WTF Indeed: This thread already smells like moob sweat, desperation, and cheap cologne.

Hey, this cologne isn't cheap.

FTA:
Prejudices that plague the wider dating market are checked at the door: Asian men-who don't fare well by OkCupid's metrics-are a highly sought after commodity, possibly due to anime and Japanese dramas finally showing Asian male characters as objects of desire rather than derision.

Oh, gee, thanks, Slate, for making me feel better about myself.

"I had to re-check my stat sheet because you make me feel like the luckiest guy in the world."

"Baby if I could rearrange the alphabet I'd put and together."

From the article: "Men if you are here to get laid, leave. Ladies, if you are here to get laid, take your pick."

I larfed.

Quasar: "I had to re-check my stat sheet because you make me feel like the luckiest guy in the world."

"Baby if I could rearrange the alphabet I'd put [i5.photobucket.com image 26x33] and [i5.photobucket.com image 26x33] together."

Ok, both of those made me lol. That's the sort of thing that should get you all sorts of nerd 'tang.

ProfessorOhki: Why would you make every word in a phrase a link to the same article? Just to avoid the underline? I mean, CSS isn't really obscure.

They should sell spectator tickets to the speed dating. Maybe even the event narrated by a naturalist with an Australian accent.

That's asking for trouble when said naturalist sticks his thumb up someone's cloaca.

I feel bad for the guys though, any reasonably attractive woman can have her pick, and the guy will completely dote on her and she can basically treat him like shiat because he doesnt know any better until she gets bored and moves onto the next nerd.

Not that ive ever been in that sort of situation or anything... :-/

Don't forget, the Big Bang Is just a theory ...

RedEmily: I'm totally ignorant of the comiccon scene. Is it a bunch of losers in costumes or is it like any convention where people are just into their passion?

Here are some of the types that I notice in ComicCon.

1) Stereotypical nerd - really likes comics, or magic the gathering, or video games, or what have you. Often pretty overweight or have questionable dress habits or hygiene habits. True fans.

2) Stereotypical nerd cosplayer - same as the above, but wearing a costume that really looks embarassingly bad or ill-advised.

3) Attractive cosplayer - Sometimes are true fans, but a lot of the time, are more there for the attention they can soak up, especially female cosplayers who are attractive.

4) Regular guy/gal - Just a guy who likes comic books or video games or whatever. Has regular dress habits, doesn't smell badly, probably holds a steady job. Not incredibly hot, but not incredibly ugly. Regular folks.

5) Booth girls - really attractive women who are dressed in the skimpiest or tightest of costumes. They're paid to be there to drum up attention to their booth.

6) The really weird people: The ones who are just off the wall weird. Like a fat 50 year old man with a beard dressed up as Sailor Moon, lumbering around the convention hall.

7) Tween high school girls - Often dressed up in something related to anime.

8) Creepy people: People who hold up signs advertising free hugs. That shiat is creepy, man. You never know when one of those people would slide a knife between your ribs while they're hugging you.

apeiron242: The headline doesn't ask a question. Bad, submidiot!

Never heard of intonation?

Because People in power are Stupid: Guess what ladies:

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Single!

I can't be sure, but I think I know that guy. I went to HS and college with him.

Went to a convention a couple years ago with my gf... which is where we learned that we are not as nerdy/geeky as we thought we were. We ended up spending more time exploring the city than at the convention.

That said, I didn't find the attendees to be particularly smelly or have bad hygiene or anything, they just weren't my crowd in the end. I didn't have the passion (or taboos about certain topics) that they did.

anfrind: It varies. In an area with a large nerd community (such as the bay area and the L.A./San Diego area), the con attendees seem to be better socially-adjusted and tend to frown more heavily upon poor hygiene (and in some cases will actually pressure fellow attendees into having better hygiene if they are lacking).

At least that's been my impression.

So did they come up to you and ask you to leave, or did they do it more subtly?

I'm shocked that nobody has posted this yet: