The Disney Obsessed...

[headscratcher4]

http://www.laweekly.com/ink/03/42/features-davidson.php

:eek:

[Nyarlathotep]

My favorite part was wher the guy, who seems to spend every waking moment devoting himself to all things Disney is complaining how lame Trekkies are. The resultant explosion of my irony meter singed my eyebrows.

[jj]

Why did the Rocky Horror Picture Show suddenly come to mind, I wonder?

Oh well, it was great when it all began ...

[Brian]

Originally posted by jj
Why did the Rocky Horror Picture Show suddenly come to mind, I wonder?

Oh well, it was great when it all began ...

I read the whole thing and all I could think of was David Lynch.

[RSLancastr]

I've seen the tattooed guy in person. Very creepy.

I used to work for Buena Vista Home Video (Disney's video arm), and knew a couple of totally-obsessed people there.

One guy had over a thousand dollars worth of Disneyana hanging in his cubicle, and e told me that his whole apartment was similarly decorated. Once, several of us went to Disneyland to celebrate the completion of a project, and this guy sang along on every ride, at the top of his voice.l He printed out lyric sheets and handed them out to everyone, and we all immediately accidentally lost them in nearby trash cans.

[Nyarlathotep]

Originally posted by RSLancastr
I've seen the tattooed guy in person. Very creepy.

I used to work for Buena Vista Home Video (Disney's video arm), and knew a couple of totally-obsessed people there.

One guy had over a thousand dollars worth of Disneyana hanging in his cubicle, and e told me that his whole apartment was similarly decorated. Once, several of us went to Disneyland to celebrate the completion of a project, and this guy sang along on every ride, at the top of his voice.l He printed out lyric sheets and handed them out to everyone, and we all immediately accidentally lost them in nearby trash cans.

The guy with the Disney ride lyric sheets is like the D&D player who will spend four hours telling you about his character if you let him or the trekkie who knows every line of every episode of every series. It is all well and good to have a hobby (I both play D&D and enjoy Star Trek and thus have met both of the kinds of people I mentioned), but not to let it take over your life. They have let a hobby not only take over their life, they have let it BECOME their life. It's kind of sad and the person in question doesn't realize that it has happened.

[RSLancastr]

Yeah, I thought D&D sounded interesting, but then I went to a game shop and actually watched some people playing it.

My growing suspiscion that these were not people I would care to spend time with was confirmed when two of them got into a shouting match over whether or not one guy's Elf was capable of shooting an arrow a certain distance.

I never played the game.

Obsessing is a sad thing to watch.

Then again, I am moderately obsessed about my playingcard collection, but I try not to drone on about it...

[Ove]

That’s when I cracked. I had spent my days with Benji and Doug trying to reserve judgment, hoping to see the park as they do. But right there, passing Fowler’s Harbor, I’d suddenly had enough. I couldn’t help thinking that this whole life project of theirs was an absurd waste of time, that there were so many more worthwhile things to care about.

How very true, it is allways sad to see people waste away their time. You feel tempted to yell at full force into their faces "GET A LIFE".:rolleyes:

But then again, they probably think WE are the ones to be pityed.:wink8:

[Some Friggin Guy]

What can I possibly say about this but...


I'm afraid. I'm very, very afraid.

[a_unique_person]

You think that's bad, every day, I see literally thousands of people driving up the freeway to jobs that pay them money to buy things that don't actually make them happy.

[Nyarlathotep]

Originally posted by RSLancastr
Yeah, I thought D&D sounded interesting, but then I went to a game shop and actually watched some people playing it.

My growing suspiscion that these were not people I would care to spend time with was confirmed when two of them got into a shouting match over whether or not one guy's Elf was capable of shooting an arrow a certain distance.

I never played the game.

Obsessing is a sad thing to watch.

Then again, I am moderately obsessed about my playingcard collection, but I try not to drone on about it...

Yeah some people get obsessive over the game, thus my example. Not allg amers are that bad, as I said I play myself and I don't think the people that I play with are that bad, but then again, all of us have lives. Some people don't unfortunately.

[Occasional Chemist]

Originally posted by RSLancastr

My growing suspiscion that these were not people I would care to spend time with was confirmed when two of them got into a shouting match over whether or not one guy's Elf was capable of shooting an arrow a certain distance.


Ever play Star Fleet Battles? Now there's a game where people get obsessive over the rules if ever I saw one.

It doesn't help that all the rule books would require a frame backpack just to carry to the game. :)

[dissonance]

After reading that article, my future mother-in-law's Disney obsession doesn't seem so bad. She only goes to the park 3 or 4 times a year (the whole living in Canada thing holds her back). Oh, and she works for the Disney store specifically to get discounts. And her house is largely decorated with Disney merchandise. And I think that nothing would make her happier than if my fiance and I did the whole Cinderella Disney wedding thing.

