Poll: We need a new Nerd 'thing'!

[VanQ]

Why is Great Teacher Largo not on this poll?

 

[Jharry5]

Definately Luchadors. They'e trying to be real life super heroes, with their masks and everything. How can they not be winning the poll?

 

[Jackpot]

It's called going to the library and reading.

Or is that too nerdy for you?

 

[AcacianLeaves]

Why is Great Teacher Largo not on this poll?

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Because MegaTokyo is more obscure than even Alan Cumming?

1) Dinosaurs were always a big part of Nerd culture.

And yet they haven't been fully realized. The last game to include them was Turok, which sucked. The only movies with Dinosaurs that are appealing are the Jurassic Park movies, and even then only the first one. With all of our modern movie and game making technology, I think its time that Dinosaurs played a bigger role in our lives. Land AFTER Time: Little Foot's Revenge, anyone?

2) Spartans will be the next thing. I mean, look at them!

Doesn't count, already done to death with 300 and any new Spartan-themed product will inevitably be tied to that.

 

[Morten A]

I initially voted Luchadors [http://www.rwongphoto.com/RW2609_web.jpg], because they are awesome and cheesy in their attempts to achieve real-life superhero status. However, after reading the whole discussion, I would prefer to vote Other, for VIKINGS. Especially Viking Metal.

Spoiler: Turisas - Rapsutin

Spoiler: Finntroll - Trollhammeren

Spoiler: Amon Amarth - In Pursuit of Vikings

Spoiler: Celtic Frost - A Dying God Coming Into Human Flesh

Spoiler: Turisas - Battle Metal

The Golden Age of Piracy lasted from the 1650s to the 1720s, and it ended because people learned how to fight and beat the pirates. The Viking Age lasted from the 790s into the 1100s, and it ended because the Vikings became Christians and turned into Crusaders. Vikings > Pirates.

I am not trying to be a douche, but the Viking age is dated from 793 (the first recorded viking attack) to 1066 (Harald Hardraade's defeat at Stanford brigde)

 

[AcacianLeaves]

It's called going to the library and reading.

Or is that too nerdy for you?

You're right, there are literally no books about Dinosaurs, Mutants, Samurai, Scots, Gladiators, Luchadors or Alan Cumming.

Lighten up, this is the internets.

 

[Naheal]

Whys scots? we are a boring, depressing bunch

The hell we are! Get us drunk and we're the life of a party!

 

[lodo_bear]

The Golden Age of Piracy lasted from the 1650s to the 1720s, and it ended because people learned how to fight and beat the pirates. The Viking Age lasted from the 790s into the 1100s, and it ended because the Vikings became Christians and turned into Crusaders. Vikings > Pirates.

The Age of Dinosaurs lasted 160 million years, so by that logic Dinosaurs > Everything.

Viking Metal is pretty wicked, though.

EXCELLENT rebuttal. However...
- Dinosaurs were destroyed by the hand of God so that he could replace them with rats. Cool as dinosaurs are, when God prefers rats to something, that's a big black mark against you.
- It is possible to accurately imitate pirates, ninjas, luchadors, Vikings, and Scots. Without help from John Hammond or Dr. Curt Connors, it is impossible to imitate dinosaurs. I know; I've tried.

So, dinosaurs are all well and good and will forever hold a place in my heart, but I give greater place to Vikings.

 

[The Maddest March Hare]

I vote Dinosaur vs Samurai is our new nerd battle!

 

[lodo_bear]

I am not trying to be a douche, but the Viking age is dated from 793 (the first recorded viking attack) to 1066 (Harald Hardraade's defeat at Stanford brigde)

You're right. Upon further research, it looks like by the time 1066 came around, most of the Vikings had stopped doing the pillage-and-sack thing in favor of Christianity and stable politics. The smart ones integrated and became royalty, and the die-hard ones couldn't compete with the resulting super-kings.

 

[thiosk]

I vote hassidic jews

These motherfuckers are hard motherfucking core.

 

[ZlagarX]

I think you could just mix one of the older neard things with mutant and it would be even more awsom. Mutant Ninjas, if any one knows anything about that pleas tell me ^^

 

[teisjm]

generic space marines... oh wait, that already beeing whined about.

How bout we just obsess with the quality of the games we play, instead of focusing on a single archetype-character thingy. Maybe it'll pay off some day.

 

[Mr. Cheese]

STAPLE GUNS!

 

[Socius]

Whys scots? we are a boring, depressing bunch

I am the decentent of a scottish lord or whaever
I don't think scotts sound boring, you have sackpipes, Haggis and Ewan McGreagor.
and Scotch, never forget the scotch! ahh....

anyhow, Mutants is a nerd"thing" allready dude, ever heard of X-men?
or fallout, heroes, left4dead, resident evil etc.
much neardy muties out there!

Samurai are lame, Ninjas pwn but allready they are one of our beloved topics.
such a thing is Zombies as well.

Dinosaurs are not kewl enough to survive the awesomness of g33kdoom.
Yatzhee killed the dinosaurs, when he was drunk... on scotch!

Gladiators... well put that in the "maybe" as in never going to happen.
they simply arent funny enough!

and who the heck is Allan Cumming? sounds like an arse! D:
waaaait... is he that gay naked guy?
you know, the creepy one...

and what is that last thing anyways?

 

[Mordwyl]

Gladiators. Rome is awesome and there has yet to be a good gladiator themed game to date (that I know of).

There's always the underdog called Shadow of Rome [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0_Exy8tjX0].

 

[fuckwit]

Either Scots or Vikings, tbh.

 

[Blackdoom]

Vikings definitely we shall fight for our brothers so that one day we may enter Valhalla.

 

[Socius]

Either Scots or Vikings, tbh.

Vikings, Yeah! Awesome, I am Normann hear me roar!