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10 August, 2009 Wil

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65 thoughts on “I just wanted to say that I’m a nerd, and I’m here tonight to stand up for the rights of other nerds.”

  1. trinitytao says:
    10 August, 2009 at 9:09 pm

    OMG OMG !!! ROFFLOL !!! i actually think i might have just laughed something loose – thats soooooo great 🙂

  2. ElizabethN says:
    10 August, 2009 at 9:17 pm

    I’m not sure why I can remember all the lines to that movie (and Better Off Dead) and yet I have no idea what I had for breakfast yesterday.

  3. Stephen Toulouse says:
    10 August, 2009 at 9:22 pm

    Cry. No one I know is bold enough to throw something as rad and as tubular and as totally *awesome* as an 80’s party with that much…80’s.
    When I throw one, the background is going to totally have the “Canoe” cologne theme song playing and guests at the door will be issued one sequined glove and a crystal pepsi.
    Cause really, *fuck new coke*
    S.
    http://www.stepto.com
    http://www.twitter.com/stepto

  4. Eric in PA says:
    10 August, 2009 at 9:23 pm

    Now that is 30 kinds of WIN!

  5. TheLoneIguana says:
    10 August, 2009 at 10:05 pm

    No one’s gonna really be free until nerd persecution ends.

  6. Grafixgrrl says:
    10 August, 2009 at 10:07 pm

    You look GREAT! I’m down there with you, Lewis/Wil. Did you actually BUY the outfit or dig it out of your own closet? LOL

  7. Chris Hoke says:
    10 August, 2009 at 10:10 pm

    That background is my new favorite thing ever. I think I had that same graphic on my Trapper-Keeper.
    Why’s your fly up, though? Aren’t you selling hotdogs, nerd?

  8. Placebo Effect says:
    10 August, 2009 at 10:23 pm

    AWESOME!!!
    (And “awesome” is, like, even better than “hawsome” because it’s retro-hawsome)
    Happy Birthday, Anne!

  9. pattis.blogspot.com says:
    10 August, 2009 at 10:26 pm

    That’s just beyond awesome. I wanna do an 80s party! Did you play all the tunes as well? Did you… did you play the SAFETY DANCE?

  10. LoadStar says:
    10 August, 2009 at 10:30 pm

    Totally radical!
    Except… those look like flat-fronts. What non-self-respecting nerd would be caught dead in something so fashionable as flat-front pants? Gotta do the pleats!

  11. jhangel77 says:
    10 August, 2009 at 10:40 pm

    Nice threads!!! That is so cool that you guys had an 80’s party!!! For shur!!! Anyway, looking good Mr. Kotter….I mean Mr. Skolnick. Anne you look really cool as well. I hear going with a nerd/geek is all the rage right now!!! Anyway, Happy Birthday Anne!!!

  12. jasonfive says:
    10 August, 2009 at 10:42 pm

    Wow, you wear that look well. I can actually hear that laugh too. Good job!

  13. Krewell says:
    10 August, 2009 at 10:47 pm

    Sadly, I’ve worked with people who looked exactly like that (about 30 years ago). BTW, the calculator is a nice touch, but I could have loaned you my slide rule, for some extra points.

  14. Krewell says:
    10 August, 2009 at 10:48 pm

    Ahh, but it was an 80’s party – so a slide rule was already obsolete.

  15. tm says:
    10 August, 2009 at 10:59 pm

    You mentioned shaving off the beard, but trust me, as an alumnus of the local nerd university, beards are ok. We might quibble about the choice of calculators though (HPs, man, those were da bomb).

  16. ZenMom says:
    10 August, 2009 at 11:05 pm

    That is So. Many. Kinds. of Awesome. 😀

  17. Jules says:
    11 August, 2009 at 1:54 am

    When I saw the picture of you and Shane, I wished at that moment in time that I still had neon yellow slouch socks and hypercolour t-shirts. And ever since then, I have been stuck in a nostalgic 80s void.
    If all I talk about for the next little while is 80s stuff, I will shake my fist at both you and Nickerson and say “Damn you!”
    Hi my name is Jules, I am a geek/nerd/spazz/dork and proud of it.

  18. MichaelLA says:
    11 August, 2009 at 1:58 am

    Wil, did you catch this podcast during which Jerry O’Connell said that you misinterpreted something that he said then Adam Carolla says (paraphrasing) “Do you know why Wil Wheaton doesn’t work in this town? He’s a huge prick. Ask anyone. Just ask anyone you meet why Wil Wheaton doesn’t work here. They’ll say ‘he’s a dick.'”
    http://podcast.931jackfm.com/kcbs2/1895226.mp3
    I just want to start an argument, I guess.

  19. Wil says:
    11 August, 2009 at 2:05 am

    Well, that’s certainly not true and rather inflammatory, isn’t it?

  20. MichaelLA says:
    11 August, 2009 at 2:06 am

    I just want to add that 1) the podcast was added only a few hours ago to Carolla’s site, and 2) I could wallpaper my bedroom with pages of your imdb profile, so I don’t really understand the “doesn’t work here” b.s.

  21. Elbow says:
    11 August, 2009 at 3:47 am

    This is so brilliant!
    And, to me, it’s sort of like a “deja vu” experience because I posted an entry to my blog in my language, (i.e., in Japanese,) inspired by your book, “Just a Geek.”
    (http://elbowin.wordpress.com/2009/06/20/nerd-%E3%81%A8-geek-%E3%81%A8-wil-wheaton/)
    I love reading your writing both on the net and in print. Looking forward to the new one.
    Happy B-day to your lovely partner!

