An International Gamer Greeting.

[captain awesome 12]

Have you been inside the Orange Box?

 

[Tattaglia]

I'm not sure what our "secret super-awesome code" could be, but after that we could build a treehouse and stick a big sign out front saying, "gamerz only club no gurlz aloud lol". And then we could all read Goosebumps and make a tin-can telephone and water bombs and stay up till eleven at night!

That'd be soooooooo cool.

 

[Seydaman]

Why not...

"LEEEEEROY JENKINS!"

gah even non gamers no that. everyone at my school references it without knowing what it is...

 

[Wicky_42]

"Have you seen Dr Freeman?" and/or "press start" get my vote - the first because to the completely uninitiated it just comes across as a little random but otherwise unremarkable, the second because it bridges all generations of gamer - however, it is a little more obviously geeky since most people will be able to guess where that would have been taken from.

Of course, there's no reason not to have a plethora of well known quotes and famous lines stored up - variation will help keep things inconspicuous... not that we're planning to become organised or anything... ¬.¬

Heck, in some cases it might just take a single quote to find a kindred spirit - "A special Hell, reserved for child molesters... and people who talk in the theatre.", or "No power in the 'Verse can stop me". My favourite was managing to drop "They'll be restocked in a matter of hours!" perfectly into a conversation - the look on my mates faces was golden, but the expression on those not in the know was even better as we all fell about laughing Cookie for anyone who knows which episodes of what they came from...

 

[Flying-Emu]

I'm not sure what our "secret super-awesome code" could be, but after that we could build a treehouse and stick a big sign out front saying, "gamerz only club no gurlz aloud lol". And then we could all read Goosebumps and make a tin-can telephone and water bombs and stay up till eleven at night!

That'd be soooooooo cool.

I'm down. I've got plenty of tin-cans!

 

[Seydaman]

I'm not sure what our "secret super-awesome code" could be, but after that we could build a treehouse and stick a big sign out front saying, "gamerz only club no gurlz aloud lol". And then we could all read Goosebumps and make a tin-can telephone and water bombs and stay up till eleven at night!

That'd be soooooooo cool.

i second this, but instead of a tree house we could use a a bunch of card board boxes!!! /sarcasm

 

[PumpItUp]

Have you seen Dr. Freeman?

Press Start.

Player 2, Press Start to join in.

Snake? SNAKE!!!

Pick up that can.

Wakka wakka wakka wakka...

Your princess is in another castle.

DO A BARREL ROLL!

A little summation of most of the good phrases.

By the way, "All Your Base" is an Internet meme, it's not exclusive to the gaming community, hasn't been for a while.

 

[Archemetis]

We have to have a secret insignia ring that we pass out with everyone's first gaming system.

And whenever we meet someone we suspect may be a gamer, we pull out the ring and hand it to them, saying "It's dangerous to go out alone. Take this."

*EDIT* Or maybe "Jesus saves"

To which the other would reply "The rest of you take damage."

that is a great idea, it is subtle and doesn't require us yelling loudly "METAL GEAR!!????" into rooms. is there a manufacturer that can mass produce rings with insignias on them? if we all donated and got like 1 mil rings made we could send them out to escapists. would be great!!!

Just walk into a crowded room and in a gruff voice yell "METAL GEAR?!!" and wait to see how many people respond with "IT CAN'T BE?!!"

That should give us away easily enough.

I wouldn't know to reply like that.

Hmmm... guess ti only works with me and my mates then...
WE're always quoting shit like that...

What about just walking about going "Wakka wakka wakka wakka wakka wakka wakka wakka..."

i feel so tempted to try this, just burst into a room "METAL GEAR!!!"

I do it already when I get to college in the morning.

we should maybe consider a secret whistle? like "you have to know the tune to enter the sanctum of Gamerhood..." and then people will whistle like the "still alive" tune, but it has to be the happier and bouncier one played on the radio at the begining.

also, sorry for the first quote, don't honestly know how that got there...

 

[guardian001]

My vote is locked between "Gordon Freeman?" and "Would You Kindly", Although I suppose "Gordon Freeman" is a bit less likely to come up in a regular conversation.

