Talking smack: "Go Play"

Ian Absentia · October 09, 2006, 02:44:46 PM

How about a "Commercialism"-fish swallowing the globe?

!i!

Zachary The First · October 09, 2006, 02:46:00 PM

Quote from: Ian AbsentiaHow about a "Commercialism"-fish swallowing the globe?

!i!

Only if it can be a Yankee Imperialist one.

Vellorian · October 10, 2006, 12:42:05 PM

Quote from: Zachary The FirstI'm a Christian, but I want to make a "Novelty Auto Emblem Industry" fish swallowing both of them up.

One of my friends has two large fish and five small fish, apparently swimming together. I like his because 1) it screams "family," 2) it isn't a big game over viewpoint and 3) it's just artistically done and looks very good on the back of his mini-van.

As for the "Go Play" thingy, I think I've already made my opinion known:

"This is an internet logo posted in the avatars of registered posters on gaming forums..."

The day that I see one on a bumpersticker on a car will be the day that I eat my words. It's been several months and I've only seen them on two forums and both of those forums are gaming related.

To say it is "insipid" and "lame" would raise the estimation of both of those words.

Zachary The First · October 10, 2006, 01:39:54 PM

Quote from: VellorianOne of my friends has two large fish and five small fish, apparently swimming together. I like his because 1) it screams "family," 2) it isn't a big game over viewpoint and 3) it's just artistically done and looks very good on the back of his mini-van.
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It's sort of nice to think of them spashing about happily in a little pond together...

jhkim · October 10, 2006, 02:12:11 PM

Abyssal Maw · October 10, 2006, 02:23:18 PM

Don't you have a unique RPG-inspired personalized license plate?

Zachary The First · October 10, 2006, 02:41:04 PM

You bought your automobile from Larry King? Is it true his eyes are just painted on his glasses?

jhkim · October 10, 2006, 02:53:47 PM

Quote from: Abyssal MawDon't you have a unique RPG-inspired personalized license plate?

Yeah. This is my license plate.

(The "Go Play" is edited in for this picture, but I'll put one on as soon as I get it.)

As for John Morrow's suggestion of a polyhedral die -- I'm more comfortable putting a general symbol (or even having "RPGNERD" as my license) than identifying with polyhedral dice. That's not necessarily a reasoned opinion, but it has to do with how I think about RPGs. I'd easily identify with being a gamer, but I'm not interested in, say, t-shirts iconizing dice, "Natural 20s", critical hits, and so forth. It's not what the hobby is about for me.

ColonelHardisson · October 10, 2006, 03:39:32 PM

Where are these stickers being sold?

flyingmice · October 10, 2006, 03:41:54 PM

Quote from: Zachary The FirstYou bought your automobile from Larry King? Is it true his eyes are just painted on his glasses?

LOL! I've always suspected that!

-clash

jhkim · October 10, 2006, 04:24:36 PM

Quote from: ColonelHardissonWhere are these stickers being sold?

You can find links at go-play.org/

Bumper stickers at the CafePress store:
http://www.cafepress.com/goplaystore
or
http://www.cafepress.com/go_play.72192550
(costs $2.50 each)

Instructions for making some slightly more cheaply via www.vinzdecals.com:
http://go-play.org/?page_id=6

Sosthenes · October 10, 2006, 04:31:00 PM

"So I see you're into perpendicular camping, too!"

Vellorian · October 10, 2006, 04:53:58 PM

Quote from: jhkim

I should have clarified:

When I see said vehicle in real life and not on a gaming forum.

I realize gamers can be a pedantic sort that expect every possible miniscule interpretation of a statement to be detailed to the most finite element possible, but I would have hoped that common sense (which, granted, is not very common) would have reigned.

Again, the point, is that these should be IRL items, not internet/forum specific. Your picture is both.

Spike · October 10, 2006, 06:11:29 PM

I'm reasonably certain that I saw a Go Play sticker on a car at the local game store last month, but I suppose it could have been a Gay Korean Enviromentalist parked at the bank next door.

Personally, I don't plaster shit on my car and my Avatar is just a picture of cute little ol' me doing what I do best, so I've got no intrest in 'movements' of this sort. I look for dice or books over tacky meaningless symbolism anyday when looking for fellow gamers.

ColonelHardisson · October 10, 2006, 06:17:24 PM

Quote from: SpikeI look for dice or books over tacky meaningless symbolism anyday when looking for fellow gamers.

I think it'd be creepy to have someone looking at my car closely enough to see if I have books or dice in it.