Admit nerdy things you've done here, I'll start.
I named an eel in my fish tank Sarlacc after the Star Wars character.
I have more but I figured others should chime in first.
I keep chapstick in my desk drawer, my wallet drawer, my dresser, my car... oh, we covered that! :teddyr:
Quote from: Allhallowsday on July 30, 2009, 08:58:47 PM
I keep chapstick in my desk drawer, my wallet drawer, my dresser, my car... oh, we covered that! :teddyr:
Yes, as I am a fellow addict friend. Do you get the shakes when you go without?
My field dog is named Padme.
And I have the Star Wars Numa Numa at the top of my favorite YouTube clips.
I've had discussions with people about who was better, Kirk or Picard.
I have always been a nerd and am proud to still be one ~ I always have my nose in a book, always reading and learning something. :thumbup:
All my VHS tapes are in title order, the same with my DVDs.
All my books are in alphabetical order according to author.
And.......
All my underpants are in order, from A (Acceptable) to P (Poo). :buggedout:
I bought the comic adaptation of the Elvira movie. :bluesad:
Oh, man, even I'm embarrassed by that..
Me and a friend counted how many times Egon is holding something in Ghostbusters.
I've had discussions over which supergirl was best:
The original,
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the matrix one - She just looks like Supergirl. No point in gettin' a picture.
the matrix/Linda Danvers hybrid,
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Linda Danvers alone,
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the one from a parallel universe,
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the current one.
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Well, going off Trevor's post, I have an extensive comic book collection. Mostly because I regularly spend $20-$30 a month on comics I want to read.
Not so bad, but I keep all of them. I currently have 12 long boxes full of comics, which represent ten years of comics reading. Still not so bad, but all of those comics are kept in immaculate alphabetical order, which I can tell you takes a long time to keep up. Well, still not so bad, you might say. At this point I should point out that many series feature one-off issues or multiple volumes, which makes keeping the chronological/alphabetical order hard to keep straight. In those cases, I actually look at publishing info and the indicia of each issue to make sure they are cataloged correctly. If I can't figure it out from that, I will look it up online to figure out how to catalog it correctly.
Basically, every six months or so I spend an entire day's worth of free time getting my collection together.
I should say I do work in a library, but that has nothing to do with it. I've been doing this since high school.
In my entertainment center, there's a model of the Jupiter 2 from Lost in Space, an Imperial Shuttle from Star Wars, and a small resin model of a ship that appeared in two episodes of Star Trek Voyager. I also have a bunch more models that I put in a box for storage; I once sent some pictures of my Enterprise C in to the Starship Modeler website for inclusion in their Reader Gallery.
All my DVD's are of course alphabetized, except the ones that are piled up all over the place because I need to buy another storage unit for them. When I record my own DVD's, I put them in cases and print up nice labels for them on the computer.
And, somewhat nerdy: The very first thing I do every morning when I get up is to walk outside and get a leaf of catnip for my cat.
I waited in line for a midnight sale of Star Wars Episode 1 toys.
Quote from: The DarkSider on July 31, 2009, 07:59:55 AM
I waited in line for a midnight sale of Star Wars Episode 1 toys.
And the Elvira action figure...you're a lucky man, Darksider :teddyr:
Last night, I went to play Scrabble at a local used book store (we play every Thursday night), and one of the other players called me a nerd for wanting to play the word "ent," the walking trees in The Lord of the Rings. She was mostly joking, as she knew the word I wanted to play before I asked about it (and her next play was the word "nerd"), but still, I was called a nerd at a Scrabble game.
I have a closet full of various Star Trek memorabilia. I have a special penchant for action figures, but my collection contains Hallmark ornaments, TV guides, and tons of other magazines, and over a 100 Star Trek novels I've read.
I also build models. On my desk I have a Klingon Bird of Prey I built, a lighted replica of the movie NCC-1701 Enterprise that I ordered Japan, and a model of the B-9 robot from Lost in Space. I have a big stack of models in various stages of completion and some still in the shrink wrap.
Quote from: doggett on July 31, 2009, 08:07:45 AM
Quote from: The DarkSider on July 31, 2009, 07:59:55 AM
I waited in line for a midnight sale of Star Wars Episode 1 toys.
And the Elvira action figure...you're a lucky man, Darksider :teddyr:
I'm almost 90% sure that I bought from a comic book shop. It was a decent price tag too, for a figure at least.
I gave one of my daughter's a Klingon middle name and have a tattoo of the Klingon Empire emblem. Also I own a batlh'letlh. When my youngest daughter was a baby I made her a mobile over her crib with Star Wars ships and played the theme music to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine to get her to go to sleep. Later I got her hooked on Star Wars so I could justify buying the toys.
