Unsorted: You're an geek/nerd if...
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You're an geek/nerd.......... 1. If you introduce your wife/girlfriend as "mylady@home.wife" or husband/ boyfriend as "myguy@home.stud" 2. If your spouse sends you an e-mail instead of calling you to dinner 3. If you can quote scenes from any Monty Python movie 4. If you want an 8X CD-ROM for Christmas 5. If Dilbert is your hero 6. If you stare at an orange juice container because it says CONCENTRATE 7. If you can name 6 Star Trek episodes 8. If the only jokes you receive are through e-mail 9. If your wrist watch has more computing power than a 486DX-50 10. If your idea of good interpersonal communication means getting the decimal point in the right place 11. If you look forward to Christmas only to put together the kids toys 12. If you use a CAD package to design your son's Pine Wood Derby car 13. If you have used coat hangers and duct tape for something other than hanging coats and taping ducts 14. If, at Christmas, it goes without saying that you will be the one to find the burnt-out bulb in the string 15. If you window shop at Radio Shack or Fry's Electronics 16. If your ideal evening consists of fast-forwarding through the latest sci-fi movie looking for technical inaccuracies 17. If you have "Dilbert" comics displayed anywhere in your work area 18. If you carry on a one-hour debate over the expected results of a test that actually takes five minutes to run 19. If you are convinced you can build a phaser out of your garage door opener and your camera's flash attachment 20. If you don't even know where the cover to your personal computer is 21. If you have modified your can-opener to be microprocessor driven 22. If you know the direction the water swirls when you flush 23. If you own "Official Star Trek" anything 24. If you have ever taken the back off your TV just to see what's inside 25. If a team of you and your co-workers have set out to modify the antenna on the radio in your work area for better reception 26. If you thought the concoction ET used to phone home was stupid 27. If you ever burned down the gymnasium with your Science Fair project 28. If you are currently gathering the components to build your own nuclear reactor 29. If you own one or more white short-sleeve dress shirts 30. If you have never backed-up your hard drive 31. If you are aware that computers are actually only good for playing games, but are afraid to say it out loud 32. If you truly believe aliens are living among us 33. If you have ever saved the power cord from a broken appliance 34. If you have ever purchased an electronic appliance "as-is" 35. If you see a good design and still have to change it 36. If the salespeople at Circuit City can't answer any of your questions 37. If you still own a slide rule and you know how to work it 38. If the thought that a CD could refer to finance or music never enters your mind 39. If you own a set of itty-bitty screw drivers, but you don't remember where they are 40. If you rotate your screen savers more frequently than your automobile tires 41. If you have a functioning home copier machine, but every toaster you own turns bread into charcoal 42. If you have more toys than your kids 43. If you need a checklist to turn on the TV 44. If you have introduced your kids by the wrong name 45. If your wife thinks your taste in ties is bizarre 46. If you have a habit of destroying things in order to see how they work 47. If your IQ number is bigger than your weight 48. If the microphone or visual aids at a meeting don't work and you rush up to the front to fix it 49. If you can remember 7 computer passwords but not your anniversary 50. If you have memorized the program schedule for the Discovery channel and have seen most of the shows already 51. If you have ever owned a calculator with no equal key and know what RPN stands for 52. If your father sat 2 inches in front of your family's first color TV with a magnifying lens to see how they made the colors, and you grew up thinking that was normal 53. If you know how to take the cover off of your computer, and what size screw driver to use 54. If you can type 70 words a minute but can't read your own handwriting 55. If people groan at the party when you pick out the music 56. If you can't remember where you parked your car for the 3rd time this week 57. If people hound you for pocket protectors at Halloween time 58. If you did the sound system for your senior prom 59. If your checkbook always balances 60. If your girlfriend says the way you dress is no reflection on her 61. If your wristwatch has more buttons than a telephone 62. If you have more friends on the Internet than in real life 63. If you thought the real heroes of "Apollo 13" were the mission controllers 64. If you think your computer looks better without the cover 65. If you think that when people around you yawn, its because they didn't get enough sleep 66. If your wife/husband hasn't the foggiest idea what you do at work 67. If you spend more on your home computer than your car 68. If you know what http:/ stands for 69. If you've ever tried to repair a $5.00 radio 70. If you have a neatly sorted collection of old bolts and nuts in your garage 71. If your favorite part of the 6 o clock news is comparing their latest satellite weather picture with yours 72. If your three year old son asks why the sky is blue and you try to explain atmospheric absorption theory 73. If your lap-top computer costs more than your car 74. If your 4 basic food groups are: 1. Coffee 2. Chocolate 3. Pretzels 4. Jolt Cola |