The tef secret handshake...

[flammableBen]

I've got a vague memory that this has been suggested before, and now I know a lot of you it was only thinking back to my first forum meetings that made me realise how awkward it can be to say hello to someone you think is a tefer but you're not sure.

Let's start with the first people I met. First of all was Reg, he approached me. He went for "Flammable I presume."  Bit of a classic, and it worked out. I'd already posted pics of what I looked like so I guess it was minimal risk for reg.

So err... let's swiftly move on to my second forum meeting (don't really think I'm getting to the point here). It was Fred, and one of his mates in the glue pot (as far as I remember). I'd already organised to meet DV in there (and only had a vague memory of pictures posted on here to go by), but he hadn't turned up when all of a sudden people are talking about stfc right next to me.

It was lucky their was an event on round the corner as I could presume he was there for the open fan's forum in the old railway museum. But I didn't know if he knew about the TEF or even any STFC forums. So I risked the clumsy "Do you chat on any of the Swindon forum's?" line.

This could have easily left me looking a bit silly methinks. What I'm getting at (and having been reading the somethingawful.com forums a bit) is that we should have an innocent phrase you can ask someone without sounding too stupid but if they know it they can answer.

Somethingawful.com has "Do you have stairs in your house?". Which is sort of subtle and ideal. I'm wondering if anybody has suggestions along those lines.

This idea has also been kicked into me by the fact that I've seen people look at me funny in my dad's bar. Not in a nasty way, but like they know who I am. I'm always up for having a way of introducing myself without going on about the internet.

So yeah any suggestions? something subtle.

I reckon this is well important. I'm gonna sticky it because I've just worked out how.

[flammableBen]

I'd go for...

"Do you like tobacco in your cigarettes?"

but it makes you sound like a bit of a drugey.

[Ginginho]

"If you like a lot of chocolate in your biscuit, join our club"

Now I know what you look like, if I ever see you, I am going to ask you that  

[Sippo]

I should of said hello sunday but was too scared    

[lebowski]

if you ever see someone doing the electric boogaloo at the bar, that'll be me.

join in.

[Piemonte]

I'd like to suggest "I have teh super adis"

[Fred Elliot]

Sorry

It either has to be something in relation to GRID or BOPARD

[mattboyslim]

I was thinking a simple bopard based question made sense - maybe are you the bopard with the machete?

[Bushey Boy]

I dont like this bopard joke! Cunts

[mattboyslim]

Bushey were you naming this little fella when you had another typo?

http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,469860,00.html

[Bushey Boy]

My typos will one day make me famous!!!

 

[DV]

hmmm could do....one of the guys I play football with just randomly came up and said 'ah your DV85 off the forum' he said 'he viewed it using spunkys account'

With took me a bit by surprise!!

It kinda made sense when he told me who spunky was! and which thread he had read with gave me away!

ps. fuck off tom!  

[STFC Village]

How about asking, "Are you a cunt?"

The russian roulette of meeting forumers

[Lash_sumthin]

I must say having spotted Fred elliott and some other bopards in the merlin on sunday such a phrase would have been most welcome. I decided to just enjoy my pint and the result instead of looking a muppet

[sonic youth]

Spunky? What the fuck?