The family was at lunch this weekend and somehow a discussion cropped of history. The kids started to tease me about it, and then proceeded to recite my summation that World War II was merely an extension of World War One. In unison they parroted me word-for-word. It was hilarious and satisfying to know that they had absorbed my lessons.
Which got me to thinking that I'm probably not the only guy around whose family knows more about history through osmosis than the rest of the restaurant combined. And that probably isn't the only salient characteristic of us.
So with that in mind, I present to you the start of a list.
You might be a GrogHead if...
...your family can recite large chunks of your historical musings.
...you make a list on Friday of what games you're going to play over the weekend. And then not get to half of them.
...you bought a second copy of a game because you forgot you already owned a copy.
...you bought a second copy of game to have a backup copy.
...you bought a game "just in case" someone might show up in your house interested in that particular era or subject, not because you happened to have a lot of interest in the subject.
...you find yourself correcting the news anchor on TV because he knows less about the subject than you do. Typically on a nightly basis.
...your kids start calling out logical inconsistencies on their TV shows because, well, that's just how a GrogHead family rolls.
Quote from: LongBlade on December 19, 2012, 11:00:53 AM
You might be a GrogHead if...
...you bought a second copy of game to have a backup copy.
and you still have an unpunched copy of the game, "for your collection"
or you buy a copy of a pc game again and again because youre not sure youre quite finished with it
2 x Silent Hunter III - 2009, 2011
3 x Medieval War 2 - 2010, 2011, 2012
Quote from: LongBlade on December 19, 2012, 11:00:53 AM
....You might be a GrogHead if...
...you make a list on Friday of what games you're going to play over the weekend. And then not get to half of them.
...you bought a second copy of a game because you forgot you already owned a copy.
...you bought a second copy of game to have a backup copy.
...you bought a game "just in case" someone might show up in your house interested in that particular era or subject, not because you happened to have a lot of interest in the subject....
Yeah, I've done all those. How's about this, which I've also done:
...you bought a second copy of a game--the retail boxed version--to have a printed paper manual.
a man needs his bathroom reading material.
Quote from: Greybriar on December 19, 2012, 12:17:11 PM
Yeah, I've done all those. How's about this, which I've also done:
...you bought a second copy of a game--the retail boxed version--to have a printed paper manual.
I'm guilty of the mirror version of this:
...You purchased a digital copy of a game you already own because your physical copy is no longer compatible with modern hardware/OS's...and you still keep the box and manual of the original copy!
You buy a copy of a game on GamersGate because it is on sale.
And then you buy a copy on steam because it is on sale there for a buck cheaper.
And then you buy a copy in the store to get a box and rules.
...If your 8yr daughter knows how to use a boomshot to take out locusts in horde mode better than you can.
If you spend more time here online during the day then actually doing your job.
...you have a closet full of old wargames, most of which you don't/can't play anymore....yet you get very nervous if your wife goes anywhere near that closet when she's planning a yardsale.
A typical set of sound effects eminating from the Control Centre at Minas Bob
...chuckle.....
...guffor.....
...tut...
cor!
...Gloiiinnngggg...
ow!
...chuckle....
yep - sounds like a Grog to me.
Quote from: bob48 on December 19, 2012, 03:12:18 PM
A typical set of sound effects eminating from the Control Centre at Minas Bob
...chuckle.....
...guffor.....
...tut...
cor!
...Gloiiinnngggg...
ow!
...chuckle....
yep - sounds like a Grog to me.
Or someone choking on their dentures.
.....you buy a second copy from GOG to get rid of the stupid DRM in the first copy.......
I've bought backup copies on GOG as well.
Quote from: Bison on December 19, 2012, 03:13:25 PM
Or someone choking on their dentures.
Watchout! I hear Windy has a new cane and knows how to use it!
Quote from: LongBlade on December 19, 2012, 03:21:27 PM
Quote from: Bison on December 19, 2012, 03:13:25 PM
Or someone choking on their dentures.
Watchout! I hear Windy has a new cane and knows how to use it!
