are lacking in fortitude and character
oh golly, not a sweet alcoholic beverage, chu. that means you're gay. God forbid you drink something that isn't bitter/tastes like a christmas tree/ will literally melt your tongue
ludious knows what's up
drinking liquor is a ritual of manhood
if you insist on sugary or weak drinks it suggests that you are lacking in fortitude and character
there are cooler rituals, will
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Donkey KongPutting Nintendo out of business with AI nipsRegistered Userregular
edited September 2010
Can someone sign on to my minecraft server so I can teleport to you? I fell in a hole and since there's no damage, I can't just kill myself and respawn. I either have to spend an hour clawing my way out or get some help.
Edit: nevermind, I had some wood!
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Thousands of hot, local singles are waiting to play at bubbulon.com.
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AriviaI Like A ChallengeEarth-1Registered Userregular
edited September 2010
I have done straight shots of 151/had whiskey on the rocks etc
I have earned my drinking card
now I can just drink stuff I enjoy. Which means fruity girl drinks.
oh golly, not a sweet alcoholic beverage, chu. that means you're gay. God forbid you drink something that isn't bitter/tastes like a christmas tree/ will literally melt your tongue
ludious knows what's up
drinking liquor is a ritual of manhood
if you insist on sugary or weak drinks it suggests that you are lacking in fortitude and character
The same goes for beer. You must like shitty piss water otherwise you are a high-falootin' elitist.
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No, I am not really communist. Yes, it is weird that I use this name.
Can someone sign on to my minecraft server so I can teleport to you? I fell in a hole and since there's no damage, I can't just kill myself and respawn. I either have to spend an hour clawing my way out or get some help.
can't you use /home or /spawn to return to spawn point?
otherwise i will help you, PM me the IP for your server.
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i will do this
take you and frankie out to dinner and then you can get me staggering drunk
so far,
1) vodka tastes kind of like how alcohol swabs smell. this is my childish idea of how alcohol is 'supposed' to taste. i don't think i like it.
2) whiskey is good. it has flavor! kind of bitter, but on its own too strong for me to really explore i think
3) i figure my best bet is a cocktail with some fruit, simple syrup, whatever
we will do this though
waiting for The Man to call
then i will save money and do a boston weekend, once i convince someone to let me crash
I love when people do because they think it makes them rainman.
"Oh yeah I totally have aspergers I mean I've always been smarter and better then my lessers, they had to study in school I just sat and read because I knew all about whatever the dumbeacher was saying, ignore the fact I got c's, thats just society."
pleasepaypreacher.net
I am also a genius because this online test told me I have an iIQ of 247. I also have an EQ of pi.
i am just suggesting that your people should have more seriously considered embracing their civilizing influence.
i dunno
i was gonna say 'sugary' but that sounds kind of weird
i'd say sweet but i ain't no faggot, bro
Just drink it.
Do you:
- Flinch violently at unexpected personal contact?
- Have difficulty comprehending metaphors and usually take things literally?
- Panic when unexpected disruption to your plans appear?
- Have difficulty changing a rigid routine?
These things are things I look for based on myself when people claim Asperger's. I think nerd stuff plus poor social skills are a fairly vague indicator for Asperger's Syndrome.
Gin and tonic is just tastes like watered down bubbly pine needles. :P
why in the world would i do that
there's stuff that i actually do like
Try sipping some goooooood tequila like Patron Silver or Herradura Reposado (for more flavor).
yeah that's a rob roy
i don't generally care for scotch but love bourbon and rye and irish
maybe i should give it another shot
i just find all that peat and smoke offputting and really hard to mix
There is a beer called Allagash White. Its very light. Its the Vino Verde of beers. Its easy like water.
edit: The reason you do it is because thats how acquired tastes work. You have to acquire them. Its all shit thats horrible for you but you keep doing it until you like it, dammit.
no
i don't like tea or coffee
leave me alone, you monsters
People always say stuff like, "I don't like gin or tonic, but together they taste totally awesome!"
While, to me, it seems more of a case of air freshener.
Like, you spray it and then your bathroom just smells like crap and air freshener.
I'm just saying he should put on a skirt and ask his daddy for a little alone time, because he's a woman.
pleasepaypreacher.net
The are people who have social issues. There's 101 reasons they could have social issues. Some of it could be an inborn mental disorder, or it could be a pure product of upbringing and background, or some combination thereof. Nonetheless, there's a myriad of varying social inadequacies and anxieties that people have.
Nerdy hobbies, with their fictional universes and escapist offers of fantasy, are very appealing to people with social difficulties for very obvious reasons. They allow them to step away from their lives and who they are and imagine themselves in another place, as someone else. It also has a benefit of allowing them to have a more full and comprehensive knowledge of a "world" and how people behave and act in that world, and how that world reacts to them. They can sit back and study these interactions and cultures and have everything be very simplistic and cut and dry for them.
I think that this is also the origin of the "YOU'VE RUINED IT" nerd rage, where obsessed nerds are furious at changes or retcons or revamps or other drastic alterations of their beloved fictions. It's more than just changing something they like, you're spoiling their feeling of expertise and their feelings of security that "This, this world I understand!"
that's just what i think anyway but apparently i'm a judgmental asshole
I did this
it is the best of things
also this [chat] makes me want to start drinking if I didn't have to get up way early tomorrow
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
why can't you just be normal :x
Because then there will be even more things for you to like!
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
I only mix with blended scotch usually, and blended isn't usually very peaty or smoky, at least the mainstream stuff.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
ludious knows what's up
drinking liquor is a ritual of manhood
if you insist on sugary or weak drinks it suggests that you are lacking in fortitude and character
To sperger lite for me, I mean you can like video games without making them your entire existence.
pleasepaypreacher.net
so there's this whole 'coffee flavored cocktail' intersection that is a minefield for me
there are cooler rituals, will
Edit: nevermind, I had some wood!
I have earned my drinking card
now I can just drink stuff I enjoy. Which means fruity girl drinks.
The same goes for beer. You must like shitty piss water otherwise you are a high-falootin' elitist.
can't you use /home or /spawn to return to spawn point?
otherwise i will help you, PM me the IP for your server.
Man at this one coffee shop in Seattle I had a Mexican chocolate mocha with a shot of tequila. It was so goddamn good.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
i don't like martinis
gin martinis are way better than vodka martinis to me
but neither are good