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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago

You start shaking and your heart beat triples when you get to Jad...

What's your example

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By *hunky GentMan  over a year ago

Maldon and Peterborough

You get nothing but Star Wars memorabilia for Christmas.

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By *atricia ParnelWoman  over a year ago

In a town full of colours

You read the wiki plot before watching the film

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

You know you're a book nerd when you're starting to ponder whether you should put your first editions in a less visible place so the sun doesn't bleach the spines, but you don't want to because looking at them in the mornings when you get dressed gives you joy

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By *ategoodbyeMan  over a year ago

Hertfordshire

A girl claims to be a star wars nerd, so you spend half an hour explaining in detail exactly how George Lucas’ official explanation of how he developed Star Wars is contradicted by other primary evidence sources . And then you find out the girl just meant that she thought Harrison Ford was cute.

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By *TK421-Man  over a year ago

Cheltenham

When you pick a profile name like mine...

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"When you pick a profile name like mine..."

Why aren't you at your post?

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By *hunky GentMan  over a year ago

Maldon and Peterborough


"A girl claims to be a star wars nerd, so you spend half an hour explaining in detail exactly how George Lucas’ official explanation of how he developed Star Wars is contradicted by other primary evidence sources . And then you find out the girl just meant that she thought Harrison Ford was cute."

At least she stayed for 30 minutes.

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago

When gandalf stands at the bridge and right with him, you yell, YOU SHALL NOT PASS!

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By *hunky GentMan  over a year ago

Maldon and Peterborough


"When gandalf stands at the bridge and right with him, you yell, YOU SHALL NOT PASS!"

I imagine every geeky lollipop lady has done this.

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

When Pauli's Exclusion Principle gives you a semi.

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By *ingerbeardman-Man  over a year ago

Sutton-in-Ashfield

After weeks of hunting, you finally find the shiny Pokémon you've been looking for!

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"When gandalf stands at the bridge and right with him, you yell, YOU SHALL NOT PASS!

I imagine every geeky lollipop lady has done this. "

That would be so cool.

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By *he_Wite_NiteMan  over a year ago

Usually Dundee and around

When you reorganise your DVD collection in alphabetical order...

By Director! and then by release date.

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

You look at stats on the news and get excited know you produced them.

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By *ategoodbyeMan  over a year ago

Hertfordshire


"A girl claims to be a star wars nerd, so you spend half an hour explaining in detail exactly how George Lucas’ official explanation of how he developed Star Wars is contradicted by other primary evidence sources . And then you find out the girl just meant that she thought Harrison Ford was cute.

At least she stayed for 30 minutes. "

She invited me for a picnic, so she was stuck. But yeah, I never got anywhere near her.

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By *oelDorianMan  over a year ago

vanaheim

You freak out when you see Matt Murdock in Spider-Man no way home

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By *eliWoman  over a year ago

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"You know you're a book nerd when you're starting to ponder whether you should put your first editions in a less visible place so the sun doesn't bleach the spines, but you don't want to because looking at them in the mornings when you get dressed gives you joy"

The best kind of nerd is a book nerd.

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By *hatMinxOverThereWoman  over a year ago

42 Wallaby Way

You always look for funko pops in every shop you go into

Watch anime at any chance and freak out over new marvel films.

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By *hunky GentMan  over a year ago

Maldon and Peterborough


"A girl claims to be a star wars nerd, so you spend half an hour explaining in detail exactly how George Lucas’ official explanation of how he developed Star Wars is contradicted by other primary evidence sources . And then you find out the girl just meant that she thought Harrison Ford was cute.

At least she stayed for 30 minutes.

She invited me for a picnic, so she was stuck. But yeah, I never got anywhere near her."

Buy yourself a Han Solo costume. Lol

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By *hunky GentMan  over a year ago

Maldon and Peterborough


"You always look for funko pops in every shop you go into

Watch anime at any chance and freak out over new marvel films. "

Marvel films - yes.

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago

When you tried going super Saiyan as a kid

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By *olymalelincsMan  over a year ago

nr southend

When you get angry at Netflix for only putting up season 3 of an anime and half the episodes are dubbed

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"You know you're a book nerd when you're starting to ponder whether you should put your first editions in a less visible place so the sun doesn't bleach the spines, but you don't want to because looking at them in the mornings when you get dressed gives you joy

The best kind of nerd is a book nerd. "

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

When you greet all your friends in fluent Klingon

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

You watch The Witcher because you like the plot and not just Henry Cavill

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"You watch The Witcher because you like the plot and not just Henry Cavill "

Good call. ! Would it be as good without him though?

