Comments on: Guest Blogger: The Simpsons’ Tim Long

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[...] were treated to a delightful virtual presentation by Tim Long, writer and producer for the Simpsons, that made us laugh as he reminded us about what was both [...]

By: kristofero

kristofero — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:20:29 +0000

Tim– That was really funny. Come back anytime!

Dave– If you’re trying to quantify your nerdiness… you qualify.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:44:34 +0000

The trouble with nerditude becoming mainstream and cool is that the more hardcore nerds work to differentiate themselves from the mainstream (what made them nerds in the first place, to be honest). As something nerdy (MMOs) becomes mainstream (WoW), it becomes nerdy to hate on WoW because it’s a popular MMO. I’m sure Watchmen will quickly become very uncool to some nerds because of all the mainstream attention (and yes, to other nerds, it will still be Watchmen).
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Also keep in mind that there are degrees of nerditude. I go OCD over Lost, but I’m hardly in league with the majority of posters to Nerd World. Other than Lost, my biggest claim to being a nerd is the fact that I play DotA. That and my annual one-day Star Wars marathon, but who doesn’t already do that? I don’t read comic books (or graphic novels), and I rarely read nerdy literature (the Ender/Shadow series and the HP books). So… am I a nerd? How are such things measured?

By: farsig

farsig — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:07:34 +0000

After a celebrity says they were a nerd or geek when they were growning up, we should then ask them where to find a [Robe of Agrul] for my lvl 18 BE Priest. I’m sure katie holmes would come back with a fast “That’s a lvl 20 BoP noob. You don’t need it yet.”

By: trixie2212

trixie2212 — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 13:40:45 +0000

This drives me nuts, much like when beautiful obviously high maintenance women love to claim they were the “biggest tomboy ever!” when they were younger.

By: dennitzio

dennitzio — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:11:54 +0000

Doesn’t bother me any. I look at as a source of honor, like Queer Pride. But my favorite part is that the unconfident A-males who routinely bullied nerds in HS are, in my experience, respecting of, working for, or jealous of nerds (especially techy geeks). Bill Gates alone is probably worth more than all the frat boys in the country put together.

By: Rorschach

Rorschach — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:30:38 +0000

People stealing the word nerd has pissed me off also. I don’t really have anything to add, so I’ll just say I agree with you

By: snootay

snootay — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:06:58 +0000

I don’t know if I’d put Curt Schilling on that list. He does have an unhealthy obsession with MMORPGs.

By: eduardojencarelli

eduardojencarelli — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:48:52 +0000

Nerd’s become classy. Once it becomes trendy, it loses all meaning. That’s the downside to having superhero movies and videogames as acceptable forms of mainstream entertainment. I guess nerd can’t be used to describe Comic Book Guy anymore.

I guess it’s time for a new Revenge of the Nerds. I wonder if they can bring back Anthony Edwards.

By the way, I’m probably one of very few people who actually enjoyed the jockey elves on one of your episodes. Unexpected and surreal, but not that out of place on the main story.

The N’Sync episode was also quite a treat. Only on the Simpsons there could be any kind of connection between joining the Navy and Mad Magazine.

By: That Anonymous Dude

That Anonymous Dude — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:13:12 +0000

is there anyway for us to protest in advance next weeks post? can i light something on fire that would prevent it?