Look out! a girlie in our midst (Anette is listed as recent visitor!)

[Ruatha]

In the top box that says recent visitor a suspected female name appears right now: Anette.

Danger, Danger. Alert!

[ February 04, 2004, 20:37: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

[Will]

Umm... wouldn't that be Anette Brooks? The one who works at Shrapnel? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

[gregebowman]

You make it sound like a bad thing for a woman to be on this forum board. We also had a Katchoo here for awhile, but I haven't seen her (I'm assuming it was a female, because there's a comic book female characer by that name) on the SE board for awhile. Last I saw her was on the Dominion 2 board. I wouldn't mind a little more estrogen on this forum.

[Fyron]

I don't think Katchoo is a female...

[Slynky]

And there was a Cherry (something or other).

[Combat Wombat]

Fyron aren't you female? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

[Puke]

There used to be a lady that stopped by the cantina, but she quickly got tired of the antics. cant imagine why, though she said that she still lurked. that was a while ago.

There was also another lady that occasionally posted questions about multiplayer games she was playing.

A long time back, we had an active female player on PBW. At least, one that I had gamed with. There may be more.

And back a couple years ago, one of the regulars mentioned that his mother (in her 70s or 80s, if I remember) played SE4 and lurked on this board.

[Suicide Junkie]

Originally posted by Will:
Umm... wouldn't that be Anette Brooks? The one who works at Shrapnel? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Yeah, someone was posting about bad links, and they turned out to be mine (imagemodserver needed a reboot).

[Baron Munchausen]

Originally posted by Slynky:
And there was a Cherry (something or other). <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Saber Cherry -- a name from Anime, I think. She still Posts on the Shrapnel BBs, just not this one very much. She's become a fan of some other Shrapnel product.

[narf poit chez BOOM]

we do occasionally get them here.

and besides, everyone here who's name is indeterminate for determining male or female could be female.

since that includes my name, it might be best to state that i'm male, since my name is nothing more than gibberish a cartoon character likes with a BOOM at the end.

[Kamog]

We used to have a poll about how many female members we have.

It is here: http://www.shrapnelgames.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=23;t=007635;p=7

The Last results were:
I'm male, no hesitance here, 100 % testosterone. 97% (69)
I'm female but never plays PBW. 0% (0)
I'm female and plays/has played PBW. 1% (1)
I'm neither or I don't want to tell my gender (Assume I'm male). 1% (1)
<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">

[General Woundwort]

"But if you didn't have more urgent things to do after supper, you could write a letter, loaf, gossip, discuss the myriad mental and moral shortcomings of sergeants and, dearest of all, talk about the female of the species (we became convinced that there were no such creatures, just mythology created by inflamed imaginations - one boy in our company claimed to have seen a girl over at regimental headquarters; he was unambiguously judged a liar and a braggart)."

- Starship Troopers, Chapter IV

[narf poit chez BOOM]

some gaming news places have had Posts, mostly from women, dealing with this, basically, the problem is 14-year old libidoes(uh, if i spelt it wrong, i mean sexual drive) regardless of the actual age. or in other words, more of them might reveal themselves if they didn't get slobbered over. or, put more plainly, they play games to play games, not to find dates, most of them. although most of the complaints listed were from a relativly few trouble-makers.

[Katchoo]

Originally posted by gregebowman:
You make it sound like a bad thing for a woman to be on this forum board. We also had a Katchoo here for awhile, but I haven't seen her (I'm assuming it was a female, because there's a comic book female characer by that name) on the SE board for awhile. Last I saw her was on the Dominion 2 board. I wouldn't mind a little more estrogen on this forum. <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">*Katchoo forages under Narf's couch and finds a stale piece of cheeze that's nice and hard. Katchoo then pitches the stale cheeze and hits gregebowman square in the head*

There! Could a woman do that? I think not!

