Overheard Dinner Conversation
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Posted on: 2007-05-09 06:08 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
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I think we got the best looks when we pulled out the full size grid maps of middle earth and began putting pins and markers out to plot troop movements.
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The sound of dice on a table is rarely something a proprietor wants to here. Once we convinced him we weren't gambling, they never bothered us at Dunkin' Donuts again.
mmm freebirds.
dang it now I'm hungry for burritos!
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I think we got the best looks when we pulled out the full size grid maps of middle earth and began putting pins and markers out to plot troop movements.
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The sound of dice on a table is rarely something a proprietor wants to here. Once we convinced him we weren't gambling, they never bothered us at Dunkin' Donuts again.
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It's those blinking yellow eyes. No one can trust them. 
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I used to get together with some friends once a week at a local Chili's to discuss our results/plans for the turn of Middle Earth Play by Mail wargame we were on. Imagine a couple guys in suits and ties, and a couple guys in T-shirts & shorts, all with briefcases sitting around eating chips, and discussing how best to assassinate the Witch-King of Angmar and mobilize troops to protect the southern flank of the Greenwood from the Dog Lords heavy cavalary.
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No worse than heading out to Taco Bell and discussing our current Champions campaign, which involved aliens having taken over the town. Nothing gets the attention of fellow diners quicker than discussing the best place in town to drop a tactical nuke to divert attention away from our raid on their HQ...
Or heading over to the Krispy Kreme after the midnight showing of RHPS - still in costume.
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I used to get together with some friends once a week at a local Chili's to discuss our results/plans for the turn of Middle Earth Play by Mail wargame we were on.
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That brings back memories, in particular a 3am Denny's conversation about the Illuminati PBM game. Ah, nothing quite like the growing look of terror on your tired college-aged waitress's face as you calmly discuss the current security levels of the Federal Reserve, the success of the efforts of the Fifth Internationale to infiltrate the Boy Scouts, and whether or not you have sufficient cash on hand to launch an attack to destroy the NSA.
All over root beer and Britishburgers.
Damn, I miss that game. I should think about playing it again.
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I used to get together with some friends once a week at a local Chili's to discuss our results/plans for the turn of Middle Earth Play by Mail wargame we were on. Imagine a couple guys in suits and ties, and a couple guys in T-shirts & shorts, all with briefcases sitting around eating chips, and discussing how best to assassinate the Witch-King of Angmar and mobilize troops to protect the southern flank of the Greenwood from the Dog Lords heavy cavalary.
I think we got the best looks when we pulled out the full size grid maps of middle earth and began putting pins and markers out to plot troop movements.
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Pics or it didn't happen!
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Castle is so badass he doesn't need proof.
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Freebirds is so many levels above Chipotle that it really can't be debate. I can get Chipotle here in Dallas, which decreases it's value as cuisine exponentially. Barbacoa is best from La Tapatia (just ignore the cockroaches) or from specific street vendors around Todd Lane. As for rice or anything else for that matter, I suggest a tiny little place on Tillery south of Oak Springs about 6 blocks. I forget the name, but it's on the east side of Tillery across from a church. You may need an interpreter since they don't understand if you order in English, but breakfast from there is as close to Heaven having a drive-thru as we may ever see.
Also, I once witnessed a fist fight over whether or not Ripley could wield a lightsaber. This stemmed from an argument over whether or not a light saber could kill an Alien from the movie. The matter was never settled.
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I used to get together with some friends once a week at a local Chili's to discuss our results/plans for the turn of Middle Earth Play by Mail wargame we were on. Imagine a couple guys in suits and ties, and a couple guys in T-shirts & shorts, all with briefcases sitting around eating chips, and discussing how best to assassinate the Witch-King of Angmar and mobilize troops to protect the southern flank of the Greenwood from the Dog Lords heavy cavalary.
I think we got the best looks when we pulled out the full size grid maps of middle earth and began putting pins and markers out to plot troop movements.
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Pics or it didn't happen!
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Castle is so badass he doesn't need proof.
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Who wants proof? I like pics. That's all.
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Also, I once witnessed a fist fight over whether or not Ripley could wield a lightsaber.
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I love this.
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I used to get together with some friends once a week at a local Chili's to discuss our results/plans for the turn of Middle Earth Play by Mail wargame we were on. Imagine a couple guys in suits and ties, and a couple guys in T-shirts & shorts, all with briefcases sitting around eating chips, and discussing how best to assassinate the Witch-King of Angmar and mobilize troops to protect the southern flank of the Greenwood from the Dog Lords heavy cavalary.
I think we got the best looks when we pulled out the full size grid maps of middle earth and began putting pins and markers out to plot troop movements.
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Pics or it didn't happen!
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Castle is so badass he doesn't need proof.
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Were they throwing magic stones at eachother for 10 points of lethal/smashing dmg? IT HAS TO BE REAL!
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I used to get together with some friends once a week at a local Chili's to discuss our results/plans for the turn of Middle Earth Play by Mail wargame we were on. Imagine a couple guys in suits and ties, and a couple guys in T-shirts & shorts, all with briefcases sitting around eating chips, and discussing how best to assassinate the Witch-King of Angmar and mobilize troops to protect the southern flank of the Greenwood from the Dog Lords heavy cavalary.
I think we got the best looks when we pulled out the full size grid maps of middle earth and began putting pins and markers out to plot troop movements.
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that's not as bad as sittign in a crowded bar with a half empty pitcher of beer talking about this game...or maybe it is
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I used to get together with some friends once a week at a local Chili's to discuss our results/plans for the turn of Middle Earth Play by Mail wargame we were on. Imagine a couple guys in suits and ties, and a couple guys in T-shirts & shorts, all with briefcases sitting around eating chips, and discussing how best to assassinate the Witch-King of Angmar and mobilize troops to protect the southern flank of the Greenwood from the Dog Lords heavy cavalary.
