P and I were watching T.V. the other night and “Revenge of the Nerds” was on. Normally, we spend this time watching fascinating, educational documentaries about the history of the wheel, or “So You Think You Can Dance”, or whatever.
But just this once, we decided to spend a few moments watching something slightly less intellectually stimulating.
As we sat watching this little piece of American classic cinema, P began to muse on nerds.
“You know, it’s interesting, once you get out of high school there aren’t really nerds anymore. It’s like, once you get to college, no one is labeled as a nerd.”
“Yes”, I said, “Or maybe it’s like being the black sheep of your family. If you think you don’t have one, it means it’s you.”