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    Image of LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M
    09/02/09

    In reply to Action Figure Museum Turns a Nerd's Bedroom Into an Art Gallery
    I'd like to say that I have a collection, but I honestly at this point have a problem.

    I posted 1/10th (YES, only 1/10th) of my LEGO not including minifigs on Flickr.

    [www.flickr.com]

    There is no rehab for LEGO. Especially minifigures. Especially ones with special capes and shiny anything.

    Must....buy...more...bricklink.com....ahhhhhh!
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    09/02/09

    @#c15140845: Heck yeah. Bricklink is addictive for figs. You add to the wanted list, the wanted list grows, there's so many to choose from and so many good prices and it never stops. It's an avalanche. But I think we're in the wrong article/thread. *looks around nervously*
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    Image of Reil: Save Stars, Save Peach Reil: Save Stars, Save Peach
    08/07/09

    In reply to Are You a Nerd That Can Tan?
    Being asian means that much like Neo, not only can I dodge this bullet of paleness- I don't have to.
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    Image of UnderLoK UnderLoK
    08/07/09

    In reply to Are You a Nerd That Can Tan?
    I would have to assume that the majority of audience here are geeks rather than nerds, but maybe I’m delusional...

    Technically speaking I am a geek, but I try not to act the part outside of work. While at work you have to play the part for street cred, but outside of work I try to get my hands dirty, drink beer, skip the shirt while working around the house, and play stupid when it comes to computers and technology while talking to the neighbors (I don’t want them asking me to fix their damn computers anyways).

    My skin is naturally darker as I’m one of them there Back Irish (yes I know it’s slang) folk. If I had my choice it would be 80+ year round and never rain, I love the heat, and the one thing I actually miss from living in Lauderdale (live back in Detroit now) was walking to my car at 6:30am and sweating because it was already 84 out.
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    Image of Identity (Metric) Identity (Metric)
    08/07/09

    In reply to Are You a Nerd That Can Tan?
    I'm a nerd who has always had trouble with tanning/sun/heat. I get sun poisoning quite easily. I had it last summer while bricking a house and ended up passing out while 30 feet off the ground on scaffold. I was only out for about 10 seconds, but the only thing holding me to the scaffold was my feet being wrapped around the outer bar. When I came to I was hanging upside down. I tend to stay away from the sun now-a-days.
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    Image of AlexSea AlexSea
    08/07/09

    In reply to Are You a Nerd That Can Tan?
    Florida gizmodo readers WHATUP? You can't help but look awesome down here.
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    Image of UnderLoK UnderLoK
    08/07/09

    @AlexSea: I used to live in Lauderdale, but be honest, there were plenty of albinos around ;)
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    Image of whiteflea whiteflea
    08/06/09

    In reply to Are You a Nerd That Can Tan?
    Man, only 16% of that are naturally non-White...hmm...
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    UnderLoK promoted this comment whiteflea was starred whiteflea was unstarred
    Image of UnderLoK UnderLoK
    08/07/09

    @whiteflea: ehh I'm white... Spanish, Italians, Arabs, etc. are white too you know, just "darker".
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    Image of Kraken Kraken
    08/06/09

    In reply to Are You a Nerd That Can Tan?
    Nerds = comic books and sci-fi shit
    Geeks = technology enthusiasts
    Big difference.
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    UnderLoK promoted this comment Kraken was starred Kraken was unstarred
    Image of UnderLoK UnderLoK
    08/07/09

    @Kraken: Actually... Nerds are socially inept which is the main difference. ;)
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    Image of HAZman27 HAZman27
    08/07/09

    @Kraken: Really? So what about sports geeks? Techno-geeks are just wannabes that can't hack it as a real nerd ;)
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    08/06/09

