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See also [[Insufferable Genius]] for a more negative take, where 'pride' is warped into outright arrogance and condescension towards others.

 

 

Compare [[Nerds Love Tough Schoolwork]].

== Real Life ==

 

* Vin Diesel once related a story about how, during the filming of ''[[Riddick|The Chronicles of Riddick]]'', he and Karl Urban (both D&D fanatics) were discussing games, when out of the blue Judi Dench came along and started a conversation about the campaign she regularly GMs for her grandchildren. Turns out the [[Cool Old Lady|old broad]] was as much a D&D geek as the two guys were. And let's face it: A campaign narrated by '''[[Incredibly Lame Pun|D]]'''[[Incredibly Lame Pun|a]]'''[[Incredibly Lame Pun|m]]'''[[Incredibly Lame Pun|e]] Judi Dench would be ''awesome''.

* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4616592653905673144 The "I Am A Gamer" keynote speech at the 2007 Penny Arcade Expo, courtesy of Wil Wheaton]. There's a reason he's known as King of the Nerds. Wheaton is such a geek icon and so proud of it that he has redeemed himself in the eyes of nerds even though he was [[Star Trek: The Next Generation|the original]] [[Creator's Pet|Wesley.]] He openly admits that when he [http://www.tvsquad.com/bloggers/wil-wheaton/ views] a ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' episode, he never misses a chance to yell "Shut up Wesley!" at his younger self.

** ...and then you remember it's the Dwarvish language ''he himself'' invented. Also his [[Shout-Out]] in Brisingr, explained in the Acknowledgements section in the back:

{{quote|'''Paolini:''' Also, for those who understood the reference to a [[Last of His Kind|"lonely god"]] when Eragon and Arya are sitting around the campfire, my only excuse is that [[Doctor Who|The Doctor]] can travel everywhere, even alternate realities.|Hey, I'm a fan too!}}

* [[Albert Einstein]] may be the trope originator.

* [[Kevin Smith]]. He makes films featuring nerds debating which ''[[Star Wars]]'' movie was best, the ethical implications of the destruction of the second Deathstar, the status of the ''[[Transformers]]'' as a gift from God, and whether ''[[Star Wars]]'' or ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'' is the true trilogy of Geekdom.

* Gene Simmons of [[Kiss]] and [[Gene Simmons Family Jewels]] is a proud comic book geek. He has even based his costume off of Black Bolt, Godzilla, and various stuff.

* Don't forget [[Proud to Be A Geek/Troper Tales|all of us, too!]]

* Note: Behind every frightening military weapon was probably some guy who wouldn't pass boot camp, and he knows it.

 

 

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