r/nerds

So, I was talking to my friend, who's a guy who reads comics and is pretty much your stereotypical nerd. We were talking about being yourself and not being ashamed of the things you enjoy, and he mentioned that he'd noticed me becoming more "nerdy."

I told him that I'd always considered myself nerdy. Like, I'm a huge book reader, especially fantasy. I collect a lot of the same stuff he does, just in reference to the books I read instead of comics. We both collect merch and get excited about the fictional worlds and characters we love.

Then he told me that he'd never really considered book readers to be nerds.

And that genuinely surprised me because, growing up, I was actually bullied for being a nerd because of how much I loved reading, especially fantasy books. So I've always kind of considered myself one.

And just to put it out there, I'm in no way mad at him or anyone who thinks differently! It was just something that made me curious because I'd never really thought about how differently people might define being a nerd.

So, I'm genuinely curious. Do y'all consider book readers nerds? Or is being a nerd something you associate more with comics, gaming, anime, etc.?

I'm looking for gift ideas for my partner who is a computer scientist (he works on supercomputers in a lab). I'm running out of ideas year after year as he has very specific tastes : he doesn't like board games or "useless stuff" (his words) such as trinkets or fan merch (even though he is very into stuff like Dr. Who, Stargate, Star Trek and so on). He loves trains and planes (I already gifted him the Concorde Lego set). He's in his late 30s, loves tea and coffee and is very very passionate (I'd say obsessed) about anything computer obviously.

Any nerdy man here who help me find the perfect gifts ? What were the gifts you received you loved the most ?

(Sorry for my english, not my native language).

Hear me out.

Everyone treats Ted's origin as "kid wishes on a shooting star, magic happens." But John never actually wishes on the star. He just makes a wish, and a shooting star happens to be passing at that exact moment. So what is actually answering him?

I think it's Zeus, and here's the case.

1. The bear in the sky. There's an existing fan theory that the wish was granted by the Little Dipper, which is Ursa Minor, the "little bear." In Greek myth, the two bear constellations come from Callisto and her son Arcas, who Zeus placed in the sky. A lonely kid wishes for a bear friend while Zeus's bear constellation is hanging overhead. That's a lot of coincidence for one night.

2. Thunder Buddies. The whole friendship is built on the thunder oath. "Thunder Buddies for life." Thunder is Zeus's brand. The most sacred vow in the entire franchise is basically a prayer to the guy.

3. Lori's wish works too. When Ted is torn apart, Lori wishes on a shooting star and he comes back. A mortal makes a sincere request, the sky answers. That's how Greek gods operate.

4. Ted's lifestyle. He drinks constantly, chases women, and faces basically zero consequences. That's Zeus behavior.

5. Ted 2 seals it. Ted and Tami-Lynn adopt a kid and name him Apollo Creed Clubber-Lang. Apollo is a Greek god, and in the myths he's Zeus's son. Ted spends the whole movie fighting to be recognized as a person, then names his kid after the son of the god who made him. Even the surname he picks for himself comes with a thunder-flavored fighter's name.

The one real hole is that if Zeus is behind this, he's responsible for Ted's entire personality. Honestly, that checks out.

I know this is a stretch, but nobody can tell me why the bear constellation, the thunder oath, and a Greek god's name all show up in one franchise by accident.

What am I missing? Does anyone have a better candidate god?

But hey, it's just a theory, A FILM THEORY