i don't know if anyone else "plays" 24 like i do

[FiveMileSmile]

Wow, those Nerf guys sure do take themselves seriously.

Also, I don't think I'd ever willingly admit to being the webmaster of the "Den of Foam". I think people would really get the wrong idea.

- Rich

[pfrsue]

Head said:

So... converting to Nerf is like switching over to Mormonism?

"Sir, can I interest you in an issue of the Nerftower?"

No, no, the Nerftower would be the publication of the Jo-foama Witnesses.

[DARTHMADLER]

My big question is how can you say for sure that you've hit someone in a nerf war? Or is that beside the point?

In paint ball you get paint on you so that there's no doubt.

[PoolMan]

Let's not forget the most obvious difference between this Nerf tomfoolery and paintball:

You can't spell "paintball" without "pain". Them buggers HURT. Which is cool. And manly.

[Head Mutant]

What I've learned about paintball, and the differences between adults and teens, from a recent outing:

ADULTS
Come out of their first game, rubbing bruises, spitting paint out of their mouth (I was shot in my teeth, which somehow got under my mask). "Geez, those HURT. And I'm paying WHAT per bag of balls? I'm either going to go home and watch Simpsons from the safety of a pillow fort, or only play this if I'm the only person allowed a gun. Seriously."

TEENS
"WHEE! Let's do it AGAIN!"

[bagagagagaga]

ed by the site admin(s). But no one cares about servents.


Ok, now you can not reply, because NOW im leaving. [/quote]

[pfrsue]

Guest-bagagagagaga said:

ed by the site

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Ed was by the site? I loved him in The Lion King!
Sorry I missed him.

[duckie]

Guest-Falcon said:

She'll hunt you down and pump you full of foam.

Now THERE'S a visual for you...

[PoolMan]

Justin: Teens playing paintball is HILARIOUS.

We went to play paintball as part of my stag, and there was a group of teens that showed up midsession. Including a couple girls wearing (what else?) those freaking Lulu Lemon yoga pants. The tight little workout pants with the low waist.

Madler and I just laughed. I mean, here you've got every male in sight wearing as many layers of padding as possible, and here come the girls, still in the tight clothes. We honestly wanted to shoot her while she was on our team, just to teach her.

Oh, and you're right. The paint tastes terrible.

[Head Mutant]

Most of my teens were smart, probably because we gave them tons of warning. The problem with indoor paintball is that you're weighing padding for protection vs. overheating too quickly. I wore a hoodie the first time and was far too hot; I wore a long-sleeve tee the next, and got way too bruised.

Although this was funny... our second round, after the newbie adults and teens experienced the noise and impact of the balls, I was talking with two of my adult leaders. I asked them if they had put on any protection. You know, down... there.

They just looked at me, with widening eyes. "Oh crap," one guy says.

"Yeah, I've got a rolled-up tube sock in my undies," I said, pounding my crotch for emphasis.

"That's it," another guy says. "I'm walking backwards the whole time, shooting over my shoulder!"

[Namm]

Ok, I'm another "nerfer". To answer someones question, about how to tell when someones hit, it works on the honor system/ most of the time people jump up and down when hit (paing/surprise). So maybe they dont hurt like paintballs, they can hurt pretty bad, and we dont wear 8 layers. Anyway, its a fun "sport" and I do enjoy it, I know its not the manly-est thing to do, and I know its not going to earn me a lot of respect. I'm guessing the reason John X (at the begining of this thread) was so angry is because, well, if you do enjoy "nerfing" the first post in the thread is just mildly offensive. People think we're homosexuals or something along those lines because we enjoy a sport that in many aspects (maybe not in intensity or pain) is similar to paintball. This makes us just slightly defensive when our entire community is refered to as a group of loosers. I just dont like that. Nerf guns will shoot that far, they sting pretty damn bad, and they're a whole lot of fun, that does not make me a looser, and it doesnt mean I take myself seriously.

[MarsNeedsTowels]

Airsoft enthusiasts take their sport pretty seriously, the paintball vs. airsoft debate can be found on lots of websites and forums. I personally engage in paintball however I have nothing against the "nerfers", neither is better than the other.

Once during a paintball match I was protecting our team's flag (I was the only one), I hid behind a tree when some guys came to grab it. The goons spotted me as the tree did not possess the widest of trunks, and in seconds I was being pelted. I was repeatedly hit in the ass by paintballs, but none of them were breaking, so I wasn't out! They kept yelling at me that I was, but I just kept yelling back "No paint on me!" I was sore for the rest of the day because of that so it was a costly victory. Paintballs not bursting upon impact hurt.

[PoolMan]

"AIRSOFT"?!? Oh lordy.

In all honesty, I've got nothing against nerfherders either. I just find it funny that someone would come tromping into our forum, loudly exclaim how cool their hobby is, assure us of their dating status, and tromp right back out. I'm sure he's still lurking us just to see how uneducated we are about <snicker> airsoft.

And yes. The unbroken paintballs, they burn!

[Head Mutant]

Airsoft sounds so... dirty....

But, if Kyle can only construct The Perfect Female completely out of Nerf, then both sides will be reconsiled!

[FiveMileSmile]

I wish I could get some random internet community all riled up at me. Kyle and Justin always seem to attract the people who get their panties all in a bunch.

But, all is not lost. I have a secret weapon in my arsenal.

ALL PEOPLE WHO PLAY WITH THOSE HIGH POWERED WATER PISTOL/SUPER SOAKER THINGS SMELL FUNNY.

ALL PEOPLE WHO DO CROCHET HAVE BAD HAIRCUTS.

STAMP COLLECTORS ARE ALL PHILATELISTS.

There, if that doesn't get the waves of angry posts flooding in, nothing will.

- Rich