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Read it in the Sunday Papers

March 10, 2008 by Foton at 10:56 am • Filed Under Etc. 
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Sunday’s New York Times included the full version of the above Geek Love flowchart and a glowing tribute to recently deceased Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax.

It’s obvious from the scientific chart that lack of romantic success can be blamed on early exposure to D & D, but one could also theorize that lack of romantic success can be blamed on OTHERS’ early exposure, like the entire EverQuest and Ultima Online development teams.

Make sure you mention that to your therapist — he/she’s tired of hearing about your mom every week anyhow.



Comments

4 Responses to “Read it in the Sunday Papers”

  1. nordee on March 10th, 2008 4:37 pm

    I was going to make a comment about Sci Fi leading to Gandalf, and then realized that I was stuck in the lower left corner of the diagram.

  2. Lottomannen on March 10th, 2008 4:39 pm

    Nice article from the Times there.

    Am I the only one stuck in a eternal loop in that diagram?
    I can’t get out!

  3. Aufero on March 10th, 2008 8:13 pm

    That’s not a valid flowchart!

    But I guess I already knew I was a rules lawyer. Bottom left corner it is.

  4. heather (errantdreams) on March 17th, 2008 5:19 pm

    And yet, I met my now-husband at a tabletop game, and we’ve been together for 11 years…

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