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Crosswords - tick
Completism - tick ( I collect ladybird books and chalet school books)
Anne of Green Gables - tick (have got all of the Anne books inc. rainbow valley and rilla of ingleside)
I am a massive Doors fan and know EVERYTHING about Jim Morrison and can talk at length about them/him to anyone at any time.
I am a weather geek and model watcher. I know my GFS from my ECM.
I am obsessed with helicopters and know what kind of helicopter is flying over me just by the sound of it.
We have squillions of books, and one shelf is dedicated to my Stephen King library and another to my patricia cornwell collection. We have 5 sets of shelves overflowing with books.

The dewey decimal idea is calling to me. I know what I'm doing tomorrow.

DP is a physicist by degree, when he was a teen he used to solve the rubiks cube in a local toy shop and people used to come and watch him. He can speed cube as can DD1 (he has just disputed this fact because he can't solve it in 30 seconds - he can do it in less than a minute though). He has watched every episode of the twilight zone ever made. He wants to build a steam engine.

Our home computer runs ubuntu.

And to top it off, my youngest son wants to spend his eighth birthday in a few weeks time riding the Number 11 bus route. if you are a brummie you will know that this is a 'famous' bus route

Gosh, I've finally got to the end as I've had no time over the last few days (and won't have MN on my work laptop or I'll not get any work done!). I think I should join.

Both DH and I do so many of these things, although he's not too keen on jigsaws, but I think that's because he hurts his back doing them!

I have probably forgotten more about ecclesiastical embroidery than most people are even remotely interested in. I'm not able to do gold work (yet), but it's something I'd like to do in the next few years. I cross stitch, sew clothes (when I have time), and do wool work - it's NOT tapestry - that's woven. So sorry all of you previously who do tapestry, you don't

I'm also a pedant!

I'm reading The Etymologicon on my Kindle. We both enjoy University Challenge and Only Connect and know that we also can't ring my parents then as they'll be watching too.

I have a large stationery cupboard at home with lots of labelled boxes of things from fountain pen ink, to cables, to 'things that stick'.

I have probably killed the thread

Alistron

There was a book about the Doors' lyrics reviewed in yesterdays papers (either Guardian review or the Times). The author says something haunting in his comments about 'The End' and 'LA Woman' when he says that the lyrics kind of 'retrospectively' predict the Manson events via the 'climate' in LA and the darkness of the times....Think it's 'The Doors' by Greil Marcus.

HOW is this thread not in Classics?

at fuzzpig

I love books, card games, word games, politics, planes, language and anything to do with Ancient Greece and Rome.

But my biggest obsession would have to be ... cricket.

Great thread, OP: loving us all getting our geek on!

I do embroidery most nights after lo has gone to bed as it helps me relax.
I've given knitting a go a few times as well.
I wouldnt mind having a go at one of those rug making kits at some point too.

Love a game of scrabble too.

I play D&D and Pathfinder hence username

I have a massive crush on Henry II.

I own pretty much the whole L.M. Montgomery ouevre (sp?).

I fancied Lt. Cmdr. Data when pregnant and am extremely envious of the poster who met Gates McFadden and Michael Dorn.

Geek fact: Gates McFadden was the choreographer for many of the dances in Labyrinth.

DH is a massive music nerd - lots of people are I know - but he really is. Everything in alphabetical order, six versions of the same song, etc. I, myself, have always loved baking, gardening and reading. Not unusual in my 40s but I loved these things in my early 20s too . I also found education in my early 20s so after 5 years or so clubbing, spent Saturday nights in revising and writing essays alongside knitting, baking and gardening. I think in my head I've always been old

TEE ..... , i know , my spelling is awful isnt it ? .

<reapeats x 100 K l I N G O N>

But which version of D&D, mumwithdice? Original? AD&D? 3/3.5/4? I'm more of a roll and keep fan myself, but I do love a good dungeon bash now and then!

I am definitely in my spiritual home!!!

Cross-stitching

University Challenge

Spelling, punctuation and grammar fiend (please now see below where I shall no doubt make hundreds of mistakes!)

My love of history is quite frightening helpful to my friends and family

I correct the curators at stately homes/ historical buildings etc and have done since I was about 7

I correct films, documentaries etc with their historical inaccuracies

Due to a previous job I have a love of printers, the large office, printer/ copier/ scanner types. I know makes, models etc and have been known to squeal with delight mention when I see them on TV. I also make myself printer champion in all places of employment due to my horrendously geeky and extensive knowledge

I like painting by numbers

I love Antiques Roadshow

Anne of Green Gables

Enid Blyton school stories

Furniture and art restoration

Colouring in patterns

Yes to arranging pens by colour

There are hundred of others. I'll have a think and then come back!

Ooh and another one! My major annoyance with historical inaccuracies is when they say Henry VIII wanted a divorce from Katherine of Aragon. I have been known to scream at the TV point out that he actually wanted the marriage annulled

I have achieved ultimate nerd-dom
On a thread about bizarre knowledge, I was accused of setting up sock puppets as "nobody knows that much". What's more, my alleged puppet is my RL friend. I called her "sooty" when I saw her the next day.

I know this thread has been inactive for months but this is, without doubt, one of my favorite threads on MN ever. Just reading it makes me feel happy.

I offer up that I am quite obsessed - obsessed I tell you - with Desert Island Discs. So soothing! Does that count as geeky?

I yearn for the return of the liberty bodice I wore as a child. A bit like a vest but not a vest IYKWIM.

I like peace and quiet in a way I couldn't tolerate 20 years ago but then.....I am OLD!!