 

[Seydaman]

not that we're planning to become organized or anything... ¬.¬

we could have a government, a president. i think we gaming should have an organized government. and citizens part of the government would wear special rings with insignias on them , and you wrote organized wrong.

 

[Clashero]

It really should be something that is truly INTERNATIONAL. Most of the things I read here are in English, and only a few are widely known among gamers in non-English speaking countries.
Here a few that are truly recognizable by any gamers, no matter what language they speak: wakka wakka wakka
Snake? SNAAAAAAKEEE!! (I vote this one)
BONK!
Fatality!
Or things like Press Start, Game Over, Insert Coin, Continue?, and other classics.
Or like brettman170 said: I'm in your ____, ____ing your ____! (I'm in your convention, buying your stuff)

 

[Ursus Astrorum]

It really should be something that is truly INTERNATIONAL. Most of the things I read here are in English, and only a few are widely known among gamers in non-English speaking countries.
Here a few that are truly recognizable by any gamers, no matter what language they speak: wakka wakka wakka
Snake? SNAAAAAAKEEE!! (I vote this one)
BONK!
Fatality!
Or things like Press Start, Game Over, Insert Coin, Continue?, and other classics.
Or like brettman170 said: I'm in your ____, ____ing your ____! (I'm in your convention, buying your stuff)

Do a barrel roll is also pretty world-renown, I recommend adding that one. Once again, having it to where one asks, "Barrel roll?" and the other replies "Tap Z or R twice."

 

[Bored Tomatoe]

Would your kindly....

 

[Tattaglia]

I'm not sure what our "secret super-awesome code" could be, but after that we could build a treehouse and stick a big sign out front saying, "gamerz only club no gurlz aloud lol". And then we could all read Goosebumps and make a tin-can telephone and water bombs and stay up till eleven at night!

That'd be soooooooo cool.

I'm down. I've got plenty of tin-cans!

Okay! Wanna meet at Jeremy's house? His mum's really nice! She gives me icecream and stuff... Rocky Road too! And Jeremy found this pack of cigarettes and we're gonna smoke them and be really cool, just like the grown-ups!

 

[Ursus Astrorum]

I'm not sure what our "secret super-awesome code" could be, but after that we could build a treehouse and stick a big sign out front saying, "gamerz only club no gurlz aloud lol". And then we could all read Goosebumps and make a tin-can telephone and water bombs and stay up till eleven at night!

That'd be soooooooo cool.

I'm down. I've got plenty of tin-cans!

Okay! Wanna meet at Jeremy's house? His mum's really nice! She gives me icecream and stuff... Rocky Road too! And Jeremy found this pack of cigarettes and we're gonna smoke them and be really cool, just like the grown-ups!

*swigs from sake jug* You said something about grown-ups?

 

[Johninator712]

I'm going to have to go with. "Anyone have a crowbar?" Or something along the lines of a crowbar. That is definitely a reference any gamer would get, and non-gamers wouldn't.

 

[TMAN10112]

Press Start.

Isn't that a pretty universal gaming convention that has been carried on even to this day? At the same time, though, it is a little vague and still would ring a bell with non-gamers.

Definitly. I could see myself saying it whenever I meet someone new. I say we officialy adopt it as the international gamer greeting.

p.s.

Would your kindly....

or this one, they'r both pretty awsome

 

[Jurnigan]

I vote for "Would you kindly?" It's pretty easy to fit into conversation. "Do a barrel roll!" is too common.

Also, I'm going to try the "Have you seen Dr. Freeman?" line on someone. The reaction should be priceless.

 

[Ibaapzo]

I always have something game-related with me and exposed. Like a PS3 "purse," belts, shirts, etc. As for a greeting... I don't have one, myself, no. If a person reacts knowingly to "the cake is a lie" or "those bagels give me +5 agility" or whatnot, then I know they're at least sub-par a gamer.

Also, "DOINK" ing people is a good way to tell... Not to relate to naughty schtuff.

I dunno. XD

 

[Ibaapzo]

Would your kindly....

I get shivers when I read that. It's even creepier when some one says it aloud to me. >.O