//Nerds like:

1. Processing information about science, nature, history and philosophy
2. Doubting received wisdom
3. analytic number theory
4. Analytic treatment of religion
5. Bach & Mozart

Nerds don’t like:
1. using words like fantastic, awesome unless the former refers to something not real and the latter refers to the Grand Canyon
2. true believers
3. Having to endure the company of people enthusiastic about sports, country/rock music and TV sitcoms
4. Bible study//

Pass X 8. Only one fail (I don't mind Bible study, as long as it counted as literary analysis). Are you cheating, david f?

//True Nerds generally have exceptional motor coordination and often excel in technical areas//

Pass.

//computer studies included.//

Fail.

//The classical Nerd has the Myers-Briggs ISTP personality type.//

Fail with flying colours.

//Examples of Nerds with this personality type include:
Steve Jobs, Jack Dorsey,The Dalai Lama, Vladimir Putin, Erwin Rommel, Donald Rumsfeld, Ron Paul, Yulia Tymoshenko, Miles Davis, Frank Zappa, Stanley Kubrick, Clint Eastwood, Harrison Ford, Tom Cruise, Christian Bale, Eminem, Scarlett Johansson, Phil Ivey, Snoop Dogg, Demi Moore and Bruce Lee.//

So many fails the mind boggles.

//looking at girls but can never talk to them
warhammer figurines//

Pass.

//arguing about batman vs ironman
chess//

Fail.

//telescopes//

Pass.

//living with mum//

Fail.

//Dr Who//

Pass.

//Starwars or Startrek NOT both//

Fail. I like both, and Stargate to boot.

Only one poster - david f - achieved almost all passes, and his passes were particularly impressive. Either david f is cheating, or he can read minds.

Thank you for your participation: it has been enlightening. I now know that the only person around these parts who might actually be able to read minds is david f. The next time somebody around here claims to know what [insert minority group here] like, I will be able to point out that most people can't even figure out what nerds like, with reference to this thread.

Dear Toni,

Ah, but there are all kinds of nerds,
all kinds of categories. And there are
cross-overs in their personalities.

Passing or failing some-one is going
with the flow and nerds don't go with
the flow. They are not part of the crowd.

You're not behaving very nerdy. Nerds take
their knowledge about a subject beyond the
surface and dig into the layers beneath.
You're not doing that - which makes me
suspect that you're not a nerd at all.

//which makes me
suspect that you're not a nerd at all.//

Bite my shiny metal arse.

Toni,

So this has been just a ploy to draw us nerds out ?! You're probably on the local pub's indoor soccer tram ?

So cruel !

Dear Toni,

Teeth are not for biting.

Biting is a substitute for the message toddlers
can't yet express in words.

I am not a toddler.
Nor did I ever bite anyone when I was one.
I have never lacked language skills. I don't
need to bite you to express strong feelings
like anger, frustration, joy, et cetera.

However, you do sound angry from your last post
to me - hence I suspect that's the
reason for your suggestion to bite you.
Perhaps you're also feeling some discomfort.
If you were to remove the shiny metal from your arse,
it might help you to lighten up.

//Teeth are not for biting.//

Oh dear. That nice steak I just cooked and I'm going to have to liquefy it and suck it up through a straw.