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#2710981 - 04/20/09 06:56 AM You know you're a simulations fan because...
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...you have a menu group for "games" and another menu group for "simulations".

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#2710983 - 04/20/09 07:01 AM Re: You know you're a simulations fan because... [Re: guod]
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...you demand that friends and family refer to you by your "callsign" and use proper voice communication protocol.

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#2710985 - 04/20/09 07:02 AM Re: You know you're a simulations fan because... [Re: guod]
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...every time someone says "so, you like to do games on your computer" and/or - to another person, and usually with an annoying smirk on his/her face - "he likes to do games on his computer" you (want to) punch him or her in the face and/or put salt in his/her coffee/tea.

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Edit... but you still explain the difference between the two, you show 'em the 1400-page Precision Manuals MD11 manual and the 500 or so pages for Black Shark....


Edited by Legend (04/20/09 07:03 AM)
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#2710990 - 04/20/09 07:08 AM Re: You know you're a simulations fan because... [Re: Legend]
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...you fill a thermos full of coffee and bring it into the computer room in anticipation of a long flight....
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#2710997 - 04/20/09 07:21 AM Re: You know you're a simulations fan because... [Re: guod]
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...you know the difference between an R-60 and an R-73 missile and you try to explain it to your girlfriend.

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#2711000 - 04/20/09 07:24 AM Re: You know you're a simulations fan because... [Re: PanzerMeyer]
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... you have www.simhq.com as your startup page on your web browser.


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#2711003 - 04/20/09 07:27 AM Re: You know you're a simulations fan because... [Re: PositiveG]
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You own a flight stick of some sort, steering wheel and can remember (almost) every key for each individual FPS/Tactical game you own.....and have FRAPS running in the back ground biggrin

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(Great thread Doug)

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#2711004 - 04/20/09 07:27 AM Re: You know you're a simulations fan because... [Re: PositiveG]
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You go outside, look at the morning sky and think to yourself, "That looks just like Falcon 4:AF"

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#2711012 - 04/20/09 07:36 AM Re: You know you're a simulations fan because... [Re: 20mm]
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...You go to the beach and look at the water and think "that water looks like its set to water=4.


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#2711014 - 04/20/09 07:42 AM Re: You know you're a simulations fan because... [Re: PanzerMeyer]
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You're reading this at work...

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