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cheesefart · 12-18-2007, 12:54 PM

I myself am 28yrs old and a bigtime Unix and R/C geek. However, when I am out running my trucks I just kinda feel.. geeky in a bad way. I used to not care, but somehow all the sudden I do and that annoys me. I want to just go outside and play and not feel like like the special guy on the block. I was just wondering if anyone else out there felt this way or has in the past?

I will alway do R/C regardless if anyone things I am dork or not. It is what I enjoy and that will never change.

Rubbaneck · 12-18-2007, 12:55 PM

In, thanks for the chance.

samson_simpson · 12-18-2007, 01:04 PM

OH YEAH! All the time. I especially feel like a dork standing out there with a snowplow hooked to the front of my truck

But i still do it

Cheatin · 12-18-2007, 01:07 PM

Try using baby wipes on your cheesefarts.

nj05nismo · 12-18-2007, 01:16 PM

sometimes i do...*shrug*

TwistedXT · 12-18-2007, 01:32 PM

your a dork till your rig is friggin cool!!!!

OlYelr · 12-18-2007, 01:39 PM

Yes, I'm sure playing with toy cars as a grown man can look dorky from a distance. As long as you are confident that your rig will amaze people upon closer inspection, don't worry about it. If you're not confident in your rig, keep working on it. My brother gave me a hard time a while back when he came to visit... until he drove one of my trucks, and then decided he wanted one himself.

Besides, I do what I enjoy, not what I think other people would think is cool. :-P

ColquittCustom405 · 12-18-2007, 01:45 PM

Women are more attracted to me now,since I've got into the crawling sence.I'm the only one in my club that is old enough to buy smokes and drive by myself.One time I was wearing my USRCCA shirt and a girl stopped me. She asked if I was a member of RCC.com.I said "Heck yeah!" and she gave me a high five.I love RC's!

JasonInAugusta · 12-18-2007, 01:51 PM

I get paid to feel like a dork which, oddly enough, reminds me that it's my job to be a dork and play with RCs.

STANG KILLA SS · 12-18-2007, 01:52 PM

yeah.

cheesefart · 12-18-2007, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JasonInAugusta

I get paid to feel like a dork which, oddly enough, reminds me that it's my job to be a dork and play with RCs.

Hey Jason. It is Don. Good to hear from you again

Mello_Yello · 12-18-2007, 02:00 PM

just play with it in the back yard.

PROTOTYPE · 12-18-2007, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ColquittCustom405

Women are more attracted to me now,since I've got into the crawling sence.I'm the only one in my club that is old enough to buy smokes and drive by myself.One time I was wearing my USRCCA shirt and a girl stopped me. She asked if I was a member of RCC.com.I said "Heck yeah!" and she gave me a high five.I love RC's!

I can see that being sig'd

Kermit · 12-18-2007, 02:11 PM

I work on these "toys" 7 days a week, then come home to work on my own rigs. The way I see it, I am getting paid to play. I am a micro mechanic

!

No one will ever call me a dork to my face for playing with R/C cars. My picture is in the dictionary next to "Road Rage"

My neighbors love my cars and are always asking what I am working on this week! They even helped building my track next to my house

!

CSR · 12-18-2007, 02:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ColquittCustom405

Women are more attracted to me now,since I've got into the crawling sence.I'm the only one in my club that is old enough to buy smokes and drive by myself.One time I was wearing my USRCCA shirt and a girl stopped me. She asked if I was a member of RCC.com.I said "Heck yeah!" and she gave me a high five.I love RC's!

I've had a few R/C groupies come after me. I show all the wimmenz the copies of magazines I'm in and my Inside R/C DVD.

BrandO · 12-18-2007, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JasonInAugusta

I get paid to feel like a dork which, oddly enough, reminds me that it's my job to be a dork and play with RCs.

Lucky SOB!

damion289 · 12-18-2007, 02:34 PM

I stared racing and having real R/C's (first one was a tyco) when I was about 11. Now I'm almost 32 and after 20 plus years of racing I'm one of the "old guys" at the tracks to the kids just starting. There at the races or comps to the kids we are "cool" but to the rest of the world we are "dorks" cause we play with "toys". Well I never seen a kids toy that can do 60mph on a race track shifting gears and costs a lot of cash. My wife was all for it and used to go to all the races with me until one time she was just standing next to the track at a local offroad course and someone crashed his 1/8 buggy. Well she didn't flip it over cause she was just watching and he yell at her from the driver's stand.."stupid Bit@h" get my car. And then later that day watched this guy rip his poor girlfriend apart for losing him the race during the pit stop when she was fueling his buggy. At that point my wife didn't understand how a "grown man" could get soo pissed off at a "toy".. To me I do what I do and i someone has sh(t to say about it so be it. I can kick ther behinds anyway. Geek on.

Rok_Dok · 12-18-2007, 02:42 PM

My family thinks its geeky..... my friends do to, my boss at my full time gig doenst get it and neither do any of the chicks I encounter. I dont have the money for a full scale, I cant run a full scale in my back yard and I find
"its cheaper than drugs and safer than hookers" or
"its cheaper than hookers and safer than drugs"

Yes I'm 28, my spare time and $ go into this hobby, but I cant wrench on something else as as involved (parts or time) in front of my tv either so for now it fits me.

