Quote from: Nero on August 17, 2009, 01:29:29 PMI'm afraid as soon as i'm seen as male, I'll be expected to recite the latest scoreboard in every casual encounter. 

I don't, but then again, everyone thinks I have the G-virus. (Gay)

Quote from: Nero on August 16, 2009, 09:37:58 PM
thanks for the encouragement, guys and girls. this in between stage is creeping me out. i see peole looking at me weird.

*hug
I know EXACTLY what you mean. And also whenever people JOKINGLY go "DUde" and stuff. Its fun at first but so... Condescending. That happens with me. They're like, "OH we're ALL GIRLS in here, ah hahahahahahaahha"
"-_-; is that supposed to be sarcastic. ..."

Oh locals...

I'll be expected to recite the latest scoreboard in every casual encounter.

All you have to really know is how the home town team is doing.  And then, only in vague terms like "well next year will be better" (always the right remark for a Giants fan). 

Quote from: tekla on August 17, 2009, 02:36:30 PM
I'll be expected to recite the latest scoreboard in every casual encounter.

All you have to really know is how the home town team is doing.  And then, only in vague terms like "well next year will be better" (always the right remark for a Giants fan).

thanks for the tip.

Yeah, if you're in Ohio as I recall your either in Tribe/Browns/Cavs territory, or Reds/Bengals or perhaps even Tigers/Lions - That's all you have to follow.  That and Ohio State football I guess.

And guys talk about that stuff so they don't get into fistfight about anything important like girls or money or political junk.  I ended up teaching basic football 101 to a few girls once upon a time because when they got in that basic male executive deal they wanted to participate in the conversation and not be excluded, of course that's back when the 9ers were winning - as a rule, the more 'your' teams suck, the less people talk about them.

I have enough genuine interests that are "stereotypically male" that I won't bother pretending to like sports. lol (But each to their own, not saying anyone else shouldn't do that  ).

If a situation comes up and someone gives me grief for not knowing about sports, I'll start talking about power tools, Discovery channel, beer, cigars, my great love of boobs, my passion for grilling thick slabs of bloody meat on my BBQ, camping/fishing/general outdoorsman stuff, tasteless jokes, playing frisbee in the park with a bunch of buds, and yes video games, and I'm sure they'll be able to overlook my disinterest in sports.

That being said, I've shared each of those passions with similarly-inclined women as well (yeah, I've known some awesome chicks), so just because I have those interests doesn't mean I'm more or less male than anyone else.

I also like to paint, read, cook, and cry at sappy movies, and abuse the use of emoticons , all of which are stereotypically more female. And there are plenty of men and women who don't like the things they are socially "expected" to like.

That's one of the things I've learned in the past little while (often with help from you guys and gals here): I can be a well-rounded guy who enjoys activities from every point along the supposed feminine-masculine spectrum and it doesn't make a speck of difference to my "male-ness". Whee! Ain't self-discovery fun folks?

Quote from: tekla on August 17, 2009, 02:57:56 PM
Yeah, if you're in Ohio as I recall your either in Tribe/Browns/Cavs territory, or Reds/Bengals or perhaps even Tigers/Lions - That's all you have to follow.  That and Ohio State football I guess.

And guys talk about that stuff so they don't get into fistfight about anything important like girls or money or political junk.  I ended up teaching basic football 101 to a few girls once upon a time because when they got in that basic male executive deal they wanted to participate in the conversation and not be excluded, of course that's back when the 9ers were winning - as a rule, the more 'your' teams suck, the less people talk about them.

yeah, all most anybody here cares about is state. course i always was for michigan just to be difficult. 

I must confess I never quite got that "I'm a huge fan of a school I couldn't get into on a bet."  It almost, sorta makes sense in places like Nebraska or Kansas, or Iowa where they don't have real sports teams, but in Ohio or Michigan, which has at least one, if not two of every pro sports franchise it just seems silly to me.  Really, if your degree is not from Ann Arbor or Columbus, what difference does the performance of the Wolverines or the Buckeyes make? 

Um, probably because most places in Ohio are boring as hell?

