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Title: Archaic is in the running to be Australia's top geek
Post by: Archaic on December 15, 2010, 03:52:26 PM
Australia's iiNet ISP is currently running a contest to find Australia's top geek. Currently, I'm sitting in 3rd positition on the leaderboard for the competition. If you haven't already voted for me (from the messages on Facebook and Twitter), I'd appreciate it if you could please do so at http://www.topgeek.iinet.net.au/entry/view/102. Don't forget to pass the message along to your friends on Facebook and Twitter too!
Title: Re: Archaic is in the running to be Australia's top geek
Post by: Maxite on December 15, 2010, 07:07:13 PM
Top geek? I wasn't aware you bit the heads off of chickens for entertainment. I guess that explains your obsessions with Torchics.
Title: Re: Archaic is in the running to be Australia's top geek
Post by: Archaic on December 20, 2010, 12:27:58 AM
That's a very old old reference. I wonder how many people would even get it.
Title: Re: Archaic is in the running to be Australia's top geek
Post by: tacopill on December 20, 2010, 07:05:51 AM
Quote from: Archaic on December 20, 2010, 12:27:58 AM
That's a very old old reference. I wonder how many people would even get it.

Um... i don't..... May i be informed?
Title: Re: Archaic is in the running to be Australia's top geek
Post by: Maxite on December 21, 2010, 01:47:13 AM
In older days, geeks referred to carnival sideshow performers who would bite the heads off of birds (normally chickens). They frequently performed in what was called a geek pit.
Title: Re: Archaic is in the running to be Australia's top geek
Post by: tacopill on December 21, 2010, 03:08:26 AM
Quote from: Maxite on December 21, 2010, 01:47:13 AM
In older days, geeks referred to carnival sideshow performers who would bite the heads off of birds (normally chickens). They frequently performed in what was called a geek pit.

Ah, ok. That makes sense. Thank you.
Title: Re: Archaic is in the running to be Australia's top geek
Post by: Archaic on December 21, 2010, 03:59:36 PM
When I get back home to Australia, I'm tempted to record a short video for the contest of me biting the head off a cheap Torchic plushie I got in a supermarket in Japan for about 100 yen.
Title: Re: Archaic is in the running to be Australia's top geek
Post by: leem01 on December 21, 2010, 04:18:31 PM
*reads all above*, *reads previous post*, *laughs*

Where can you see the leaderboard, there's not a link on the top?
Title: Re: Archaic is in the running to be Australia's top geek
Post by: TurtwigA on December 21, 2010, 04:23:26 PM
Quote from: leem01 on December 21, 2010, 04:18:31 PM
Where can you see the leaderboard, there's not a link on the top?
Fiddled around a bit, and I find something like a leaderboard here: http://www.topgeek.iinet.net.au/entry/list/?sortOrder=leaders&geekType=&hasVideo= (http://www.topgeek.iinet.net.au/entry/list/?sortOrder=leaders&geekType=&hasVideo=).
Title: Re: Archaic is in the running to be Australia's top geek
Post by: tacopill on December 21, 2010, 07:14:10 PM
Quote from: Archaic on December 21, 2010, 03:59:36 PM
When I get back home to Australia, I'm tempted to record a short video for the contest of me biting the head off a cheap Torchic plushie I got in a supermarket in Japan for about 100 yen.

Nice, that will definitely help.
Title: Re: Archaic is in the running to be Australia's top geek
Post by: KidIcarus on February 26, 2013, 09:42:19 PM
Did you win?