Home › Forums › Ganymede & Titan Forum › the social significance of nerds like Duane Dibbley? Search for: This topic has 14 replies, 9 voices, and was last updated 5 months ago by Pete Part Three. Scroll to bottom Viewing 15 posts - 1 through 15 (of 15 total) Author Posts August 20, 2020 at 7:09 am #260977 tombowParticipant I’m curious about the stereotypical 1980s nerd into trainspotting, anorak and thermos, collecting bus timetables, etc. I feel like some other comedy I’ve seen/heard from that time (not so much Dwarf but other sitcoms/stand-ups) almost seem angry at nerds. Like they were seen as middle class or conservative. August 20, 2020 at 7:47 am #260978 DaveParticipant I don’t see it as anger, just an easy soft target and recognisable stereotype. August 20, 2020 at 9:02 am #260981 RubberParticipant Comedy writers who feel like they’re sitting some way down the social pecking order – and are either annoyed at it or relishing in it – doing the usual ‘well at least this person is clearly much more of a loser than me’ thing. August 20, 2020 at 12:13 pm #260991 Ben SaundersParticipant Nerds were a quasi-subjugated underclass until The Big Bang Theory happened and suddenly normies decided being vaguely into comic book movies was cool August 20, 2020 at 12:53 pm #260992 tombowParticipant this seems relevant – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anorak_(slang) I never got why it’s bad for him to have a thermos. Hot drinks are nerdy? I guess it’s because trainspotters had them on a cold platform. August 20, 2020 at 1:02 pm #260993 DaveParticipant See also: Simon Quinlank August 20, 2020 at 1:09 pm #260995 Ben SaundersParticipant I never got why it’s bad for him to have a thermos. Hot drinks are nerdy? Just go to Starbucks like everybody else August 20, 2020 at 3:13 pm #260996 RubberParticipant I never got why it’s bad for him to have a thermos. Hot drinks are nerdy? Just go to Starbucks like everybody else Pricey! A thermos is a good investment. You can probably get one with a picture of Kochanski on it these days. August 20, 2020 at 3:46 pm #260998 siParticipant See also: Simon Quinlank Weak lemon. No hot drink required. August 20, 2020 at 3:56 pm #260999 Ian SymesKeymaster Agree that it’s a little bit of a punching down thing. Society always has the need to punish non-conformists, and nerds were the go to option for a safe, non-offensive sneer for a good while. As for what changed, I’d say The Big Bang Theory is very much a consequence of nerds becoming more accepted rather than a cause. It’s the internet that caused it, with the realisation that everyone has hobbies and interests, and that far far more people happened to include sci-fi/comics/gaming/etc among theirs than had previously let on. August 20, 2020 at 4:58 pm #261008 DaveParticipant See also: Simon Quinlank Weak lemon. No hot drink required. A thermos keeps things cold as well as hot, like. August 20, 2020 at 8:11 pm #261017 Pete Part ThreeParticipant That’s right. I’ve got a mint Magnum and a cup of coffee in mine right now. August 20, 2020 at 9:56 pm #261030 Spaceworm JimParticipant The Promised Land got something like 2 million viewers. On Dave. Now they can’t all be Duane Dibbleys, can they? August 23, 2020 at 11:58 am #261108 Jonathan CappsKeymaster I’m doing the shopping for my mum! August 23, 2020 at 12:58 pm #261110 Pete Part ThreeParticipant Mum, have you taped Star Trek for me? Author Posts Viewing 15 posts - 1 through 15 (of 15 total) Scroll to top • Scroll to Recent Forum Posts You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In