Nerd-Checkliste aus Life

Im Life-Magazine erschien im Januar 1985 ein Artikel, in dem 22 Eigenschaften des gemeinen Nerds aufgezählt wurden:

1. short haircut (receding hairline, large-domed forehead?)
2. corrective lenses mended with adhesive tape (nearsighted?)
3. rear-view mirror (on glasses)
4. arrested case of acne with computer-terminal burn
5. goofy, toothy smile
6. generic T-shirt
7. pajama-print short-sleeved shirt (permanent press, bought by Mom?)
8. plastic pocket guard (containing pens, plastic comb, eyeglass-cleaning papers, and air-pressure gauge)
9. digital watch
10. belt cinched at the thorax
11. emergency pen carrier (suspended from waistband)
12. Canon printout calculator (the neo-slide rule)
13. embarrassing fly
14. computer traveling case
15. Hostess Cup Cakes
16. bag lunch (tuna fish on white, corn chips, Sno Balls)
17. three-speed bike with bell, basket, and book clip
18. printout
19. unaffectedly short trousers (from high school)
20. pants-leg clips
21. socks with heels worked down under the arches
22. brown shoes

[Foto: Robert Joy in CSI:NY von http://www.poptower.com/robert-joy.htm. Robert Joy spielte 1987 in der Broadway Production "The Nerd" die Hauptrolle]