Maybe you are a nerd only when you score high on 10 of the 20 characteristics of nerdy people.
1. socially awkward
2. obsessive about esoteric things like Dark Horse anime comics, or anime in general
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20. not into sports
This is how psychologists diagnose autism and other disorders, you score high on several of the list of characteristics for that disorder.
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"This will be a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival cannot be expected. We will do what damage we can."
-- Capt. Copeland
Someone find me a trustworthy nerd survey so I can see what supposedly makes one a nerd.
Being a nerd is like how homosexuality is typically treated, except that even the homosexuals will point at you and yell NERD. Its gotten a lot better over the years but some reason you still see a lot of closet nerds.
If you're posting on this forum then you're a nerd. No exceptions.