TR Contest: How to Make a Nerd

?Today’s contest comes to us from LJSLarsson, who suggested it immediately after the “moment you knew you were a nerd” contest.

I thought it would be a nice contest to tell, instead how yourself
realised you were a nerd, when you lured someone else – a hapless
victim, your spouse, your children – into nerddom.

That would be nice indeed, LJSLarsson. How do you make a nerd? Specifically, what would you give someone in order to lead them down the dark road of nerdery? This contest is open to all forms of nerdery: comics, nerdy movies and shows, videogames, anime, etc. But I want actual tales of nerd creations, not just suggestions.

When my little little brother was born (when I was 12) I began a lengthy campaign to make him a nerd. I raised him one anime and videogames, and began adding nerdy movies as he got older. Unfortunately, I didn’t count on the mass social acceptance of videogames or my brother developing a great personality and social skills (I don’t know how I could have expected it, as I have neither). I couldn’t say if my plan exactly worked or not, although he does like a lot of nerdy things Still, the day I really felt my plan come to fruition was the day I showed him Army of Darkness.

So it’s your turn. There’ll be two winners, and the contest ends Monday the 7th at 12:01 am. It’ll give you something to think about instead of inserting your keys into underaged ninjas’ assholes — drat, I did it again! So sorry.