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I have been called far worse in my time I can assure you. Being called a nerd or even a bonified nerd would not bother me in the slightest.
I've always found that when people insult others because they like or are interested in something, it is only because they themselves are uninterested or don't understand what that person enjoys from it.
Did you understand that? Did it make sense?
Personally, it wouldn't affect me in the slightest and I'd be surprised if it affected anyone at all.
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No! I like sci-fi! I am not a nerd! I do not carry a calculator in my pocket, penicl in my ear, go to conventions, dress up like Spock... I'm option A, and only care when the ships come on. Not about matter flow capacitor or whatever...
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I wouldn't be insulted if someone called me a nerd. I call myself a nerd.
I might, however, take offense if someone called me "bonified".
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:::throws Timmay a magazine::: Here. Go take care of that.
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I WAS IN THE FUTURE, IT WAS TOO LATE TO RSVP
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a bona fide nerd?
eh.. im between B and C.. but not all the time, just when it suits me.. i spend large amounts of time not being a Trek nerd at all.. and other times i use it as a tool to entertain everyone with how pathetic i am.. a nice mix
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Is Trek taboo? If it is, I'm breaking all the boundries on yet another taboo subject. And, I blame my mother. She got me hooked on Star Trek. I guess that makes her my dealer.
Anyway, I've always been very open about my fanaticism for Star Trek. It was met with detached indifference in elementary school. In junior high school, I got made fun of for it. Then again, I got made fun of just about everything in junior high. In high school, no one really cared much, and people thought it was "cool" to like Star Trek. Then again, I was in high school when The Next Generation and Star Trek were at their peaks. In college, it's no bigger a deal than liking Dawson's Creek, The Sopranos, or the Teletubbies.
I never owned or wore a Starfleet uniform. If I ever had the opportunity, it would definitely only be for a costume or Halloween party. In junior high and high school, I walked around with a Star Trek novel and read during off-times. In high school, I had a Voyager-era communicator pin that I kept clipped to my letter jacket. I sometimes wore it on my marching band uniform when the band directors weren't looking (the uniforms vaguely resembled a TNG-era Romulan military uniform). I also had an Enterprise-D micromachine I kept on my stand during band rehearsals. The other trumpet players would play with it when the director was working with another section.
Definitely not a taboo subject, but it is fuel for cruel kids that need to be backhanded on a few occasions.
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Actually, it can really work for you. I was on a date when the girl I was with made some off-the-cuff remark about Risa (For those who don't know: Riker's fav pleasure planet). I called her on it. Anyway, we were dating for a good two and a half years and although it's over now, we're still on pretty good terms. She still edits my scripts for me. I'm just saying it doesn't have to be a deal-breaker.
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