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->''"What I like about this show is that a lot of the staff, and I include myself, are geeks. So there was no way we would write a geek as an idiot, as anally retentive, as thick."''

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->''"What I like about [[Series/{{Torchwood}} this show show]] is that a lot of the staff, and I include myself, are geeks. So there was no way we would write a geek as an idiot, as anally retentive, as thick."''
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->''"What I like about this show is that a lot of the staff, and I include myself, are geeks. So there was no way we would write a geek as an idiot, as anally retentive, as thick."''
-->-- '''Creator/RussellTDavies''', Behind the Scenes feature for ''Recap/TorchwoodS1E9RandomShoes''
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->''"Basically, I'm a nerd. Any nerds in?'' (audience whoops) ''There was a time when people would not whoop about being a nerd, but now Bill Gates is the richest man on Earth and being a nerd is cool. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome ...Well, not cool. Okay, it never will be]], but we can cope a lot better now."''

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->''"Basically, I'm a nerd. Any nerds in?'' (audience whoops) ''There was a time when people would not whoop about being a nerd, but now Bill Gates is the richest man on Earth and being a nerd is cool. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome ... ...Well, not cool. Okay, it never will be]], be, but we can cope a lot better now."''
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-->-- Creator/SimonPegg

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-->-- Creator/SimonPegg
'''Creator/SimonPegg'''



-->-- Creator/EdByrne, ''Crowd Pleaser''

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-->-- Creator/EdByrne, '''Creator/EdByrne''', ''Crowd Pleaser''
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->''"Basically, I'm a nerd. Any nerds in?'' (audience whoops) ''There was a time when people would not whoop about being a nerd, but now Bill Gates is the richest man on Earth and being a nerd is cool. [[RealityEnsues ...Well, not cool. Okay, it never will be]], but we can cope a lot better now."''

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->''"Basically, I'm a nerd. Any nerds in?'' (audience whoops) ''There was a time when people would not whoop about being a nerd, but now Bill Gates is the richest man on Earth and being a nerd is cool. [[RealityEnsues ...[[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome ...Well, not cool. Okay, it never will be]], but we can cope a lot better now."''
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Geek and Gamer girls ([[Videogame/MortalKombat Finish him!]]), We're undefeatable\\

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Geek and Gamer girls ([[Videogame/MortalKombat ([[Franchise/MortalKombat Finish him!]]), We're undefeatable\\
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->''My passion is more important that the people making fun of me. I'm not embarrassed about my hobbies.''
-->--'''Yuuto Sakuraba''', ''Manga/TonariNoKashiwagiSan''
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Where [[Literature/WheelOfTime Rand al'Thor]] still reigns supreme\\

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Where [[Literature/WheelOfTime [[Literature/TheWheelOfTime Rand al'Thor]] still reigns supreme\\
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->''"Basically, I'm a nerd. Any nerds in?'' (audience whoops) ''There was a time when people would not whoop about being a nerd, but now Bill Gates is the richest man on Earth and being a nerd is cool. [[RealityEnsues ...Well, not cool. Okay, it never will be]], but we can cope a lot better now."''
-->-- Creator/EdByrne, ''Crowd Pleaser''
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->'''Alexa''': Ha! I'm a ''super'' Skell nut. I should wear, like, a cape or something.

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->'''Alexa''': Ha! I'm a ''super'' Skell nut. I ''(aside)''I should wear, like, a cape or something.
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->''"Being a geek is all about being honest about what you enjoy and not being afraid to demonstrate that affection. It means never having to play it cool about how much you like something. It's basically a license to proudly emote on a somewhat childish level rather than behave like a supposed adult. Being a geek is extremely liberating."''
-->-- Creator/SimonPegg
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{{Marvel}}, [[DCComics DC]], Creator/{{Vertigo|Comics}}\\

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{{Marvel}}, [[DCComics Creator/{{Marvel|Comics}}, [[Creator/DCComics DC]], Creator/{{Vertigo|Comics}}\\

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->''"Be wary of those that you call "nerds", you'll be calling them "boss" in 20 years."''
-->-- '''Attributed to [[TruthInTelevision Bill Gates]]''' [[note]]Actually an addendum to a popularly circulated e-mail taken from a list written by Charles J Sykes, with [[BeamMeUpScotty Bill Gates' name tacked on at one point]][[/note]]. He is still the perfect embodiment of a nerd boss.

