Poll: We need a new Nerd 'thing'!

[RUINER ACTUAL]

vikings.

as previously stated: awesome names, swords, rape, pillage, all that stuff.

and they have their own genre of music: VIKING METAL \m/, !!!!!

 

[inpachi]

Well i voted other because my vote is for giant kitty's that dispense umbrellas of death every 2 hours on the dot!!

 

[paragon1]

Dinosaurs...IN SPACE!!

 

[robb4rock6]

i be enjoin me broadsward an kilt........... an bagpipe

 

[gim73]

Uh, chuck norris has never been a nerd thing. A retard thing maybe, but nerds don't look up to chuck norris, we wait and plot his demise.

Nerds have their own 'thing'. It's called being antisocial and being smarter than everyone else around them. Also we don't hate ourselves outwardly, so smart emo kids don't fit into this category. Social people who are smart generally burn out young and are generally freaks of nature.

Let's break you a little bit:

Dinosaurs: Why bother? Raptors have been part of our culture ever since the godless killing machines were first shown in Jurassic park.
Mutants: Aside from the fact that most nerds read comic books at least for some period of their lives, why should we make this our thing? Evolution has ensured that our small genetic superiority is LESS likely to be passed on to the next generation.
Samarai: Ninjas are far more glamourized than their actual historical counterparts were. Samarai are always as they were shown: loyal unto death to their lord. If we are idolizing these guys we might as well idolize crusaders, knights or navy seals. Whatever.
Scots: Ooooo, I wanna be HILLFOLK! Seriously, dwarves are way cooler.
Gladiators: A slave forced to fight for the amusement of the common folk over and over until he dies... while it may be morbidly similar to our careers later in life... no!
Alan Cumming: No man deserves our respect, with the possible exception of Sean Connery.
luchadors: what were you THINKING?

Let's break down some more ideas

Djinni: these guys are awesome, but may be terrorists in disguise.
Jenova: sephiroth is coming to force you to become one with his mom...
Shiva: Who doesn't want to have multiple arms? See mutants.
Vikings: pirates wearing fur and not really after gold, but women and fighting, but pirates the same.
Thor: He's got a hammer! Rather have a dwarf.


I'm not even gonna go into the various fictional book characters we could choose to be our next big thing, since reading is another nerd 'thing'.

 

[David_G]

I voted other, because why create a new meme, when you have one rising to power, namely, Cthulu. But if you want an entirely new meme, my vote goes to Makoto Nagano [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makoto_Nagano], that guy's awesome.

 

[siffty]

Well...this is also Alan Cumming:

I see nothing creepy about the above image.

why dose this bring back bad memory's

 

[Kollega]

Luchadores and Vikings, wihtout a doubt.

 

[Biosophilogical]

Vikings!!! ... reason??? Because they are like pirates ... only. they. are. better.

Also, whenever I think pirate, I either think the awesome of Captain Jack Sparrow, or the total retardedness of their outfits. So I figure I get the awesome of pirating without the retardedness of their outifts.

Also, vikings have a 'v' in their name, making them win instantly.

 

[Simalacrum]

Oh mutants, defo. They might as well be under our nerdy banner already.

 

[orangeapples]

I am a firm believer that Kirby will rule the world, but I think I will vote for...

Idunno, everything on that list have already been taken.

I don't think we need a new 'thing' and I don't it would be picked so easily on EM. It is just something that grows onto people.

 

[PAGEToap44]

Scots, my heritage told me to pick it. (This is all more effective if you hear a scottish accent while reading this.)

WE ARE THE WILLIAM WALLACE!

Well this of course, but might I point out that we are not a nerd's genre, we are a people. Still......

FREEEEEDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMmmmm.....

 

[Space Spoons]

Gotta give it to the mutants. Just look at the tagline of the Uncanny X-Men: "Fighting to protect a world that fears and hates what it does not understand!"

Has any phrase ever described the entirety of nerdom better?

Well, besides "He's dead, Jim."

 

[AcacianLeaves]

Uh, chuck norris has never been a nerd thing. A retard thing maybe, but nerds don't look up to chuck norris, we wait and plot his demise.

Nerds have their own 'thing'. It's called being antisocial and being smarter than everyone else around them. Also we don't hate ourselves outwardly, so smart emo kids don't fit into this category. Social people who are smart generally burn out young and are generally freaks of nature.

