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"Every nerd nation has a critically low birthrate that will result in a greatly diminished intellectual population. In America, even the U.S. Government has officially projected that those of above average intelligence will become a minority in four or five decades.

We will be outnumbered and outvoted in the nation our forefathers built! The current birthrate of 1.25 means that for each 100 Americans, after only five future generations, there will be less than 10 nerds!

In fact, it is questionable if we will survive the next two generations, at most. We might become a dying breed; beaten back by the substandard masses.

The time is coming very soon when the nerds and geeks will unite by the millions and fight back, or it will be smothered by the less intelligent subcultures. Millions of geeks working as an organized educated force towards a united cause, can and will become the mightiest force on the face of the earth.

There is nothing that can stop us. Mobilized, united and armed the Intelligencia is ten times more powerful than the rest of the world combined. The first step you can take is to become a zealous promoter of Nerdfront and the GEEK'S BIBLE and help unite your slumbering 400-500 million brethren.

We and we alone have the genes. Make no mistake about it — the Nerd/Geeks will soon unite by the millions and fight for it's survival, or it will be exterminated. No Time To Lose. If this drags on much longer the Intelligent Man and Woman will actually be in a hopeless position to fight back and survive.

You have no choice, no way out, my fellow nerds and geeks! It's either fight or die! It's either fight or die! We Must Fight! We Must Win! Nerd Power! Geek Power!"

Tee hee hee.

Poke fun at the trolls, support the nerd cause, and hopefully amuse you all.

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ORIGINAL: puella

Cute and interesting idea...

However, being a nerd does not automatically assign (in my mind) a greater intelligence as a person.  I know (and love) many nerds, and many of them are very very skilled in very specific proficiencies, but over all are not more intelligent than the average Joe.

I also know many people who are not nerdy at all and are absolutely, blindingly brilliant....

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ORIGINAL: popeye1250
Puella, I agree.
I had a life long friend who was probably the smartest person I've ever met.
Taught himself French, Italian, computers, and electronics back in the 70's & 80's. He was great at anything he chose to do.
He was also a Math wiz.
He graduated from Malden Catholic High School.
Went to Boston University for one semester but quit because he "already knew what they were teaching."
He went on to run the computer systems for one of the major hospitals in Boston.
He probably had an i.q. of 170 or thereabouts.
Unfortunately he drank himself to death before he was 50.
The one thing he couldn't do was to beat me in Chess though.
Now that REALLY pissed him off! lol
Ok, Nerd Ladies! Let''s BREED!!!

First of all, please accept my sympathies and condolences for the loss of your friend.  I'm very sorry to read that the world lost another great mind to alcoholism -- a loathsome disease that strikes down too many people, with no regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, religion, political affiliation, current hair style, street gang membership and/or degree of Nerdhood.

Second, please take this as a compliment towards your friend:  By your description of him, he sounds like a nerd -- in the brilliantly intellectual manner, of course.  I'd be interested to read what his other interests were.

Third, please take this as a compliment:  a person who can beat someone with an IQ of 170 at CHESS sounds like a nerd, too -- in the brilliantly-gifted-at-chess manner, of course.  Do you play any other games besides chess?  What are your other interests?

Lastly, I agree that the world needs more, better chess players -- so get to work breeding, brother! 

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ORIGINAL: philosophy

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...what point is there in creating a definition of nerd-dom? Isn't it just another useless label?

I would guess that the label originated as a derogatory term for knuckle-draggers to denigrate a certain kind of people who generally fell into a specific category via a common set of traits.

I think this evolved into a means to describe a certain kind of person who has a certain set of interests/world views.

I presume that the desire for such a label existed, and still exists (for better or for worse).

I am guessing that the label will go away when there is no longer any desire to use it.  That is, when there is no more motivation for people to use it as a denigrating label, or on the other hand, as a banner to rally others who share similar interests or world views..?

*checks my label*

Yep.  My label says Nerd. 

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ORIGINAL: seeksfemslave

Well I always thought being a nerd was to be awkward, gawky , socially maladroit interested in technology, achieve not much and generally lack ambition and drive ,wear specs, have bags under your eyes, no muscles and be bald.Just like me in fact.

Now I know it doesnt necessarily mean that  I shall have to start walking taller. Thank you Jack,. Have a nice day !

ROFLMAO!

Thou shoudst not make such jokes whilst I have hot coffee to spew from my nostrils... 

I believe you should walk tall and PROUD, my friend, for you have a great sense of humour.

Cheers and high-five, brother!

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ORIGINAL: NakedOnMyChain

If the nerds have a critically low birthrate and they fight for their survival, does that mean there are going to be massive geeky orgies running rampant?  Because I'm so there if they are.  Seriously though, the only way to really fight back and take over is to kill all those deemed substandard or for the smart ones to screw like bunnies.  The former seems a little to Nazi-like for my tastes, and the latter is just my style. 

P.S.-  I am one giant nerd.

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ORIGINAL: earthycouple

ooooohhhh I get wet reading posts like these...I love geeks...gamer geeks, math geeks, IT geeks, Ren Faire geeks and yes...BDSM geeks....the more geek under your belt the more intense I am toward you.  I've been that way since I was a kid.  I have a house full of RPG books and we have more MTG cards than any one household should have (in the tens of thousands), we play MMORPGs and enjoy Ren Faires.  We enjoy the company of those who can discuss philosphy and enjoy a really good sci fi.  We have game nights where we just RPG or play card/board games.  We also love Heros and go to gaming conventions.  I suppose we draw the line at learning to speak Klingon (hope I'm not blackballed for that one).

YAY! 

*composes himself*

Hi earthycouple!  Yah, I must admit to TRYING to learn Klingon, but apparently, I didn't really try THAT hard.  I only did it during Star Trek: TNG's heyday, and so I can't speak Klingon -- or Quenya or Sindarin, for that matter.

I've been to GenCon at Indianapolis once, and only wish I could have attended it while TSR was still in business.  I hope to go to GenCon sometime now that they have it a few miles away from me here in California.

Welcome aboard the Nerd Boat, earthycouple!