Arirtotlehimself.. thats a very good question, but plaguerat just answered it " Nerd is mostly *just a term that the* stupid social people use to make them self's feel better and more secure" ..man he said that one right on the dot ..damn lol (had to add my two pennys) lol and hes right its only in Highschool.... highschool sucks. College is so diffrent.. (if its a big large college) thats go to be over 30,000 people going..why would they spend time calling people nerds and making fun of other people.. you dont have time.. you'd be kicked out. college.. your on your own. I agree with you though Aristotlehimself though.. i look like the total prepy girl.. i live in this one place and EVERYONE in the whole state knows where you live so that automaticaly label you " oh your the rich dumb blonde type" "you girls get evrything you want" "rich spoiled brats", but in reality i i have 2-3 tutors every day and do homework on the weekends (sometimes going to concerts on the weekends too) and when im not doing homework or in any of my at-home classes i play rpgs and soccer. am i nerd? .. in my opionion. no. no one is a freakin Nerd.. like "only black guys like rap" wtf? thats a sterotype statement.. i know white guys that like rap.. lol people are so stupid when they say stuff like that.

I am a FEMALE nerd, a rare, but sought after species...

I speak mel, xhtml, css, php and mySql. Magazines such as DMW, PC Powerplay and PC Authority are among my favs... I'd rather go shopping for the latest, fastest RAM than clothes.. and i wish i had more RAM... (u can never have enough of a good thing..)

I believe Intel is better than AMD, i know the exact specs of my comp, ATI rules my world... I wish Autodesk didnt acquire Alias... Linux rocks... so does Apache... I lvoe playing Enemy Territory...

Nerds are hot, sexy, cool, smart and intelligent, and are the best partner/lover you could imagine... (especially network techies...)

N3RD$ d0 1t b3t@ .....

Go get yourself a nerd girlfreind today...

[ there is more than 1 use for a 10mtr CAT 5 cable... would you like me to show you??? ;) ]

...What the hell r u on about?

haha
can someone tell me where do you begin to become a "nerd"?
despite the stereotypical nerdilicous qualities, can you really give a un-fixed form and list of qualities that makes you a nerd?
you study a lot, you're a nerd?
you browse the internet 3 times a week, thats nerdy?
you stutter while talking to girls or you cant stand up for yourself when somebody takes a lash at you? nerd? i dont really get it, should everybody be sassy, rude,self absorbed, an academic failure with awful grammar so they're not "nerds"?
well, i cant say i am a nerd but i never liked the term, this article is pure crap.

@wintersky
i...i thought you were a myth....but...now i just dont know what to belive...