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I've never owned, or even read a comic book in its entirety. The last time I purchased a video game system was over ten years ago. I don't have a ponytail or drink off-brand Dr Pepper from 2-liter bottles while I read things on the internet.
That being said, there were times in my life when, without question, those were my people. I carry the scars, and I could still probably recite credits scrawl of all three Star Wars movies. (That's right, I said three, and I meant three.) The thing about growing up nerd is that the vast majority of us grow out of it. And while it wasn't the case with me, most of us force our way out of it to meet girls.
It's not that aren't girls in nerd culture; it's just that they're exceedingly rare, and therefore hugely inflated in value. Which is why, no matter how much you might dig girls who have strong opinions about Greedo shooting first, they are, by and large, totally undateable. It's not their fault. Spending your adolescence being fawned over by a group of six to eight pale, socially inept borderline autistics will always warp a young lady's worldview and leave her lacking in a few key coping mechanisms. If all you ever had to do to get the attention of the opposite sex was to snap your fingers and quote a few lines of Douglas Adams, it's understandable that you might wind up a little self-involved and short on basic social graces.
But like I said, most of us, who grew up as nerds, escape. Some of us just turned into normal, contributing members of society. Some of us went hipster, a few turned to rock-a-billy, which I'm sure we can all agree is a lateral move at best. The point is, the recovering nerd girls are still pretty awesome. They all seem to have gotten long-term service industry jobs and tattoos of "Slave 1." And, for the most part, they've proven socially resilient enough to have a conversation about books, or music, unless I'm drunk and someone says something about Captain Picard being better than Captain Kirk and I have to shout at them, in which case they usually have some cogent insight. And I find it charming.
I'm really hoping this ad doesn't result in a bunch of responses from LARPers and Renaissance Faire employees, though. That would just bum everyone out.
I'm Dan. I'm probably free this Friday.
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