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weaponized nerdery (mander.xyz)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

What makes them think that the library of Alexandria did it any other way? Nerds have existed long before the internet…

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Nerds were invented by Charles Nerd, when in 1948, separated from the Poindexters and the eggheads after disagreement.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

umm ackshually this is false, the concept of nerd originates from a viking ship that docked at Lübeck in 873, whereupon the crew got into an extended argument about the precise value of their cargo, leading to the Lübeck merchants exclaiming "Fücking Nörds!" and that quickly caught on and eventually the term started generally referring to anyone that was annoyingly pedantic but technically correct.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Can I cite this on Wikipedia?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

absolutely. I am a tyrant that you should trust, and you should let me run your life. I know what is best for you.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

You can only call then Nerds if they're from the Nerdeaux region of France. Otherwise they're just sparkling smartasses