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This can also stem from the idea that [[Nerds Are Virgins]] doesn't apply to moderate or light nerds. The more nerdy you are, the more [[You Need to Get Laid]].
In [[Real Life]], this can lead to [[Broken Base]]s accusing the other side of being more geeky, [[No Real Life Examples, Please|but we don't need to note that here]]. Besides, articulation of such arguments tends to be, well, geekier than either side.▼
A [[Sub-Trope]] of [[Everyone Has Standards]].
Compare with [[Acceptable Hobby Targets]], [[Hypocritical Fandom]].
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== Comic Books ==
* In [[The Simpsons (Comic Book)|comic books version of ''The Simpsons'']]: The school was once ruled by those with a high intelligence and strict attendance, which meant nerds were the bullies. Jimbo was targeted by them, before becoming the bully he’s known today.
* Even the [[Legion of Super-Heroes (comics)|Legion of Substitute Heroes]] wasn’t willing to include Arm-Fall-Off-Boy, [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|as the name suggest]] his main power is [[Detachment Combat|removing his arms to use as clubs]].
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== [[Literature]] ==
* ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'': When [[Douglas Adams]] revealed that the question which produced the Ultimate Answer
* Stanley Howler from the [[Discworld]] book ''[[Discworld/Going Postal|Going Postal]]'' is so obsessed with his pin collection, even the other pin collectors in Ankh-Morpork think he's "a bit weird about pins". Then Moist von Lipwig invents the postage stamp, and Stanley proceeds to obsess over ''those'', inventing stamp collecting (and becoming incredibly dismissive about people who are "still" collecting pins).
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* Some of the Krelboyne kids in ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]''.
{{quote|'''Dabney:''' I know you think I'm a mama's boy.
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* [[The Angry Video Game Nerd]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Oem60yvtUY Atari Sports] episode, the nerd calls out on sport fans.
** He also appeared never wanting to play {{spoiler| ET: The Extraterrestrial – Atari Game}} as seen as the end of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB9GM-a7lR0 Spielberg Games]. This was before a team of research [[Hilarious in Hindsight|actually found the cartridges in a New Mexican Desert, just as plans for film about it was in production]].
* In the web video series called ''[[Doppelgänger]]'', Victor isn’t allowed to join a clique of nerds.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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** And when Bart accidentally revealed that he has a ''stamp collection'', even Lisa laughed at him.
{{quote|'''[[Behind the Black|Nelson]]:''' Stamp collection? Ha ha!}}
** Lisa also laughed at Bart when he accidentally joined the Junior Campers during a [[Drunk
{{quote|'''Lisa:''' The few. The proud. The geeky.}}
** On a Halloween episode tale, "Don't Have a Cow, Mankind", Lisa checks a book Homer was about to attack Bart with. When she sees it was "Arsenio" book, Lisa lets Homer go for it for a while to learn Bart is [[The Immune| immune]] to the zombie outbreak.
** In
* On ''[[Phineas and Ferb]],'' even [[Bollywood Nerd|Baljeet]] considers [[Loony Fan|Irving]] to be a nerd.
** Another episode has a sci-fi and fantasy convention, fresh off [[Fandom Rivalry|a war between the two fandoms]], unite in mocking a teenage fan of the kiddie character [[Periphery Hatedom|Ducky Momo]].
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