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"You watch The Witcher because you like the plot and not just Henry Cavill "

Because you love the games more!

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"You watch The Witcher because you like the plot and not just Henry Cavill

Because you love the games more!"

Yesss I'm on the second one

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

When your colour co ordinate all your clothes, including socks, enjoy reading economics books for leisure, and take great pleasure in hobbies such as calligraphy ...just saying ...not saying that's me...just answering OP's question!

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

When the correct use of spelling and grammar makes you genuinely excited

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By *etcplCouple  over a year ago

Gapping Fanny

Girls pass you over for the jocks, so you create and run your own music festival.

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By *hunky GentMan  over a year ago

Maldon and Peterborough


"When the correct use of spelling and grammar makes you genuinely excited "

Innit

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"When the correct use of spelling and grammar makes you genuinely excited "

I can empathise with you

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

A friend of mine scores all the books he reads out of 10...he wants to know if that makes him rather nerdish?

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By *2000ManMan  over a year ago

Worthing

You get excitied when nearing the end of a computer part auction. Then a feeling of euphoria when winning!

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

When your at work and you see a class 60 loco pass above you on the bridge and your in awe of the sound/looks

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By *eroLondonMan  over a year ago

Mayfair


"You know you're a book nerd when you're starting to ponder whether you should put your first editions in a less visible place so the sun doesn't bleach the spines, but you don't want to because looking at them in the mornings when you get dressed gives you joy"

My first editions are becoming moth-eaten and taking pride of place in the attic (unfortunately). But I like your description.

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By *atricia ParnelWoman  over a year ago

In a town full of colours


"Girls pass you over for the jocks, so you create and run your own music festival."

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By *aughty but nice...Man  over a year ago

Staffs

When you buy a shed load of vinyl only to use Alexa to play the music because you don't want to damage the vinyl.

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By *ed-monkeyCouple  over a year ago

Hailsham


"When gandalf stands at the bridge and right with him, you yell, YOU SHALL NOT PASS!"

Closely followed by "Fly you fools"

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By *ookie_and_NookieCouple  over a year ago

Kent


"You freak out when you see Matt Murdock in Spider-Man no way home"

Or at every single minute of the whole film! And you watch it twice!!!!

C x

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By *ookie_and_NookieCouple  over a year ago

Kent


"Girls pass you over for the jocks, so you create and run your own music festival."

You’re meeting the wrong women

C x

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"When the correct use of spelling and grammar makes you genuinely excited

I can empathise with you "

Marry me

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By *cottieboy123Man  over a year ago

Perth

That's an offer not to turn down!

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By *hoirCouple  over a year ago

Clacton/Bury St. Edmunds


"You know you're a book nerd when you're starting to ponder whether you should put your first editions in a less visible place so the sun doesn't bleach the spines, but you don't want to because looking at them in the mornings when you get dressed gives you joy"

This may have me drooling a little

P

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By *inky_couple2020Couple  over a year ago

North West

When you (as a couple) can score equally or greater than the boffins on Uni Challenge (4 in a team).

When you keep spreadsheets of your weekly Uni Challenge tally, including a formula to adjust for the starter to bonus question ratio answered.

When 20:30 on Mondays is one of the only times of the week that we are both doing the same thing (outside of bedtime)

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"When the correct use of spelling and grammar makes you genuinely excited

I can empathise with you

Marry me "

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago

When you spend 4hrs defeating 2 quest bosses!

God damn that's over

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By *emorefridaCouple  over a year ago

La la land

When your bookcase in the living room is bigger than your TV. And has books on biology, physics, WW2, birds, neothlithic and Celtic history

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By *oeBeansMan  over a year ago

Derby

When you wear a wrestling t shirt in public and book days off work to stay up and watch the PPVs

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By *idnight RamblerMan  over a year ago

Pershore

You buy Lego Technic sets for your granddaughters

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By *ack and MiriCouple  over a year ago

Portsmouth

When your other half asks if you have seen her phone and you roll a perception check.

