Welcome to my strange alternative world of wargaming with toy soldiers: a game for boys from twelve years of age to one hundred and fifty and for that more intelligent sort of girl who likes boys' games and books (HG Wells, Little wars)
Ah, a speckled D20. Oh. nice hair colour. Lipstick works well with that. Oh yes, she's quite pretty.
Oh right... this is a test for BOYS.
Do you guys have any idea what it's like when some helpful guy says "Now this is a German Tank. You know what a Tank is?"
And you know that it's a late war Pz IVF2 with Zimmerit, Ambush pattern camo, markings for a Grenadier Abteilung of the GD division, and you're expected to bat your eyelashes and think how wonderful he is for "helping" you?
But to tell him that you know would crush his ego - he really *was* trying to be helpful, so you sigh, and ask him what kind of gun it has (75mm/L46 of course)
Many years ago in a second hand bookshop No1 daughter looked at me wide eyed and said 'What's D-Day, Daddy." Delighted at her interest, I spouted for ten minutes or so. It transpired that her mother had told her to keep me occupied while she bought me a surprise present.
Women are so good at feigning wide-eyed ignorance. :) John
Aw man, and I thought the girl had something to do with the geekiness. Then I read the D20 bit and went "ohhhh yeah".
ReplyDeleteDear Schnitzel
ReplyDeleteIf you only noticed the dice on a second glance then all is not lost.
John
Hummm.
ReplyDeleteThankfully the red-hair got me first...I'm normal, fantasizing about much younger women, but normal!!!
ReplyDeleteawww - the girl is out of focus; the test is biased! hehehe!
ReplyDeleteYeah - but what if your first thought was "cool - gamergirl!"?
ReplyDeleteDear Maverick
ReplyDeleteThe human male is a sad case.
I should know.
J
Dear Zzzzz
ReplyDeleteBut which did you notice first.
J.
Dear Jabber
ReplyDeleteAt my age all girls are out of focus, as is everything else.
J.
Oh Aki,
ReplyDeleteThere is no hope for you. You have reached stage 2 of geekiness.
J
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ReplyDeleteAh, a speckled D20.
Oh. nice hair colour.
Lipstick works well with that.
Oh yes, she's quite pretty.
Oh right... this is a test for BOYS.
Do you guys have any idea what it's like when some helpful guy says "Now this is a German Tank. You know what a Tank is?"
And you know that it's a late war Pz IVF2 with Zimmerit, Ambush pattern camo, markings for a Grenadier Abteilung of the GD division, and you're expected to bat your eyelashes and think how wonderful he is for "helping" you?
But to tell him that you know would crush his ego - he really *was* trying to be helpful, so you sigh, and ask him what kind of gun it has (75mm/L46 of course)
Dear Zoe
ReplyDeleteMany years ago in a second hand bookshop No1 daughter looked at me wide eyed and said 'What's D-Day, Daddy." Delighted at her interest, I spouted for ten minutes or so. It transpired that her mother had told her to keep me occupied while she bought me a surprise present.
Women are so good at feigning wide-eyed ignorance.
:)
John