Are We Nerds?

[Satyr]

I care what some people think, mainly people of the other gender:hehe: ...

Jamie

G'day,

yeah well, thre's that of course, still, even if you be yourself, and don't care what they think of you, they will still come, don't worry.

Talking about the other gender, someone in this thread was complaining he couldn't get the "Hot" girls. Belive me, you aren't missing anything. The so called "plain" girls are a lot more fun to be with, and a lot more loyal. The "Hot" chicks are usually only interested in themselves and appearances, in other words, too shallow to be any real fun or interesting.
Personally, I was never very much interested in what a girl/woman looked like, personaliry and sense of hunour and intelligence is what makes a womian attractive to me.

Have a good one,
E.C.

 

[sniper297]

You guys worry too much, proper response to the guys is "I'm a nerd, you got a problem with that?" And don't worry about girls either, they don't care if you're "cool" or you play with Barbie dolls and have a complete collection of Dora the Explorer toys and videos, the important thing is you have plenty of money to buy them bling bling. :hehe:

 

[sparky15]

A nerd is just someone with enough will power and guts to do what he likes without following the pack. Do your own thing and don't worry what anyone else thinks. Anyone who gives up something they like because of peer pressure is weak.

 

[NikkiA]

And don't worry about girls either, they don't care if you're "cool" or you play with Barbie dolls and have a complete collection of Dora the Explorer toys and videos

Don't be so sure, some of us love those things and would consider a man with his own collection of barbies and dora to have a valuable bonus point in his favour. Even more so if he's willing to let the collections intermingle once the relationship reaches a special point, but that's a very large commitment that most people aren't ready for.

 

[sniper297]

I like Sparky's definition, a real man eats quiche if he wants to without worrying about what anyone else thinks, and is not afraid to wear bunny ears when the occasion calls for it.

 

[sparky15]

Any man that would post a picture of himself in bunny ears on the internet is more man than most will ever be

Dave.....

 

[captainkman]

G'day,

I don't think you're a nerd, more of a geek realy.:hehe:

Seriously, just be yourself and don't worry to much about what others think about you. I gave up worying about that hen I was about 12. I lived my life being ME, and not something others would like me to be.
As for the argument of what's better, plains or trains, at least trains don't fall out of the sky:hehe:.

Have a good one
E.C.

Yeah, good advice. I really do't care what others say. If someone teases me, I'll have forgotten it by the end of the week.

That's the point I use in the arguments!

 

[Satyr]

I like Sparky's definition, a real man eats quiche if he wants to without worrying about what anyone else thinks, and is not afraid to wear bunny ears when the occasion calls for it.

G'day,

Here they call quiche "egg and bacon pie", so the blokes can eat it without feeling like a sissy or one of them funny boys:hehe:.

Have a good one,
E.C.

 

[Satyr]

Don't be so sure, some of us love those things and would consider a man with his own collection of barbies and dora to have a valuable bonus point in his favour. Even more so if he's willing to let the collections intermingle once the relationship reaches a special point, but that's a very large commitment that most people aren't ready for.

G'day,

A collection of barby dolls, I think that would be going a bit far, never could stand these horrible things anyway. Stil have a life size smurf and a toy gorilla called Oscar. Just to stay in thouch with my feminine side.:hehe:

Have a good one,
E.C.

 

[Klinger]

For the record, I work on railroads, I play trainz, and am building a model railroad (amazingly, all this stuff is narrow gauge)

I think its safe to say I am a nerd. The word "Foamer" could also be applied

 

[Satyr]

For the record, I work on railroads, I play trainz, and am building a model railroad (amazingly, all this stuff is narrow gauge)

I think its safe to say I am a nerd. The word "Foamer" could also be applied

G'day,

You're not suffering from OCD by any chance are you?:hehe:

Have a good one,
E.C.

 

[Sampug394]

My perspective on all this...

Elementary and Middle School - "You like trains? What? You nerd! Trains are dum. _________ is cooler than trains."

*befuddled and angry response here*


High School? Well, after all those years of reading and reading and more reading and learning all about those 'silly' trains you like, when you can take an infinite array of parts and picture them coming together on a fictional locomotive, and can then put a pencil to paper and illustrate said locomotive from scratch... Let's just say that the same dudes, and in particular, the lasses, have a tendency to take notice.



Nothing quite matches the feeling when a girl breaks away from her clique of friends, and strolls up to you and asks you to draw a train for them...

Even better when many weeks later, she boasts that people ask who drew that train up on her wall, and she'll tell 'em my name and that she wishes she could draw like I do...


So much for being nerdy when the lasses like that you know a thing or two about the gigantic blocks of steel on steel wheels on steel rails that make this world move... :wave:

 

[simulatortrain]

Elementary and Middle School - "You like trains? What? You nerd! Trains are dum. _________ is cooler than trains."

*befuddled and angry response here*


High School? Well, after all those years of reading and reading and more reading and learning all about those 'silly' trains you like, when you can take an infinite array of parts and picture them coming together on a fictional locomotive, and can then put a pencil to paper and illustrate said locomotive from scratch... Let's just say that the same dudes, and in particular, the lasses, have a tendency to take notice.



