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"I'm a huge nerd."
Posted on 3/28/14 at 11:08 am
Posted on 3/28/14 at 11:08 am
Is this just a subtle brag about how smart one [think he or she] is, disguised as lighthearted self-deprecation?
I'm beginning to think it is.
I'm sure this has been discussed on here before, but I'm a huge nerd, so I was probably busy coding some apps or inventing something in my physics lab.
I'm beginning to think it is.
I'm sure this has been discussed on here before, but I'm a huge nerd, so I was probably busy coding some apps or inventing something in my physics lab.
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Posted on 3/28/14 at 11:09 am to McLemore
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Is this just a subtle brag about how smart one [think he or she] is, disguised as lighthearted self-deprecation?
Yes.
Great thread.
Posted on 3/28/14 at 11:10 am to McLemore
i say im a nerd because im 27 years old and still enjoy the hell out of video games and movies/tv.
being smart is secondary to all that.
being smart is secondary to all that.
Posted on 3/28/14 at 11:10 am to McLemore
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Is this just a subtle brag about how smart one [think he or she] is
I dont think someone who calls them-self a nerd is referencing how smart they are, but their interest and hobbies
Posted on 3/28/14 at 11:11 am to McLemore
Nerd is "cool" now. So if someone watches an episode of The Big Bang Theory and reads the first 3 chapters of The Hunger Games, he or she will make a facebook post about being such a nerd.
Posted on 3/28/14 at 11:12 am to McLemore
Most of the time when I see this it is said/posted on social media by some pretty hot/cute chick trying to get compliments. It's what girls do (fishing) so as to not come off as vain or self absorbed.
This post was edited on 3/28/14 at 11:13 am
Posted on 3/28/14 at 11:12 am to McLemore
quote:
Is this just a subtle brag about how smart one [think he or she] is, disguised as lighthearted self-deprecation?
I'm beginning to think it is.
I'm sure this has been discussed on here before, but I'm a huge nerd, so I was probably busy coding some apps or inventing something in my physics lab.
or posting on TD from your mom's basement amid vigorous jerk off sessions
Posted on 3/28/14 at 11:14 am to McLemore
Also it gives you a disclaimer about liking non main stream things.
Essentially saying "there's no point in making fun of me, I'm well aware"
Essentially saying "there's no point in making fun of me, I'm well aware"
Posted on 3/28/14 at 11:16 am to McLemore
I often feel shameful for just how much I know about the Star Wars universe and would never display that knowledge proudly.
Posted on 3/28/14 at 11:18 am to McLemore
Not all nerds are smart.
Posted on 3/28/14 at 11:19 am to McLemore
Nerd has more to do with interest than actual intelligence, but yeah "nerd" has become cool and everyone wants to be one. Part of the hipster movement
Posted on 3/28/14 at 11:33 am to McLemore
Posted on 3/28/14 at 12:03 pm to McLemore
I don't associate nerdiness with intelligence. I think it has more to do with interest in sci-fi, video games, etc.
<---kinda nerdy
<---kinda nerdy
Posted on 3/28/14 at 12:03 pm to McLemore
No, its not. I'm a nerd, and while I happen to be pretty smart, it has nothing to do with my nerdiness. My nerdiness comes from my interests and hobbies.
With that said, I'm also a redneck/gear head too, which doesnt normally go along with being a nerd but I can pull that kind of shite off like that.
Now THAT was a brag.
With that said, I'm also a redneck/gear head too, which doesnt normally go along with being a nerd but I can pull that kind of shite off like that.
Now THAT was a brag.
Posted on 3/28/14 at 12:08 pm to McLemore
No bc I don't consider an intelligent person to be a nerd. I consider a nerd to be someone too into fantasy stuff. Like Pokemon and whatnot. Being intelligent is cool and was even when I was in HS. We never picked on those types who were awkward/intelligent.
Posted on 3/28/14 at 12:17 pm to McLemore
I think it depends on what comes after "I'm a huge nerd."
If the sentence ends with "because I stayed up all night playing dungeons and dragons" then maybe it isn't such a brag.
If the sentence ends with "because I stayed up all night playing dungeons and dragons" then maybe it isn't such a brag.
Posted on 3/28/14 at 12:18 pm to McLemore
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nerd
That's OUR word! You can't use that word!
Posted on 3/28/14 at 12:31 pm to McLemore
Nerd =/= smart
Posted on 3/28/14 at 12:33 pm to McLemore
Peej looks a little nerdy.
Did you say something about intelligence?
Did you say something about intelligence?
Posted on 3/28/14 at 12:38 pm to McLemore
Nerd is an ambiguous term. It doesn't necessarily mean that you're smart and your IQ is through the roof. It also means that you're really passionate about something that you do a lot. Like you're a video game nerd, or movie nerd.
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