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Come and fess up to the ways in which you are really square/bit of a nerd

416 replies

baubleybobbityhat · 09/01/2012 20:42

I love a nice big jigsaw, me. Preferably something like a thatched cottage surrounded by flowers.

I am too embarrassed to do them at home because my 80 year old mother and inlaws who are in their 70s share my enthusiasm and I just think if any of my uber-cool London creative/media-type mates came calling and saw a bugger like that on my dining table they would think I was a very sad case and immediately drop me.

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FloydieDoydie · 10/01/2012 17:59

I'm still sad that Fifteen To One has been cancelled Sad

TwistedWitch · 10/01/2012 17:53

I knit, with wool I spin myself from sheep I helped to shear. I own thousands of books and a lot of them are sci fi/fantasy. I love a cheesy zombie film and countryfile. Addicted to university challenge and mastermind and sometimes even get the answers right. I am at peace with with my inner (and outer) nerd.

corkythecat · 10/01/2012 17:36

Jigsaws, cross stitch, alphabetical CD's, antiques roadshow, making lists - I love them all.
I'm going to throw bird watching into the mix, Hmm this was my DH's face when I was telling him about the wren I had seen in our back garden yesterday.

LaFilleSurLePont · 10/01/2012 17:34

I love pottering around garden centres.

I say 'pottering'.

I love world cinema;particuarly French films.

I'm a science geek,with a particular interest in forensic toxicology.

When on holiday I spend more than half of the time in museums or castles and looking around churches and cathedrals.

I'm a big fan of musicals.

I love studying spiders,and watching wildlife.

I'm a Star Wars geek.

Love heavy metal and classical music.

I hate pubs and clubs and would much rather go to a restaurant,where we can actually have a conversation,or to the theatre.

I get excited about going to coffee shops,and having cake.

I'd rather be home with a cup of tea and a French film or documentary than at a party,or out with friends.I hate parties.

I cannot walk past a deli without going in and checking out their produce,particuarly their range of chutneys and honey.

I want to learn German,French,Latin,Russian,Japanese,Swedish and Ancient Greek.

I'm considering starting a trivia Meetup group.

I read constantly.

I'm a tad obsessed with Buffy and Angel.

I love falconry.

I collect anything to do with 'The Phantom of The Opera'.

I'm 27 but I've been like this for as long as I can remember. I didn't have a wild period as a teenager. I didn't even have a wild moment,but I'm content.

LadyClariceCannockMonty · 10/01/2012 17:23

Marking place while I think of something geeky enough to tell you all ...

ElephantsAndMiasmas · 10/01/2012 17:14

Oh Melody :) I love it.

They didn't mention Matilda though, I always feel a bit sorry for her being left out

LaFilleSurLePont · 10/01/2012 17:04

You use the word square.Grin That's a big one.

Gertiegoolash · 10/01/2012 17:00

I am a huge film nerd, and love random movie trivia.
I've always wanted to be a librarian
I could spend hours (and lots of money) in Forbidden Planet.
I love video games.

melodyangel · 10/01/2012 16:59

Elephants - think you may like this

ElephantsAndMiasmas · 10/01/2012 16:52

Oh goodness where to start?

I have massive crushes on dead writers, and not even particularly famous or exciting ones.

University Challenge/Only Connect is often the highlight of my week (although I NEVER get anything except the missing vowels on OC, I sometimes do quite well on UC).

I have a poetry section in my bookshelves, and can recite a poem for just about any occasion (a wonder I have not yet been killed by friends and family).

The shipping forecast and "Sailing By" makes me feel happy.

I recently decided to learn the Kings and Queens of England in order, just for fun.

GiganticusBottomus · 10/01/2012 16:47

Oooh yes, I love a jigsaw too.
I love my local library, it makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside
I adore making a good list
I am interested in the weather and have a geeky app on my phone about the weather
I was genuinely excited and pleased to get the following things for Christmas: a book about crochet, a thermos and a torch.

Bonsoir · 10/01/2012 16:44

DD is a bit like me too. This afternoon, after I had picked her up from school and was taking her to her art class, she asked whether she could continue having her tutor next (academic) year. When I said yes, she grinned and said "Great."

santaspunk · 10/01/2012 16:42

I really enjoy my job teaching physics. For example, today I was demonstrating a 100 year old experiment using an authentic Crookes tube to demonstrate cathode rays.

Also lots of chat about standard model and super symmetry. Magic!

legallyblond · 10/01/2012 16:38

Oh... Bonsoir, you are reminding me... my CDs are in musically chronological order - Medieval, baroque, classical, romantic etc then alphabetical within each period... Blush

AfternoonNap · 10/01/2012 16:37

Oh Bonsoir - that sounds even worse that our nightly ordeal. (live in Belgium but have a French French teacher - soooo difficult).

fuzzpig · 10/01/2012 16:37

I bought DH and the DCs a Big City flexible racetrack thing from ELC. I am having so much fun designing my own tracks Blush

LeQueen · 10/01/2012 16:37

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Bonsoir · 10/01/2012 16:36

Oh, and the DVDs are in chronological order of whenever the story took place.

legallyblond · 10/01/2012 16:36

Oh and I am a memeber of National Trust AND English Heritage...

legallyblond · 10/01/2012 16:34

I heart Sean Rafferty.

And I am partial to those reeeally sad cross stitch kits. Blush

I also like/love the Lord of the Rings films (but HATE all other sci fi/fantasy).

I would NEVER admit these things in RL!

Bonsoir · 10/01/2012 16:34

This is her French homework! The teacher sends home seemingly random lists in no discernible order with nouns (some of which have the definite and some the indefinite article...), infinitives and connectives all mixed up! Drives me mad!

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AfternoonNap · 10/01/2012 16:32

Oh wow Bonsoir - are those French or English nouns? And I thought I was bad as we have lists of "être" and "avoir" verbs stuck to the side of the dresser - blooming French grammar Confused

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Bonsoir · 10/01/2012 16:26

I type up DD's homework into separate lists of nouns (with the definite article), infinitive verbs and connectives for spelling, and conjugated verbs. And sometimes I shout at her when she makes mistakes on her practice tests at home Blush