Nothing quite matches the feeling when a girl breaks away from her clique of friends, and strolls up to you and asks you to draw a train for them...

Even better when many weeks later, she boasts that people ask who drew that train up on her wall, and she'll tell 'em my name and that she wishes she could draw like I do...


So much for being nerdy when the lasses like that you know a thing or two about the gigantic blocks of steel on steel wheels on steel rails that make this world move... :wave:

Gotta second this... I've had many a girl ask me to draw her a train. And c'mon, unless you're Foamhead McSpazzitron, what's it to anyone whether you like trains whereas they like cars or sports better? If you don't constantly rant about 3rd rail shoes on P32s or where your favorite 4-8-4 is at this exact moment of time (cause we've all met these people- or maybe some forum members are these people...) I mean, seriously. I've been asked by many, guys and girls alike, (sure, since it was brought up, many attractive girls at that) "why do you like trains" and other topics, and even had multi-hour discussions starting with this and continuing as the conversation changed with said females. It's because I don't constantly shove my reasons down their throats. If you make an effort to stand out because your hobby is unique, then yes, you'll probably get made fun of. Not saying you have to be just another one in the crowd and hide your interest, but you don't need to throw it in anyone's face, either.

I have to say, if you question whether you're a nerd or not, that might just mean you are.

 

[Sampug394]

...I mean, seriously. I've been asked by many, guys and girls alike, (sure, since it was brought up, many attractive girls at that) "why do you like trains?"

...To which I answer, "When I was very little, I watched Thomas the (Blue E2 class 0-6-0 side tank shunting steam locomotive) Tank engine, but nowadays its the real trains; massive, thousands of horsepower-generating steam and diesel locomotives of every nationality and size and gauge and colour that haul everything imaginable while shaking the earth below your feet and rattling everything loose nearby, as you stand in awe as such a massive, powerful and noisy thing rolls past, doing the job it was designed to do.

THAT is why I like trains, good sir/lass..."

 

[captainkman]

~snip~
If you make an effort to stand out because your hobby is unique, then yes, you'll probably get made fun of.~snip~ .

I think I make too much of an effort to stand out!

At least I have my science teacher to talk trains with!

Even though I'm probably the least popular person at school, everyone crowds around when I bring a book or toy train or Volkswagen, especially in grade 6 with the bridge-building assignment, where I had a double-loop of Tomy track with 2 trains going round over the bridge I built. At least 10 students wanted to stay in at lunch and play with it!

 

[Klinger]

I mean, seriously. I've been asked by many, guys and girls alike, (sure, since it was brought up, many attractive girls at that) "why do you like trains"

The correct answer to that question could go something like "Well, why do you like cars, Why do you like Shoes, why do you like Purses?"

 

[steve123]

If someone ever has a shot at you about your hobby of trains, then from a males point of view ask them how they would feel if you collected toy dolls instead then watch there face change,
the sort of people who have the hobby of trains either being on the computer or as scaled models are in most cases passive quiet and deep thinker's and who also like there own space, you could say they live inside themself to a degree,
as for females never ever had a problem with them, i am no oil painting in fact very few female would want this head in there face but i have had about 15 true girlfriends in my life and each one was a beautifull person inside and out in there own way,
so you never judge the book by the cover

i am who i am, meaning, be who you are at all times Moses and never try to be something or someone you are not

if people can't except you for what you are then understand that they have so much more to learn than you.

i am who i am and will never be anymore than my worth
steve

 

[Sampug394]

The correct answer to that question could go something like "Well, why do you like cars, Why do you like Shoes, why do you like Purses?"

Are you talking to a boy or a girl about those things? It sounds like you're implying both, and that wouldn't exactly go over well with either...

 

[pfx]

Interesting thread but in answer to the OP, no, I'm not a nerd. I consider myself a proud train geek and I'm quite happy to tell people that.

Recently, I've developed my geekyness to new levels by moving on from the virtual to the real and helping with a local heritage railway (and also continueing to Trainz). It's amazing how many people actually respect me for doing so when I thought I'd have been a target for derision. Some almost appear jealous as if they would also like to get down and dirty among the locos but just don't have the balls to do it.

Geek has a bit more kudos than nerd and also implies knowledge. My brother is also a proud geek of the computer kind and we both take it as a complement when referred to as our respective types of geek.

So, if anyone is slagging you for being a nerd, explain you're a geek and as they probably aren't programmed to deal with such a response, will leave you be.

 

[SUBWAY125]

Well for Starters, people look down on railways ever since the rise of highways and airlines and of course: Environmental Protection.
Less people die in train-wrecks than airplane and car accidents combined each year.
But now back to Are We Nerds?
All I can say is that because more people like cars and airplanes (bleah, BORING) people tend to mock us more.
I can't tell you how many times I've been called g*y in school.
Heck, now people look at trains as useless polluting objects, and us as fools.