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Lemonwalrus
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States5465 Posts
December 27 2009 01:50 GMT
#21
Think of the thing that that person is geekiest about, and just tell them starcraft is your ____ where ____ is that thing.

They might still give you shit but w/e.
Fzero
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States1503 Posts
December 27 2009 02:00 GMT
#22
Why do you have to defend yourself to anyone? If people look down on you for something you enjoy, fuck them. Pretty simple. If you enjoy video games, hang around other people who do too. If you're talking about a girl, pretty much all of them know that they have to put up with games these days. It's just a matter of not making her feel second fiddle.
Never give up on something that you can't go a day without thinking about.
Mortality
Profile Blog Joined December 2005
United States4790 Posts
December 27 2009 02:34 GMT
#23
On December 27 2009 07:14 Kennigit wrote:
I don't defend anything. It's all in how you say it - you can convince people that easting feces is cool if you believe it to your core. If you try to defend it then you are suggesting that it needs to be defended. It doesn't.


Sad but true. People as a group don't care about truth, only face.
Even though this Proleague bullshit has been completely bogus, I really, really, really do not see how Khan can lose this. I swear I will kill myself if they do. - nesix before KHAN lost to eNature
Xxio
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada5565 Posts
December 27 2009 02:52 GMT
#24
Savior would get mobbed in downtown Seoul, at least in his prime.
See Jaedong's shoe commercial
Hwasin's modeling for mens clothing
Having lots of gfs (Bisu good example) making lots of money (Bisu good example, 300K)

I think it's more the idea of 'nerd' that has to change, and it is, very quickly.
KTY
Djabanete
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States2786 Posts
December 27 2009 03:06 GMT
#25
"I watch professional Korean Starcraft."

You don't have to sugarcoat it, defend it, explain it, or anything. It's not a big deal.

In my experience, when I tell friends about it, instead of deciding that I'm a loser, they just figure that there must be more to it than meets the eye. But maybe I just have cool friends =)
May the BeSt man win.
13ThirtySeven
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
99 Posts
December 27 2009 03:07 GMT
#26
It's better than watching a group of sweaty men running around and bumping into each other.
Xxio
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada5565 Posts
December 27 2009 03:08 GMT
#27
On December 27 2009 12:06 Djabanete wrote:
"I watch professional Korean Starcraft."

You don't have to sugarcoat it, defend it, explain it, or anything. It's not a big deal.

In my experience, when I tell friends about it, instead of deciding that I'm a loser, they just figure that there must be more to it than meets the eye. But maybe I just have cool friends =)


same here, and most of them find it interesting because it's so different from what they're used to
KTY
l10f *
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States3241 Posts
December 27 2009 03:09 GMT
#28
On December 27 2009 07:09 Ellis wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 27 2009 07:07 kulik- wrote:
and we gamers are not antisocial nerds who only play computer games all day long?

Negative. We take breaks for food and the bathroom.

And progamers never stop plaing to eat or pee.
Writer
EvilTeletubby
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
Baltimore, USA22259 Posts
December 27 2009 03:25 GMT
#29
Don't know if this will help, but I recently put together a Powerpoint presentation for a work project to give some people a very very brief glimpse into e-sports:

Click.
Moderatorhttp://carbonleaf.yuku.com/topic/408/t/So-I-proposed-at-a-Carbon-Leaf-concert.html ***** RIP Geoff
MrHoon *
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
10183 Posts
December 27 2009 03:29 GMT
#30
just don't 'jump' on your friend when he says "lol u watch progaming???"

just take it in a cool chill out confident manner and say "Yeah"

And when your friend starts laughing, stare blankly at his eyes and just smile until he stops laughing

eventually he'll say "can I watch too?"
dats racist
chongu
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Malaysia2599 Posts
December 27 2009 03:42 GMT
#31
One word: ToSsgirl
SC2 is to BW, what coke is to wine.
ramen247
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States1256 Posts
December 27 2009 04:09 GMT
#32
On December 27 2009 12:42 chongu wrote:
One word: ToSsgirl


ehehehehe. risky. she might not fit their tastes.
i hate this ugly firebat. i want a marine.
azndsh
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States4447 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-12-27 04:40:00
December 27 2009 04:39 GMT
#33
On December 27 2009 12:25 EvilTeletubby wrote:
Don't know if this will help, but I recently put together a Powerpoint presentation for a work project to give some people a very very brief glimpse into e-sports:

Click.

THE FILE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LINK HAS EXPIRED..
hellokitty[hk]
Profile Joined June 2009
United States1309 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-12-27 04:48:27
December 27 2009 04:47 GMT
#34
Deny everything!


THE FILE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LINK HAS EXPIRED..

And this, I suspect a project concerning Korea soon.
People are imbeciles, lucky thing god made cats.
EvilTeletubby
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
Baltimore, USA22259 Posts
December 27 2009 06:35 GMT
#35
On December 27 2009 13:39 azndsh wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 27 2009 12:25 EvilTeletubby wrote:
Don't know if this will help, but I recently put together a Powerpoint presentation for a work project to give some people a very very brief glimpse into e-sports:

Click.

THE FILE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LINK HAS EXPIRED..


Derp derp derp... my bad.

Click HERE.
Moderatorhttp://carbonleaf.yuku.com/topic/408/t/So-I-proposed-at-a-Carbon-Leaf-concert.html ***** RIP Geoff
KurtistheTurtle
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States1966 Posts
December 27 2009 07:14 GMT
#36
"you know that girl on lost? the one who goes out with the bad boy? she's going out with one of these guys. they're super nerd pimps in south korea"

she actually did go out with stork
“Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears."
Chef
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
10810 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-12-27 07:20:58
December 27 2009 07:19 GMT
#37
On December 27 2009 12:08 Xxio wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 27 2009 12:06 Djabanete wrote:
"I watch professional Korean Starcraft."

You don't have to sugarcoat it, defend it, explain it, or anything. It's not a big deal.

In my experience, when I tell friends about it, instead of deciding that I'm a loser, they just figure that there must be more to it than meets the eye. But maybe I just have cool friends =)


same here, and most of them find it interesting because it's so different from what they're used to

Same. I even got my friend who never plays SC to watch TSL with me. Of course there was alcohol involved, but it still counts IMO. He still talks about it fondly to this day and asks me when the next one is :D finally I can tell him RIGHT NOW :@@!!!

I was basically the 4th commentator those times though, because I would be giving back story and opinions on every player which I think helped to make it interesting for him. I made Draco out to be some evil pretentious bastard so it made the finals pretty drat exciting when JF came out from behind.
LEGEND!! LEGEND!!
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