(For the dnd geeks)

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By *emorefridaCouple  over a year ago

La la land


"When you wear a wrestling t shirt in public and book days off work to stay up and watch the PPVs "

"It doesn't matter" as the rock would say

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By *uke olovingmanMan  over a year ago

Gravesend


"When Pauli's Exclusion Principle gives you a semi. "
i

I get shroedingers erections sometimes

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By *lynJMan  over a year ago

Morden


"You buy Lego Technic sets for your granddaughters "

Or for yourself.

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By *dquestCouple  over a year ago

Peterborough

You listen to "Jim Beam Me Up" by Warp 11 and understand all the references!

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"When Pauli's Exclusion Principle gives you a semi. i

I get shroedingers erections sometimes "

Is it hard and soft at the same time until you observe it?

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

When the kids tearing packaging of there toys to get to them makes your heart sink just a little

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

When you shout thats what she said to every innuendo.

Sorry not sorry.

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

…when the sound of a modem is a sweet melody to your ears

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

You hold a book in your hand in the tube.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple  over a year ago

North West


"When your bookcase in the living room is bigger than your TV. And has books on biology, physics, WW2, birds, neothlithic and Celtic history "

Our TV IS tiny. Smaller than most people's laptops nowadays

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By *emorefridaCouple  over a year ago

La la land


"When your bookcase in the living room is bigger than your TV. And has books on biology, physics, WW2, birds, neothlithic and Celtic history

Our TV IS tiny. Smaller than most people's laptops nowadays

"

We've only just bought a slightly bigger one so the 3 kids can play switch games together. And it's definitely not the focal point of the room lol

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By *entenTeaCouple  over a year ago

Buckley North Wales

When you have built at least one model of every type of post war Mig and are well on the way to achieving the same with Sukhois and Yakolevs.

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By *arrisonMan  over a year ago

Woolacombe


"When the correct use of spelling and grammar makes you genuinely excited "

Oh, absolutely!

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By *oeBeansMan  over a year ago

Derby


"When you wear a wrestling t shirt in public and book days off work to stay up and watch the PPVs

"It doesn't matter" as the rock would say "

Oh yeah, and using catchphrases in everyday life to the visible confusion of everyone else

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By *arrisonMan  over a year ago

Woolacombe

And perhaps routinely quoting appropriate dialogue from "The Princess Bride", often to the bemusement of others.

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By *ack and MiriCouple  over a year ago

Portsmouth


"And perhaps routinely quoting appropriate dialogue from "The Princess Bride", often to the bemusement of others.

"

"Inconceivable"

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By *arrisonMan  over a year ago

Woolacombe


"And perhaps routinely quoting appropriate dialogue from "The Princess Bride", often to the bemusement of others.

"Inconceivable""

You'd like to think that, wouldn't you..?

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By *inky_couple2020Couple  over a year ago

North West

When you can quote discus and javelin world records from memory

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By *ed-monkeyCouple  over a year ago

Hailsham


"When you can quote discus and javelin world records from memory "

Now that is nerdy

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By *erms and conditionsCouple  over a year ago

Alton

You know the difference between photon and proton torpedos

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By *hilledGuerillaMan  over a year ago

In the monkey house

You know what TIE in TIE fighter means.

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By *sBlueWoman  over a year ago

Up North

You have a large collection of funkos

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By *hatMinxOverThereWoman  over a year ago

42 Wallaby Way


"You have a large collection of funkos"

They’re honestly my favourite. So so cute.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple  over a year ago

North West


"You know what TIE in TIE fighter means. "

Twin ion engines

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By *hilledGuerillaMan  over a year ago

In the monkey house


"You know what TIE in TIE fighter means.

Twin ion engines "

Alright smarty pants lol.

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

You can see the first 5 seconds of any Star Trek Next Gen episode and then recite the whole plot

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By *hunky GentMan  over a year ago

Maldon and Peterborough


"You can see the first 5 seconds of any Star Trek Next Gen episode and then recite the whole plot "

A guy in a red shirt dies.

A couple snog and they all live happily ever after.

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By *hunky GentMan  over a year ago

Maldon and Peterborough


"You know what TIE in TIE fighter means.

Twin ion engines "

Woop woop.

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By *ed-monkeyCouple  over a year ago

Hailsham

You know the difference between a geek and a nerd

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"When you (as a couple) can score equally or greater than the boffins on Uni Challenge (4 in a team).

