"What do you say to..." Topic

It's going to be a nice summer weekend it seems, so let's have some lightweight questions to daydream about during it.

What do you say to a mom who asks you what are the good things about war games for her child?

What do you say to a person who criticizes you publically for playing a stupid silly game?

What do you say to your nasty psycho boss when he finds out about your gaming and wants to be invited?

What do you say to your new girlfriend when she asks about War Games.

What do you say The TSA agent who has just opened up your luggage to find it stuffed with maps, charts, stats on combat vehicles, maps of sensitive areas of the world, and books of comparative weaponry and explosives?

What do you say to a friend who has decided to give up war games? (besides "can I have your stuff!?)

What do you say to your wife when she says you are more interested in war games than her?

What do you say to a person who would like to be invited to your war game group, but you know is obnoxious, difficult, and anti-social.

1. Wargaming is a fun way to learn about history, geography, mathematics and art.
2. No sillier than any team sport, and more intellectually stimulating.
3. Invite him, what can you lose?
4. I showed my girlfriend (now wife of 40 years), my toys the first time she came to my parents' home.
5. Went through that at Heathrow about 15 years ago, a friend gav eme a load of unpainted figs. Agent actually took them all out of the bag!
6. Depends on the reason for the decision.
7. Really dear, it could be worse, I 'm not gambling etc.
8. Same as #3, what can you lose for one game.

1)War games are helpful in teaching math skills, critical reasoning and decision making.
2) "I'm sorry you feel that way." That's if I were to say anything at all. Such jerks are easily dismissed.
3)I'm disabled and have no job, therefore no boss. However, you could ask if they have miniatures for the game…
4)I would tell her how it keeps me off the streets at night. Prevents me from frequenting bars. And is less expensive than almost any other hobby one can think of. Hey, it worked with my wife.
5) I don't know what else to say except tell them the truth. I've gone through international customs with reproduction armor and weapons. Although the weapons were of the battle ax and sword variety. Not firearms. Also many moons before Sept. 11 2001. Plus I was a GI. I told them the truth. That I was a re enactor in the SCA. Of course, then I had to explain that…
6)I don't know as this is a personal decision and I don't know the person.
7) Say nothing. Actions speak louder than words. Prove her wrong. This does not mean giving up on war gaming.
8) No.

What do you say to a mom who asks you what are the good things about war games for her child?

Tell her it teaches tolerancy, forbearance, clemency, forgiveness, kindness, patience, gentleness and goodwill towards all men…

What do you say to a person who criticizes you publically for playing a stupid silly game?

Beat the living $%^#% out of him (do this discreetly so the mom in question 1 doesn't hear about it…)

What do you say to your nasty psycho boss when he finds out about your gaming and wants to be invited?

Tell him that its actually a RPG group called the Merry Rainbow Men Friends Club but he should be very popular with the rest of the gang as Terrence and Percy are just out of relationships right now and they'd be more than willing to let him join in their quest for the Golden Horn of Plenty…if he still shows interest in joining just leave the job…believe me its for the best

What do you say to your new girlfriend when she asks about War Games.

Tell her she won't understand and she can get your slippers now…my relationships never lasted very long anyway

What do you say The TSA agent who has just opened up your luggage to find it stuffed with maps, charts, stats on combat vehicles, maps of sensitive areas of the world, and books of comparative weaponry and explosives?

Tell him you hold an Irish passport and if he does let you through you'll blow the whole place to kingdom come…or not

What do you say to a friend who has decided to give up war games? (besides "can I have your stuff!?)

"Based solely on my affection for you and my understanding of what will make you truly happy in life I actually think its all for the best. So I'll help you move all this stuff into my car before you change your mind and ruin your life again"

What do you say to your wife when she says you are more interested in war games than her?

"Shhhh…for %#&* sake …can't you see on reading this new thread on TMP"

What do you say to a person who would like to be invited to your war game group, but you know is obnoxious, difficult, and anti-social.

Invite him to call out to Just Jack's place…they'd have so much in common (sorry Jack couldn't resist the under the belt swipe)

They'll get an education.

Ask them whether they were born a jerk or is it a recent thing?

Work is work, social is social.

I play with toy soldiers – she smiled and said have fun.