    In reply to Are You a Nerd That Can Tan?
    Sunlight makes me sneeze. I have defective wiring.
    My trigeminal nerve - which controls the sneeze reflex - gets some of the signals that should be coming from the optic nerve. Overstimulation of the optic nerve triggers the trigeminal nerve, and this causes the photic sneeze reflex.
    That's right - when I go out into sunlight, I sneeze. It's like I'm actually allergic to sunshine.
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    Image of ChaosCon ChaosCon
    08/06/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: I too am an Autosomal dominant Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic Outburst syndrome sufferer! I like to think of it as an evolutionary defense mechanism to hazardously high levels of radiation. I don't know what you're talking about with this 'defect' nonsense....
    ;)
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    Image of Lasarett Lasarett
    08/07/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: You do know there's an actual (rather deadly) allergy to sun, right?
    I also have photic sneeze reflex, makes me sneeze once or twice and that's it.
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    Image of Identity (Metric) Identity (Metric)
    08/07/09

    @Lasarett: I was thought to have an allergy to sun. One of my friend's relatives has it, and it gets pretty intense.
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    Image of UnderLoK UnderLoK
    08/07/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Get some blue blockers.
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    Image of snitch snitch
    08/06/09

    In reply to Are You a Nerd That Can Tan?

    LMAO
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    Image of UnderLoK UnderLoK
    08/07/09

    @snitch: lmfao!
    Is that from hotchickswithdouchebags?
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    Image of FredicvsMaximvs FredicvsMaximvs
    08/06/09

    In reply to Are You a Nerd That Can Tan?
    I'm a nerd who can tan, if that makes any difference.
    [/pet peeve]
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    Image of North Star North Star
    08/06/09

    In reply to Are You a Nerd That Can Tan?
    I'm black, so, not too noticeably
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    UnderLoK promoted this comment North Star was starred North Star was unstarred
    Image of UnderLoK UnderLoK
    08/07/09

    @North Star: Black is not politically correct, get with the program Pittstain! I would talk trash about your avatar, but um… Being from Detroit doesn’t give me much room to talk when it comes to football. At least we’ve still got the Tigs, Wings, and Pistons…
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    Image of D0rk D0rk
    08/06/09

    In reply to Are You a Nerd That Can Tan?
    I am 50% greek, so i have naturally darker than normal skin and tan very easily. I
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    Image of EBone EBone
    08/06/09

    @D0rk: Wherever there isn't a thick coat of fur that is.
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    Image of D0rk D0rk
    08/06/09

    @EBone: Maybe it's because i'm only 23, but my chest hair is pathetic in volume compared to my father's. Otherwise my appendages have average male hair. I'm certainly far from yeti status, which isn't surprising to me, the greek side of my family doesn't really carry that trait.
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    Image of Invisible-Echidna Invisible-Echidna
    08/06/09

    In reply to Are You a Nerd That Can Tan?
    Being half Native, my skin naturally stays this slight tan color. So, I'm good.
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    Image of N00d13s N00d13s
    08/06/09

    @Invisible-Echidna:
    Same here, i've never gotten sun burn either, even after being in the sun for over 5 hours w/out sun block.
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    Image of Invisible-Echidna Invisible-Echidna
    08/06/09

    @N00d13s:
    Yeah, I'm mostly the same way, but my nose is the only place that really gets affected.
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    Image of Shawn Pero Shawn Pero
    08/06/09

    In reply to Are You a Nerd That Can Tan?
    I'm Irish, so no. I can drink you under the table, though!
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    Image of UnderLoK UnderLoK
    08/07/09

    @Shawn Pero: Moores, Spanish Iquisition, or whatever rumors you choose to believe in still resulted in a fair amount of non-ginger Irish my good man.
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    08/06/09

    In reply to Are You a Nerd That Can Tan?
    I can tan if I take it really slowly and carefully. As in, months of exposure a bit at a time.
    My father, who is far less nerdy than I am, and we're both outdoorsmen in our own rights... Well, he's about one step removed from being an albino, and I'm one step removed from him in that respect.
    Even on overcast days in Seattle I wear my sunglasses because it is too bright out.
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