out-nerding Nerd U.

[plasticity]

me, this evening: Oh hey, it's the 15th! It's the Ides of March!!

everyone around me: *blank stares*

me: Oh, you know... "Beware!" The Ides of March!

Andres: ... What are the Ides of March?

me: The 15th! The day Julius Caesar was killed!

everyone around me: *more blank stares*

...Oh for heaven's sake.

Comments

[thehefner]

How incredibly depressing and unsurprising.

Times like this, I wish Handy were real.

[thumbergia2001]

Wait...am I a nerd too if I think it's normal to know about the Ides of March? I distinctly remember learning about it in school...from Mr. Fahrenbach, of course :)

[plasticity]

sometimes I think that if I hadn't had either Fahrenbach or Wildermuth I would know about 50% of what I do now. Those guys deserve medals.

[miep]

This is stunning but sadly unsurprising.