You Know You're An Emgee When....

That's classified. ;)
But back on topic:...you still snicker when the term "woodie" crops up in coaster discussions.

...When friends and co-workers tell you of their vacation plans which include one or more days at a theme park and the next day you bring them one of your extra park map/brochures of said park.

...when you Mom tells you to stop talking about rollercoasters for a change.

...When someone asks, "Have you ever been to Cedar Point?", you tell the story of your life.

...your RCT parks don't feel "finished" until after you've named all of your Peeps after acquaintances and celebrities. You pay extra attention to safety to avoid killing Grace Kelly or Karen Carpenter. Again.

...you pay $8.00 for a photo of you on a ride that you could have done better, and cheaper, in Photoshop

...even though your fear of flying prevents you from visiting parks in North America, you have accumulated beginner's books on roughly twenty different foreign languages, just in case the folks on Discovery's Extreme Engineering ever get around to building that bridge from Alaska to Siberia, so you can just drive to every park from Soeul to London to Capetown. I know, I know...it would take at least a decade or two to complete the highway. But that gives one plenty of time to master the basics in Mandarin, Cantonese, Swedish, Russian, etc.

ROFLMAO!
...you keep a precise list of rides you will install, on a year-by-year basis, at your park once you win that powerball jackpot! *** Edited 8/2/2004 5:58:06 AM UTC by Robocoaster***

...you compile a list of over two-thousand roller coaster names, both real and original, in Microsoft Excel, so don't have to defile your NoLimits/RCT designs by giving them "used" names. You create additional columns to categorize them by theme and coaster type. *** Edited 8/2/2004 6:07:26 AM UTC by Railshark***

...the massive pile of park maps you've accumulated melds with the massive pile of amusement brochures you've managed to coral from every airport/hotel lobby you've ever visited, creating a sea of glossy paper on the floor of your bedroom that eventually engulfs all remnants of carpet and starts spilling out from under your door, seriously ticking off your roomates.

...long after your roommates have fled, and you've replaced them with three cats, you decide to orgainze the pile of brochures, maps, and newspaper clippings in order to prevent from getting shredded or crapped on by the only creatures who will tolerate your company. You buy eighteen file boxes from Office Depot, and buy nine different colors of hanging folders. It bothers you that you are unable to find them in magenta, because you wanted to create a rainbow of color reminiscent of the electromagnetic spectrum, and now there's a rather jarring transition between bright red and mauve.

You drive around Atlanta, notice a tall building and wonder how it's height compares to TTD,MF, etc...

LOL! Now that's just............sick. :-D

....when your boss asks you "what park are you going to this time?" as you are requesting ANY amount of time off.

....when you actually have one of those "roller coaster lovers do it in the front/back seat" bumper stickers. ;-)

-Tina

I think railshark has surpassed all forms of dweebity! Funny guy/girl though :)

Yes, I vote we take up a collection and send him/her to a specialist...;)

When you have the next two years worth of coaster trips planned in advance.

When you refuse to go to a park this trip, because you would have to go back the following year when the new coaster is installed. Instead, you can get in two different parks this time around.

When you go to multiple parks in one day (and we are not talking Disney).

(...and no yelling at me about this one)...but going to Lakemont to ride Leap the Dips.

I think the worst things that my husband and I do that make us Emgees is when we we do queue management at rides. And second worse is meeting people (wherever and whenever), and we mention their home park. Typically we are more excited about their home park then they are.

... you wear an Ace jacket and don't work at a hardware store

... you feel this means you need to police the line and spout random coaster facts to anyone who will listen (and many who wish they couldn't hear)

... you can refer to a wooden coaster as a woodie and not start laughing uncontrollably (especially at the conversation about woodies that usually follows when in fellow emgee company ... )

Ben, I had no idea at CAC2003. Is it contagious?!? ;)

You are now awarded yUGiOh (Ultra Geek Obsessed).

Don't hate me for drowning peeps and workers on RTC2.

......you fall asleep in your recliner and dream your stuck on X's lifthill.

....you consult RCDB and Mapquest before leaving to attend an out of state funeral.

.....you constantly fight the urge to set your cruise control at 93MPH.

....you won't fill your gas tank until you've reached the 310 mile mark.

...your keyboard and monitor are caked with crumbs and splatter from daily meals. Why waste time eating at the dining room table when you could be stuffing your face AND keeping up on coaster news at the same time?

...you wouldn't be able to eat at your dining room table even if you wanted to, because it would take at least three hours to dismantle the K-Nex coaster that has resided there for the past four years.

...you risk permanent liver damage in an attempt to cram rolls of fat underneath the lap bar on Tiny Toot at Silverwood, even though you know that motorized kiddy coasters don't count towards your track record. You finally give up after five minutes or struggling, and must do the walk of shame down the exit ramp without having ridden. Children snicker.

...the possibility of the Edmonton Mindbender being torn down in the near future is a stronger motivator for losing weight than the knowledge that heart disease runs in your family or the realization that the whole "bear thing" just isn't working for you. *** Edited 8/2/2004 10:17:36 PM UTC by Railshark***

I know a guy who keeps a notepad in his pocket and marks every.....EVERY single ride he takes on every coaster.

I know, it sounds very typical but the dude can be very annoying, loud, and anal retentive about it.

-Tina

Wow! Now THAT'S going too far. I hate anal retentive people. ;-)