Article for Magazine

[Brag]

I am writing an article for Usless Knowledge Magazine. The theme being that subsims is an adult passtime.

I would apreciate if you would participate in the poll :salute:

[El Dude]

Voted
Will we get the chance to read the article when you are finished?:DL

[Brag]

Of course, El Dude.
Will post a link once it is pubbed. :DL

Here it is! :

Bored To Death? (http://www.useless-knowledge.com/1234/09sept/article029.html)

Other articles by Brag:

http://www.useless-knowledge.com (http://www.useless-knowledge.com/)

[Sonarman]

It might be a good idea to add under 15s to the poll just in case?

[Brag]

Afraid, the thingie will no let me do that. However Kaleuns under fifteen and over 70 are encouraged to confess. We salute you both :salute:

[Mopy]

27 and voted, though I have been simming since my pre-tens. I grew up on Janes sims and Gunships on the Amiga, moving through Falcon 4.0 and SPX super mods in the late 90's/early 2000's. Always loved my sims, though only my Falcon 4.0 install has lasted longer than SH3 so far.

Good luck with the article :sunny:

[V.C. Sniper]

20 and simming since the awesome Janes 688(I)Hunter/Killer (6/7 yrs old at the time).

[Task Force]

16... results to this should be intresting...

[Pioneer]

Brag,
The family that multiplays together....gets a shipload of tonnage.

Dad: 43. Daughter #1: 21. Daughter #3: 15. Daughter #4: 14.

Got my own wolfpack, except daughter #2 is the black sheep.

"Eww, computer games."

[THE_MASK]

45 years old

[Torvald Von Mansee]

mumblemumble and I voted

[Sledgehammer427]

18 and acting like 35, thank you, thank you, hold your applause :rotfl:

[mcf1]

I turned 29 in June.

[rascal101]

I just thought to say, particulalry as I am now oficially a crusty old 46 yo -

While I enjoy subsims and the Silent Hunter series in particular, in your survey you need to allow for the fact that, well at least in Australia - TV is so bad now, given the choice of blind, dancing, chefs, endless gardening, building decks and home decorating shows or dumb assed talent shows, endless cops and emergency shows and all those little boys with too much gell in their hair earnestly discussing any sport you care to name - why the hell would any one watch TV if they had a half decent computer in the house!!!?????

Roll on Silent Hunter 5

Rascal
aKa Grumpy old git

I am writing an article for Usless Knowledge Magazine. The theme being that subsims is an adult passtime.

I would apreciate if you would participate in the poll :salute:

[rascal101]

I aspire to you lifestyle - you left out your partner / wife, presumedly she's either a real pro at ARMA2 or your a single parent .

R

Brag,
The family that multiplays together....gets a shipload of tonnage.

Dad: 43. Daughter #1: 21. Daughter #3: 15. Daughter #4: 14.

Got my own wolfpack, except daughter #2 is the black sheep.

"Eww, computer games."

[henriksultan]

Man im getting old :doh:

[Jimbuna]

14....but voted anyway.

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/6305/liaranimatedanimationli.gif

[TarJak]

14....but voted anyway.

Stone I could believe.:D

[Rapt0r56]

17 and Captain since Silent Hunter I:yeah:

[Jimbuna]

Stone I could believe.:D


http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/6324/uowyaydh5wc2zm2.gif

[sharkbit]

....well at least in Australia - TV is so bad now......

Believe me, it is not just in Australia. The list of tv shows you had sounds like crappy American tv as well.

:)

[JU_88]

I turned 29 in June.

Me too kinda, I turned 29 in Jan of this year... 5 months until 30 now...
BOA HOA!! :wah:

[Kloef]

You think you are old?

I'm 40......it sucks...:hmmm:

Especially since i feel and act like a 20 year old,but when i look in the mirror i think who am i kidding?

My only comfort is the fact that most 40 year old people look older than me because i take good care of myself,not too much sunshine,i dont drink and i seldom smoke a sigarette or 2..:smug:

Now lets see if i feel the same when i turn 60:rotfl:

[Webchessie]

Truman was President when I was born. Take that all you young whippersnappers!:O:

[Syxx_Killer]

I'm 26 and have been playing sub sims since Command: Aces of the Deep and Silent Service for the NES. I don't remember which I played first as it was about the same time for both. I remember playing the demo for SH1, but never got it. I never played SH2. I have played 688i H/K, 688 Attack Sub, Sub Command, Dangerous Waters, SH3 & 4, and I hope my rig can handle SH5 when the time comes. I look forward to your article. :salute:

[Pioneer]

I aspire to you lifestyle - you left out your partner / wife, presumedly she's either a real pro at ARMA2 or your a single parent .

