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¿Question #132?
ynnen: Do people who aren't gamers give you a lot of flack about your hobby?

ocdspectrum: You hang out with non-gamers? Interesting.
jfeast: I have no hobbies.
oldhoss: Not really.
Rayreviewsgames: They all immediately think I'm talking about board games like monopoly or stratego and say, "oh yeah my kids love board games too"
Apocryphile: not those who want to keep on living
djc6535: yup
pwilz: No.
bcooperok: Only until I hit them in the head with a shovel and bury them in the desert.
xofour: Naaah..well one or two yeah I guess.
Der Ubermolch: not anymore they don't
IdahoGeekette: Nope.
theferret: yes
GeminiWeb: Not really.
william_henshaw: no
El Hidalgo: Most people I know are gamers who just have a hard time admitting it
vlmarshall: No, not even the Battletech miniatures on my toolbox at work.
ghost81: Not really, occasionally I get 'we should try one of your geek games some time - however I am a geek and proud so it dosen't bother me - and they always end up enjoying the games when they try them.
TheKeck: Not really.
phantomvortex: Occasionally, but I just shoot d12s at them with a slingshot as soon as they turn their backs. "Twelve-sided Died-d!"
Tree of Ni: Not in my face, might have to do with my beloved collection of salpetric acid artefacts
Casey_r: No.
virre: yupp
DHEK: Nope. Why should they?
RecklessJester: Occasionally
rootbeer: Flak. No 'C.'
clandaith: Nope.
aleo09: no
nerotora: I respond to flack with FLAK
matthewjhoskins: No
Geosmores: no
watcher_b: yes, a lot
tomlynch: I usually don't talk about it to people who wouldn't understand.
leslauber: Occasionally
purvisa: Nope
KentuckyKid: Sometimes.
Leo-T: Rarely. I'm a lot bigger than most of them.
GrimJester: They don't know my secret identity
mcross: No, most of them are intrigued by all the weird games I have
imcorn: No
Cut & Space: No, not really
chisainikkoo: Yes, but you have to pity them for their inability to try things
dmomo: No
Dorque: Nope.
scriptorum: No, they're intimidated by what is obviously a subculture they know nothing about.
jasta6: No........................................................................................................................................
Shotmagnet: yes
BeyondMonopoly: No
midnightfaerie: yes! that's a good question! why do they?
Helenoftroy: No, but those who don't care we don't share.
Chris Page: Not particularly, but I don't evangelize.
River Blue: Well, they give me that look - does that count?
orodreth: Only the ones that collect dolls and motor oil
Critical Mass: no
Felicity: no
ecasco_online: Yes.
Loquutus: They try, but I find something they do and belittle it until they feel about two inches tall. Then I ask them how it feels.
GI Joe: Not really
ssmooth: Nope
puffinge: flack is too strong, they just don't get it.
GrandpaDave: Yes
consolewa: I find it rarely comes up in conversation, and when it does, I'm usually pleasantly surprised by the amount of interest that exists out there in "non-gamer" land.
matthew.marquand: no...they just think I'm weird
POvidiusNaso: Only in snide glances.
Gecko23: Nope.
B_J_S: no
sourwyrm: oh yes
erli: No because I make fun of their hobbies also
CharlieWonka: Occasionally
edosan: None that lived.
skrutsch: Nope.
deadkenny: No, they're too scare that I might be a psycho
Ebon Wendigo: No, except for my wife, who is a semi-gamer and doesn't understand my addiction, but she puts up with it,mostly.
Majiken: No.
BaSL: yes
Bearcat89: Sometimes, yes.
Lord_Prussian: Sometimes
CapAp: I tend to hide my shame.
glookose: nope
r2mites: Not really
Quest22: No
2amp: no
Wintergoblin: no
DJinSD: yes
Myszka: Some friends of mine look at me as if I were an alien... luckily some other friends are gamers :-)
AlorielLelyn: Not really...except for my father.