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[Mephisto]

Originally posted by Puke:
A long time back, we had an active female player on PBW. At least, one that I had gamed with. There may be more.<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I know of at least two female regularly playing on PBW. I'm in two games with them. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

[Ruatha]

Originally posted by Mephisto:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Originally posted by Puke:
A long time back, we had an active female player on PBW. At least, one that I had gamed with. There may be more.<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I know of at least two female regularly playing on PBW. I'm in two games with them. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Didn't you live with one, who plays PBW I mean.. Mine don't http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif ?

[gregebowman]

Originally posted by Katchoo:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Originally posted by gregebowman:
You make it sound like a bad thing for a woman to be on this forum board. We also had a Katchoo here for awhile, but I haven't seen her (I'm assuming it was a female, because there's a comic book female characer by that name) on the SE board for awhile. Last I saw her was on the Dominion 2 board. I wouldn't mind a little more estrogen on this forum. <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">*Katchoo forages under Narf's couch and finds a stale piece of cheeze that's nice and hard. Katchoo then pitches the stale cheeze and hits gregebowman square in the head*

There! Could a woman do that? I think not!

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">My apologies, Katchoo. Like I said, the only other name I've seen belongs to a character in the Strangers in Paradise comics. Good comic book; it's the closest to a soap opera I've read.

[Growltigger]

Wardad and General Woundwort, I am surprised at you. There is no reason why I could not be a girl, and actually, I think I should defend my right to be a girl if I want.

[dogscoff]

Yeah, SiP was really very good to start with, but after a while the author tried to retrofit loads of plot into a character driven comic and it started to get really silly. Suddenly everyone has known one another for ten years longer than they thought they had, and is a member of some elite underworld organisation or something stupid... Didn't enjoy it after that. I've seen the same thing happen with innumerable webcomics.
They start off as really enjoyable little comic strips, drifting along merrily with a few gags and some slow-but-steady character building, then suddenly the author gets a frenzied urge to reverse-engineer some huge epic backstory and complex plot and the whole thing goes to hell. GPF springs to mind. Exploitation Now was another prime example and (to a certain extent) Kevin and Kell, although I have more serious criticisms about that strip which I really can't be bothered with here.
1/0 did it and actually made the transition from frivolous to serious very well, but then it never tried to introduce backstory- it just (very self-consciously) introduced a bit of plot and meaning.

Incedentally, my brother and his wife have a (female) rabbit named Katchoo.

*dogscoff finally stops talking, then happens to look over at GT, who is sporting a sequin-covered red evening gown, size twelve 5-inch heels, full make up (including a thick layer of foundation over his unshaven face), huge false eyelashes and a feather boa. dogscoff runs from the room, screaming and gibbering and waving his arms in the air, his fragile mind warped forever. Well, until he can find a bar anyway.

[Growltigger]

Dogscoff, please credit me with better taste than that. I am wearing a particularily well tailored blue trouser suit, with fine white pinstripes, a white blouse, and a rather nice pair of Russell and Bromley's finest court shoes.

Only the sort of girls you probably hang around wear lycra mini-skirts, leopard skin pattern tight tops and fishnets.

[Gryphin]

Growttigette,
Hmm, nice ring to it. Maybe this is a delayed reaction to something that happend in one of the pubs.

[Rojero]

Originally posted by Growltigger:
You never know, I might be a girl. <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Um so if you are http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif let's start a pride together hehe...prowls around ..or at the least play an email game wink wink

[President_Elect_Shang]

*Shang sees MR Floppy’s comment and sneaks out the back door hoping no one noticed him and thinks: “Damn and it took me ten minutes to get into these fishnets! What the heck does he want?”*

[Growltigger]

You never know, I might be a girl.

[Wardad]

GT, You never acted like this:

I'm An Emotional Idiot

I'm an Emotional Idiot
so get away from me.
I mean,
COME HERE.

Wait, no,
that's too close,
give me some space
it's a big country,
there's plenty of room,
don't sit so close to me.

Hey, where are you?
I haven't seen you in days.
Whadya, having an affair?
Who is she?
Come on,
aren't I enough for you?

God,
You're so cold.
I never know what you're thinking.
You're not very affectionate.

I mean,
you're clinging to me,
DON'T TOUCH ME,
what am I, your ****ing cat?
Don't rub me like that.

