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Old 05-18-2011, 03:27 PM   #197
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Originally Posted by fintach View Post
Wow, so now we have people arguing about who are "jocks" and who are "dorks". We even have people who misunderstand (either willfully or not) the difference between "fiction" and "science fiction" -- and even seem to presume that one category is somehow demeaning.

Mods, can we please have this thread locked? And maybe burnt?
No doubt. It's very pretentious to call someone a "dork" for liking something you do not. Also, there are a lot of people who would consider anyone who plays a simulated game about baseball to be a huge dork. Seriously, come down from your ivory tower.
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