Quote from: Mister on August 17, 2009, 05:43:37 PM
Um, probably because most places in Ohio are boring as hell?

eh don't be talking bout my state. 

Quote from: Nero on August 17, 2009, 05:46:07 PM
eh don't be talking bout my state. 

I mean no harm.  I only speak from my experience on many trips through Slo-hio. 

Yeah, but Cleveland and Cincin both have huge sports franchises, some of them are even good from time to time.  So the Buckeye deal kind of escapes me, particularly, as I said, when it comes from people who didn't go there, or often, from people who could not have even got in had they given lifetime BJs to the acceptance committee.  Personally, I always liked it back when Georgetown was very popular due to the B-ball team and you had kids running around in G-Town stuff who would have been arrested if they had even walked on that campus.

I always root for the Bengals.  They have the coolest helmets.    (Or, at least they did back in 1981 or so, the last time I saw them on television.)

Quote from: Jamie-o on August 18, 2009, 06:31:41 AM
I always root for the Bengals.  They have the coolest helmets.    (Or, at least they did back in 1981 or so, the last time I saw them on television.)

Browns. Course this was back when they were good.

Heh heh.  I live right on the border between WI and MN.  One of our Supervisors is a Vikings fan and the other is a Packers fan.  You should see them eyeing each other as they pass by in their opposing team jerseys every Sunday during football season.    What I find fascinating is that, while everywhere you look at my place of employment there are purple and white and green and gold jerseys, almost nobody actually talks about football, other than to say, "Go Packers!" or "Go Vikings".  Well, no, I tell a lie.  There's been a lot of talk about Bret Favre, but that's just because he's played for both teams.  (But not like that, to my knowledge.  )

I bet you could use "I'm not really a <their sport> guy, I'm more of an <other sport> guy" for casual smalltalk, especially when tweaked so <other sport> was one that's season had ended .

I do like F1, and the occasional bit of IPL Twenty20 (Go KKR! Team of pure awesome!  ). I find that's more than enough to serve the purposes of sport discussions. You don't have to know about every popular sport of the area to get by.

Sadly, conversations about this F1 season have mainly consisted of me saying "I've been way too busy to watch lately - who's on top?"... which is also a good way to get though sports related conversations in and of itself.

Quote from: Teknoir on August 18, 2009, 07:43:40 AM
I bet you could use "I'm not really a <their sport> guy, I'm more of an <other sport> guy" for casual smalltalk, especially when tweaked so <other sport> was one that's season had ended .

I do like F1, and the occasional bit of IPL Twenty20 (Go KKR! Team of pure awesome!  ). I find that's more than enough to serve the purposes of sport discussions. You don't have to know about every popular sport of the area to get by.

Sadly, conversations about this F1 season have mainly consisted of me saying "I've been way too busy to watch lately - who's on top?"... which is also a good way to get though sports related conversations in and of itself.

Erm... What are F1 and IPL Twenty20?    (Yeah.  Really not a sports guy.  )

Quote from: Jamie-o on August 18, 2009, 08:44:42 AM
Erm... What are F1 and IPL Twenty20?    (Yeah.  Really not a sports guy.  )

It's all good. Chalk it up to country difference I'm not a sports guy myself by any means, it's very much an occasional thing.

F1 as in Formula 1 racing, and IPL Twenty/20 as in Indian Premier League cricket.

Imagine cricket on rampant capitalism. It's very funny. There's insane amounts of pay for the players (and motorbikes), sponsorships, brightly coloured uniforms and teams (complete with team songs), fireworks, and dancing girls. Also, a game is over in about 2 - 4 hours instead of a week. Oh, and nobody playing is taking it seriously.

It's the sort of thing you watch at a friends house while drinking and generally having a good laugh .


On Topic -

Female looking -> Weird looking -> Male looking.

That's how it goes. Sucks to be stuck in the middle, but hang in there.

At least you're on the path you want to be on now. You're no longer waiting. You're doing. Doing gets you places.

I plan to take photos at least once a week to keep me sane. Then, I'll put 'em up against the photos I take now. You don't notice the small changes in something you see everyday - so you need to create your own "lapsed time".