Re: Re:Childish things was Re: That Age Thing

From: "Brian Burger" <yh728@victoria.tc.ca>
To: <gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu>

> > Ok, I missed it.  Train spotter?  Ok, just tell me where FAQ is...
> 
> A 'train spotter' is someone who spots trains.
> 
> <ducks>
> 
> In North America they're usually know as 'railfans' - people who head
out
> in all sorts of weather to oogle freight trains. Frequently obsessive
> souls - not unlike wargamers, but generally with better tans.
> 
> In the UK they seem to have the rep of absolute strangeness... the
> 'anorak' thing is also uniquely British.

Well... I stopped trainspotting when the last Steam locos were retired.
My wife didn't.

And I have been known to turn up at wargames conventions wearing an