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

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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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peanutbear · 09/01/2012 21:30

I love Soundtracks to musicals one of my favourites is my fair lady !!!
I have a thing about mobile phones which when asked I can explain the pros and cons of most brands of.
I also love cooking and was overjoyed to get a kenwood mixer at Christmas
I do know I'm a nerd though

LollipopViolet · 09/01/2012 21:30

Planes. That's my geeky passion. Love watching them, reading about them, and taking photos of them. Not so keen on flying in them though Hmm

I'm 22 Hmm again

I also like doing online jigsaws as I have no space to do proper ones Hmm Hmm

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mrsjay · 09/01/2012 21:27

My dh is weather obsessed so he likes the long range forecast , but we like country file i kind of live semi rural , and i love adams farm im pig and sheep mad , i love his rare breeds , i think id like a field with some sheep , Grin

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MyCatIsABiggerBastardThanYours · 09/01/2012 21:24

I watch countryfile too

JayVazzle · 09/01/2012 21:23

Wow another Countryfile fan. I have never met anyone that watches it, but then I do live in London.

I also love looking at old maps.

TalcAndTurnips · 09/01/2012 21:22

KurriKurri - Kinkade's effluent output all glows, because he is actually a revolutionary post-apocalyptic visionary artist; he is painting his idea of what life will be like, after North Korea finally lose the plot completely and nuke the shit out of the entire planet.

Oh no, wait - he's just a totally pants painter.

tentative123 · 09/01/2012 21:22

It's all about the jig board. Then you can hide them under the sofa and pretend to be cool. Been doingit for years.

MyCatIsABiggerBastardThanYours · 09/01/2012 21:20

ahh pointythings we can be friends Grin

Although I have to say, my grammar is apalling (how the hell do you spell that??)... which is partly why I work in communications (oh, Ok then, marketing!)

ariadneoliver · 09/01/2012 21:19

Talc my, those are ... special. Grin

SkivingAgain · 09/01/2012 21:18

Grin at talc - shite hawks

I love a good look through the huge dictionary at work. In my element if someone asks how to spell something, or wants to know what a word means and the dictionary must live on my desk

pointythings · 09/01/2012 21:18

MyCat I think you may be my soul mate.

pointythings · 09/01/2012 21:17

I hate jigsaws, but I love words - I am the office dictionary.
I too love computers.
My desk in the office is called 'Geek Corner' and I like that.
I insist on correct spelling, grammar and punctuation.
I watch science fiction and fantasy shows.
I think mental maths is fun.

I think I'd better stop now.

woollyideas · 09/01/2012 21:15

Knitting, along with a nice bit of Antiques Roadshow on a Sunday night.

MyCatIsABiggerBastardThanYours · 09/01/2012 21:14

Hello, my name is MyCatIsA... and it has been 3hrs since my last scific/fantasy novel read..

I just love a swords and demons and sci fi fantasy novel thingy. Also love crappy sci fi films, pure fun escapism

Added to that, I adore sky at night, stuff on quantum physics (don't understand it at all, just want to!), evolution, life... sciency kind of stuff and..

.. I have been known to go to steam engine fairs and ploughing competitions...

So, that's that then, any tiny semblence of respect I may have slightly gained on MN is all gone!

pranma · 09/01/2012 21:14

I have a train set :)
I love coloured paper and pencils.
LunaticFringe please can you help with my computer probem?See my new thread in Chat re Acer A500 tablet.

KurriKurri · 09/01/2012 21:13

Oh God the Thomas Kinkade range - why have they all got that strange radio active glow? They are like a pictorial representation of a migraine.

pepperrabbit · 09/01/2012 21:12

tasteslikepanda I LOVED the musical episode of Buffy - the phrase "he's taking witness arias" never fails to cheer me up Grin

KurriKurri · 09/01/2012 21:12

Yes to jigsaws, but like talc I hate too much sky/sea, I have one of Waterloo Station in the forties on the go at the moment.

I have quite a lot of very nerdy knowledge about certain musicians/singers (like specific musical things on recordings etc. very dull to everyone except me Grin)

Reading old gardening books, descriptions of plants. latin names etc.

Similarly insects - I'm very keen on moths and butterflies, and birdwatching - but not in a twitchery way.

Remus - my set of Caran D'ache pencils was one of my best ever birthday presents (about 40 years ago!) arranging them by colour shade is incredibly satisfying.

grumpykat · 09/01/2012 21:08

I am a nerd in many many ways. Radio 3 anyone?

I like numbers, particularly those that are a palindrome. In fact, I'm quite partial to any palindrome. This is rather odd, but I like numbers on a digital display that are made up out of the correct number of lines. 4,5 and 6 are all GOOD numbers. 2 is dreadful, because it is 5 backwards. And don't get me started on 1, why does that have two lines?

I like planes too, I like to know what country they've arrived from.

Reading this makes me even more sure that I am very very odd. I'll get my coat......

LunaticFringe · 09/01/2012 21:06

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TastesLikePanda · 09/01/2012 21:06

Annie is cheesetastic! I also love Grease, Hairspray and the musical episode of Buffy The Vampire Slayer and can sing along badly with all the parts!
The film is great - and has Tim Curry in it (bonus) and is almost as old as I am!

pepperrabbit · 09/01/2012 21:05

I work in finance, it's very dull grown up with huge numbers. We are always busy, yet I spent a lot of last summer comparing my potato crop with one of my colleagues. We actually took photos.....

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