Nerd requirments

[Joseph Valdez]

Requirements to be considered a nerd...in your opinion.

 

[Limecake]

Obsession over a type of activity (reading, sports, video games etc.)

or the constant need to increase your knowledge in a certain area.

just my opinion

 

[Hero in a half shell]

Has a Zombie apocalypse contingency plan. (or several)

 

[emeraldrafael]

Possession of a die with more then 6 sides.

A basic knowledge of and ability to play an ocarina

Knowing the cake is a lie, and specificly where that is from.

The instinctual reaction to blow on any cartridge device to make it work if something goes wrong.

Complete memorization of "THE" code of the NES, with an ability to recite it word/letter for word/letter.


... actaully.. those are all rather managable, maybe the toughest being the Ocarina part.

 

[JustShyofGenius]

Let's go with proper spelling in thread titles.

 

[lord.jeff]

Obsession over a type of activity (reading, sports, video games etc.)

or the constant need to increase your knowledge in a certain area.

just my opinion

That's how I define it.

 

[Sevre]

Ideally you should have a decent knowledge of CRPGs and have read some Lovecraft or Asimov, both different but nerdy writers.

 

[loc978]

Being a rather old-school geek, I have a pretty specific definition of "nerd", and it's a very different definition than the one for "geek".
A nerd generally has to be absorbed into their science/tech/art of choice to the point that they can't easily talk or relate to any person who doesn't share their obsession. They're the type who will string the jargon of their hobby/job/obsession into daily speech, and look down upon anyone who doesn't understand said jargon. A geek may share the interest, and even be capable of communicating effectively with the nerd... but the geek will have other interests as well, and be capable of (possibly broken) communication with the outside world.

 

[Tulks]

The ability to reference and/or quote Star Trek, Star Wars or Lord of the Rings in any conversation reflexively and without drawing attention to it.

 

[Quaxar]

Being a rather old-school geek, I have a pretty specific definition of "nerd", and it's a very different definition than the one for "geek".
A nerd generally has to be absorbed into their science/tech/art of choice to the point that they can't easily talk or relate to any person who doesn't share their obsession. They're the type who will string the jargon of their hobby/job/obsession into daily speech, and look down upon anyone who doesn't understand said jargon. A geek may share the interest, and even be capable of communicating effectively with the nerd... but the geek will have other interests as well, and be capable of (possibly broken) communication with the outside world.

I actually quite like this definition. So yeah, I've now spontaneously decided to go "this" on the post.

Gets all the science jokes in Futurama

Well, you shouldn't be allowed to watch it anyway if you didn't!

 

[ErictheRed1989]

Read every book in the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series!

 

[ScoopMeister]

Commented on this thread. That's how you can tell you're a nerd.

 

[Ramrunner7]

To be a nerd one must understand every single reference in this movie:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0489049/

I love that movie

 

[icame]

You have a hobby that takes up most of your time, and zed activity generally does not require interaction with others (Online chat doesn't count.) You have an above average intelligence in fields of science and are into science fiction. THAT IS ALL.






...Having watched Scott pilgrim vs the world also raises your score by 1.

 

[Tartarga]

Jock standards: "You watch *insert sci-fi series here*? NERD!!"

My standards: Having interests that deviate from the norm.