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rose
...and then Magic happens
Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Posts: 4117
I Know I Spend Too Much Time on Unfiction when... ... I write "SpaceBass... clarifies that in-game characters are not to post on the boards" without recognizing why that sounds odd.
... I skip workouts in Central Park in the Spring because, hey, the Marathon isn't until Fall.
... I make my friends wait to go out until I finish YIM chats with in-game characters... after all, we can always catch the next show.
... I drop in to chat for a bit because I can't fall asleep and stay up until 3:00.
...I know more about Amboy than I do about Fallujah.
Anyone else?
Later sweethearts. Enjoy the games and play nice please.
Rose
Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 8:47 am
MageSteff
Pretty talky there aintcha, Talky?
Joined: 06 Jun 2003 Posts: 2716 Location: State of Denial
... I earn the title Unfictologist. Not just with little messages of single sentences but with multi-page research...
... I stay up two hours late again just to finish said research messages...
... my cat decides that if she wants any attention, the only way to get it is to IM me by si9tting on the keyboard...
... I check for updates while at work...
... I post long research messages while at work...
... I post replies such as this one, while at work...
_________________Magesteff
A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead
Posted: Thu May 06, 2004 3:57 pm
Flynn
Decorated
Joined: 11 Nov 2003 Posts: 240 Location: UK
The only thing I can add is:
...When I know it's way too late. And I have work tomorrow. And I don't care.
Posted: Thu May 06, 2004 7:39 pm
ramiles
Unfettered
Joined: 28 Aug 2003 Posts: 362 Location: Chicago
When you steal other peoples ideas...
_________________The TRUTH lies beneath the LIES
The Consparicy Theorist
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Posted: Thu May 06, 2004 10:03 pm
vpisteve
Asshatministrator
Joined: 30 Sep 2002 Posts: 2441 Location: 1987
When it's 3:00 am and you're comparing users' IP addresses.
Posted: Thu May 06, 2004 10:24 pm
NashCarey
Veteran
Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 102 Location: Nierstein, Germany
On a more serious note. When you feel like you have been here long enough to be able to define what an ARG is supposed to be.
_________________Hegemony is another word for hypocrisy. -- me
Posted: Fri May 07, 2004 2:26 am
AnthraX101
Entrenched
Joined: 18 Mar 2003 Posts: 797
Wow, no one is bitter at all!
How about: ...when you try and use the back of a napkin to explain Vignere ciphers to a friend at lunch.
...when you convince the same friend to do a 7 page research project on steganography.
AnthraX101
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Posted: Fri May 07, 2004 10:46 am
The Vraal Thing
Guest
Hmmmm ... When your whole motivation in writing puzzles lies in the phrase "Oh, Martavius would *love* this if I..."
Posted: Fri May 07, 2004 10:34 pm
greywolf
Decorated
Joined: 27 Sep 2002 Posts: 217 Location: Florida
How about when you're almost homesick for unfiction and arg's in general because you're motherboard is fried, you're using mom's computer(with no flash, no java, no d/ling anything you need to chat) and all of your money is tied up for a trip across the entire country to see all the people that your missing.
_________________ all you touch and all you
see, is all your life will ever be. --Pink Floyd
"Dude," said Puppetmaster 2, "it's a hurricane. Put the phone down." --found on wired
Posted: Fri May 07, 2004 10:47 pm
addlepated
Unfictologist
Joined: 17 Aug 2003 Posts: 1885 Location: Austin, Texas
greywolf wrote:
How about when you're almost homesick for unfiction and arg's in general because you're motherboard is fried, you're using mom's computer(with no flash, no java, no d/ling anything you need to chat) and all of your money is tied up for a trip across the entire country to see all the people that your missing.
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww, GW, that's the sweetest thing ever!
Posted: Fri May 07, 2004 11:26 pm
Martavius
Charter Member
Joined: 25 Sep 2002 Posts: 55 Location: Toronto
AnthraX101 wrote:
How about: ...when you try and use the back of a napkin to explain Vignere ciphers to a friend at lunch.
So is that worse than cracking a vig cipher over dinner by hand?
_________________Chaos! Panic! Disaster! (My work here is done)
Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 12:00 pm
krystyn
I Never Tire of My Own Voice
Joined: 26 Sep 2002 Posts: 3651 Location: Is not Chicago
Depends on whether you've got your Frikkin' Genius Club card in your wallet at the time.
Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 8:39 pm
Slyfox
Unfettered
Joined: 06 Feb 2004 Posts: 323 Location: Manchester, UK
You begin to wonder why the nf in unforum is a different colour.
_________________"I mean, think about it.....its on the internet, right? Therefor, it's GOT to be real!! I mean, who would use the internet to lie? That'd just be crazy!" --- StercusMaximus
Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 4:16 am
bagsbee
Unfettered
Joined: 21 Oct 2003 Posts: 417 Location: NYC
Martavius wrote:
AnthraX101 wrote:
How about: ...when you try and use the back of a napkin to explain Vignere ciphers to a friend at lunch.
So is that worse than cracking a vig cipher over dinner by hand?
The story as related to us at the NYC Mini-ARG-o-Fest-o-Con was that you did it in your head. I can see this being one of those tales that gets embellished more and more at each telling. And of course, everyone was there, like Woodstock. Years from now, at ArgFest XVII on Orbital Colony 26A, someone'll be telling some n00b, "I remember when Martavius deciphered a triple-DES encrypted hard drive using his MIND ! I was there , man!!!"
Mart, just so you know...I'm still impressed that you did it over dinner by hand...that's just freaky.
Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 10:09 pm
rasputin1072
Boot
Joined: 31 Aug 2004 Posts: 62 Location: Louisville, KY
When you accidently turn in a page of binary code you copied down instead of your homework and you don't recognize that carying a page of binary around is strange.
When You sit around thhinking about what new quote you should put as your signature on this forum.
_________________-What the hell is that?
Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2004 12:14 am
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