The comic strip Unshelved, which addresses library humor (yes, there is such a thing!), recently spent a week asking, “Who needs libraries when we have the internet?” The interactions of the two ‘characters,’ the library and the internet, are hiliarious and extremely timely. I love it! Check it out here. (There are arrows at the bottom of the comic strip to view the following days’ strips too.)
LATER - Edited to add this funny quiz I found via Heather, who is Pure Nerd. Sometimes we say we are the Dork Family (my family of origin, that is), but apparently I’m both dorky and nerdy! Woo-hoo!
Your Score: Tri-Lamb Material
69 % Nerd, 4% Geek, 60% Dork
For The Record:
A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia.
A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one.
A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions.
You scored better than half in Nerd and Dork, earning you the coveted title of: Tri-Lamb Material.
The classic, “80’s” nerd, you are what most people think of when they think “nerd,” largely due to 80’s movies like Revenge of the Nerds and TV shows like Head of the Class. You’re exceptionally bright and smart, and partly because of that have never quite fit in with your peers or social groups. Perhaps you’ve realized, or will someday, that it is possible to retain all of the things that you like about being brilliant and still make peace with the social cliques around you. Or maybe you won’t–it’s really not necessary. As the brothers of Lambda Lambda Lambda discovered, you’re fine just the way you are and can take pride in that. I mean, who wants to be like Ogre, right!?
Take THE NERD? GEEK? OR DORK? TEST
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P.S. The funniest part isn’t listed in their stock results. At the bottom they listed how I compared to other people my age and gender:
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You scored higher than 99% on nerdiness |
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You scored higher than 99% on geekosity |
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You scored higher than 99% on dork points |
Very cleverly done.
