Long Live the Nerd
by Mindy Clinard
Nerds are one of the most uni
que groups known to man. They
are rare human beings that usually
can be pointed out in a crowd fairly
easily.
Nerds are often confused with
othfer social groups such as
rednecks and hillbillies, but they
most definitely should be placed in
their own category. Don’t get me
wrong. Personally I have nothing
against the poor' souls, but they
never cease to amaze me.
Nerds seem to care very little
about their appearance in today’s
world. They fit in better with the
styles of thirty or forty years ago.
Nerds always wear white socks.
This is fine except they always
wear dress shoes. It would not be
so bad, but the white socks are
always noticeable. I guess that
they are just smart for wearing all
of their pants too short, but I don’t
think that we have enough floods
to call for “highwaters.”
Nerds like to be prepared. For
example, most of them became
■Eagle Scouts by the age of 11. That
is definately impressive. They
usually carry from seven to ten dlf-
ferent colors of pens and pencils, a
ruler, a never used glass case, a
Dick Tracy compass, and an
economy sized bottle of nose
spray in their shirt pocket.
And the shirt, well If it is striped,
their polyester wash and wear
slacks will most fittingly be plaid
of many non-matching colors of
course. They usually add an extra
wide tie when they “dress to im
press.” Now, the tie can be either a
solid color or multi-colored polka-
dots. It all depends on whether or
not they feel like a little excite
ment.
Nerds are really smart dressers.
Every article of clothing looks so
much alike that you never know if
they are wearing the same shirt for
four or six days in a row.
You can always spot a nerd In
the face because of the thick black
plastic frame glasses and the pale
complexion. They seem to always
have sun only on their arms from
the elbows down and right be
tween the sock and the cuff of the
pants.
Nerds are not as dumb as they
appear to be. Actually, most nerds
are very Intelligent and have much
more to contribute to society than
their looks. Nerds have very little
trouble in school. The work comes
easily to them, and friends are
always popping up around exam
time. In fact, many students
respect nerds and learn to live
comfortably with them.
All in all, nerds are great people.
If it were not for people like them,
we would have no variety in life.
Hard Work Will Pay Off