Comment by mcantor | Hacker News Reader

Comment by mcantor | Hacker News Reader

Predictably, I used to play Dungeons & Dragons in high school. Just as predictably, I didn’t lose my virginity until I stopped.

Um... it's 2011. Are we really still making "nerds can't get laid" jokes? I mean, Vin Diesel plays Dungeons & Dragons. I'm not offended or anything; the author is clearly joking, but it seems pretty low-brow for the opening hook on something posted to HN.

EDIT:

It's an established fact that Dungeons & Dragons is a bigger threat to human reproduction than all the gay marriages in the world.

Oh whoops. OK... complaint retracted. I expressly condone the usage of dated nerd jokes if used to setup a punchline this hilarious.

That'll teach me to comment before reading the rest of the friendly article.

EDIT 2:

I thought this sounded familiar... this is from January, 2010! Obligatory: http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/1/27/

Are we really still making "nerds can't get laid" jokes?

Yes we are. We are also still making jokes about amoral lawyers, lying politicians, vain and vacuous models, lunk-headed bodybuilders, drunken frat boys, obese and poorly-dressed Walmart customers, and unintelligent, docile cows.

If you're offended by the subset of these which are about nerds not getting laid then, dude, you need to get laid.

Excellent point, but:

> I'm not offended or anything...

Also, I meant "we" as a community of intelligent hackers more than "we" as a global culture. I'm aware that jokes about undersexed nerds and beerful bros exist, but I thought that they are more hackneyed than the HN crowd would usually countenance. My second edit, I think, neatly explicates why it got posted here anyway. :-)

I must upvote BUT here are some disputes to your claims:

"Its 2011 Are we really still making "nerds can't get laid" jokes?"

Honestly, from my experience try s/D&D/World of Warcraft. Yes people who play WoW get laid. Highschool kids who play WoW instead of building up real social skills don't get laid.

The thing though is the author's assertion is incorrect. Its pretty hard to not get laid as you get to college. I mean you have to be in a closet pretty much. Which is what can happen with WoW or D&D. However the only virgin I know of (and hell, people I thought would die virgins have proved me wrong) is a virgin because she just does not like most guys shes met, and is too shy to do anything about the ones she does. Nothing to do with games.

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