Three hundred geeks showing their pride by creating a human "Pac-Man" game? Illogical. Picture: AP Source: AP
Commandment - don't be a generalised geek. You must specialise in something. Picture: Channel 9 Source: The Courier-Mail
- Nerds celebrate Geek Pride Day today
- Started with a human Pac-Man game
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FOR all Trekkies, comic collectors and gadget gurus, here's a day just for you. Today the world celebrates Geek Pride Day. (Who knew?)
Geeks, nerds and whoever else wears thick glasses and a pocket protector can publicly boast about their geekiness without being labelled as weird. It happens on May 25, which coincides with the release of the first Star Wars movie in 1977.
The day started in 2006 in Spain - strangely enough - when 300 geeks showed their pride by creating a human "Pac-Man" game. In 2008, it came to the US, where bloggers heralded it as a holiday.
Not sure of your geek orientation? Here are some rights and responsibilities, as outlined in Geek Pride Day's manifesto. If they inspire you to put on your favourite Dungeons and Dragons cape, then, no question, you're a geek. So take pride and celebrate.
Your Geekly Rights
The right to associate with other nerds.
The right to have few friends (or none at all).
The right to not leave your house.
The right to not like football or any other sport.
The right to be out of style.
The right to be overweight and nearsighted.
(WIth great power comes great) Responsibilities
Try to be nerdier than anyone else.
If there is a discussion about something geeky, you must give your opinion.
Don't be a generalised geek. You must specialise in something.
Attend every nerdy movie on opening night and buy every geeky book before anyone else.
Wait in line on every opening night. If you can go in costume or at least with a related T-shirt, all the better.
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