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.
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chthonic, Thu 6 Mar 2008, 10:32)
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NerderyI spend my days in a fashion frenzy, always tipped out to the maximum, stylish to the last thread. Darling, I’m 6’ of blonde and Fahri and always look my bloody best.
But.
I have two degrees in computer science.
I own and regularly smoke a pipe.
I spend at least 30 minutes a day reading maps and have seriously explored taking the London cabbie ‘The Knowledge’ examination for fun. I am my own GPS.
I only drink real ale.
I have a subscription to the Fortean Times and read it cover to cover.
I have an encyclopaedic knowledge of horror films; the more ‘B’, the better.
I can code in a multitude of languages, but prefer Perl most of all.
And I’m bloody well proud of it. Long live the Girl Geeks!
(, Fri 7 Mar 2008, 10:06, Reply)
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