Nerds! A rather redundant insult.

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Zemnexx

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Nerd? I have been called that before, I usually just say thank you. Because I am a nerd, I see it as a compliment.
 

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danpascooch said:
TheComedown said:
danpascooch said:
I honestly barely ever hear someone say nerd, but I believe the correct response is:

"fuck you"
Really? I see it a fair bit.
Tho I think "fuck you" is a sign you've taken offense at their insult and wouldn't really recommend encouraging their stupidity by letting them think "nerd" is a good insult.
It was a joke.

Why would you wait for an excuse to yell "fuck you!" at somebody anyway?
Oh lol sorry have trouble reading into things like that

but yes true who needs an excuse.

Moon_Called said:
If you're asking people to stop calling people nerds, I'd imagine this is entirely the wrong place to do so.

Although, personally, I'd get annoyed if someone told me I wasn't a nerd.
I don't know I've seen it thrown around here a few times.. tho usually shortly followed by mod wrath.
 

armaina

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You call it an insult
I call it a compliment

But to be serious, I don't think I've actually heard the term Nerd used as an insult before. Geek I think though has been used. Either way, I still call that a compliment as well.
 

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Good morning blues said:
I think you're mis-interpreting. If we're arguing on Counter-Strike or whatever and I call you a nerd, I'm not saying that only nerds play Counter-Strike, I'm saying that only nerds take Counter-Strike as seriously as you do.
I think you misinterpreted my post. I don't mean arguing in game, I mean just being called nerd for being better then someone in game or disagreeing with someone in a forum (and backing up your view with evidence of course), and being good at a game doesn't mean you take it seriously, it means your good.
 

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TheComedown said:
being good at a game doesn't mean you take it seriously, it means your good.
True, but that doesn't change what the person's saying. Getting really good at a video game is an awfully nerdy thing to do, after all.
 

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http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-kMVarTbcLE/ShVClnO--cI/AAAAAAAAAUo/iKhFaUG0XqA/s400/20090525-nerd-pride-day.jpg
Call me a nerd, but the first thing I noticed in this picture was the hairy arms.
 

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Good morning blues said:
TheComedown said:
being good at a game doesn't mean you take it seriously, it means your good.
True, but that doesn't change what the person's saying. Getting really good at a video game is an awfully nerdy thing to do, after all.
Who ever said anything about "getting really good" took me 10 minutes tops to get into counterstrike and not suck, i wasn't great but i didn't suck. But you don't have to be "really good" to be better then someone else and for them to rage and pull out "Nerd"

I really don't understand what your trying to say
 

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likalaruku said:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-kMVarTbcLE/ShVClnO--cI/AAAAAAAAAUo/iKhFaUG0XqA/s400/20090525-nerd-pride-day.jpg
Call me a nerd, but the first thing I noticed in this picture was the hairy arms.
OK we've got it, your a nerd if your arms are at least that hairy or more.
 

likalaruku

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TheComedown said:
likalaruku said:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-kMVarTbcLE/ShVClnO--cI/AAAAAAAAAUo/iKhFaUG0XqA/s400/20090525-nerd-pride-day.jpg
Call me a nerd, but the first thing I noticed in this picture was the hairy arms.
OK we've got it, your a nerd if your arms are at least that hairy or more.
That makes it a bit scary where girl nerds are concerned. But I think I've founf the Nerd King.
http://www.fugly.com/ornot/fugly/images/upload/hairy_man_copy.jpg
 

Labcoat Samurai

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You could just not respond. I mean, the person was already kind enough to indicate to you that he's not worth attempting to have a conversation with.

On the other hand, if you feel you have to respond, you could always say something like "Yeah, I know, your mom's always asking me to fix her computer.... and the weird thing is it's never broken.... and she always answers the door in her underwear"
 

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likalaruku said:
TheComedown said:
likalaruku said:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-kMVarTbcLE/ShVClnO--cI/AAAAAAAAAUo/iKhFaUG0XqA/s400/20090525-nerd-pride-day.jpg
Call me a nerd, but the first thing I noticed in this picture was the hairy arms.
OK we've got it, your a nerd if your arms are at least that hairy or more.
That makes it a bit scary where girl nerds are concerned. But I think I've founf the Nerd King.
http://www.fugly.com/ornot/fugly/images/upload/hairy_man_copy.jpg
I think i want to throw up.. poor guy.. tho second glance it does look fake
 

Nunny

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I call then a nerd right back, the few times ive been called it or seen it used are in games are ones that only nerds would play.

They tend to get riled up if you counter with that, funny as all hell.
 

ThePostalGamer

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Whenever someone refers to me or someone else around me as a nerd in a derogative manner, this is exactly what I respond with:

"'Nerd' is a word used by idiots in a sad attempt to belittle anyone who is smarter than the person who called that person a nerd in the first place."

Which is usually followed by looks of dumbfoundedness as they try to process that many words simultaneously.
 

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slowpoke999 said:
GTFO NERD!
Na just jk, most people who say that then leave with something stupid like 'my gawd I only spend like 5 mins a day on this site cause I have a life' and it's true, for one day, because they can't go one day without doing whatever they call you out on but don't want to be caught because they're too self-absorbed.
Once I checked out a vid on a movie video and saw a hater saying this "I only watch like 3 videos a week". So I calculated his watched videos against the date he arrived on YouTube and found it was something like 12 per day. Shunned him off the thread.

...That was a happy day!
 

Good morning blues

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TheComedown said:
Good morning blues said:
TheComedown said:
being good at a game doesn't mean you take it seriously, it means your good.
True, but that doesn't change what the person's saying. Getting really good at a video game is an awfully nerdy thing to do, after all.
Who ever said anything about "getting really good" took me 10 minutes tops to get into counterstrike and not suck, i wasn't great but i didn't suck. But you don't have to be "really good" to be better then someone else and for them to rage and pull out "Nerd"

I really don't understand what your trying to say
I am saying two things:

1) When people call other people nerds in these sorts of contexts, they are saying that they have clearly put enough of their effort and lives into it to be considered nerds.
2) People calling other people nerds very rarely have enough information about the person they're calling a nerd to be sure that what they're saying is accurate. It is even more rare that they care.