R


Actually, the wife works with the real things.:salute:

[rascal101]

Sory mate - used to be American TV was the worst in the world hands down, a simple fact and undisputed, definatly something to feel superior about if you were from Europe or the UK.

Now forget it - there's no TV any where in the world worse than Australia, even countries that dont have TV have better TV than Australia

One thing I must say - I've rather taken to 2 & 1/2 Men - overall the show is neither here nor there but............................................... ......ROSE.............she's a goddess, she's queen - she rules....she's what made America great........................Goodness just oozes from her every pore ...............When I'm really old and crusty she can make my soup anytime.......................

The thing I like about subsim is every now and again we can drift off topic and no one really minds.

Hell its 3 o'clock iin the afternoon, I have good glass of wine and music on the PC and
...........................I"M NOT WATCHING Australian TV!!!!!!!!!

YAY

R

Believe me, it is not just in Australia. The list of tv shows you had sounds like crappy American tv as well.

:)

[Leandros]

One thing I must say - I've rather taken to 2 & 1/2 Men - overall the show is neither here nor there but............................................... ......ROSE.............she's a goddess, she's queen - she rules....she's what made America great........................Goodness just oozes from her every pore ...............When I'm really old and crusty she can make my soup anytime.......................


One of my favourites, too....!

[Schultz]

I'm 16 , but I'll make 17 on 9 october this year

[pythos]

36, but stopped mentally maturing for the most part at 28. Now when I am flying I work with an older mind, say about 55 or so:)

I am one that sees no reason to "act your age" like I was told to so many times in my life by unhappy adults.

First subsim. Silent Service on a C-64. It became my other obsession this side of Flight Simulator.

[Gairith]

Believe me, it is not just in Australia. The list of tv shows you had sounds like crappy American tv as well.

:)

Had to do a double take, thought he was in US.

32 and diving. . .

[Laufen zum Ziel]

Truman was President when I was born. Take that all you young whippersnappers!:O:
FDR & Churchill for me:yeah:

[El Dude]

Of course, El Dude.
Will post a link once it is pubbed. :DL

Thanks Brag, looking forward to reading it.

[martes86]

22 and a half, and single. :rotfl:

[Brag]

:yep:Keep the data and comments coming, chaps!

The article is almost finished, just waiting for a larger crossection to post and confirm the premise of the article.:yep:

Thanks for participating. :DL

[Akula4745]

52 years young here in sunny Florida. Interesting poll...

[joeljansson]

13:yep: and im proud:rock:

[SubV]

33 years old, turning 34 in two weeks.

[Grothesj2]

38 and counting.

[bart]

You think you are old?

I'm 40......it sucks...:hmmm:

Especially since i feel and act like a 20 year old,but when i look in the mirror i think who am i kidding?

My only comfort is the fact that most 40 year old people look older than me because i take good care of myself,not too much sunshine,i dont drink and i seldom smoke a sigarette or 2..:smug:

Now lets see if i feel the same when i turn 60:rotfl:

Sounds just like me, only difference is I'm 42 :hmmm:

I've been around subsims a while now, claim to fame.... I managed to get on the SH3 community day here in the uk (it was a fantastic day out). I wonder if ubi is planning something similar with SHV.

Anyway's, looking forward to the build up and excitment prior to SHV release, and what's gonna happen after!

[torpille]

48 but 18 in my body:yeah:

[momo55]

54 ;)

[Ancient Mariner]

25 going on 21

[karamazovnew]

27 Terran years since the Mothership planted me on this desert planet. I have adjusted well to this strange body and I can move quite convincingly now. I just wish these human females would leave me alone. Every time I tell them we are incompatible they think I'm too "happy" (that was the word, I think) and take it as a challenge to disproove me. Their efforts are futile, as their strange rituals do not have the planned effect of making me sad in any way. On the contrary. As soon as my job of protecting the Silent Hunter Project from future travel intervention, I'll go back to Zfoijawho to my hairy wife and 1 ton children. :o Or stay... hmmm... :hmmm: Being "happy" here doesn't sound bad, with all these females...
THE END



:|\\ "Tale of the alien" Copyright Karamazov Production 2009, all rights reserved for 9 pm.

