In what ways are you a nerd?
By The Horse
@TheHorse (205771)
Walnut Creek, California
March 1, 2017 12:16pm CST
I've been a bit of a nerd all my life. I enjoy reading, but not as much as a true nerd. I'm pretty clueless about cars, but I've changed my own oil and spark plugs, so that doesn't qualify me either.
However, I still qualify as a nerd. As a young child, I wanted to be an "astrophysicist," not a fireman. I even knew what an astrophysicist was. As a 10-year-old, I preferred Archie comics to Superman or Spirderman comics. Nerd.
My first majors in college were math and physics. Nerdy majors. I knew pi out to about ten digits in my 20s (3.141592654) and can still calculate the depth of a vertical mine shaft by how long it takes for a rock to hit the bottom (d = 1/2at^2).
But my nerdiest attribute right now is that I still love stereo gear. That was a nerdy/cool thing in my high school days, and my fascination with it never went away. I still get Stereophile Magazine (for nerdy men only). And I still follow vintage gear on eBay and Craigslist.
I'll attach a nerdy picture of my current amplifier (a conrad-johnson MF-80) and turntable (an Acoustic Research ES-1). Seeing them makes me happy. That's nerdy. Oh, and I love gardening (nerdy) and classical music (nerdy).
Do you qualify as a nerd, or at least a partial nerd, like me? What are some of your nerdy attributes? By the way, I'm proud of being a nerd.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
1 Mar 17
@thehousewife I only use it now on rare occasions, such as using Diskpart via Command Prompt.
@besweet (9862)
• Ireland
1 Mar 17
I like sto study a lot, and reach to the highest knowledge that I can about the chosen subject. When I was writing my dissertation a few years ago, I had read every paper available online on my subject and also every book in the library. I also like computers, I enjoy learning new software. I know it is nerdy because I rarely find people to talk about this stuff!
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@Tampa_girl7 (48958)
• United States
2 Mar 17
Well , lets see. I was quite a book worm and loved what is called elevator music.......such as The Carpenters or Air Supply and ABBA.
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@TheHorse (205771)
• Walnut Creek, California
2 Mar 17
@Tampa_girl7 if you love Hendrix, you can only be a semi-nerd at best.
@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
2 Mar 17
I am more of a geek than a nerd, lol
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
3 Mar 17
@TheHorse geek is more fantasy, sci fi, creative, nerd is more math science etc
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@TheHorse (205771)
• Walnut Creek, California
4 Mar 17
@Jessicalynnt Ah, so I'm more of nerd than a geek.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
1 Mar 17
According to, well, everyone, I'm more of a dork.
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@TheHorse (205771)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Mar 17
@teamfreak16 I think of geeks and nerds as being into something really nerdy, like stereo gear or computers. When I think of dork, I think of someone who wears high water pants (unless they're in fashion) or has crusty buggers in his or her nose.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
1 Mar 17
@TheHorse - Well, I guess I am a hockey/cycling/music geek/nerd/dork. I guess they are interchangeable.
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@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
1 Mar 17
I don't think I qualify as a nerd. I never did real well in school. I enjoy writing and thing I am rather good at it. My ex always told me he felt I was very smart. But nerd? I don't know.
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@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
3 Mar 17
@TheHorse .....TV and internet. Things I collect. I collect a lot of pictures of my favorite Victorian homes. The ones I like.
@JudyEv (325809)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Mar 17
I suppose I'm a nerd in some ways but what I want to say is yay to all the lovely little cars in front of your nerdy gear. Are these all your little friend's that you're allowed to look after? You don't have them parked very well. :)
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@Daljinder (23233)
• Bangalore, India
2 Mar 17
I don;t know what a proper definition of nerd is. So, you be the judge:
I blurt out facts or stories I ever read or heard about a certain topic. I read a LOT and has always been a studious person. I love and had played series of many games. You can;t take me away from it if I am in the middle of playing. 
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