Are you catching the nerd disease? Here are some of the early
warning signs:
Symptoms of a Nerd
- You refer to the real world as "The Matrix"
- You have actually seen the movie twenty times
- Along with almost every sci-fi movie known to man
- You come from a very "Technologically Advanced" family
- You claim that your father is part Borg
- You actually know what Borg means
- And can define it in twenty or more words.
- You consider being called a Nerd a compliment.
- You capitalize the word Nerd as if it were the word
President.
- You have called your friend up on the phone to ask about
Unreal Gold
- And they have been able to help you.
- Your complexion resembles that of a mole person's.
- As you listen to a song, yuo give the artist and song name,
even if you were in the middle of saying something else.
- And then you give the album, date of release, and song
background.
- Then you sing to it. Badly.
- You find it funny when someone says they "Failed like
Yoko's solo career"
- Your mother refers to you as "The Hermit."
- And "The Hermit" accurately describes you, too.
- You start writing stories about ficticious characters.
- You get online friends to compare stories with.
- You call this roleplaying.
- What are you talking about! Of COURSE it's healthy!
- You respond to your character name.
- All thirty of them
- And you have called your boy/girlfriend by their name at
least five times this month.
- Or worse, your boy/girlfriend IS your character
- You don't need no steenking namuals.
- Manual (pronounced man-well) : The romance novel of a
Spaniard. Never to be read.
- You have more than ten computers in your house.
- You have named them
- You cried last time one came up with an error
- You speak Elvish
- When angry, you curse in Drow.
- You collect swords.
- You keep one under your bed just in case Sauron comes after
you in your dreams.
- You actually think this will happen.
- I already TOLD you! It's perfectly healthy!!
- You are insulted by this list.
- You believe in the signs: o.0 0.o -.- 0.0 ^_^;
If more than twenty of these apply to you, I am very sorry
to say
that you are indeed a nerd. There is no cure, but call me sometime and
we'll schedule a game of D&D!
Disclaimer -- No Nerds were harmed in the making of
this website. Thank you.
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