# The most geeky group activity, aside from RPGing? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 30, 2003, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-geeky-group-activity-aside-from-rpging/210410 "2003-10-30T08:38:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-geeky-group-activity-aside-from-rpging/210410/1 "2003-10-30T08:38:34Z")
Say, a group of 4-6 people. And it has to be _off_ line. It’s for a short story I’m working on, if that matters. Can…anyone help? ---
**Author:** ![Skeezix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@Skeezix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skeezix)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-geeky-group-activity-aside-from-rpging/210410/2 "2003-10-30T09:04:38Z")
Let’s see… I think you’ve pretty much got it nailed down already, realistically. If you’re willing to get slapstick, your party of geeks could be designing or constructing costumes for Hallowe’en/a convention/thier live action RPG. Bonus geek points for them doing related costumes for a con, as mebbe the Fantastic Four, or a batch o’ X-Men, or a bunch of characters from some anime/manga series. Could be a LAN party, if you’re dealing with gaming geeks. Especially if they’re using a mod they’ve put together themselves. ---
**Author:** ![Skeezix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@Skeezix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skeezix)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-geeky-group-activity-aside-from-rpging/210410/3 "2003-10-30T09:09:38Z")
Ack. Pffhhhbbbttt. Meant to add this, on preview: Nothing, however, beats the geek factor of a group of seriously munchkin RPGers spending more time "rules lawyer"ing than actually playing. [sub]And you pretty much need to be an RPG geek to make sense of that, to boot, I think.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![BraheSilver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@BraheSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BraheSilver)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-geeky-group-activity-aside-from-rpging/210410/4 "2003-10-30T09:12:28Z")
Probably just sitting around arguing trivial plot or technical points while watching tv. “Pfft. Like a single photon torpedo would crack that Warbird’s engine core.” “Geordi could have modified it, like in the episode where those aliens did things.” “It took him three hours that time!” “Maybe he did it a bunch of times afterward and kept them on hand when he needed a really powerful torpedo.” ---
**Author:** ![Drastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Drastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drastic)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-geeky-group-activity-aside-from-rpging/210410/5 "2003-10-30T10:37:46Z")
Consulting the [Geek Hierarchy chart](http://www.brunching.com/geekhierarchy.html), the clear answer is a writing workshop for furries who write Furry Star Trek slash fiction. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-geeky-group-activity-aside-from-rpging/210410/6 "2003-10-30T10:47:23Z")
Train spotting. ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-geeky-group-activity-aside-from-rpging/210410/7 "2003-10-30T12:39:31Z")
And the winner is … Bill the Cat! Well, no. Actually, I have a copy of the Geek Hierarchy on the wall in my living room, and I have to agree with it. I saw a commercial for one of those cop shows where they invastigate murders and in this particular episode, they were doing their investigation at an entire house filled with Furries. I don’t care how geeky my friends and I are while sitting around fighting orcs … we got nuthin’ on those sickos. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-geeky-group-activity-aside-from-rpging/210410/8 "2003-10-30T12:44:27Z")
How about a big buncha losers talking to each other on a message board - oh hang on a minute… ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-geeky-group-activity-aside-from-rpging/210410/9 "2003-10-30T13:08:18Z")
Playing **Geek Eye for the Mundane Guy**? ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-geeky-group-activity-aside-from-rpging/210410/10 "2003-10-30T13:22:40Z")
It doiesn’t have to RPging, it could be minitures (Warhammer $40,000) or trading cards (Magic: the purchasing) Or live “versus” discussions. Thor vs Cthulhu, Apocolpse vs Superman, etc. Brian ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-geeky-group-activity-aside-from-rpging/210410/11 "2003-10-30T13:28:18Z")
I didn’t see “Forming a renaissance faire performance group.” anywhere on that chart. ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-geeky-group-activity-aside-from-rpging/210410/12 "2003-10-30T13:29:10Z")
Having entire discussions amongst themselves in Klingon or in some other made-up sci-fi language. ---
**Author:** ![Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-geeky-group-activity-aside-from-rpging/210410/13 "2003-10-30T13:30:27Z")
Physics club? The recent _Breakfast Club_ thread in Cafe Society reminded me of this. “That’s social. Demented and sad, but social.” ---
**Author:** ![grump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8491ac/32.png) [@grump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grump)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-geeky-group-activity-aside-from-rpging/210410/14 "2003-10-30T14:03:44Z")
Watching and discussing anime/manga. ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-geeky-group-activity-aside-from-rpging/210410/15 "2003-10-30T14:37:30Z")
I’d go with anime, too. Maybe a bunch of 30 year old men discussing the plot intricacies of Sailor Moon? ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-geeky-group-activity-aside-from-rpging/210410/16 "2003-10-30T14:42:33Z")
Is being into hentai geekier than being into anime, or less geeky, asks the owner of a hentai review site that is the ONLY one on the Web that has full reviews of all 11 Operations of the Cool Devices hentai series. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-geeky-group-activity-aside-from-rpging/210410/17 "2003-10-30T14:47:55Z")
Model railroading gets my vote. ---
**Author:** ![Super\_Gnat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Super\_Gnat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Super_Gnat)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-geeky-group-activity-aside-from-rpging/210410/18 "2003-10-30T15:27:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by BMalion \* > \*\*I didn’t see “Forming a renaissance faire performance group.” anywhere on that chart. \*\* Click on the “Big Massive GIF” link at the bottom. It’s to the left, right next to SCA. You’re more geeky than people who majored in Folklore and Mythology, but less geeky than people who buy expensive replicas of fantasy swords 😛 I’ll vote for a trading card game (such as “Magic: The Gathering” or “Yu-Gi-Oh”) that descends into a bunch of rule-mongering. ---
**Author:** ![McDeath\_the\_Mad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a3d4f5/32.png) [@McDeath\_the\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McDeath_the_Mad)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-geeky-group-activity-aside-from-rpging/210410/19 "2003-10-30T17:14:00Z")
Well my buddy sent me a avi once of a bunch of geeky looking people in SCA costumes attacking a guy in some sort of a monster suit. I laughed my ass off, especially when a guy dressed in robes started throwing foam darts at the “monster” and was screaming “MAGIC MISSILE… MAGIC MISSILE… MAGIC MISSILE”. Sweat… MtM ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-geeky-group-activity-aside-from-rpging/210410/20 "2003-10-30T17:35:46Z")
A number of years ago I saw a news story (I think it was on “The Daily Show”) about a group of adults who, once a year, dress up in Star Trek costumes, visit their local renaissance fair (as customers, not performers) and walk around pretending that they’ve beamed down to a primitive planet. Geek squared! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-geeky-group-activity-aside-from-rpging/210410.md?page=2)