What are the levels of Nerddom? Help build an official catalogue.

Obviously, everyone reading this is a nerd to some level or another, but how do we start stratifying the nerds among nerds? This isn't a bash on the "greater" nerds out there, especially since many will pride how high a class of nerd they are -while others will be relieved they are not of such a high class.

In an ode to one of the great Talmuds of nerddom, I say these divisions of nerds should be made into "Classes": i.e. "Class 1 Nerd" "Class 2 Nerd" etc.

Where do you divide? It would be difficult to say "oh, if you know ST:TNG or Star Wars you're only a Class 2" or "if you know Red Dwarf and think Magic is the best thing ever you're a Class 3." Nope, we need to make things a little more general to let in all the different "specialities" of nerds everywhere.

Therefore we must figure out how to separate nerd-like qualities and nerd-knowledge into their separate veins, and then try and construct how many items or categories of nerd knowledge and which qualities of nerd-like qualities are required to become a certain level of nerd. There will be a push-pull between the nerd-like qualities and the flat-out nerd-knowledge.

Any takers want to get us started? This could be ground-breaking work in the field of nerdology.

How about:

"If you attempt to found a study called "nerdology" based upon classification and categorization of "nerds", however frivolous or light-hearted the attempt may be, you're automatically granted the title of 'Biggest Fucking Nerd Ever, Period. Lock the thread.'" ?

I say that works nicely.

Buro Destruct said:

How about:

"If you attempt to found a study called "nerdology" based upon classification and categorization of "nerds", however frivolous or light-hearted the attempt may be, you're automatically granted the title of 'Biggest Fucking Nerd Ever, Period. Lock the thread.'" ?

I say that works nicely.

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yeah, but there's plenty of nerds below me, yourself included

Now that the witty comments have been eloquently summarized by the above, we can move on.

Buro Destruct said:

How about:

"If you attempt to found a study called "nerdology" based upon classification and categorization of "nerds", however frivolous or light-hearted the attempt may be, you're automatically granted the title of 'Biggest Fucking Nerd Ever, Period. Lock the thread.'" ?

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I agree with this statement.

Cheese nerd:

Nerd that is "allergic" to good hygiene. Smells like old BO (moldy cheese). Lowest of the nerds. Frequently seen in his parent's basement or the mall's gamestores. Always has sweaty armpit stains.

Where would Neo-nerds place on the list?
Neo-nerd is anyone that posts on neo-geo.com.

It's a complicated and simple as fuck at the same time.

If you're only into one thing, and it's nerdy, and you refuse to get into anything else, you're a nerd. Neo-Geo is included although it's GENERALLY (NOT WITHOUT EXCEPTION!) not as bad as say anime.

When I went to the meet-up there were probably five or six other people (out of at least 20)there who were not excessively nerdy. The one thing that is written in stone about it is that you will know a fucking nerd when you see one. Immediately.

Oh, and if you use the terms leet, teh, pwned, noob, etc., without knowing just how lame it is to be using them, YOU ARE A NERD. AND A PIECE OF SHIT.

Hellsing said:

Where would Neo-nerds place on the list?
Neo-nerd is anyone that posts on neo-geo.com.

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We can definitely hold our own, especially the hardcore AES collectors .

Whew, the sheer level of self-conciousness is amazing