Don't you have anything better to do
than sit there fawning over me?

Don't you have any interests?
Hobbies?
Sailing Fly fishing
Archeology?

There's an archeology expedition leaving tomorrow
why don't you go?
I'll loan you the money,
my money is your money.
my life is your life
my soul is yours
without you I'm nothing.

Move in with me
we'll get a studio apartment together, save on rent,
well, wait, I mean, a one bedroom,
so we don't get in each other's hair or anything
or, well,
maybe a two bedroom
I'll have my own bedroom,
it's nothing personal
I just need to be alone sometimes,
you do understand,
don't you?

Hey, why are you acting distant?

Where you goin',
was it something I said?
What
What did I do?

I'm an emotional idiot
so get away from me
I mean,
MARRY ME.

© Maggie Estep


BTW: The MP3 is hilarious, but I can't find a link.

[General Woundwort]

Originally posted by Growltigger:
You never know, I might be a girl. <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">And I thought there was nothing you could say that could shock me anymore...

[Growltigger]

Rojero is catapulted out of the forum under the force of the round house slap he has just received so a particular aggrieved Growltigga.

"Be thankful I dont take my heels off and bang you in the nuts you sexist jingoistic male pig"

[Karibu]

Okay. As an engineer I propose a test.

*Karibu gives Growltigger a long, wet, passionate kiss*

If Growltigger is a girl, she will faint in extasy and if Growltigger is a man, he will be so shocked that he will not reply here at least for a day http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[David E. Gervais]

Guys, it's threads like this that keep women away. Think about it.

I vote this thread be deleted so that there will remain a chance for women to come here and share their thoughts.

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[President_Elect_Shang]

Originally posted by Karibu:
Okay. As an engineer I propose a test.

*Karibu gives Growltigger a long, wet, passionate kiss*

If Growltigger is a girl, she will faint in extasy and if Growltigger is a man, he will be so shocked that he will not reply here at least for a day http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Seeing this Mr Wubbles runs back in and kicks Karibu in the nuts “How dare you make a move on my woman… er man… er what ever!

[General Woundwort]

Well, Dave, you can see how well your idea went over, eh?

Ducks back out of the thread before catching something nasty

[Loser]

I have nothing to contribute to this conversation, but I must complement the participants on the great degree of their bizaar behavior.

Especially Karibu. Now that's thinking outside the box.

[Growltigger]

Growltigga ducks out of sight for a second, and returns with a rather large croquet mallet.

"I dont mind kissing chaps on this forum, but surely I dont have to kiss a Fin".

Anyhow, if he is going to think outside the box, I am going to use this mallet to make sure he needs a box to keep his tackle in.

[Taz-in-Space]

Taz (always on the prowl for some amorous action)
enters this thread unaware of its actual content...

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/confused.gif Growltigga in DRAG! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/confused.gif

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif Finnish Karibu kissing English Tiggas http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif

...In shock, Taz drops a bunch of flowers and a large heart-shaped box of chocolates and beats a hasty retreat! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

[tesco samoa]

tesco smells nerrrrrrrrrrrrrdddddddddddddddssssssssssssssssssss ss

[tesco samoa]

http://www.davidmartinshouseparty.com/images/dancers/nerds.jpg

yea thats right.....

[Kamog]

No way, I don't believe for a minute that Growltigga is a girl! He's been sounding just like a guy for the past couple of years. Besides, he only said he MIGHT be a girl.

[tesco samoa]

thats the tiger and the guy with very large lens on a date http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif \

Tesco runs away and awaits the responce from across the pond and the land of the witch trials.....

[Renegade 13]

Umm, this whole thread is just scary. Truely disturbing.... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

[Slynky]

Just to get things all tidied up:

Her info:

Location: Cary, NC, USA
Occupation: Customer Support Manager, Shrapnel Games
Homepage: http://www.ShrapnelGames.com

[Atrocities]

Originally posted by tesco samoa:
http://www.davidmartinshouseparty.com/images/dancers/nerds.jpg

yea thats right..... <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I am sorry, but there is just something sick and wrong about this picture. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif

[Cipher7071]

Just goes to show what a little imagination and a few ounces of alcohol will do...