(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F_r5fjV0ZevZM%2FTC1CH3JvgsI%2FAAAAAAAAACI%2F-rFpRVawj1w%2Fs400%2FOld_man_with_cane.gif&hash=c11d6048fda1b9712d732564192b0e9b09a21c0c)
Eh!
You're watching a documentary about some early battle of WWII.. and you say.. why the heck do they keep showing clips of a Pz IV G firing.. Or a Tiger Tank.. they didn't exist in the invasion of Poland or France!
^ Yup :)
You cringe at the mention of the Bismarck, the Arizona, the Yamato, or the Scharnhost sinking, because they always resurrect this old clip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWO-AUI8HDE
You "Let it pass" when you "know" that the Tiger in Kelly's Heroes or Private Ryan is a modified T-34.. even thankful that they went to the trouble to make it look authentic, as opposed to Battle of the Bulge or A bridge to Far's poor excuse for panzers...
But then to see those same T-34 (Tiger's) used in documentary's where the average viewer thinks they're looking at the real thing!
...or you blow a customers mind when they mention Christmas is celebrated in the Ukraine in January and you say, "Yeah, Candlemas" and they wonder how the hell you knew that.
Lotsa Ukranski round here always see dem laffing at the Boxing Day sales.
More on topic: "playing" copies and untouched unwrapped mint copies
of boardgames 30+ years old...AH, SPI, GDW ...
Quote from: Tuna on December 19, 2012, 06:24:14 PM
You're watching a documentary about some early battle of WWII.. and you say.. why the heck do they keep showing clips of a Pz IV G firing.. Or a Tiger Tank.. they didn't exist in the invasion of Poland or France!
Quote from: LongBlade on December 19, 2012, 06:26:07 PM
^ Yup :)
Double Yup.
Also what Bison and Steve said on the previous page. More time here during working hours than at actual work and the wife going near my game shelf/closet with a box that says "For Yardsale".
Your family knows historical dates because you linked them to their birthdays...
You watch a piece of crap movie like "Legends of the Fall" and marvel
at how they got the uniforms for the Canadian soldiers perfectly and then
lose it all when the chronology of the voice over doesn't fit WW I history.
you order a board game, even though you already have the Strategy & Tactics magazine where it first appeared.
you remember when miniatures were made of lead instead of plastic.
you keep catalogs from long gone gaming companies (Avalon Hill, FASA, SPI, TSR, Victory Games) "just in case" you might need to read them again.
Quote from: Longdan on December 20, 2012, 12:01:43 PM
You watch a piece of crap movie like "Legends of the Fall" and marvel
at how they got the uniforms for the Canadian soldiers perfectly and then
lose it all when the chronology of the voice over doesn't fit WW I history.
Pearl Harbor, they go through all that trouble creating gorgeous CGI graphics of the old Battleships.. then they do flyby's in front of modern Frigates!
Quote from: undercovergeek on December 19, 2012, 11:43:15 AM
or you buy a copy of a pc game again and again because youre not sure youre quite finished with it
2 x Silent Hunter III - 2009, 2011
3 x Medieval War 2 - 2010, 2011, 2012
I'm guilty too - for backup reasons... MTW, RTW, RTW Gold,MTW2 Gold. I already had the games....... :-[ ::)
You're at a party and when the hot brunette across the table introduces herself as Kate, Your thought process goes along the line with: Kate? ... hmmm... great torpedo bomber, a little slow but operational range is good... Should I upgrade to Jill? Is it worth it? No! This is important, it involves retooling factories, timeline to actually make the switch, resources and ..... Then reality hits you and you say: What was your name again?
Quote from: Atilla60 on December 24, 2012, 04:13:31 AM
You're at a party and when the hot brunette across the table introduces herself as Kate, Your thought process goes along the line with: Kate? ... hmmm... great torpedo bomber, a little slow but operational range is good... Should I upgrade to Jill? Is it worth it? No! This is important, it involves retooling factories, timeline to actually make the switch, resources and ..... Then reality hits you and you say: What was your name again?
LOL
That did *not* just happen to you!
