Comic books and 'nerds'

[Ninjaghostdog]

Okay so me and my friends went into town the other day and were walking around for ages going to different stores, then my friend asked me were I wanted to go. I quickly said the comic book store to her. She said okay the rest laughed, Anyone else have problems telling this stuff to friends who are kinda assholes.


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[DefunctTheory]

No, actually, I have not.

But than again, I keep pretty god company.

 

[MiracleOfSound]

No, when anyone calls me a nerd I take it as a compliment.

 

[mad825]

meh, any one really who takes the label "geek" or "nerd" as an insult is an anti-intellectual, so really they just become scum bags themselves

 

[Ekonk]

No, I don't read comics. I only read Watchmen.

 

[Ninjaghostdog]

meh, any one really who takes the label "geek" or "nerd" as an insult is an anti-intellectual, so really they just become scum bags themselves

I don't take it as insult its just that some of my friends are judge mental douche bags.

 

[EMFCRACKSHOT]

Nope. All of my friends are as nerdy as I am. We will happily sit in forbidden planet and read for an hour or do something equally nerdy. Nerds=awesome

 

[Optimus Hagrid]

Anyone else have problems telling this stuff to friends who are kinda assholes.

Not related to comic books, but people don't like hearing about my gaming.

I stopped giving a shit about people calling me a 'nerd' ages ago, however. It's just who I am. I also like to rub this in said people's faces to gain the moral high ground DDDDDD

 

[K84]

People never quite know how to react when i tell them my plans for weekends off.
Going to a comic book convention, a Fantasy themed festival etc.
But they dig my videogaming and comic book knowledge.
Not the Kirk imitations though......

 

[GloatingSwine]

Anyone else have problems telling this stuff to friends who are kinda assholes.

Get better friends?

 

[Quiet Stranger]

No, when anyone calls me a nerd I take it as a compliment.

yup, N.E.R.D. Not Even Remotely Dorky, I also take it as a compliment

 

[King of the Sandbox]

You know that old saying, "The meek shall inherit the Earth?"

I'm pretty sure they meant "geek".

 

[Queen Michael]

I have no friends like that.

 

[Quaxar]

People never quite know how to react when i tell them my plans for weekends off.
Going to a comic book convention, a Fantasy themed festival etc.
But they dig my videogaming and comic book knowledge.
Not the Kirk imitations though......

Fascinating

I only have one half-nerdy friend and one who plays WoW and is into physics and chemistry. Apart from that I can't do any nerdy things with them anyway and have to do it alone, so my only problem is a lack of decent geekfriends to accompany me.

 

[SomeBritishDude]

I tell my friends I read comics. I don't give a shit, and honestly I haven't met many that give a shit much either. The rise in superhero movies means this decade is the best for comic book fans.

 

[Verlander]

Don't worry, when you get older such things are considered introspective/ironic/endearing and generally considered cool. Any girl who shuns you now will be your wench by 22

 

[TheDustyBanana]

I can relate but it extends to more than just comics for me. I always seem to fall into a group of people that mocks whatever I like...so I then immediately exaggerate that trait until it annoys them into acceptance or them getting lost.

For example, senior year of high school I watched the Dark Crystal for the first time and said I enjoyed it. Everyone in my German class thought I was a dork...so I spent the rest of the hour and a half class quoting the movie. Specifically the "Trial by Stoooone!" scene.

So in short, not just my friends are like that but everyone I run into. I'm unlucky that way but hey, I have fun with it so whatevs.

 

[silver wolf009]

The company i keep revel in our nerdom (its a real word). Were constantly sing RE: your brains and qouting L4D while humming the super mario 3 theme.

 

[Meggiepants]

Pfft! Whatever. These same people are probably geeking over the Iron Man movie and privately wish they were as awesome as Wolverine.

I don't read comic books for the approval of other people, so I could care less if they think it's dorky. If my friends made fun of anything I did, I'd just ignore them completely. Take the girl with you to the comic store and tell your buddies they can go to the shoe store or something.

 

[K84]

Come to think about it, the girl said okay.
When you asked her to come along with you TO A COMIC BOOKSTORE.
Just saying, that is:

a) awesome
b) rare
c) you get girl, why you care what stupid friends think?, Hulk smash!