Quote from: meQal on July 31, 2009, 07:29:44 PM
I gave one of my daughter's a Klingon middle name and have a tattoo of the Klingon Empire emblem. Also I own a batlh'letlh. When my youngest daughter was a baby I made her a mobile over her crib with Star Wars ships and played the theme music to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine to get her to go to sleep. Later I got her hooked on Star Wars so I could justify buying the toys.
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I own an extensive collection of manga comics, including titles such as this:
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I also pride myself owning both Cardcaptor Sakura movies that now not being made. I've also named one of my cats after one of the characters in the movies.
In reality, I haven't done too many things that can be considered nerdy.
Bought plenty of comics, sci-fi movies, scince and science fiction books and even worked on some Jurassic Park models.
My crown achievement in nerdyness had to be this one year in high school where they allowed students to come in costume in celebration of Halloween. (This was a Catholic High School and years before any of the problems many high school are currently happening.) I made this cheap as heck Kyle Rayner Green Lantern costume. A photo of me in it and another friend who dressed as Superman made it into the year book.
A long time ago, I was in what I think was a Kay Bee toy store in Somerville, NJ, the kind you might remember if you are over 35. Hobby shops that might still be around are a shadow of what such stores once were. I was a novice toy collector, though of age, but would walk thru the store regularly to look at the toys, which I mostly remember disdaining (though I bought gruesome sh!t like My Pet Monster, a ?Bogglin"? in a cardboard crate, Barbies, almost always as gifts, though I know I have a MUM-RA figure around here somewhere, whatever that is, but I thought he was just so cool). I also bought a WAYNE GRETZKY figure which was kind of like a cross between a Ken doll and a G.I. Joe (which I later sold) there was a tower of them, probably 30 or 40. :lookingup: The nerdiest part? The one I bought was like 2 or 3 dollars, and I sold it for way so much more than that (it was in its box, but I mean it was a lot at ebay auction)
:bouncegiggle: I've always wished I'd bought 10 or more of 'em... :lookingup: :bouncegiggle:
Gee-I collect old Famous Monster mags-and old monster mags n general-and Creepy and Eerie and Vampirella-and old comics like Sgt.Fury,Where Monsters Dwell,Kid Colt,those real cheezy mags like Tales of Voodo and Witches Tales. I have over 200-I'm sure.
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Oh-and I wear an old fishing hat-and this pin is on it-
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I've never been to the Ackermansion-but wear the pin proudly none the less. :thumbup:
Quote from: RCMerchant on August 01, 2009, 04:12:33 AMOh-and I wear an old fishing hat-and this pin is on it-
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I've never been to the Ackermansion-but wear the pin proudly none the less. :thumbup:
OH OH OH! You lucky dog!
(OK is that nerdy?)
Quote from: Newt on August 01, 2009, 07:31:25 AM
Quote from: RCMerchant on August 01, 2009, 04:12:33 AMOh-and I wear an old fishing hat-and this pin is on it-
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I've never been to the Ackermansion-but wear the pin proudly none the less. :thumbup:
OH OH OH! You lucky dog!
(OK is that nerdy?)
Yes-it is! :teddyr: But I paid 22 dollars for it on ebay-
thats nerdy!!!
I like that Weird Al did this-I always knew he was a nerd! Good for him!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp6eswhgOKk
It's been disabled! By who's request? GOD? Jesus? Allah? Motherf**ker!!!!!
I play Dungeons and Dragons every chance I get, and even spend free-time reading the books and plotting new characters.
I've said "Klaatu Barada Nikto" in everyday conversation.
I've studied thermodynamic science to become a better cook.
I keep up to date on the latest developments in the field of paleontology.
I went as "White and Nerdy" for Halloween after that song came out.
OK-time to fess up-I have old 1960's Mister Potato Head and Mister Pepper Head toys sitting on top of my china cabienet. And a Charlie McCarthy ventriloquist dummy. ( I won't) call it a doll-for the sake of my masculinity! I read Heinlan,Lovecraft,and think UFO's are real.I wear factory (aka Dickies)pants every day-even when I'm not at work. My perscription glasses are tinted green. I'm 47-and my hair reaches to my shoulders. I have a Joey Ramone,Bela as Dracula,and Bela as Bela the Gypsy (from the WOLFMAN-thanks Trek Geezer!) figures.I display my Chandu the Magician Big Little Book,right next to a bubble gum card from the 6o's of Bela as a manimal in Island of Lost Souls.
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I have a Thundercats tattoo and I can name the year, producer, engineer and studio for almost every 80's rock record made.
If you know what this is, you're a nerd..
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I know what it is...
I have a print copy of the Klingon translation of Hamlet. I play a game with my kids which is like Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon but you trace everything in entertainment back to Star Trek instead(and it can be done without using rhymes and can be used to trace other things as well back to it.) I use to own a car with a personalized plate that said "Klingon". I waited in line for the Death of Superman comic when it came out and had a copy of The Incredible Hulk #180 (a true nerd will know what that one was about). I have a full Klingon outfit which I have worn on several occasions. I use to program in machine language when I was a kid. I owned a Tandy computer when I was a kid. I played the Tuba in junior high. I keep spare computer parts on hand.