Quote from: Atilla60 on December 24, 2012, 04:13:31 AM
You're at a party and when the hot brunette across the table introduces herself as Kate, Your thought process goes along the line with: Kate? ... hmmm... great torpedo bomber, a little slow but operational range is good... Should I upgrade to Jill? Is it worth it? No! This is important, it involves retooling factories, timeline to actually make the switch, resources and ..... Then reality hits you and you say: What was your name again?
thats brilliant - of course theres quite a lot of lady's names youre going to come unstuck with!
betty, val, mary, emily....................
Zero!
Mostel?! You've got weird taste, bob!!
Quote from: MetalDog on December 24, 2012, 09:20:28 AM
Mostel?! You've got weird taste, bob!!
i think that might be Mrs Bobs first name shortened, her full name being Zero Tolerance
The nomenclature for Japanese planes was to name bombers after women and fighters after men.
Bob's preference for a Zero suggests there's a second Mr. Bob?
Nowt wrong with me that an occasional blatt with a frying pan wont put right (twitch, twitch).
Geek - this bloody Dawn of War stuff is still downloading. I think the Steam server needs a good kick!
Quote from: LongBlade on December 24, 2012, 10:05:55 AM
The nomenclature for Japanese planes was to name bombers after women and fighters after men.
Bob's preference for a Zero suggests there's a second Mr. Bob?
I did wonder who was responsible for the holes in my socks.
Quote from: bob48 on December 24, 2012, 10:06:43 AM
Nowt wrong with me that an occasional blatt with a frying pan wont put right (twitch, twitch).
Geek - this bloody Dawn of War stuff is still downloading. I think the Steam server needs a good kick!
20 GB all in all - just finished
4 Gb to go for me, but its running pretty slow.
lol - yesterdays '52 days' for the package did surprise me!
Aye, 52 days is a little on slow side innit.
You might be a GrogHead if...
you buy a second copy of the same wargame because you screwed up your clipping job on the counters from your first copy.
(not that this relevant to any personal experience. Lol.)
Groggy
Quote from: Atilla60 on December 24, 2012, 04:13:31 AM
You're at a party and when the hot brunette across the table introduces herself as Kate, Your thought process goes along the line with: Kate? ... hmmm... great torpedo bomber, a little slow but operational range is good... Should I upgrade to Jill? Is it worth it? No! This is important, it involves retooling factories, timeline to actually make the switch, resources and ..... Then reality hits you and you say: What was your name again?
LOL...I think that's an indication that it's time to put down the history books, man.
Quote from: Arctic Blast on December 24, 2012, 04:03:07 PM
Quote from: Atilla60 on December 24, 2012, 04:13:31 AM
You're at a party and when the hot brunette across the table introduces herself as Kate, Your thought process goes along the line with: Kate? ... hmmm... great torpedo bomber, a little slow but operational range is good... Should I upgrade to Jill? Is it worth it? No! This is important, it involves retooling factories, timeline to actually make the switch, resources and ..... Then reality hits you and you say: What was your name again?
LOL...I think that's an indication that it's time to put down the history books, man.
Actually, it's sounds like one of the three guys who played WITP past turn twelve.
or youre posting on here on Christmas Day!
^ or talking to each other on Steam............just checking my download dear, honest.......Gloiiinngg!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfA_Z7DpiWU
christmas day in the bob house
Oh lol, Geek - Vic and Bob! What a laugh.
Bob, the few dealings I have had with Mrs. Bob seem to make her a fairly easy sort to get along with. Are you sure it's not just you?
Hehe - well, yes, you're right - she is, and we both have a crazy sense of humour.
There again, she would have to have in order to have put up with me for the last 40 years!
...and she plays WoW....
...a lot...
:-)
WOW?
Time for a reverse "GLOIINNGG" moment?
I don't think she would notice. She gets very...focused.....
That would be the ideal time to drop into a certain eyecandy subforum... ;)
(0)(0) - she sees all
and theyre her eyes you sickos
Quote from: Staggerwing on December 25, 2012, 04:30:54 PM
That would be the ideal time to drop into a certain eyecandy subforum... ;)
My tactics exactly, Stagger.