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This is a question How nerdy are you?

This week Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons, died. A whole generation of pasty dice-obsessed nerds owes him big time. Me included.

So, in his honour, how nerdy were you? Are you still sunlight-averse? What are the sad little things you do that nobody else understands?

As an example, a B3ta regular who shall remain nameless told us, "I spent an entire school summer holiday getting my BBC Model B computer to produce filthy stories from an extensive database of names, nouns, adjectives, stock phrases and deviant sexual practices. It revolutionised the porn magazine dirty letter writing industry for ever.

Revel in your own nerdiness.

(, Thu 6 Mar 2008, 10:32)
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Well...
I wave my hand Jedi style on walking through automatic doors, a habit I got from my dad.

I own the Kitten b3ta t-shirt.

My text tone is the internal phone ring from 24 ("pip-pip-piii-pip"), and my custom ring for the other half is the hula song from the Lion King.

EVERYTHING stops at 5pm on a Wednesday so I can watch Zero Punctuation and can quote a lot of his comments verbatim (Mr Maladicta likes to work them into sexytime for some reason).

I used to be able to recite the Knights Who Say Ni scenes from Holy Grail word for word, much to the annoyance of my Latin teacher in about Year 9.

I did A-level Latin.

I collect used Paris metro tickets and use the excuse that I'm a French student (13 more weeks and I'm trying to ignore how quickly time is passing).

I still own a Dreamcast (which I bought off ebay about a year ago).

I talk in lolcat speak sometimes (only this morning when reminded we have a test next week I said "oh noes!".)

My username is from a Terry Pratchett novel.

I beat my housemates hands down every time we play Scene It.

One of the pictures on my wall is Misato from Evangelion, from the sleeve of a video I bought when I was about 15.

I'm meant to be writing my dissertation on organised crime in Calabria.

Having said this, my other half is another story: he is the biggest Sonic fan I have ever met and has every single game Sega have ever made starring him and his mates. His PC backdrop was Jack Bauer for ages and his ring tone is the shepherd's pie Oxo ad from a couple of years ago. We are mad.
(, Thu 6 Mar 2008, 11:50, 10 replies)
yip-yip hooray!
I open automatic doors with Jedi-mind-trick gesticulation too! (Much to the excruciating embarrassment of my 12 yr old son.) Works every time, so it does - I've NEVER EVER EVER got stuck in a doorway :o)

Well, actually I did once enter a cafe when heavily pregnant - emphasis on the *heavy*. Ate so many scones (too many varieties from which to choose, so had one of each) that I couldn't get out and had to leave via French windows instead....
(, Thu 6 Mar 2008, 12:20, closed)
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The dreamcast is a fantastic machine, I had a stint of snapping up games off ebay on the cheap.
(, Thu 6 Mar 2008, 12:46, closed)
oh noes
I'm not very geeky, I can just about turn my laptop on, find the interwebs and play Freecell (oh boy do I love the freecell) but I have to admit I do the lolcat speak too. In fact, I quite often answer the phone with "Oh Hai" when my other half rings. Makes me giggle anyway.
(, Thu 6 Mar 2008, 14:06, closed)
Have a click
because the Jedi door opening made me smile.

For my nerdiness, I got the Pratchett reference straight away.
(, Thu 6 Mar 2008, 15:06, closed)
I use Lolcat speak too
...but in an ironic way. Of course.
(, Thu 6 Mar 2008, 17:07, closed)
@ Tourette's
I used to get embarrassed when my dad did it, till I realised how funny it is. And now my other half does it too!
(, Mon 10 Mar 2008, 16:29, closed)
@ Mr Nobody
I know :) my favourite is Soul Calibur at the moment, because Rayman 2 is enough to send me insane. Did you ever get Skies of Arcadia?
(, Mon 10 Mar 2008, 16:29, closed)
@ Lucy Van Pelt
Mr Maladicta hates it when I say "oh hai". He also objects to me leaning over his DS saying "I see what you do there". But he has a whole album of icanhascheezburger photos on Facebook.
(, Mon 10 Mar 2008, 16:30, closed)
@ Bearded Whumpus
Not many people so far have got the reference, though I must say b3ta is the only place I use this logon.
(, Mon 10 Mar 2008, 16:31, closed)
@ Le Misanthrope
It's meant to be ironic for me, but it usually just happens because against my better judgement I find lolcats hilarious!
(, Mon 10 Mar 2008, 16:32, closed)

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