Quote from: meQal on August 01, 2009, 09:55:29 AM
I have a print copy of the Klingon translation of Hamlet. I play a game with my kids which is like Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon but you trace everything in entertainment back to Star Trek instead(and it can be done without using rhymes and can be used to trace other things as well back to it.) I use to own a car with a personalized plate that said "Klingon". I waited in line for the Death of Superman comic when it came out and had a copy of The Incredible Hulk #180 (a true nerd will know what that one was about). I have a full Klingon outfit which I have worn on several occasions. I use to program in machine language when I was a kid. I owned a Tandy computer when I was a kid. I played the Tuba in junior high. I keep spare computer parts on hand.
You sir-are a true nerd. I bow to His Royal Nerdness.
Quote from: RCMerchant on August 01, 2009, 09:58:34 AM
Quote from: meQal on August 01, 2009, 09:55:29 AM
I have a print copy of the Klingon translation of Hamlet. I play a game with my kids which is like Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon but you trace everything in entertainment back to Star Trek instead(and it can be done without using rhymes and can be used to trace other things as well back to it.) I use to own a car with a personalized plate that said "Klingon". I waited in line for the Death of Superman comic when it came out and had a copy of The Incredible Hulk #180 (a true nerd will know what that one was about). I have a full Klingon outfit which I have worn on several occasions. I use to program in machine language when I was a kid. I owned a Tandy computer when I was a kid. I played the Tuba in junior high. I keep spare computer parts on hand.
You sir-are a true nerd. I bow to His Royal Nerdness.
Odd part is until my 30's it would of been hard to tell I am one. I looked more like Ogre than Gilbert. Now I look more like Comic Book Guy from the Simpsons with glasses mixed with Larry the Cable Guy.
Quote from: doggett on August 01, 2009, 09:29:57 AM
If you know what this is, you're a nerd..
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I know what it is...
That is true nerdiness. Well beyond D&D.
Quote from: Newt on August 01, 2009, 10:08:56 AM
Quote from: doggett on August 01, 2009, 09:29:57 AM
If you know what this is, you're a nerd..
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I know what it is...
That is true nerdiness. Well beyond D&D.
It is not beyond D&D !!
It's almost cool compared to D&D !
Anyway, you know what it is, so you're a nerd too ! :teddyr:
Quote from: Circus_Circus on August 01, 2009, 08:39:53 AM
I have a Thundercats tattoo
I have two tattoos...
1.) Inspired by a video game
2.) Inspired by Mad Magazine
I think i may have you there. :wink:
What makes me a NERD,
I watch my favorite movie The Goonies everyday.
I also collect Godzilla toys, this makes me a BIG NERD.
I collect anything Halloween, Lemax-Spooky Town.
I watch reruns of Gilligan's Island everyday. (AOL Video)
My favorite cartoon is Shin Chan, uncut ...
My favorite Monster is MechaGodzilla.
... I'm a NERD.
Quote from: venomx on August 03, 2009, 10:49:18 AM
My favorite cartoon is Shin Chan, uncut ...
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I enjoy Shin-Chan as well. I bought the entire first season. I am waiting though for second two sets to drop in price or wait until it is just one complete set.
Ok-more-I have an old Famous Monsters Fan Club pin from the 60's. I own about 20 books on UFO's. I own 6books on Bela Lugosi. I have a bela Lugosi stand up yard light ('bout 4 feet tall) sitting in my living room. I own about 30 books on true crime. I collect antique junk. Most of my furniture dates back to the 50's-or earlier. I have a poster from an old MONSTER TIMES newspaper that sayes 'Godzilla for President!'. I have all the Burger King Universal Monster giveaways from the 80's. I have Marx Geronimo and all his accesories. And I have old Marx . 6 inch plastic cowboys and Indians lining my shelves. I collecty old Venture albums. I have novelizations of cheezy movies-like the CAR,the MANITOU,BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES-to name a few. I own 16 MAD paperbacks. I have a poster hanging on my bathroom door proclaiming 'Alfred E.Neuman for President'. I coolect old bottles (pop bottles are my favorite.) I'm a cartoonist. A movie geek. I'm on BAD MOVIES.org,Flixter,Flick,Facebook,Myspace,Trivia Quiz,Criketer,BMMB (not lately) a cryptozoolgy site,and a ufo site-I'm almost 47 years old! I'm never going to grow up-and I never want to! :thumbup:
Being a geek is a beautiful thing! :teddyr:
Going off RC's last post, I have Mad Magazines dating back to the early 80s. I plan to never part with them either. I've read Mad Magazine since I've been a pre schooler.