Nerdius Maximus

Today as I walked through the school cafeteria I noticed a group of students who had brought a tv and "guitar hero" (a video game in which you try to play songs on a toy guitar) into the area and were playing it with undivided attention. Immediately the word "nerds" popped into my head. As I kept walking (a little faster) I wondered if these students were even aware that they where thought of as such and, perhaps, even considered themselves to be "cool?"
This made me wonder, what exactly qualifies someone as a “nerd?” and are there any tests to make sure you’re not one yourself?

Whoever can come up with the best answer will win some kind of prize to be decided at some other time.

Quotes

Is The Man getting you down? Does it seem like your whole world is falling apart? Are you really starting to feel that double quarter pounder with cheese? If so, these inspiring quotes might help brighten your day.

"I think that's how Chicago got started. A bunch of people in New York said, 'Gee, I'm enjoying the crime and the poverty, but it just isn't cold enough. Let's go west."- Richard Jeni

"In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."- Douglas Adams

"A committee is a group of people who individually can do nothing but together can decide that nothing can be done."- Fred Allen

“Hey boss,” Hugo called from the next tent. “Colette won’t share the dental floss.” “There’s no reason to use dental floss,” Count Olaf said, “unless you’re trying to strangle someone with a very weak neck” - Lemony Snicket