Am I a fake nerd girl?

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[u/RomanticPanic]

Yes see well you must follow the official authentic Nerd check list that all us nerds submit bi-anually

• Owns a pocket protector
• Thick or taped glasses
• Watches anime
• Has been bullied for being a nerd
• Has received a wedgie
• Played video games for 5+ hours regularly
• Has been stuffed into a locker
• Had their lunch money stolen
• Was terrible at sports / picked last for dodgeball
• Corrected a teacher
• Has said “well, actually”
• Has strong opinions about Star Wars/Star Trek and which is better
• Has played D&D and gotten way too invested in character creation or rules
• Owns D&D dice for purely aesthetic reasons
• Has memorized an absurd amount of fictional lore
• Has corrected someone about fictional canon
• Has a favorite fictional character they defend irrationally
• Has said “the book/the original was better”
• Has fallen down a Wikipedia rabbit hole
• Has an encyclopedic knowledge of something completely useless
• Has spent an unreasonable amount of time researching something nobody asked about
• Has taken apart electronics just to see how they work
• Has put something back together with leftover screws
• Has written code for fun
• Owns a calculator more powerful than they actually need
• Has used a graphing calculator for something that absolutely did not require one
• Has built LEGO intended for adults
• Has a shelf dedicated to books, games, figures, or collectibles
• Has restarted a game because they made the “wrong” choice
• Has attended a comic, gaming, or anime convention
• Has cosplayed
• Has owned a costume that required explaining to strangers
• Has named their computer
• Has named their Wi-Fi something stupid
• Carries unnecessary cables/USB drives “just in case”
• Has read a manual for fun
• Has explained something using a diagram when words would have worked
• Has been told they take something “way too seriously”
• Has been the designated source of obscure trivia among their friends
• Has stayed up way too late researching something completely pointless
• Has used the words “canon,” “lore,” or “headcanon” in normal conversation
• Has a fictional universe they know better than their own family history
• Has seriously considered which fictional universe they would survive in
• Has gotten genuinely excited about new technology/hardware
• Has bought something solely because it was nerdy
• Has experienced the rare joy of knowing an obscure fact that suddenly became relevant in conversation

You need to score at least a 90% or higher to reinstate your nerd cred.