tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10760709.post2916611879039572350..comments2023-10-31T10:28:50.158-04:00Comments on The Zeray Gazette: John Hodgman at the Radio and TV Correspondents' DinnerJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04854543617806427302noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10760709.post-72771639639011382482009-06-27T22:12:09.077-04:002009-06-27T22:12:09.077-04:00I thought a good Nerd needed those skills to make ...I thought a good Nerd needed those skills to make the ultimate paper airplane.<br /><br />PAX<br />JDJDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09369664921706836400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10760709.post-15649532833196755962009-06-27T15:45:42.749-04:002009-06-27T15:45:42.749-04:00I only speak enough Klingon in order to get into a...I only speak enough Klingon in order to get into a barfight.<br /><br />By "advanced math skills", I am not referring to your personal definition, but something more like trig functions without consulting a textbook.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04854543617806427302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10760709.post-79430731213984697582009-06-27T14:13:31.935-04:002009-06-27T14:13:31.935-04:00So what I am reading here is that you are claiming...So what I am reading here is that you are claiming the lack of math skills needed to perfom simple operations, such as, making a paper airplane, but you alien language skills are highly evolved?<br /><br />PAX<br />JDJDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09369664921706836400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10760709.post-69000586924494254592009-06-27T12:22:11.252-04:002009-06-27T12:22:11.252-04:00Nerd-dom requires substantial math skills. Geeker...Nerd-dom requires substantial math skills. Geekery does not.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04854543617806427302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10760709.post-61581950318533928502009-06-27T09:22:14.244-04:002009-06-27T09:22:14.244-04:00Brilliant and funny.
I loved it when five people ...Brilliant and funny.<br /><br />I loved it when five people in the audience got his first Dune reference.<br /><br />I think Obama is more jock than nerd, though. He's learned to speak nerd as part of his political skills.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10760709.post-39743838539629992792009-06-27T04:06:44.511-04:002009-06-27T04:06:44.511-04:00"But aren't nerds and geeks 2 different k...<i>"But aren't nerds and geeks 2 different kinds of people?"</i><br /><br />I would have to say yes to this one. Sometimes, there is a blending of the 2, in John's case. Then, the affectionate term my wife uses for me: dork. Probably due to my love of good sci-fi and fascination with motorcycles and pipeline operations. <br /><br />PAX<br />JDJDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09369664921706836400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10760709.post-65410768350930189452009-06-26T23:29:11.873-04:002009-06-26T23:29:11.873-04:00But aren't nerds and geeks 2 different kinds o...But aren't nerds and geeks 2 different kinds of people?Divers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10760709.post-87485514823309574772009-06-26T21:13:18.361-04:002009-06-26T21:13:18.361-04:00Well, of course. The answers are Shai-Hulud, a th...Well, of course. The answers are Shai-Hulud, a thumper, and the Water of Life.<br /><br />Oh, and Crom was the god of the Cimmerians.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04854543617806427302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10760709.post-41026428314479483662009-06-26T19:17:37.517-04:002009-06-26T19:17:37.517-04:00I just wanna know if you could answer the three si...I just wanna know if you could answer the three simple questions? I couldn't, but I did find myself calling out "Mohadib!"truevynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05998290681038658399noreply@blogger.com