Cheatin · 12-18-2007, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by damion289

I stared racing and having real R/C's (first one was a tyco) when I was about 11. Now I'm almost 32 and after 20 plus years of racing I'm one of the "old guys" at the tracks to the kids just starting. There at the races or comps to the kids we are "cool" but to the rest of the world we are "dorks" cause we play with "toys". Well I never seen a kids toy that can do 60mph on a race track shifting gears and costs a lot of cash. My wife was all for it and used to go to all the races with me until one time she was just standing next to the track at a local offroad course and someone crashed his 1/8 buggy. Well she didn't flip it over cause she was just watching and he yell at her from the driver's stand.."stupid Bit@h" get my car. And then later that day watched this guy rip his poor girlfriend apart for losing him the race during the pit stop when she was fueling his buggy. At that point my wife didn't understand how a "grown man" could get soo pissed off at a "toy".. To me I do what I do and i someone has sh(t to say about it so be it. I can kick ther behinds anyway. Geek on.

That dude would be eating soup for 8 weeks if that happened around me.

1BadJeepBruiser · 12-18-2007, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ColquittCustom405

Women are more attracted to me now,since I've got into the crawling sence.I'm the only one in my club that is old enough to buy smokes and drive by myself.One time I was wearing my USRCCA shirt and a girl stopped me. She asked if I was a member of RCC.com.I said "Heck yeah!" and she gave me a high five.I love RC's!

RIGHT ON!

12-18-2007, 12:54 PM	#1
cheesefart Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: York, PA Posts: 148	Do you feel like a dork when you R/C? I myself am 28yrs old and a bigtime Unix and R/C geek. However, when I am out running my trucks I just kinda feel.. geeky in a bad way. I used to not care, but somehow all the sudden I do and that annoys me. I want to just go outside and play and not feel like like the special guy on the block. I was just wondering if anyone else out there felt this way or has in the past? I will alway do R/C regardless if anyone things I am dork or not. It is what I enjoy and that will never change.

12-18-2007, 01:07 PM	#4
Cheatin Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: No Cajones en El Cajones Posts: 495	Try using baby wipes on your cheesefarts. Last edited by Cheatin; 12-18-2007 at 01:19 PM.

12-18-2007, 02:11 PM	#14
Kermit Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Africa Posts: 142	I work on these "toys" 7 days a week, then come home to work on my own rigs. The way I see it, I am getting paid to play. I am a micro mechanic ! No one will ever call me a dork to my face for playing with R/C cars. My picture is in the dictionary next to "Road Rage" My neighbors love my cars and are always asking what I am working on this week! They even helped building my track next to my house!

12-18-2007, 12:55 PM	#2
Rubbaneck RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chucking rocks at your little truck! Posts: 1,353	In, thanks for the chance.

12-18-2007, 01:04 PM	#3
samson_simpson Newbie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Flagstaff, AZ! Posts: 38	OH YEAH! All the time. I especially feel like a dork standing out there with a snowplow hooked to the front of my truck But i still do it

12-18-2007, 01:16 PM	#5
nj05nismo Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: University City Posts: 627	sometimes i do...shrug

12-18-2007, 01:32 PM	#6
TwistedXT Powered by Awesome Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Parker, Colorado Posts: 3,622	your a dork till your rig is friggin cool!!!!

12-18-2007, 01:39 PM	#7
OlYelr Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Maryville, TN Posts: 406	Yes, I'm sure playing with toy cars as a grown man can look dorky from a distance. As long as you are confident that your rig will amaze people upon closer inspection, don't worry about it. If you're not confident in your rig, keep working on it. My brother gave me a hard time a while back when he came to visit... until he drove one of my trucks, and then decided he wanted one himself. Besides, I do what I enjoy, not what I think other people would think is cool. :-P

12-18-2007, 01:45 PM	#8
ColquittCustom405 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Orlando Posts: 7,420	Women are more attracted to me now,since I've got into the crawling sence.I'm the only one in my club that is old enough to buy smokes and drive by myself.One time I was wearing my USRCCA shirt and a girl stopped me. She asked if I was a member of RCC.com.I said "Heck yeah!" and she gave me a high five.I love RC's!

12-18-2007, 01:51 PM	#9
JasonInAugusta 06 Super National Champ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Stark Industries Bar and Grill Posts: 11,361	I get paid to feel like a dork which, oddly enough, reminds me that it's my job to be a dork and play with RCs.

12-18-2007, 01:52 PM	#10
STANG KILLA SS ~THE SCALE SHOP~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX Posts: 10,056	yeah.

12-18-2007, 02:00 PM	#12
Mello_Yello Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2006 Location: Georgetown, Texas Posts: 229	just play with it in the back yard.

12-18-2007, 02:34 PM	#17
damion289 Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: northampton Posts: 194	I stared racing and having real R/C's (first one was a tyco) when I was about 11. Now I'm almost 32 and after 20 plus years of racing I'm one of the "old guys" at the tracks to the kids just starting. There at the races or comps to the kids we are "cool" but to the rest of the world we are "dorks" cause we play with "toys". Well I never seen a kids toy that can do 60mph on a race track shifting gears and costs a lot of cash. My wife was all for it and used to go to all the races with me until one time she was just standing next to the track at a local offroad course and someone crashed his 1/8 buggy. Well she didn't flip it over cause she was just watching and he yell at her from the driver's stand.."stupid Bit@h" get my car. And then later that day watched this guy rip his poor girlfriend apart for losing him the race during the pit stop when she was fueling his buggy. At that point my wife didn't understand how a "grown man" could get soo pissed off at a "toy".. To me I do what I do and i someone has sh(t to say about it so be it. I can kick ther behinds anyway. Geek on.

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12-18-2007, 02:42 PM	#18
Rok_Dok Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Deer Park Posts: 151	My family thinks its geeky..... my friends do to, my boss at my full time gig doenst get it and neither do any of the chicks I encounter. I dont have the money for a full scale, I cant run a full scale in my back yard and I find "its cheaper than drugs and safer than hookers" or "its cheaper than hookers and safer than drugs" Yes I'm 28, my spare time and $ go into this hobby, but I cant wrench on something else as as involved (parts or time) in front of my tv either so for now it fits me.

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