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{{quote|''OK, now you've crossed over into the realm of '''supernerds''', whereby even '''regular''' nerds steal your lunch money and throw rocks at you.''~~|'''Ethan''', ''[[Ctrl+Alt+Del]]''}}~~

{{quote|''OK, now you've crossed over into the realm of '''supernerds''', whereby even '''regular''' nerds steal your lunch money and throw rocks at you.''

|'''Ethan''', ''[[Ctrl+Alt+Del]]''}}

Basically this is the notion that [[Nerd]] interests can be tiered, and that what's on the lower tiers can make other nerds glad they aren't that nerdy.

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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.

* In [[The Simpsons (Comic Book)|comic book 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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* In ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'' younger Cosmo, who is apparently the biggest loser in his school, gets beat up by every clique group, even the nerds.

* ''[[Family Guy]]'': Meg Griffin may as well be the black sleep of the family, but even she won’t date Neil Goldman, a classmate who’s a geeky outcast like her.

* In the ''[[South Park]]'' episode "Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers", the kids are playing like they are characters in ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'', but Cartman then makes fun of kids who are playing like they are in ''[[Harry Potter]]''.

* In the ''[[South Park]]'' episode "Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers", the kids are playing like they are characters in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', but Cartman then makes fun of kids who are playing like they are in ''[[Harry Potter]]''.

* In the end of the ''[[Danny Phantom]]'' episode "Lucky in Love", the nerd calls Danny, Tucker, and Sam "losers".

** In the early season, Tucker himself hates being called a "nerd" and "Techno-Geek". In one episode, he has gotten sick of it, but by the end he started to [[Proud to Be a Geek|like being a "Techno-Geek"]].