Salt-Man Z: No.
wtrollkin2000: no
shippert: Not after I cut them up good.
tragicpoet: No
davedanger: NO
kennyb: dont really care
bucklen_uk: Not really, only bemused surprise at the number of games I own (and that I can remember the rules to most of them!)
Aelf: Only once. Then they learn. A 3 hour lecture about the inadequacies of Monopoly and Risk sees to that.
Blackwind: no
thoia: I only associate with gamers hehehe
Bluenose: No. I'm a Manitou. If they do it, I devour their souls...
yossarians: yes
DangerMouse: No, mostly I just meet with a lot of curiousity.
darquil: No, but they're confused about how I could play Monopoly and Poker so much, and why go to a game store when I already own Monopoly and Poker?
P.O.G.G.: No
dakarp: Not usually.
djflippy: Never
haraggan: No, but they don't join in as often as I'd like them to
BobDodgerBlue: Not a lot, but some
fsumarc: no
chaddyboy_2000: Nope.
Ludocrazy: Disdain, but not flack. Usually they're mildly interested.
jens_hoppe: Flack? Ah, flak... :-) No, they don't.
louiseh: No, there are more obvious targets if they want to have a go.
Gonzaga: They ignore me ... so do I ... :)
Shakar: No.
snoozefest: no
queequeg: nope
djlg: Nope.
hooded_paladin: Haven't told many people.
Aldie: No.
Michael Becker: only my parents because they form my game buying addiction support group.
mrbeankc: Nope
Eric Haas: No
scribidinus: No but I do get some flak.
seppo21: Why should they? Are people generally that shallow?
simon craddock: no
Gelatinous Goo: no
pernishus: I get incredulity that a grown man plays games, but not really flack
richardolen2: Yes.
CheetohFingers: some do
TamiWhitsett: not really. then again, I don't much talk to people who aren't gamers.
berserkley: yes
janiera: Sometimes
dietevil: Besides my husband? Not really
EYE of NiGHT: Not lately. The tide may be turning. I'm more open about it.
CDRodeffer: No
HBGlover: No.
Mike A: No.
viogression: No, not much.
Jim_P: No
ensor: No
ejmowrer: Not really.
shotokanguy: No because they usually give me flack about having summers off.
skelebone: Not so long as I don't drone on and on about it.
loonling: duh! uh, yeah!
Donkey Thong: Nope, all my friends are geeky and all the non geeky people don't need to know about my hobby.
kostas: yes
Gregarius: Not really. Most people have some connection with games, so they don't see it as that far out.
Geniesse: No
PopeBrain: no
ValJor: Sometimes, yes
netfilterz: Not really... I don't bother my non gamer friends with my hobby neither...
nix342: No
Spielfreak: no
mdp4828: no
hacksword: No.
Zambogirl: not at all
Geosphere: Nope. I take karate, too...
shumyum: yes, but no worries
rkalajian: Sometimes
mrraow: Nope. They have so many more pressing things to give me flack about, ...
Dante_Cubit: No, because most of them are dead. BWAH-hah hah hahhhhh!
TD2008YDS: at first, yes
Snooze_uk: Yes.
sumo: Yes
MisterCranky: Sure, until they notice the puddle of blood flowering from their skulls into the gutter.
Jon_1066: Yes
Gomez: No
Flyspeck23: No.
Septic: They wouldn't dare!!! Besides, there are plenty of other things they could ride me about.
Friendless: Yes, the bastards
Fawkes: Sure. I also make fun of theirs - physical sports or art isn't any less stupid no?
gnomehome: No
Debate: No. They're quietly smug about their superiority
LudesFactor: no
melissa: Nah. It's more the people who game occasionally or semi-regularly that give us flack (but then they're always happy to play our games).
jttm: Not really. But they don't seem interested either...
bbenston: No
MikeMKH: Yes
ynnen: All the time. Being called a nerd/loser/geek by programmers is a bit odd.
CortexBomb: No, and if they did I would ignore them...but I've been called oblivious anyway, so it probably wouldn't be a big change of demeanour