RE: [Epic] Girls Vs Gaming

From: Ken Taborek <oberon_at_...>
Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 06:53:25 -0400 (EDT)

You have exactly mirrored my point. Each can't understand the others
interest in their respective hobbies. Classic.

--Ken Taborek oberon_at_...
"Show respect for age. Drink good Scotch for a change."- random fortune



On Wed, 28 May 1997, Kelvin wrote:

> >I think I'll do a thesis on this...
> >Here you have the classic war between the sexes, except the ladies don't
> >get a say because this is a mostly male list.
> >Note that both gentlemen say that their wives/girlfriends "try hard
> >but..." which isn't an actual quote, but the intent is there. On the
> >other hand, the romance novel is dismissed as "crappy", and is not
> >understood by the male. Hmmm....
>
> I call them "crappy" romance novels as I have actually read one and I find
> the writing style to be second-rate and thus "crappy". Its not the content,
> its the style (Although the content wasn't much my style either. I'm much
> more a fantasy/sci-fi fan.). And as an aside, Tash ADMITS herself that they
> are pretty crappy, yet she still reads them. She likes them. The same way
> I still like GW for some reason. I think they suck as a company and that
> their game systems are mediocre at best. I still play them. A lot of
> people seem to think I am open minded, and I like to think that too. I also
> try to understand Tash's obsession with her novels, but it escapes me, the
> same way she tries to understand why I play and collect my games and fails
> to. We are all different and I guess that why I am attracted to her. She's
> not me (I'd probably hate myself if I ever met me!).
>
>
> -Kelvin.....
>
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