Here are some characteristics of Computer “Geeks” or “Nerds”. See if you can
find yourself in any.
* Choosing to buy flowers for your girlfriend or to spend the money to
upgrade your RAM is a moral dilemma.
* Everyone else on the Alaskan Cruise is on deck gazing at the scenery and
you are still on a personal tour of the bridge.
* In college, you thought ‘Spring Break’ was metal fatigue failure.
* The salespeople at the local computer store can’t answer any of your
questions.
* You are at an air show and know how fast the skydivers are falling.
* You bought your wife a new CD ROM drive for her birthday.
* You can quote scenes from any Monty Python movie.
* You can type 70 words per minute but can’t read your own handwriting.
* You go on the rides at Disneyland and sit backwards in the chairs to see
how they do the special effects.
* You have more friends on the Internet than in real life.
* You know what http:// stands for.
* You still own a slide rule and you know how to use it.
* You window shop at Radio Shack.
* You spent more on your calculator than you did on your wedding ring.
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Dr Bob Griffin
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“Jesus Knows Me, This I Love!”