Let's break you a little bit:

Dinosaurs: Why bother? Raptors have been part of our culture ever since the godless killing machines were first shown in Jurassic park.
Mutants: Aside from the fact that most nerds read comic books at least for some period of their lives, why should we make this our thing? Evolution has ensured that our small genetic superiority is LESS likely to be passed on to the next generation.
Samarai: Ninjas are far more glamourized than their actual historical counterparts were. Samarai are always as they were shown: loyal unto death to their lord. If we are idolizing these guys we might as well idolize crusaders, knights or navy seals. Whatever.
Scots: Ooooo, I wanna be HILLFOLK! Seriously, dwarves are way cooler.
Gladiators: A slave forced to fight for the amusement of the common folk over and over until he dies... while it may be morbidly similar to our careers later in life... no!
Alan Cumming: No man deserves our respect, with the possible exception of Sean Connery.
luchadors: what were you THINKING?

Let's break down some more ideas

Djinni: these guys are awesome, but may be terrorists in disguise.
Jenova: sephiroth is coming to force you to become one with his mom...
Shiva: Who doesn't want to have multiple arms? See mutants.
Vikings: pirates wearing fur and not really after gold, but women and fighting, but pirates the same.
Thor: He's got a hammer! Rather have a dwarf.


I'm not even gonna go into the various fictional book characters we could choose to be our next big thing, since reading is another nerd 'thing'.

Someone missed their Midol dose! If you're going to miss the point, at least try to be funny about it

The only thing that really illustrates the awesomeness of Dinosaurs IS Jurassic Park. There hasn't be adequate material on the giant lizards since then! I want a movie version of Raptor Red. I want a game where I play as a Dinosaur! I want Turok games that don't suck!

Mutants doesn't just mean X-Men. I'm also thinking Super Mutants from Fallout. They are awesome. Zombie material is evolving into Mutant material anyway, why be shackled by the Undead moniker? Left 4 Dead is really becoming Left 4 Mutants.

We aren't idolizing anyone, we're promoting a new set of awesome characters that deserve more material in games, television, and movies! Also Alan Cumming.

 

[FalloutJack]

Time to debunk these ideas. They're not bad, but the lot of 'em don't fit your venue.

Dinosaurs: These are in the domain of children. Nearly every kid on the planet likes dinosaurs, so you can't make it your thing.

Mutants: Believe it or not, mutants aren't popular or cool enough to be the new nerd-fad. The main places you hear about mutants is in Fallout, Resident Evil, and X-Men. All of which demonstrate that being a mutant isn't cool.

Samurai: Not only is this too close to ninja, but there aren't enough decent samurai out there. Your culture-fad would therefore consist of talking about Samurai Jack and not be good for anything else.

Scotsman: Oh, aye. Go all nerdtastic over a load of kilt-wearing boyos who get piss drunk every other day. That'll do great, unless yer not of the drinkin' age an' you gots no love o' rugby. Scotland and Ireland aren't the place ta' pick up new lines, laddie. We're a whole 'nother planet. Plus, you'll be cut down to talkin' about the guy from Samurai Jack or William Wallace. Not much else to it, nerd-wise.

Gladiators: Too close to "SPARTA!!!".

Alan Cumming: Too obscure and vague.

Luchadors: Too...too Strong Bad! "Holy crap!"

No no no... This needs a different taste. Some of these ideas shoulda' been thrown out because there isn't enough mythic force behind it. Ninjas and pirates and zombies (Oh my!) have their surreal folklore. Gladiators and Scotsman? Too real to be your nerdy fad. You need something that may or may not have ever existed, is surrounded by the impossible or far-fetched, and is able to be expanded upon into untold dimensions of insanity.


Your next fad should be Mad Scientists.

Repeat after me: "Foolish minion! Bwa ha ha ha haaa!!!"

 

[XJ-0461]

My vote goes for the Stig, Vikings, or

Spoiler: this

My choice is made.

 

[ethaninja]

Scots, my heritage told me to pick it. (This is all more effective if you hear a scottish accent while reading this.)

WE ARE THE WILLIAM WALLACE!

Hehe aye

 

[PhiMed]

Kilts, redheaded women, drunkards, and hagus. Gotta be the Scots.

 

[AcacianLeaves]

Your next fad should be Mad Scientists.

Repeat after me: "Foolish minion! Bwa ha ha ha haaa!!!"

Mad Scientists is another good one, but that's kind of already in the world of nerdiness with 'SCIENCE!', multiple games based on the concept, Venture Bros, Dr. Insano, James Bond, etc.

What I'm looking for is something that hasn't been explored enough, but could still easily become something awesome. Something that is on the verge, ready to be embraced by nerds everywhere!

And if you can look at the picture of Dinosaurs with lasers and armor and not think that can become such a thing, you sir have no soul.

 

[Vrex360]

I'm tempted to vote for Sangheili but honestly I think I nerd enough about that to be the equivilant of an entire populace anyway.
So instead I say we nerd about Dinosaurs, just because they are awesome and I want to see a movie about the post apocalypse where dinosaurs have infested the planet... somehow.