-> ''"I'm not a geek. I'm King Geek!"''
-->-- '''Creator/StephenColbert''', ''Series/TheColbertReport''

->'''Camber''': Wow! So you're not just a [[HumongousMecha Skell]] nut!
->'''Alexa''': Ha! I'm a ''super'' Skell nut. I should wear, like, a cape or something.
-->-- ''VideoGame/XenobladeChroniclesX''

->'''Maxima:''' I, uh...used to be sort of a nerd.\\
'''Sydney:''' [[PunctuatedForEmphasis You! Say. That. With. Pride!]]
-->-- ''Webcomic/GrrlPower''




->''"Be wary of those that you call "nerds", you'll be calling them "boss" in 20 years."''
-->-- '''Attributed to [[TruthInTelevision Bill Gates]]''' [[note]]Actually an addendum to a popularly circulated e-mail taken from a list written by Charles J Sykes, with [[BeamMeUpScotty Bill Gates' name tacked on at one point]][[/note]]. He is still the perfect embodiment of a nerd boss.

-> ''"I'm not a geek. I'm King Geek!"''
-->-- '''Creator/StephenColbert''', ''Series/TheColbertReport''

->'''Camber''': Wow! So you're not just a [[HumongousMecha Skell]] nut!
->'''Alexa''': Ha! I'm a ''super'' Skell nut. I should wear, like, a cape or something.
-->-- ''VideoGame/XenobladeChroniclesX''
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->I'ma do the things that I wanna do\\
I ain't got a thing to prove to you

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->I'ma ->''"I'ma do the things that I wanna do\\
I ain't got a thing to prove to youyou"''



->I've got the [[Tabletopgame/DungeonsAndDragons Dungeon Master's Guide]]\\

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->I've ->''"I've got the [[Tabletopgame/DungeonsAndDragons Dungeon Master's Guide]]\\



Yes I do, I do
-->-- '''Weezer''', In the Garage

->It's good to be a geek\\

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Yes I do, I do
do"''
-->-- '''Weezer''', In "In the Garage

->It's
Garage"

->''"It's
good to be a geek\\



It's good to watch [[Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan the Wrath of Khan]] on a plasma screen

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It's good to watch [[Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan the Wrath of Khan]] on a plasma screenscreen"''



->First in my class here at MIT\\
Got skills, I'm a champion at [[Tabletopgame/DungeonsAndDragons DnD]]

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->First ->''"First in my class here at MIT\\
Got skills, I'm a champion at [[Tabletopgame/DungeonsAndDragons DnD]]DnD]]"''



->Maybe I'm the physics main event.\\

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->Maybe ->''"Maybe I'm the physics main event.\\



thinks that I'm coplanar.

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thinks that I'm coplanar."''



->I know a place \\

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->I ->''"I know a place \\



Game over.

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Game over."''



->Be wary of those that you call "nerds", you'll be calling them "boss" in 20 years.

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->Be ->''"Be wary of those that you call "nerds", you'll be calling them "boss" in 20 years."''



-> ''I'm not a geek. I'm King Geek!''

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-> ''I'm ''"I'm not a geek. I'm King Geek!''Geek!"''
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->'''Camber''': Wow! So you're not just a [[HumongousMecha Skell]] nut!
->'''Alexa''': Ha! I'm a ''super'' Skell nut. I should wear, like, a cape or something.
-->-- ''VideoGame/XenobladeChroniclesX''
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I've got [[ComicBook/{{X-Men}} Kitty Pryde]]\\
And [[Franchise/{{X-Men}} Nightcrawler]] too\\

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I've got [[ComicBook/{{X-Men}} Kitty Pryde]]\\
ComicBook/KittyPryde\\
And [[Franchise/{{X-Men}} Nightcrawler]] ComicBook/{{Nightcrawler}} too\\

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