It's kind of weird that “nerd” was such a major insult when we were growing up. The insinuation was devastating. But t he word “nerd,” if we want to get granular, can actually be pretty damn positive. According to the Oxford dictionary, the term is defined as follows: "1. a person who is extremely enthusiastic and knowledgeable about a particular subject, especially one of specialist or niche interest. "the executive is an unabashed film nerd" 2. DEROGATORY an unfashionable person who lacks soc…

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Also, can we talk about how Paul Rudd never ages??

A journey through time and space

Dungeons and Dragons is one of those games I have never gotten the opportunity to play. I feel like the social space of the D&D group can be kind of exclusive and definitely more of a commitment than your average board game night. When people say that Monopoly takes up too much time, I'm sure D&D players laugh in their faces. Imagine having to develop your characters in Monopoly and keep coming back to continue playing with the same Monopoly group on different financial quests . Despite this ig…

Variety is the spice of life, eh? Well, my life is bland as hell. Something like all those memes about how white people don't season their food. I do season my food , but I spend most of my time at a sterile desk in a mind-numbing open office plan, wondering when the I'll be free from this incredibly boring cyclical hell. I could quit my job, but listen. I've got cats to feed. And I couldn't do that to them. So instead of saying “F*ck you, I quit," I'm here, typing away about nothing, and suppl…

What does it mean to be a nerd ? We're certainly in a golden age of nerdiness; nerds are by no means such a prominent subject of ridicule as they were in the 80s. We've got way worse new groups like incels to take the brunt of criticism for being lame. Now, it seems like everybody wants to be a nerd, or at least everybody thinks they're a nerd. This might be partly caused by superhero movie fans thinking that liking Iron Man makes them part of a class of esoteric nerds that only the most intell…

Dinosaurs might have gone extinct, but Dino memes are forever.

His beer belly is fully of God of War secrets.

Please try to refrain from eating your wicker furniture...

Being a relatively new programmer is like living in two completely different worlds. Non-programmers think you are the absolute dog's meow. They act like you cured cancer, achieved world peace, and are worth 20 billion dollars. That kind of validation for choosing a well-paying career path can feel good, but it wears off soon enough when you're around senior programmers . You feel like the most useless ant at the picnic when you're with guys who've been doing it for years. In that room, you're…

Let's be honest: not all memes are for everyone. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but some memes contain layers of esoteric knowledge reserved for only the nerdiest among us. Being a nerd comes in so many different forms. Nerds can be straight-A students who have devoted their lives to exceeding academically. Nerds can also be pedantic fans of science fiction or fantasy franchises like Star Trek or Lord of The Rings. But y'all already knew that. Everyone is a nerd for something; We all have…

Redditors discuss how to deeply upset nerds

If a onsie, Breathe-Rite strip, and eye mask do it for ya, then oooh baby come on over!

There are so many and they're so accurate—trekkies know, if you're a true fan you gotta do more than just live, long, and prosper.

Frozen gelatinous cubes, tricky hidden symbols, illusions, and situations that are too easy to figure out, so no one ever does.