Dungeons & Dragons Collecting Forums      FAQ   Register  Log in to check your private messages   Log in               Is this Really Us? View next topic View previous topic      The Acaeum Forum Index » Collecting General Author Message lawrenson Prolific Collector Joined: 06 Nov 2002 Last Visit: 08 Jan 2009 Posts: 593 Location: Essex, UK Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 10:20 am Hi, this is what our hobby has just been compared to (small mention at bottom of page): http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7504758.stm Is this really us? Cheers, Malc lokiwookie Prolific Collector Joined: 07 Feb 2006 Last Visit: 08 Jan 2009 Posts: 508 Location: France / Cité des Papes Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 10:23 am     lawrenson wrote: Hi, this is what our hobby has just been compared to (small mention at bottom of page): http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7504758.stm Is this really us? Cheers, Malc Héhéhé no, we are all along the page       Traveller Prolific Collector Joined: 12 Jun 2004 Last Visit: 08 Jan 2009 Posts: 604 Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 6:58 pm     lawrenson wrote: Hi, this is what our hobby has just been compared to (small mention at bottom of page): http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7504758.stm Is this really us? Cheers, Malc Nope.  The role play they're referring to doesn't require paper and pencils.  Just riding crops, whips, chains, and a submissive.  And for some, it goes far deeper than superficial. grodog Sage Collector Joined: 16 Nov 2002 Last Visit: 08 Jan 2009 Posts: 2938 Location: Wichita, KS Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:15 pm Nice comment on the article:     Quote: You have fallen into the trap so cunningly laid by the News of the World's defence lawyers - it is not what Mr Mosely chooses to do with consenting partners that matters, it is his right to do so in privacy that is at issue. And as a lifelong player of Dungeons & Dragons I take offence at it being compared to any sex act, however innocuous. Megan, Cheshire, UK HermitFromPluto JG Valuation Board Joined: 28 Aug 2006 Last Visit: 09 Jan 2009 Posts: 995 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:25 pm     grodog wrote: "A lot of the time it's about understanding the language - and what really is going on. Actually, at the end of the day it's just a game - and no more threatening compared to the other games people play, like Dungeons and Dragons, or even going to Star Trek conventions." So that's what they get up to to at Star Trek conventions. I knew they couldn't all be getting so excited about silly hand signals and speaking Klingon. Perhaps "Beam me up Scotty" means something entirely different....? Deadlord39 Long-Winded Collector Joined: 30 Jun 2003 Last Visit: 07 Jan 2009 Posts: 4716 Location: New Hampsha Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 10:26 pm Where'd they get that picture of me?!?! Mercenary_Roadie Prolific Collector Joined: 06 Apr 2007 Last Visit: 07 Jan 2009 Posts: 128 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 11:01 pm I sorry, but comparing S&M to D&D is like comparing The Rocky Horror Picture Show to The Sound Of Music. Ya, they are both musicals. Besides S&M is a lifestyle to many who practice it. I have never known D&D to be anybody's lifestyle. PaulKM Prolific Collector Joined: 11 Jun 2008 Last Visit: 26 Dec 2008 Posts: 177 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 11:15 pm I know of one individual who gauged his intense weight-lifting routine by the strength percentile adjustments/abilities  He surpassed 18/76 at one point;). Not a lifestyle, but it still makes me laugh. sleepyCO Prolific Collector Joined: 09 Sep 2006 Last Visit: 08 Jan 2009 Posts: 318 Location: 8000 feet below the summit of Pikes Peak, Colorado Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 11:29 pm Talk about a two-for-one cheap shot--BDSM compared to D&D AND Star Trek conventions (fans)????   Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First       The Acaeum Forum Index » Collecting General   Jump to: Select a forum The Acaeum Forums----------------Collecting GeneralCollecting General - Non TSRCollecting AppraisalClassifiedsThe Acaeum Distributed Computing Project Subwebs----------------Judges GuildPlanescape  View next topic View previous topic Login or register to post new topics Login or register to reply to topics Login or register to edit your posts Login or register to delete your posts Login or register to vote in polls All times are GMT - 4 Hours