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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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animula · 09/01/2012 23:53

She used to talk to me in elvish sometimes, actually.

recall · 09/01/2012 23:52

you could keep jigsaw pieces in them

animula · 09/01/2012 23:52

I've read the Silmarillion twice, Jareth. Compared to a lot of my friends, this does not register on the nerd-o-meter. I have one friend whose PhD thesis was on elvish.

animula · 09/01/2012 23:51

tethersend - there are some lovely websites/blogs about local history, eg. transpontine - have you come across any of those? transpontine is SE London, are there any for E. London?

JarethTheGoblinKing · 09/01/2012 23:50

Maybe i'm just resisting jigsaws, countryfile etc for fear of turning into my parents. Wink

recall · 09/01/2012 23:50

and on a hot day, put a flannel in one and a little water, put it in the kid's bag, can freshen up whilst out if they eat something sticky like ice cream or an orange.

JarethTheGoblinKing · 09/01/2012 23:49

LeQueen Did you make it through The Silmarillion? I've tried, several times, and sadly failed :(

recall · 09/01/2012 23:48

contact lenses

recall · 09/01/2012 23:48

and nail varnishes

recall · 09/01/2012 23:47

I have a thing for those plastic zip lock bags that you put food in. I have the two different sizes and I always suggest ways in which my friends can use them. They roll their eyes now and go " Oh don't start about those fucking bags "

(very good for storing things like phone chargers in the tat drawer so they don't get tangled up)

(and little playmobil parts)

(and re chargable batteries - the beauty is that you can see your clutter..............sorry)

Sookeh · 09/01/2012 23:44

I like countryfile and jigsaws too Blush

tethersend · 09/01/2012 23:42

I like London underground and local history. I often go to the archives. on the tube.

JarethTheGoblinKing · 09/01/2012 23:37

Didn't mean to pick on the one post btw - there's a world of difference between being a Star Wars/Thundercats/Ghibli fan, and liking jigsaws and countryfile.

animula · 09/01/2012 23:36

I love this thread.

I am no way as geeky/nerdy/neeky as many here but geeky is cool and should be bigged up.

I like researching things and filing. Not über-geeky: just quietly, happily so.

JarethTheGoblinKing · 09/01/2012 23:36

"I love Firefly, Star Wars and Miyazaki."

You're confusing nerd with geek. Nothing nerdy about Miyazaki Grin

openyerlugholes · 09/01/2012 23:36

This is why I am so weird to my family! This explains it all!

JarethTheGoblinKing · 09/01/2012 23:35

This thread reminds me of a self-catering week in Devon when I was a child. The power had gone off and there was nothing but jigsaws, board games and strange books.

openyerlugholes · 09/01/2012 23:34

Books. My house is drowning in them. What a way to die!

Sookeh · 09/01/2012 23:33

I play World of Warcraft Blush
Love my Xbox more than I love DHGrin
Know all the words to various Star Trek Next Generation episodes.
Read fantasy/sci-fi like it's going out of style.
Want to be a Historian
Mainly wear black and have a nose ring with bright red little mermaid hairGrin
Have a replica Thundercats sword.

Oh dear Grin

JollySergeantJackrum · 09/01/2012 23:33

I also still have braces.

I'm studying maths at the Open University. In my final year at school I did a high level maths and mechanics course as my 'fun subject'.

I have read Pratchett's Discworld novels at least twice a year since I left school. (Not this year - baby stole my free time)

I love Firefly, Star Wars and Miyazaki.

I correct spelling. I can also spell and define words that I have only read once, often many years ago.

I built my own computer (some years ago now) and taught myself to touch type.

I used to use IRC and I was briefly among the top 1000 Counterstrike players in the world.

I'm not so geeky anymore though as I have no time.

openyerlugholes · 09/01/2012 23:32

I am so happy! I feel like I finally belong!

And yes, despite denying it earlier, I do certainly have many, many geek characteristics. And am proud to do so.

Wow! Embracing my geekdom.

My dd4 is definitely a geek. She is fab. As is dd2. i suddenly understand why I relate so well to them. Truly a lightbulb moment.

Matronalia · 09/01/2012 23:31

Oh and I married a physicist so we cover history nerd and science geek beautifully.

Our children have NO chance.

Matronalia · 09/01/2012 23:31

I am interested in virtually everything and can quite happily spend hours tracking down a random piece of information.

I have watched every episode of Babylon 5, Deep Space 9, Voyager and Buffy. Several times.

I love fantasy and sci-fi novels.

I am fascinated by words, especially ones that have fallen out of common parlance (like parlance for example).

I am a huge fan of zombie novels and post-apocalyptic and like nothing better than discussing a good end of the world scenario and possible survival methods. Last week I pointed out a location in town which is on a roundabout with Sainsburys on one corner, a medical centre on another and a petrol station on a third-with a big fuck off barn to hide in. DH and I had a fun hour discussing hiding vs looting and running to the hills.

I love books, unashamedly often more than my DH and I sometimes dream of a house by the sea, all by myself, with a massive fuck off library and a really comfortable sofa. Plus someone to cook me meals...and wash me....and exercise my wasted limbs.

LeQueen · 09/01/2012 23:25

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MissMogwi · 09/01/2012 23:23

I was like this Grin today as I am about to start a 5000 word project on Austen. My fellow young and cool students were choosing obscure authors and themes.

Not me. I'm getting my geek on.