I think we got the best looks when we pulled out the full size grid maps of middle earth and began putting pins and markers out to plot troop movements.
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Gas to get to Chili's - $35.00 on MasterCard (hey gas prices are high for a 15 mile trip)
New briefcase for all your important documents - $65.00 on MasterCard
Beer & chips at Chili's - $13.95 on MasterCard
Spending time planning ways to assasinate the Witch-King of Angmar with your closest friends while using a giant map spread all over the table at Chili's? - PRICELESS!!!
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Good stuff man, your post made me laugh. I can just see people looking around, and then trying not to look or hear, while secretly leaning over to a friend or loved one and telling them about an assasination plot you hjust over heard, LOL!!!
Thats great! 
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Hey, that Freebird's is in the rotation for dinner on my regular Thursday night PnP gaming session with my buddies. Come by some thursday evening around 7 or 7:30 -ish...we're the (mostly) long-haired geeks talking about G.U.R.P.S., music, movies or City of Heroes.
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Help me here. Which Freebirds are we talking about Hancock or Parmer? Because I'm in Round Rock and I'm not driving all the way into that mess to wind up in the wrong place
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Recursive irony story:
I ran into a woman I hadn't seen in a very long time, and we got to chatting about this and that, when I mention I play this game. She then mentions that she is a *very* fanatical WoW player. I know I shouldn't think this, but I'm still struggling with the concept of a middle aged mother leading WoW raids at four in the morning, when she mentions to me that she was one of the midnight shoppers to buy the WoW expansion that went on sale, and she just *couldn't* get over the ~90 year old man waiting in line ahead of her, just dying to get his level 70 smack-down.
I think it says something both good and yet scary about the videogame marketplace that there is no segment of the population that isn't playing something, and yet its happened so fast that everyone is still surprised to hear who *else* is gaming, especially online.
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Having read that, I looked at my wife and said, "hon, I will be that 90 year old man in line one day."
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I know I shouldn't think this, but I'm still struggling with the concept of a middle aged mother leading WoW raids at four in the morning....
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And well you should! She's old enough to know better than to play around in WoW. I trust you gave her a buddy account number so she could come play with all us grown-ups?
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...when i hear people talking about a mmo or game or just about anything... i only need two pieces of information to find out if they are sucked into that mmm/game/whatever world:
1. time spent doin said thingy
2. the "F" word...no not that one "F" = Forums
If number 2 is yes...they are sucked in!
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and what is the time needed to qualify?
Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it.
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Geek friends of mine used to have fun going to late-night restaurants and engaging in absolutely meaningless, but very animated gibberish conversations as they ate, just to watch the faces of the people who were listening in. It became a little game (they were actors) to keep the voice and tone totally serious while stringing together absolutely meaningless phrases- and responding appropriately.
Now they just post on gaming forums.
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Couple of my friends and I used to do that except not about games... about sex... with made up gibberish words.
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Cooool.
Um, I work at a Chili's and LOVE it when gamers come in. They're randomly talking about an RPG and I carry my dice in my purse (yes I'm female). The looks I get from them are amazing. Makes my day a little better.
I was in a semi-active Counter-Strike clan a couple years ago. we signed up for CAL and whatnot. turns out most of us lived pretty close to each other, so we met up for beers. I remember the first time, I couldn't stop myself from calling everyone by their handles instead of their real names. picture five late-20's, early-30's seemingly normal guys sitting around a garden table in a bar, surrounded by whiskey and beer, arguing over strats for Dust2. even now if I happen to give one of them a call on the phone, it's always, "hey monkey, it's scarab"
my favorite gaming-leaking-into-RL moment was about six or so years ago when I was working as a paralegal in a huge Manhattan law firm. I was getting a cup of coffee in the break room when I overheard these two guys debating EQ. as a, at the time, huge UO player, I then proceeded to explain to them how EQ was a grossly inferior game to UO. nicely, of course
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If you really want to get noticed in a restaraunt, enter dressed in full plate armor complete with dents from the days battles.
I used to be in the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism).
I like my combat games a bit on the realistic side
Some friends and I are currently in development of graphics engine and someday hope to start building a primitive MMO of our own. Talking about how the best way to build a game economy, arrange challenging encounters, and develop a backstory will get you some wierd looks also.
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I used to get together with some friends once a week at a local Chili's to discuss our results/plans for the turn of Middle Earth Play by Mail wargame we were on. Imagine a couple guys in suits and ties, and a couple guys in T-shirts & shorts, all with briefcases sitting around eating chips, and discussing how best to assassinate the Witch-King of Angmar and mobilize troops to protect the southern flank of the Greenwood from the Dog Lords heavy cavalary.
I think we got the best looks when we pulled out the full size grid maps of middle earth and began putting pins and markers out to plot troop movements.
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NEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRDS!!!
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If you really want to get noticed in a restaraunt, enter dressed in full plate armor complete with dents from the days battles.
I used to be in the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism).
I like my combat games a bit on the realistic side
Some friends and I are currently in development of graphics engine and someday hope to start building a primitive MMO of our own. Talking about how the best way to build a game economy, arrange challenging encounters, and develop a backstory will get you some wierd looks also.
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Walk into the restaraunt after dress rehearsal with my group.
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What would you rather talk about? What is wrong with talking about an MMO as opposed to say the depressing news of the world?
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Hey, you're from Austin! That's where this happened! Were you eating at Freebird's last night??
-mb
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see I was about to ask YOU if you were from College Station. I do love Freebirds, I ate it once or twice a week my freshman year at A&M since I lived in a dorm right across the street from it.