When you keep spreadsheets of your weekly Uni Challenge tally, including a formula to adjust for the starter to bonus question ratio answered.

When 20:30 on Mondays is one of the only times of the week that we are both doing the same thing (outside of bedtime)

"

Whilst in the throws of passion does hubby say: “I’ve started and so I’ll finish?”.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple  over a year ago

North West

[Removed by poster at 21/01/22 23:23:11]

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By *inky_couple2020Couple  over a year ago

North West


"When you (as a couple) can score equally or greater than the boffins on Uni Challenge (4 in a team).

When you keep spreadsheets of your weekly Uni Challenge tally, including a formula to adjust for the starter to bonus question ratio answered.

When 20:30 on Mondays is one of the only times of the week that we are both doing the same thing (outside of bedtime)

Whilst in the throws of passion does hubby say: “I’ve started and so I’ll finish?”. "

No, because that's Mastermind

I do deduct five points for an incorrect interruption though

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By *aptain Caveman41Man  over a year ago

Home

You can name all the starships that appeared in star trek

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"When you (as a couple) can score equally or greater than the boffins on Uni Challenge (4 in a team).

When you keep spreadsheets of your weekly Uni Challenge tally, including a formula to adjust for the starter to bonus question ratio answered.

When 20:30 on Mondays is one of the only times of the week that we are both doing the same thing (outside of bedtime)

Whilst in the throws of passion does hubby say: “I’ve started and so I’ll finish?”.

No, because that's Mastermind

I do deduct five points for an incorrect interruption though "

You are my new favourite couple!

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By *inky_couple2020Couple  over a year ago

North West


"When you (as a couple) can score equally or greater than the boffins on Uni Challenge (4 in a team).

When you keep spreadsheets of your weekly Uni Challenge tally, including a formula to adjust for the starter to bonus question ratio answered.

When 20:30 on Mondays is one of the only times of the week that we are both doing the same thing (outside of bedtime)

Whilst in the throws of passion does hubby say: “I’ve started and so I’ll finish?”.

No, because that's Mastermind

I do deduct five points for an incorrect interruption though

You are my new favourite couple! "

Bonus points x15

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"When you (as a couple) can score equally or greater than the boffins on Uni Challenge (4 in a team).

When you keep spreadsheets of your weekly Uni Challenge tally, including a formula to adjust for the starter to bonus question ratio answered.

When 20:30 on Mondays is one of the only times of the week that we are both doing the same thing (outside of bedtime)

Whilst in the throws of passion does hubby say: “I’ve started and so I’ll finish?”.

No, because that's Mastermind

I do deduct five points for an incorrect interruption though

You are my new favourite couple!

Bonus points x15 "

Do points win prizes in this game? And is there a Brucey bonus?

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By *inky_couple2020Couple  over a year ago

North West


"When you (as a couple) can score equally or greater than the boffins on Uni Challenge (4 in a team).

When you keep spreadsheets of your weekly Uni Challenge tally, including a formula to adjust for the starter to bonus question ratio answered.

When 20:30 on Mondays is one of the only times of the week that we are both doing the same thing (outside of bedtime)

Whilst in the throws of passion does hubby say: “I’ve started and so I’ll finish?”.

No, because that's Mastermind

I do deduct five points for an incorrect interruption though

You are my new favourite couple!

Bonus points x15

Do points win prizes in this game? And is there a Brucey bonus? "

Do we look like the sort of people who would remember eleventy thousand household items on a conveyor belt? We do like cuddly toys though

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"When you (as a couple) can score equally or greater than the boffins on Uni Challenge (4 in a team).

When you keep spreadsheets of your weekly Uni Challenge tally, including a formula to adjust for the starter to bonus question ratio answered.

When 20:30 on Mondays is one of the only times of the week that we are both doing the same thing (outside of bedtime)

Whilst in the throws of passion does hubby say: “I’ve started and so I’ll finish?”.

No, because that's Mastermind

I do deduct five points for an incorrect interruption though

You are my new favourite couple!

Bonus points x15

Do points win prizes in this game? And is there a Brucey bonus?

Do we look like the sort of people who would remember eleventy thousand household items on a conveyor belt? We do like cuddly toys though "

Good game! Good game! Give us a twirl.

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By *erms and conditionsCouple  over a year ago

Alton

You can name what page of the DMG Gaston appears

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