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Were you a dorky nerd growing up?

Posted - September 21, 2020
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  • 53509

     

      Of course. 

     

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      September 21, 2020 5:41 PM MDT
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  • 7404
    No, I wasn’t smart enough to be a nerdy dork when I was a kid. 




      September 21, 2020 5:58 PM MDT
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  • 16777
    Completely, I even used to program in BASIC.
      September 21, 2020 8:12 PM MDT
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  • 44608
    I did that a few times. My son and I wrote a prime number program...cool.
      September 22, 2020 11:16 AM MDT
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  • 16777
    Did that too - with a whole bunch of PCG graphics, purely for effect.

    I was also into D&D - so much so that I had a Bard, a Monk and a half-orcish cleric/assassin (a shaman of Gruumsh, naturally), among others. How's that for nerdy? This post was edited by Slartibartfast at September 23, 2020 9:15 AM MDT
      September 22, 2020 5:11 PM MDT
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  • 44608
    No D&D here.
      September 22, 2020 5:30 PM MDT
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  • I've always been a nerd, but I've never been dorky. :)
      September 22, 2020 10:19 AM MDT
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  • 28
    What's that in English?
      September 22, 2020 10:22 AM MDT
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  • 44608

    noun: dork; plural noun: dorks

    1.
    informal•North American
    a contemptible, socially inept person.
     

    nerd
    /nərd/
    Learn to pronounce
    nouninformal
    noun: nerd; plural noun: nerds; noun: nurd; plural noun: nurds

    a foolish or contemptible person who lacks social skills or is boringly studious.
      September 22, 2020 11:19 AM MDT
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  • 28
    We don't use such derogatory terms where I live. Words like that are basically no better than the n-word for black people.
      September 22, 2020 11:56 AM MDT
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  • 53509

     

      Absolutely no derogatory words, terms or names are ever used there?  Wow, that sounds great!
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      September 22, 2020 1:11 PM MDT
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  • 28
    What I mean is, we do not stereotype people here and we do not use derogatory terms to describe a particular type of person. We only insult people for PERSONAL reasons because they've done something to offend us PERSONALLY, in which case they deserve every derogatory name they get. But using unnecessary derogatory names to stereotype people for non-personal reasons (like calling black people the n-word, for example) is just unthinkable.
      September 27, 2020 7:23 AM MDT
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  • 44608
    Gosh and golly...it must be heck to live where you do, although I am sure it is beautiful.
      September 22, 2020 1:52 PM MDT
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  • 28
    Why must it be "heck" to live in a civilised community?
      September 27, 2020 7:24 AM MDT
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  • I've always had nerdy interests and a bit of dorky personality at times but I never looked the part. Never even owned a pocket protector. 
      September 22, 2020 1:55 PM MDT
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  • 16777
      September 22, 2020 6:01 PM MDT
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  • 34270
    No. 
      September 23, 2020 9:12 AM MDT
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  • 10052
    No. 

    It took me years to fully embrace my nerdiness. 

      September 26, 2020 6:06 PM MDT
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  • 53509

     

      Fought it off as long you could, huh?





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      September 26, 2020 8:20 PM MDT
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  • 10052
    I guess so. 
      September 26, 2020 8:47 PM MDT
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