You know you are a fanforcer if...

...you use sticky notes with "Locked" on it to keep someone from talking.

A little insider from the EFFM 06

 

...you beat the crap out of each other with plastic lightsabers for fun.

 

It's true!! Try explaining that when arranging a babysitter, LOL.

 

....when considering on whether or not to take a job transfer to a new area you check to see how active their FF is first.

....you regularly type "FF" or say "FF" and your audience understands what you are saying.

 

... you continually promise to be there next month because you have to work this month.

 

so true. mom would yell at me and my friend for doing it.

 

She never did so when we fought with my wooden swords munchkin.

.....when you see some one write ther names in blue and think of the as a CR

 

You make out of your local FF meeting a national holiday (take a day off from work, and such)

 

Like this?

...you use people's real names on the net instead of their user names.

 

... you've dated at least one person in your group, or coerced your signifigant other to join...

 

And the coerced one wasn't scared away by that?

 

...you feel proud for having stayed faithful to all of your childhood dreams and thoughts and still think that they are the ones that really matter...

 

When you started dating because the characters you RPG'd had a thing for each other I figured he'd like it. But when you break up the FF group is great to have on your side

 

Very interesting, Sarah! Really interesting.

 

Hey, I've done the ocercing thing... But the guy was an idiot so I kinda regretted it. Of course, he didn't stay around after we broke up but anyway...

 

... you can mention obscure characters and everyone knows who you are talking about.
... you are out shopping and you pick up an item and say "This will be good for my (insert current prop or costume being worked on)"
... you don't mind bragging about your FF to random strangers.

 

...you're made reservations at a restaurant for your monthly FF get-together, and nobody cares about the food, they just want to know who's doing the trivia contest....

 

when you book all your vaca time at work around various SCI Fi Conventions and others are all planning their vaca to Disney world or the bahamas

 

I know that look from my mother's face, Sabine. She also thinks I am as mad as the people that I meet now & then. She even gave out to me that I forced poor Bouke to join me for some events (= Bielefeld, Hanover & Berlin). He would be such a nice decent guy. Not such a silly person as me who loves princess Leia!

 

...when the bulk of your gift buying for friends is done at toy stores and comic book shops.

...when the thought of having a Mandalorian dance troupe gets your entire group excited.

 

....when all it takes is saying 'the group' ... and anyone that knows you knows you are referring to the FF