The closest members to me are probably two hours away minimum.

I could definitely put myself in your shoes theoretically.

I have a dreadful fear of awkward situations. So...

So... you hanging out with yourself is really uncomfortable.

Meh. I'm an alright guy. When I'm not trying to make a move on myself.

I feel like it would be awkward to meet up with members who are 20+ years older than me...

you'd think that, but it really isn't. I met up with a load of people from an online game (yeah I'm a nerd, shoot me :P) in july 2009. We rented a lodge in the UK for a week and just congregated there. Average age was about 30 or so, but ranged from 20 to 40+, and everyone got along great. Age is only a socially perceived barrier. yeah there's a difference in the amount of experiences you've had, and that does show, but so long as you're yourself, if you get along on the forums, you'll get along in RL, that's what I found.

Hell, I ended up in a long term relationship with one of the 30yo's as a result of that trip, and some of my best friends now were people who were there.

Well age can be a factor because you generally don't share the same interests. But if its centered around a common interest age shouldn't matter.

I don't know how MB would work.

Drinks at my house then?

Well we all have, you know, music in common :P and considering the large amount of offtopic discussion that goes on on this board, I'm fairly sure pretty much every regular knows who the people they have more in common with are.

What do you live in the Azores or something?

Dylan moran + atlantic comment => ireland?

Oh absolutely. I want to meet people just so theres proof I'm coherent.

Lol.

Anyhow, the answer to y'all's (get it? http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/c.../radosnice.gif ) question is, I'm 190cm which the metric converter says would be just short of 6'3. AND THAT'S A BAD PHOTO...but ok, I can live with it...:D

Anyhoo, I just got back home about an hour ago and am still wrapping my head around the whole thing, and I understand that the magnitude of what happened will be lost on anyone who hasn't participated (not only did I get to meet people from MB on my first trip to the States, which given my job description, I NEVER hoped for, but also two of my favorite people who just happened to live about 20 minutes from where I was at the time, and not only that, but they actually are as awesome in real life as I thought they were online) but it really was one of those events that I'll remember for the rest of my life. My cup runneth over, you guys, really...(:

Oh and I liked the Cheesecake factory, I ate some cajun chickeny stuff (sorry Freebase) and it was awesome. I don't know why people criticize American cuisine, I'd probably weigh 200 pounds if I lived there.

General impression about America: awesome. I loved the look, the feel, the people, the service, the malls, stores, taxis, I love how a random woman from California bummed me for a cigarette and we struck up a conversation and I got to tell her where Croatia is, I love the expertise of the business people and their practical, no-bullshit approach, loved the skyscrapers and general architecture which is so different from anything I've seen in Europe etc. I could go on.

I love it all. I'm sure in some past life I lived there and if not, I should have.

So yeah, America, fuck yeah. (:

Most of us do :laughing:

Glad you enjoyed your trip to my home country and my current home town, nonetheless. :beer:

This is why:

:laughing:

To adidasss, SATCH and NSW.

You bastards!!!

Seriously, I'm so glad you all had a great time meeting up. Especially for Marijan who I know under such circumstances would have probably been feeling rather nervous about the whole thing.
Unless his new job has given him some new found self confidence in social situations?
I can't think of two better people for him to have met.

Good to see. :thumb:

>The first 5 minutes were awkward but it all went up from there, who KNOWS where the night might have taken us if the dude served us some brewskies...

Yeah, I can't understand that. How old do you have to be to get a beer in the U.S.?

50? ;)

21. I'm a legal adult and could join the armed forces if I wanted to but I can't have a beer or rent a car.

I've always wondered about the wisdom of having the legal age to drink so high. Teenagers as a mob (there are always exceptions) will generally do something if they can, especially if it's illegal. increasing the age isn't going to stop them drinking, and it'll probably lead to more irresponsible underage drinking in the process.

It's an outdated system to say the least, and in the US it seems it takes a bit longer for laws and systems to change, despite the ever evolving social attitudes. There seem to be many people who'd rather stick to an ineffective way of doing things rather than bother changing.

Whats ineffective about the law? I don't think it was made to prevent anything more than mental development issues.

All I'm saying is doesn't it seem just a bit silly that as "legal adults" you're still not entitled to something like drinking? What about the age 21 is so different? Why isn't that the legal adult age? I'm not necessarily knocking it, I'm just curious.

Let's not try and derail this thread with the legal issues of drinking alcohol in the U.S. especially when it's worth a thread of it's own.

I want more details of what was said, about what and by whom...

Also, full and in depth character profiles.

My question - which MB member was taking the picture?

My guess would be Mr.SubmissiveHusband?

That or The Unfan.

Or a retired astronaut who just happened to be passing at the time.

fine, ya crank. I'll PM him.

Jog on, son! http://www.cool-smileys.com/images/245.gif

It's where I'm from, yes.


Edit: Aye, could be Ireland. We have some resemblances I suppose :)

So do I win an award for guessing that or what?

Someone should really come and drink in Pittsburgh damnit.

You get a cow.

milk for everyone!

*squirt*

oh....milk for no one.

:laughing: