Best analogy ever.
I put it down to the nerd factor - nerds are attracted to the Dope because nerds like to know things. Nerds are attracted to fantasy and D&D and swords because… well, because they’re nerds.
We are nerdy (and mostly at the age where nerdiness is no longer an impediment to vital life functions like getting laid and not getting a daily wedgie) and therefore we like nerdy things.
That I believe. We are a geeky group, and for some reason many geeks are overtly hostile to sports and sports fans. And that, in itself, may keep some people who enjoy sports away from sports threads.
(I really wish people wouldn’t threadshit the religious threads, back when I first joined we actually had interesting discussions around belief that didn’t immediately become “believers are stupid” and understood that there was a lot of depth to the questions. I miss that.)
So which is it: nerdy or geeky?
I thought I was geeky but I have zero interest in medieval or fantasy stuff.
As a rough guide:
A substantial interest in obscure subjects is nerdy. (A nerd might enjoy attending Ren Faires, for example.)
A substantial interest in obscure subjects down to the technical levels is geeky. (A geek of Ren Faires can – and will – tell you whether an outfit’s cut or a weapon’s length is in-period for that given Faire.)
I’m looking to get into grad school and I’m most interested in studying the beliefs in magic, fairies, witches, etc. in early modern Europe and how it related to religion, the legal framework, and the building of a modern state. You’d think that the SCA or Renaissance Faires would be right up my alley but they’re not. To be honest the SCA just seems more like work to me than it would fun. I like to hit the Renaissance Faires about once every decade but many of my friends make sure to hit the big ones in Texas at least once a year and some of them make it a weekend thing when it’s in season.
Oh yeah, the Renaissance is not the same as the middle ages. That last sentence was evidence that I’m a bit too pedantic to enjoy things like the SCA or Renaissance Faires Although I have to admit that the cleavage certainly attracts me.
Marc
You and me both. But I don’t own a pith helmet (have worn one though).
Damn these drums, eh Simpkins?
It’s about the appreciation of history and culture,[del]Oh blah, blah bah, it’s really all about women being able to set their breasts free in a socially acceptable venue. Especially more endowed women who often have to hide their assets in everyday life so as not to be provocative, get to wear loose, comfortable cotton shifts with plunging necklines that let their normally battened down girls roam free and unfettered like playful puppies wrestling under a blanket.[/del] honor and chivalry.
Um…what? I don’t think that’s right. These girls are far more restrained under layers of muslin, steel stays, whaleboning, broadcloth and lacing than they ever are in everyday life.
Women who dress like this, or even this are roundly mocked and scorned by real [del]geeks[/del] wenches*. A decent bodice should cover and restrain, not let you ooze out like a double bowlful of…of…oozey stuff.
*In fact, I’m slightly appalled that my shoulder is showing in that shot. *Very *unfitting and unperiod! I was obviously feeling a wanton slattern that day. 
Yeah, but you can shoot ice cubes out of your bodice at least 20 feet with the cleavage.
(Trust me, we used to have contests).
Hist! S’trooth, wench, I fight for thy honor, and *this *is how thou dost repay? Thou surly flap mouthed strumpet!
(Didja ever get that horrible triangular white patch 'tween your boobs where the sun doesn’t burn? That sucketh.)
Or the reverse…the sunburned strip down the middle that peeked through the keyhole neckline of the under dress for my 12th Century Bliaut. It looks very strange back at work with a scooped neck blouse the following Monday.
