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Post by nucleusofswarm on May 22, 2021 0:42:12 GMT
So we all know the stereotype of the obnoxious geek/fanboy with the real lispy voice (the ''um ackshually'' style) from movies and TV. I'm curious - has anyone actually come across this voice and manner of speech in the real world?
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on May 22, 2021 1:22:49 GMT
I have come across a couple "stereotypical" cliche meme voices in my time. Jarring at 1st, as you don't know if they are joking or not.
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Post by timegirl on May 22, 2021 1:39:43 GMT
Yes, I went to school and university with some of them! Some of them belong to nine people and some not very nice. One of my best friends even has a “nerd voice”.
Sidenote: I actually worry sometimes that I have a ‘nerd voice’ because I sometimes got made fun of for saying words to overly properly or saying things weird. My mom affectionately says that I have more of a very high pitched “little girl” sounding voice, which I guess is equal to the “nerd voice” in level of awkward voices. I guess it is one of reason why people often mistake me for a thirteen or fourteen year old even though I am closer to 30.🤔
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Post by glutamodo on May 22, 2021 3:07:16 GMT
I graduated high school in the late 80s, so I attended Junior and Senior High school during the era where the whole stereotypical "nerd" thing started. And I probably would have been in the nerd camp, had I known it. But I never had a pocket protector and thssspoke in a thfunnny manner and I don't remember anyone else who did. But one thing I just remembered... I DID carry a cheap tool kit on my belt for time (I guess that was foreshadowing my later job as a mechanic. Would you call that a different kind of nerdom?)
I actually rather hated my peer group, I never was "into" anything that they were. Or rather, if they liked Dr Who and genre-SF/F on the TV, I never asked... but that was what I was interested in. Also, I had previously been ridiculed for this kind of fandom back in the 1970s and I guess I learned to keep my fandoms largely to myself.
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Post by grinch on May 22, 2021 8:45:28 GMT
Aye. Once but only the once. Way back in the Summer of ‘05 as I seem to recall. To be fair to him though, he was fairly well liked by everyone from what I can remember of him. Was a real wizard when it came to table tennis as it turned out.
Looking back, I think his curious manner of speech was merely down to some problem with his sinuses.
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Post by tuigirl on May 22, 2021 12:02:06 GMT
I have been playing Warhammer for over 20 years now, and have attended quite a few tournament events. At many of these events, I was the only female (which was a surprise for some and actually quite useful since it put opponents off guard). So yes, I have met quite a bunch of people who fit the traditional nerd role, and even spoke like this. I think I even met the very people the stereotypical "nerd" was modeled on. I have even been insulted by a couple of them (but since I knew beforehand what I was getting myself into I was prepared and I owned them). I have also met a few unusual/ atypical nerds, and I am proud to say I know someone who is Sheldon Cooper in real life. Talks like Sheldon, has a PhD, looks similar to Sheldon and is basically a carbon copy. Most hilarious thing is, the guy can watch Big Bang theory and does NOT see the irony of it. However, I admit, that I am a big nerd myself and I also conform to a few of the stereotypes. Apart from being female, that is. And no, I do not talk like that. When people (both Germans or English speaking) hear me talking for the first time, they are usually confused. Reason, I have a VERY heavy German regional accent. Some students in NZ called me the "Scary Russian Lady" actually....
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