Does this book exist or did I imagine it? It was a book of fiction about a 20(30?)-something loser who's working on an obsessive (and as yet unpublished) encyclopedia of every arcade game ever made, or something similar... [more inside]
posted by twins named Lugubrious and Salubrious on Feb 22, 2009 - 3 answers

Seeking songs about incompetence. [more inside]
posted by kmel on May 21, 2007 - 51 answers

What am I doing wrong, or is this just a ships-passing-in-the-night thing? [more inside]
posted by frosty_hut on Apr 20, 2007 - 20 answers

I'll be the DJ at this event. I am trying to put together a playlist with lots of songs about being a loser -- or songs that in some other way evoke high-school loserdom, nerd/geek status, etc. I'm personally partial to '80s music and electronic pop, but open to anything (and I want to mix it up). Suggestions?
posted by Artifice_Eternity on Apr 17, 2007 - 76 answers

My son can't handle losing. Help? [more inside]
posted by misozaki on May 5, 2006 - 25 answers

My high school prom is coming up. I am a senior and am going to graduate this year. I plan to go, but cannot work up the courage to ask this certain girl to go with me. [more inside]
posted by C17H19NO3 on May 2, 2005 - 53 answers

How to deal with a sore loser? [more inside]
posted by elgilito on Feb 19, 2005 - 9 answers

I haven't had a date in five years. Advice?
posted by Pretty_Generic on Oct 29, 2004 - 69 answers

I've never understood. Is loser an all-American, classless and politically neutral term of derision, or is it predominantly used by people who tend to place a high value on the importance of winning and success, i.e. significantly more likely to admire capitalism and be critical of more cooperative and less competitive frames of mind ? [More inside.] [more inside]
posted by MiguelCardoso on Sep 27, 2004 - 22 answers