While talking about the World Cup, I let it slip that I liked Trinidad & Tobago because, as a kid, I collected stamps, and Trinidad and Tobago had the best stamps. Wait a minute....stamp collecting? Nerd Alert! Sticking with the theme, here's my ranking of Nerdliest Activities:
10. Star Wars (so mainstream it barely makes the scale...but bonus points for people who read the books or collect figurines)
9. Boardgames (except for Risk, that one gets bonus Nerd Points)
8. Scrapbooking (people into arts and crafts hate on it, but whatever, it's cooler than knitting. Oh, the heresy!)
7. Comic books
6. Stamp collecting
5. Belonging to a They Might Be Giants fan club
4. Star Trek
3. Show choir
2. Sci-fi/fantasy fiction
1. Dungeons and Dragons (or the current equivalent). The pinnacle of Nerddom.
5 comments:
What about board games by yourself?
From,
Anonymous
And I think marching band (particularly when capped off with the feather hat should've made the list...
From,
Amanda
Oooh, I totally forgot about marching band. That might me right around Star Trek level.
And as for playing board games by yourself, more sad than nerdy, "anonymous."
Back in my day, the topper was definitely Magic cards, which I guess was some sort of dungeons and dragons card game? Don't know if the class of '95 was down with Magic like the class of '98...
Hah! I knew that knitting comment would get your goat, RT. I have a nerdy obsession with stationery, so I think that's why I prefer scrapbooking, although the knit penis was something to behold. Bri- I definitely remember the Magic cards and believe that they belong with Dungeons and Dragons in the #1 spot.
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