It’s no secret that I and most of my friends are nerds of some sort. Granted, it seems arbitrary what forms of entertainment are considered nerdy or not. As Americans, I guess non-nerds are supposed to like reality TV, football (American) and summer movie blockbusters. (Video games are OK as long as they’re first-person shooters.)
Here are a few things that assure my nerd credentials:
1. Being able to name 20 different chess openings.
2. Preferring to watch professional Starcraft to professional sports.
3. The ability to mathematically demonstrate why the World Series is not a good way to determine who the best team in the league is.
So tell me…what makes you a nerd?
A few of my nerd credentials:
1. Love to study theology
2. Enjoy following politics
3. Love to read books and blogs that can teach me something I am interested in.
4. Regularly watch the History Channel (before my cable company moved it to a more expensive tier) and the Discovery Channel
My daughters could probably write a book detailing my nerd credentials.
I read your blog.
1. The ability to give the etymology of about 90% of English words without the use of a reference.
2. A love of languages, and not always “useful” ones like Spanish, Chinese, etc.
3. A deep deep love of RPGs in pretty much any platform (tabletop, computer, console, etc). I’ve played so many. (This does not count card games like M:tG though.) This ties into my equally deep deep love of fantasy literature.
4. The vast majority of my book collection is classics, fantasy literature, sci-fi, poetry, or non-fiction books about math and science.
5. I’m in love with you. That’s pretty serious credentials, right there. 😉
1. I always thought an RPG was a Rocket Propelled Grenade.
2. I am in love with him too, but in a manly, buddy movie kind of way.
3. Etymology, oh YEAH I felt a thrill run up my leg when I read that word…there’s my gold-plated nerd cred, right there!
Re: #2. Maybe we can star in Top Gun 2 together.
Have your people call my people, stat. WE could make MILIIONS on the action figures alone…the Mascot isn’t your accountant, right?
May i be the guy that gets killed which causes Donnie to go into a depression?
@Robert: Thankfully, the Mascot does no accounting. He sucks at math.
@Q: I’ve been depressed ever since you moved to Australia.
I’ll be back for a visit. Then we can do kinky stuff together 🙂
I write long emails about my expolits in games. Currently I’m in correspondence with Apt 35 over Dungeons of Dredmore, great game. Only $5 on Steam. I bought it on sale at a 10% discount 😛
I love Donnie. That’s enough for the nerd credential 🙂
I read your blog…
I can name 40 different openings.
I like following politics.
I know what’s wrong with the mythology of most comic book based movies.
I like the History Channel.
I think Donnie and Katrushka are the coolest couple on earth (next to Mrs. Wang and I of course)
Nothing. I am the least nerdy being on the planet.
Commenting on this blog automatically makes you a nerd. Non-nerds don’t have anything to do with this blog, unless they’re a TROLL! 🙂
oh mylanta. i’m late to this party.
um i think my only nerd creds are buck teeth and thick glasses. i forfeited the “asian” nerd cred when i flunked calculus in high school and dated a foreign exchange student.
i love how geekdom is sexy now, though. haha!
You do not have buck teeth.
I also dated a foreign exchange student, but it didn’t make me less nerdy, it just gave me a deep appreciation for German males.
Can’t help you with the calculus, my high school didn’t offer it so I took it in college 🙂
Ummm…you flunked calculus? Whiskey-Tango-Foxtrot!?!
You do not have buck teeth. Im actually going with Katrushka on this one, we have never met nor have I seen a picture of you, but she obviously has and I trust her.
Annie is SO pretty.
She is, but not as pretty as Katrushka.
Geez, what am I, chopped liver?
Oho! Two rivals. I thought i only had to worry about Katrushka 🙂
@Tom: Most people don’t think “theology” in the realms of nerddom, but I’ve got to agree that it can count!
I feel you about the History Channel. While I still get that, they took away NatGeo. *sadface*
@Derek: Har, har.
@Katrushka: Frankly, you missed out by not getting into M:tG. I think I still have some cards somewhere.
@Q: What? How come I’m not getting the Dungeons of Dredmore emails. I feel so unloved!
@wang: Showing me up by doubling the number of openings you can name…man, how am I ever going to get those chess groupies now?
@Mascot: Agree with Q. And you’re hiding something…spit it out…we all know it.
@Annie: Nerddom is disappointed you usually wear contacts.
@ Donnie: If you want i can supply you with my Dredmor email backlog. It’s a lot of stuff. Not worth it if you’re not playing Dredmor.
LOL, I was messing around. I don’t have time for Dredmor right now unfortunately.
I made a Star Wars reference/joke on my last post & nobody called it out.
And these people call themselves nerds!
You can’t expect anything different from a bunch of Trekkies.