LONG LIVE THE GEEKS!

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cut and pasted from friendster's bulletin board.thanks to izana shakira

In the wide world of dating, there are many options.
Do you go for the flashy guy with the smooth
smile, or the dude in the corner typing away on his
laptop? The following are reasons why I think my
fellow females should pay more attention to the
quiet geeks and nerds, and less attention to the
flashy boys.

1) While geeks and nerds may be awkward,
they're well-meaning 9 out of 10 times. That
smooth dude with the sly grin and the spider
hands? Wonder what HIS intentions are... plus,
I've never had a geek guy not call me when he said
he would. Score major points THERE.

2) They're useful. In this tech-savvy world, its great
to have a bf who can make your laptop, desktop,
and just about anything else that plugs into a wall
behave itself.

3) They're more romantic than theyre given credit
for. Okay true, their idea of romance might be to
make up a spiffy web-page with all the reasons
why they love you, with links to pics of you and
sonnets and such...but hey.

4) Due to their neglected status, there are plenty
to choose from. You like em tall and slender?
There are plenty of geeks/nerds who are. You
like em smaller with more meat on their bones?
Got that too.

5) They've got brains. Come on now, how can
intelligence be a bad thing?

6) Most are quite good at remembering dates. Like
birthdays and such, especially if they know itll
make you happy. Due again to their neglected
status, they're more attentive than guys who have
more options. Plus, with all that down time
without a steady gf, they'll likely have mental lists
of all the things they'd love to do once they GOT a
gf.

7) Sex. Yep. Sex. I'm not really familiar with this
myself, but I've friends whove been intimate with
geek guys and it raves all around. They say a
virgin wrote the Kama Sutra... all that time thinking
about sex, imagining sex, dreaming about sex,
(they are male after all) coupled with a desire to
make you happy? Use your imagination.

8) They're relatively low maintenance. Most can be
fueled on pizza, Twinkies and Mt Dew. No
complicated dinners needed here, so if you're not
the best cook, eh. Can you order a pizza?

9) Most frequent bars as often as slugs frequent
salt mines. You wont have to worry much about
your geek guy getting his groove on with club
hotties because, frankly, hell be too busy rooting
around under his computer wondering where that
spare cable went. You wont have to worry about
him flirting with other women because, 9 out of 10
times, hell zip right by them in a perfect B-line
towards the nearest electronics store. I've seen
this happen. Me: Eww. Victoria Secrets Models...
Theyre so skinny. How is that feminine? You can
see her ribs! Geek Guy: Ooooooo... Me: Hey!
*notices he is staring lustfully towards the
computer store* Geek Guy: What? Me: Never
mind...

10) Although he may not want to go to every outing
with you, you can arrange swaps, as in, youll go
to his Gamer Con dressed as an elf princess if
hell take you to the ballet. Plus, if he doesn't want
to go someplace with you, you won't have to worry
much about what hes up to. Youll probably come
home to find him asleep on his keyboard in a sea
of Mt Dew cans with code blinking from the
screen. Its okay. He's used to this. Just toss a
blanket over him and turn out the light.

11) His friends arent jerks. I can't stress this
enough. You'll more likely get OMG! A GIRL!! Can
I see?! than Hey hot stuff! Back that ass up here
and let me get some grub on... They're awkward
geeks too and will, 9 times out of 10, treat you
with the utmost respect and, more than likely, a
note of awe. A cute girl picked one of their clan to
date? It could happen to them! Hope! Drag some of
your single girlfriends over, open up a pack of Mt
Dew, crack open the DnD set and get working. .

12) They're rarely if ever possessive. They trust
you, so you can be yourself around them. You like
to walk around the house in a ratty t-shirt for
comfort? He won't care. He does too! They wont
get pissy if you dont wear make-up or dont want
to bother primping your hair. If you gain a few
pounds, they wont try their best to make you feel
like crap.

13) They're usually very well educated. Physics
majors and the like. See #5. You wont have to
listen to him blathering on about his car (okay
maybe a little), hell have loads of other interesting
things to talk about. Politics, world events, how
much the chicken burgers down at the local place
rock, so long as you douse them in hot sauce...

14) You'll almost never have to hear, Yaw dawg
whazzap!! plop out of their mouths. Unless its in
jest. They spell properly, use correct punctuation,
and are able to tell the difference between the toilet
and the floor. They almost never get wasted, so
you won't have to worry about coming home to find
him and his friends passed out on the floor amidst
a pile of beer bottles. Mt Dew cans, perhaps...

15) And the final reason why geeks and nerds
make great boyfriends: They actually give a damn
about you. Not how you look (though thats a
plus), not how skinny you are, not how much
make-up you primp yourself up with, but they like
you for you. That kind of thing lasts longer
than DAMN baby you got a fine ass!!! Believe me.

Final words,there is Geekiness in everyone.MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU!May 19th 2005