[karamazovnew]

Sorry, down at the station, waiting for the train.. bored.

[Mud]

This kid is 48 years young :up:

Mud

[Sailor Steve]

You think you are old?

I'm 40......it sucks...:hmmm:
:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

You kids crack me up! I'm in the under-60 range, but only for another seven months.:dead:

As for acting your age, my old band is back together and playing our first gig in awhile one week from today.
http://www.myspace.com/monkeyrumband

[AVGWarhawk]

44 and developmentally stiffled. :88)

[Webster]

i think the poll is showing something very interesting, this game is one that is attractive to all ages.

i remember reading where something like 75% of those who play video games were in the early to mid 30's and only 20% were actually younger than 20 years old, yet our poll shows silent hunter has a very evenly spread out appeal

[AVGWarhawk]

I play for the pin-ups plastered inside the boats. :D

[Jimbuna]

I play for the pin-ups plastered inside the boats. :D

I heard you were one of the pin-ups :hmmm:


http://www.freefever.com/animatedgifs/animated/men6.gif

[coronas]

Ian Anderson said it so time ago

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/847/tooold.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGWG_gCRw20
48

[Brag]

The article is up on:
Useless Kmowledge magazine
Here's the link:

Bored To Death? (http://www.useless-knowledge.com/1234/09sept/article029.html)

You may want to read other articles by Brag there.


Thanks very much to everyone who participated :DL

[Lionclaw]

25 years old.

First subsim was Silent Service II on the Amiga. On PC I've been playing since Silent Hunter II.

[Elder-Pirate]

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

You kids crack me up! I'm in the under-60 range, but only for another seven months.:dead:


Oh yeah, who's the kid? Under 60 heh,heh, pasted that a while ago sonny. :arrgh!: :DL


73 here


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and still chasing http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y116/oleman/bondieD1.gif

[Steeltrap]

Australian TV would be extremely useful if you needed a lobotomy....watch it for a week and you'd lose half your brain.

Those who DO watch it week-in-week-out are pretty brainless to start with, so it has no effect on them....sadly, that seems to be the bulk of society.

I think if Marx were alive today he'd conclude that TV has taken over from religion as the opiate of the people (except the USA, where, I'm staggered to read, only 39% of people believe in evolution ~ perhaps because for 61% they missed out on it ~ and the makers of a film on Charles Darwin can't get a single film distributor to handle it....pardon the irony, but, if these examples are representative, God help us all if the USA is the shining light of humanity.....).

Excuse the rant, I'm feeling a little feisty (nothing new). Reading about the fact that that film can't get distributed in USA really p!ssed me off. I recommend people read How Mumbo Jumbo Conquered the World (http://www.complete-review.com/reviews/sokala/wheenf.htm#ours)

I'm 42, and I seem to be one of the earliest members of SubSim still active on a regular basis.

I love this place.

[Sledgehammer427]

Nice article brag!
didnt know you spent time in nam though!
that explains your sense of humor:D

@ Elder Pirate, just noticed you live in IL, good to see I'm not alone!

[ivank]

17, hooked to SH since SH3, loving SH4, and already the head of a super-mod! :D

[TheDarkWraith]

35 here dating a 29 yr old blonde, green eyed bombshell and living the life most people dream of :cool: She keeps me feeling really young :03:

Been playing games, programming, flying, and chasing tail for many, many years now :DL

Would love to read the article after it has been published.

[Wintahs]

15 here.

[Sailor Steve]

Oh yeah, who's the kid? Under 60 heh,heh, pasted that a while ago sonny. :arrgh!: :DL


73 here
:rotfl2::salute:

I deserved that.

When my older daughter turned 21 I called my dad and said for the first time I was feeling old. He stopped me right there and said "Can I let you in on a little secret? People in their seventies really don't appreciate hearing children in their fifties whine about feeling old!"

I'm reminded of that every time I hear a girl (and it's always a girl) complain that she's 25 - "I'm a quarter of a century old!" I like to say "You're two years younger than my youngest daughter. Think of how your mom feels about it!"

I respect those who've gone before me - I just like to tweak 40-year-olds for "feeling old".

[ivank]

Your book just I arrived! I can not wait to start reading it.

[Mopy]

Good stuff, thanks for posting your result Brag :)

[cappy70]

I've been 29 since a decade+ back......:yeah:

(P.S. Neal,help me here now, aren't you effected by the same phenomenia:rotfl2:?? )