Oops

Bummer

Bye

Nothing

"What do you say to a person who criticizes you publically for playing a stupid silly game?"
I'll admit, sir, your general rule
That every poet is a fool.
But you, sir, are proof to show it
That every fool is not a poet.
Bob

1. He is very unlikely to get skin cancer from spending too much time in the sun.

2. Learn to spell, then get back to me.

3. We're playing Napoleonics. You're the Spanish.

4. Did the Rohypnol wear off already?

5. لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا الله مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ الله

6. Congratulations on getting married.

7. I don't remember marrying you. Was I drunk?

8. We're playing Napoleonics. You're the Belgians.

I am unlikely to have a mom ask me about wargaming. I do not recruit anyone who has to ask his mom for permission to play with me.

Go yourself.

If I have a nasty psycho boss, he probably doesn't like me anyway.

When I showed my new girlfriends wargames, they were enchanted and thought they were wonderful. Such skill in painting them! You will not be out drinking and cheating! That soon wore off.

I wink and nod at the TSA agent, rub my left nose with my right hand and give him the secret handshake.

Gee that sucks, bud.

That's funny. However, that cuts too close to the bone so I decline to answer.

The obnoxious and anti social people I know would not invite themselves.

What do you say to a mom who asks you what are the good things about war games for her child?

The things above – reasoning, patience, history – also art, engineering, and an appreciation for actually making something with your hands (possibly even completing a whole project, too).

What do you say to a person who criticizes you publically for playing a stupid silly game?

How much television do you watch in a week?

What do you say to your nasty psycho boss when he finds out about your gaming and wants to be invited?

Never had a psycho boss. Had several who have come to game day at my house.

What do you say to your new girlfriend when she asks about War Games?

Don't tell my wife.

What do you say The TSA agent who has just opened up your luggage to find it stuffed with maps, charts, stats on combat vehicles, maps of sensitive areas of the world, and books of comparative weaponry and explosives?

I distract him with my large personal pharmacy and collection of medical devices that look oddly like weapons.

What do you say to a friend who has decided to give up war games? (besides "can I have your stuff!?)

Can I hold on to your stuff for you temporarily while you take a rest from the hobby?

What do you say to your wife when she says you are more interested in war games than her?

Pardon me, ma'am, but I am apparently in the wrong universe.

What do you say to a person who would like to be invited to your war game group, but you know is obnoxious, difficult, and anti-social.

I have likely said several things already to ameliorate this person's interest in being within 100m of me.

3 – It involved profanity. In the case of my father, who could have gone pro in basketball if not for WWII, I used to say that any stupid kid can play basketball but only the smart ones could play my games – irked him more then me evey time.

4 – I keep work and private life apart, I do not associate with coworkers outside of work. Even when on travel. They are all used to it now. (solves a hell of a lot of problems none of which are wargame related too)

5 – I tell them I play complex games for a hobby and love military history. The book shelf and movie collection is a pretty big clue and since I have been married for over 20 years it is not a problem…

6 – If they ask I say it is for D&D type games.

7 – Married over 20 years, I no longer understand the question.

8 – Had this come up in the last year, I said no and don't talk to me again.

1.Wargamming teaches you to plan your moves out, not just react to stimuli. It also involves using math, art and other learning experiences in a fun way, which is the best teacher.

2.Where do you want the ambulance to take you? In all honesty due to my size and build most people would never dream of saying anything to me directly, or even within ear shot.

3.It's part of who I am, I've been doing this longer than I've known you. You don't have to like it but accept the fact that some weekends this is what I'll be doing.

4.Nothing, they're to dumb to understand any of this. Unless my shoe is a bomb or I'm a 80 year old lady in a wheelchair they've got nothing on me

5. I'll keep your spot open anytime you want to come back

6. Honey you have your time, this is mine.

7. Hi friend, ready to game? ( this statement assumes that most gamers by nature are anti-social in the conventional sense. Their ability to game in a social setting is totally different from their ability to interact with non-gamers in a social setting. The game gives them a limited construct of behaviors that are more defined than "normal" social interactions. I have had plenty of gamer friends I'd never go out to dinner with our SO's or who I wouldn't invite to a house party. But if it's time to game there's no one else I'd rather have there.

It's going to be a nice summer weekend it seems, so let's have some lightweight questions to daydream about during it.

OK.

What do you say to a mom who asks you what are the good things about war games for her child?

So far I've only been making stuff to play, not playing yet, but a kid would have a great time learning all of the cool skills that it takes to put on a tabletop wargame. Model-building in a variety of media, the many steps to painting a mini or model to make it "tabletop standard", learning to do everything that is supposedly part of the process in a cheaper or smaller or more DIY fashion. My granny would've been a formidable gamer, had she taken up the hobby.

What do you say to a person who criticizes you publically for playing a stupid silly game?

I live in Portland. There is no such person.

What do you say to your nasty psycho boss when he finds out about your gaming and wants to be invited?

My boss would more likely want me to go for a run with him, or maybe hand one-dollar bills to exotic dancers.

What do you say to your new girlfriend when she asks about War Games.

Well, when she was my girlfriend I got her into heavy metal, comic books, hiking, canoeing… and a couple of other hobbies. Twenty-five years on, I'm trying to convince her it'll be fun to paint my tiny houses and teensy-weensy people, and roll some dice. Why not? Last year I got her into gin rummy, bourbon and swing music.

What do you say The TSA agent who has just opened up your luggage to find it stuffed with maps, charts, stats on combat vehicles, maps of sensitive areas of the world, and books of comparative weaponry and explosives?

I have an active interest in history, foreign affairs and current events and an amateur avocation, pre-enacting possible future scenarios, postulating improbable outcomes.

What do you say to a friend who has decided to give up war games? (besides "can I have your stuff!?)

I don't know any. But I am offering my unsuspecting compatriots a chance to roll dice, and move my army men around the table, even if they wanna go "ba-doosh-duh".

What do you say to your wife when she says you are more interested in war games than her?

I try to keep a balance, like maybe doing what she wants to do for a little while before I wander off to the garage or basement for a few hours. It's been a quarter-century, so we've trod this territory before, with my other obsessions.

What do you say to a person who would like to be invited to your war game group, but you know is obnoxious, difficult, and anti-social.

Have a nice day.

What do you say to your wife when she says you are more interested in war games than her?

Hmm… something like : "You know that's not true, and you know that if you really wanted me to I'd get rid of everything and never play again. You're the priority in my life"

It teaches actions have consequences
Isn't this a silly game you are playing?
It is club for old friends
Come up to my room and I'll take you through a few moves
Gulp!
Come back when you are ready
Dress up as a slave girl!
It is a club for old friends

If it is clear you are having enough fun with the hobby, I find you never get asked any of those questions.

I tend to tell people we are a group of guys who like history, modeling, and friendly competition and having one heck of a good time doing so. That usually stops any criticisms and they either get invited if the response is suitable or not if they come across with the wrong vibe. For those who seem to want to but are definitely not welcome, I tell them about the truly obnoxious person that always shows up (and carefully tailor this invented individual to the unwanted person's known prejudices). So far, so good.

What do you say to a mom who asks you what are the good things about war games for her child?

better than go to drug party
can learn about history
funny stuff/ make friends etc.
develop skills like counting / seizing opportunities/ challenging etc.

What do you say to a person who criticizes you publicly for playing a stupid silly game?

It needs too much brains for you to understand

What do you say to your nasty psycho boss when he finds out about your gaming and wants to be invited?

You play the French guard and give him the Spaniards??

What do you say to your new girlfriend when she asks about War Games.

She looks at me with a shrug…Knows that we met because of Boney so…

What do you say The TSA agent who has just opened up your luggage to find it stuffed with maps, charts, stats on combat vehicles, maps of sensitive areas of the world, and books of comparative weaponry and explosives?

Only similar stuff happened but in the Uk..and only in the Uk can you have one of them be a wargamer too.
Actually won't happen as my stuff mostly horse and musket…

What do you say to a friend who has decided to give up war games? (besides "can I have your stuff!?)

ask why? try to remedy.

What do you say to your wife when she says you are more interested in war games than her?

She knows the 50% rules

What do you say to a person who would like to be invited to your war game group, but you know is obnoxious, difficult, and anti-social.

send them to another group? ;)