OK, so maybe she is pretty bad. There's some Disney related tension in our relationship, since I made it clear pretty early on that I detest Disney, and the thought of going anywhere near Disney makes me want to retch. I'm not exactly her dream daughter-in-law. :)

[Nyarlathotep]

Originally posted by Occasional Chemist


Ever play Star Fleet Battles? Now there's a game where people get obsessive over the rules if ever I saw one.

It doesn't help that all the rule books would require a frame backpack just to carry to the game. :)

I've played it. I agree with the fact that people get obseesive over the rules. I think it boils down to two factors. One is that it attracts wargamers who are a competitive lot to begin with (otherwise they'd find a different hobby). The other is that, as you said, there are a LOT of rules to obsess over and try to bend.

[jj]

Originally posted by a_unique_person
You think that's bad, every day, I see literally thousands of people driving up the freeway to jobs that pay them money to buy things that don't actually make them happy.

Thanks for that glimmer of liht, AUP.

You betcha I see that too, except I won't drive on the freeway if I can avoid it, except on trips...

[jj]

Originally posted by Occasional Chemist

Ever play Star Fleet Battles? Now there's a game where people get obsessive over the rules if ever I saw one.


CAN anyone play star fleet battles? I mean, now, which fires first, my Hellbore or your disruptor, or her phaser, or the Hydran's ion cannon?????? Which energy absorber will overload first?

Oy yoy yoy yoy yoy and they won't permit automating the game. I've long since given up on it, and it could be such a good game, too.

Ever try Harpoon? That's a game where they knew how to do the rules, I think.

[Nyarlathotep]

Originally posted by jj


CAN anyone play star fleet battles? I mean, now, which fires first, my Hellbore or your disruptor, or her phaser, or the Hydran's ion cannon?????? Which energy absorber will overload first?

Oy yoy yoy yoy yoy and they won't permit automating the game. I've long since given up on it, and it could be such a good game, too.

Ever try Harpoon? That's a game where they knew how to do the rules, I think.

You have a good point. I played it for several years and never could quite shake the feeling that my friends and I were playing it wrong......

I have never tried Harpoon and I have always wanted to. No one seems all taht interested in it around here.

[Tony]

Originally posted by a_unique_person
You think that's bad, every day, I see literally thousands of people driving up the freeway to jobs that pay them money to buy things that don't actually make them happy.

Tyler Dirden, is that you? :p :p

[NoZed Avenger]

This article . . . frightens me.

Someone hold me.

(turns to Shemp) Not you.

NA

[Tony]

Just read the article, damn those kids are weird.

But what is wierder, people who are obsessed with a cartoon mouse, or people who are obsessed with a "prophet" who commands them to wear a diaper on their heads?

[Nyarlathotep]

Originally posted by Tony
Just read the article, damn those kids are weird.

But what is wierder, people who are obsessed with a cartoon mouse, or people who are obsessed with a "prophet" who commands them to wear a diaper on their heads?

The wierd thinga bout those kids is that they are not kids, they are full grown adults

[Checkmite]

Originally posted by jj


CAN anyone play star fleet battles? I mean, now, which fires first, my Hellbore or your disruptor, or her phaser, or the Hydran's ion cannon?????? Which energy absorber will overload first?

Oy yoy yoy yoy yoy and they won't permit automating the game. I've long since given up on it, and it could be such a good game, too.


Look for games by the title of Starfleet Command. I've got the first and second, which use the "early movie" model ships. There's a third one out, with next generation ships, but I don't have it because I don't like next generation.

In any case, the games use the "turn-based" rules system, and mostly all the rules from SFB, but the game plays like a real-time 3D 3rd-person naval combat simulation. If you really like SFB, the first one's game CD comes with original SFB boards, manuals, and other printable goodies. In any case, the PC games are fun to play and "realistic". They handle all the rules while you fly around and shoot other ships (or scan, beam, and tractor things, etc), waiting for weapons to charge, using a nearly overwhelming set of options your ship comes with, and all that good stuff. They're the only Trek games I've seen that I ever found interesting enough to buy.

[Ove]

The wierd thinga bout those kids is that they are not kids, they are full grown adults

So are the ones with the diaper on the head. And the ones with the little piece of a football on their head, or the walking tents from africa or the baldies in orange clothes or..............:wink8:

[azidhak]

Let me tell you about my character. He's a 14th level Thief/Fighter/Ha........ Hey wait listen!!! :)
Haakon

[Occasional Chemist]

Originally posted by jj
CAN anyone play star fleet battles? I mean, now, which fires first, my Hellbore or your disruptor, or her phaser, or the Hydran's ion cannon?????? Which energy absorber will overload first?

That's why (after buying all the rule books), you quickly give up Star Fleet Battles.

Or you take anything beyond the advanced rulebook and feed it to the nearest convenient bonfire.

[Rayn]

Originally posted by a_unique_person
You think that's bad, every day, I see literally thousands of people driving up the freeway to jobs that pay them money to buy things that don't actually make them happy.

Hey! I buy things that make me happy... they also let me see pretty colors and make ugly woman look good. Not perfect, but better than nothing :p