[pathfinder]

Originally posted by Slynky:
Just to get things all tidied up:

Her info:

Location: Cary, NC, USA
Occupation: Customer Support Manager, Shrapnel Games
Homepage: http://www.ShrapnelGames.com <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">If I am not mistaken Ms Annette is Mr Tim Brooks' wife. So, uhm, the bosses missus.....

[President_Elect_Shang]

Originally posted by tesco samoa:
http://www.davidmartinshouseparty.com/images/dancers/nerds.jpg

yea thats right..... <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Man is she HOT!

[Iansidious]

FYI Sefter Aruna is a girl. Not that anyone cares but the Last time I checked I was a young man http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/confused.gif . BTW this topic has given me alot of laughs http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif lets keep it. Mr. Tesco is that you in the picture down a few Posts?(the boy not the girl. Fyron is the girl I think? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif )

[Mephisto]

Originally posted by Ruatha:
Didn't you live with one, who plays PBW I mean.. Mine don't http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif ? <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">No, I don't live with any of the both.

[Karibu]

President Elect Shang, don't be so rude. It's not very nice to kick others on the 'nuts. Taz, I know. There is always some risk when a moose or elk tries to kiss tigers. However, I like some excitement in my life (despite the possibility that my hobby may bring less pleasant end to my existence one day) http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif I'm not sure what means to "think outside of the box", but I take it as compliment. *mm...* is there other women to be kissed, yes? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

[Growltigger]

Well, I guess that will be something for you lot to guess and for me to know. Am I a girl? or am I just a tiger that likes to cross dress?

Either way, I am not kissing the Fin, hairballs tend to cause so much discomfort for a feline

[Rojero]

Originally posted by Growltigger:
Rojero is catapulted out of the forum under the force of the round house slap he has just received so a particular aggrieved Growltigga.

"Be thankful I dont take my heels off and bang you in the nuts you sexist jingoistic male pig" <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Did I Errr? LOL I was justing talking about a Pride since we are of the feline variety hehe http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif
Nothing I think I said was sexist http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif Anyway Cheers to you from across the pond

[President_Elect_Shang]

Originally posted by Karibu:
President Elect Shang, don't be so rude. It's not very nice to kick others on the 'nuts. <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I apologize, you are right; it was a moment of jealous anger.

[Rojero]

Originally posted by President Elect Shang:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Originally posted by Karibu:
President Elect Shang, don't be so rude. It's not very nice to kick others on the 'nuts. <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I apologize, you are right; it was a moment of jealous anger. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">ROFL!!!!!

I must look for my groin cup protector before that happens to me http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

[Baron Munchausen]

Hey, it turns out there really are some girls out there who play computer games. Slashdot has a story about a BBC feature...

http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/02/23/1650258&mode=thread

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3496963.stm

[narf poit chez BOOM]

Yep. I learned how to blow up a TFC turret from a female gamer.

and then she gassed the compound and blew me up. using the scout. fortunatly for me, my ego don't care about male or female. unfortunatly, SCOUT! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[narf poit chez BOOM]

well, here's an interesting article on rpg.net: http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/columns/fineart05feb04.html

[zen.]

Yah my gf sent me the link that Baron posted. That was a good read. I noticed that only the two most photogenic of the team were closely seen. I suppose that would sell the article better than saying, "hey, look, now there are geek girls too". http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

I wonder if anyone would believe it if we started a series of ads of the beautiful people and just labeled them 'Gamer.' Maybe if we paid David Hasslehoff enough money. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Also, it's cool that you played TFC Narf... that was totally my game for 3 years before AvP2 forced me to move on. I liked it so much my SO works on the "hushhush" TF2 team. heh heh

zen

P.S. Did y'all know Robin Williams is a gamer?

[Loser]

Originally posted by zen.:
P.S. Did y'all know Robin Williams is a gamer? <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Yes, I've heard his thing is table-top miniature games, or was it just Warhammer?

