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"In my high school the nerds were not only accepted but somewhat admired,"

ER — 8/1/2013 11:30:22 PM (archived)

Yeah, Bowz--but that was in the olden days...
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The whole thread (8 posts)

...on being a nerd..by Wil Wheaton. - Jody - 7/31/2013 3:27:08 PM
- It is an American tragedy that we do not treat our nerds kindly. - ER - 7/31/2013 6:19:04 PM
  - There are two aspects of nerdiness. - bowser - 8/1/2013 9:28:39 PM
    - "In my high school the nerds were not only accepted but somewhat admired," - ER - 8/1/2013 11:30:22 PM
      - That was the JV rugby team. - bowser - 8/3/2013 1:18:10 AM
        
        I just got that.... - ER - 8/3/2013 4:10:28 AM
- The REAL nerds thought Wheaton was cool when he was still on Star Trek. - TB - 7/31/2013 4:44:38 PM
  - My favorite episode - Jody - 7/31/2013 5:48:58 PM

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