I've also heard that Vin Diesel plays D&D.

[Paul1980au]

Im a bulked up body builder and still a bit of a geek at heart lol - i play SE4 after all - actually i trade shares from home and work part time - the shares make me more money therefore im at home 4 days a week and when not trading have time to talk on forums and other things Online.

[narf poit chez BOOM]

personally, i'm not about to start or stop something because some famous person did or didn't do something.

at the very least, looking at it logically, both Ghandi and Napoleon probably ate apples.

[Taera]

re: girls in gaming - i've always found that girls in games are quite a challenge, generally

re: girls on forums - dont make me bring KIT in here! Fyron had a taste, a few others would tremble with fear at those words http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

[Kit]

*peeks in through the door* Hrrm... Nothing but boys... Oooo... Boys & BUG! *GLOMPS BUG* Hi ya! *grins as him & then the Bishies (boys)* Oooo... They look & smell like boys. Who are they?! *glares at them & realizes - yea they lok like boys - they don't have the 'girlyness' to be feminie - well some might =/ ... Then again she dosn't either - but hey she was born a girl & she dosnt smell bad - so thats it *grins**

Sooooo...

[narf poit chez BOOM]

just curious - are you a car?

*runs off laughing* http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[ February 26, 2004, 20:38: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ]

[Kit]

A car? A car... Hrrm... Nope - Not Last time I checked... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif Why do you ask? *goes & is tempted to cause havoc upon other forums - maybe partake in some *wonders if there is a RPG one of Midevil times - swords & the like** Hehe - Hey wait... *blinks* This place is huge - like - HUGE! Dude - reminds me of something else...


Like my Drama class - its huge compared to most drama classes. Hey what were you thinking http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

[narf poit chez BOOM]

old, somewhat cheesy tv show called knight rider that had an intelligent car named kit. someone mentioned your name a few days ago and that joke kept bouncing around my head.

[Taera]

warned ya...

[Renegade 13]

Originally posted by Kit:
A car? A car... Hrrm... Nope - Not Last time I checked... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif Why do you ask? *goes & is tempted to cause havoc upon other forums - maybe partake in some *wonders if there is a RPG one of Midevil times - swords & the like** Hehe - Hey wait... *blinks* This place is huge - like - HUGE! Dude - reminds me of something else...


Like my Drama class - its huge compared to most drama classes. Hey what were you thinking http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Oooo, sounds like you need a valium, calm down a little, make more sense.....not act so crazy http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif . Buy who am I to talk, I never act normal either. Normal is boring. I hate boring.

KILL ALL BORING PEOPLE!!!!

PS: to all you boring people out there, I'm gonna get you! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

[narf poit chez BOOM]

Originally posted by Taera:
warned ya... <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">which of them did you warn, and about whom? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[ February 27, 2004, 06:01: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ]

[zen.]

Wow, two David Hasslehoff references and a girl on one page. This thread is getting hot! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

I asked about the Robin Williams thing because I just missed him showing up at the Valve booth at E3 Last year. Apparently he was a fan.

Welcome aboard, Kit!

zen

BTW, I think it was KITT - Knight Industries Two Thousand? For some reason, ever since watching Meltdown I've associated Kit with Jet Li.

[Kit]

^-^ Peace.. & now thou shall all be smittin with my shoney sword of bloodness lol *shrugs*

http://sidequest.rictec.com/Gallery/sword.gif

*blinks* What? *grins* OKay Now Im off to go inhabbit some random part of the forum...

[narf poit chez BOOM]

Originally posted by Kit:

*blinks* What? *grins* OKay Now Im off to go inhabbit some random part of the forum... <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">and you sure picked a random part of the forums to inhabit.
http://www.shrapnelgames.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=23&t=006550
nice dagger.

[Kamog]

Oh, I remember the show Knight Rider. That car was able to do those big jumps in the air somehow and leap over stuff. And the talking computer in the car was really smart.

[narf poit chez BOOM]

personally, i think they should have just told the guy 'ok, you go where the car tells you and beat up people'.

really, that's all your average action hero can do.