  22. Graham Hill says:
    11 August, 2009 at 3:51 am

    What’s that line from Men In black… ah yes.
    “The difference between you and me, Wil, is that you make that look good.”

  23. Daleus says:
    11 August, 2009 at 4:34 am

    Okay, I love how you can pull off such a dramatic change and still look like yourself. You are talented, imaginative, thoughful and thought-provoking.
    But man, this pic is just creepy.
    Keep up the good work (of not fitting into a mold that someone else like me might want to stuff you into).
    Daleus

  24. javaphil says:
    11 August, 2009 at 6:07 am

    Being called a dick: Adam Carolla :: Being called a fascist: Dick Cheney

  25. thefile says:
    11 August, 2009 at 6:24 am

    HP, or TI? The public wants to know!

  26. Kirsten Smith says:
    11 August, 2009 at 7:12 am

    Classic!

  27. David Carroll says:
    11 August, 2009 at 7:45 am

    Very nice. There’s a lot you can do with an 80s theme. I wonder, did you ever think of going as Richard Dreyfuss from “Stand By Me”?

  28. CarlDog says:
    11 August, 2009 at 8:49 am

    Who the hell cares what Adam Carolla thinks anyway? I enjoyed him in the “Man Show”, but his experience with Wil probably runs more into his “LoveLine” gig.
    Loveline caller: “Ummm, hi, this is Cindy, and this guy I saw on TV hasn’t returned any of my fan mail. He played ‘Wesley’ on Star Trek, and I think he’s bitchin’. I just want him to notice me, and, um, like I want to know what I should do?”
    Adam: “Wil Wheaton? I know that guy! He totally stole my girlfriend! I was dating this hot blonde and then fucking ‘Wesley’ comes along, and drinks MY KOOL-AID! I HATE that guy! And get this, he FUCKING married her! What an asshole….”
    Loveline caller: “Umm, how does this help me exactly?”
    Adam: “Damn Wil Wheaton… gonna kick him in the nuts….”
    Loveline: “Um, ok…”

  29. CarlDog says:
    11 August, 2009 at 8:51 am

    So, my question is:
    When are you having the 1780’s pirate party?

  30. Frac says:
    11 August, 2009 at 10:03 am

    Spot on, but you need a spray on un-tan. Far too brown for a real nerd.

  31. Sihaya says:
    11 August, 2009 at 10:27 am

    Atari 1040 ST.

  32. Mike Sperry says:
    11 August, 2009 at 10:32 am

    hey, can you fix my computer? it’s really slow and all these windows keep popping up.

  33. Wil says:
    11 August, 2009 at 10:45 am

    Okay, I just listened to the podcast, and it’s plainly obvious that Carolla was doing a bit about me, and wasn’t serious. I hope nobody takes him seriously.
    Glad I listened, because it’s awesome to hear how well Jerry is doing; even though we haven’t seen each other or talked in almost 20 years (just because our paths don’t cross) he sounds like the adult version of the kid I knew when we made the movie: funny, self-effacing, and kind.

  34. Erbo says:
    11 August, 2009 at 12:03 pm

    Okay, everybody now!
    We are the champions, my friend,
    And we’ll keep on fighting ’till the end,
    We are the champions, we are the champions,
    No time for losers, ‘cos we are the champions…of the world!

    “Nerds! Nerds! Nerds!! NERDS!!! NERDS!!! NERDS!!!”
    Three words, Wil: Made. Of. Win.

  35. Francine says:
    11 August, 2009 at 12:48 pm

    Funny, my uncle and aunt had a 1950s themed party once and that’s how my dad dressed to go to it. Minus the Converse, of course.

  36. Sarah says:
    11 August, 2009 at 1:39 pm

    Too awesome.

  37. 58limited says:
    11 August, 2009 at 3:43 pm

    TI-34 from 1988. I bought it for college and I still use it every day.

  38. 58limited says:
    11 August, 2009 at 3:54 pm

    Oops, on closer look at an enlarged pic and with my TI-34 in front of me, I see the keys on Wil’s calc are a little different. Guess my friends are right: when you hit 40, the ol’ vision starts to go…

  39. Josh Benton says:
    11 August, 2009 at 4:38 pm

    This amused me. I needed that right now.

  40. geekbrat says:
    11 August, 2009 at 6:01 pm

    *knucklebite* so hott.

  41. Gary says:
    11 August, 2009 at 6:49 pm

    Wil, please answer thefile’s question: What kind of calculator is it? The world DOES want to know!

  42. Gary says:
    11 August, 2009 at 7:12 pm

    UPDATE: Okay, I didn’t know that you could see the image up to a very large size. Now that I’ve figured that out, I believe (and correct me if I’m wrong, Wil) that it is a Casio fx-260 solar Fraction calculator.

  43. wabbit89 (was jedivet) says:
    11 August, 2009 at 8:11 pm

    I’m totally braindead tonight, so my witty response meter has petered out, but…BITCHIN, man! So sweet! What a great time!

  44. foobella says:
    11 August, 2009 at 8:36 pm

    What? Where’s that stonewashed jean jacket with the batman pins? THAT was totally bitchin’ 80’s.

  45. Angela says:
    11 August, 2009 at 8:46 pm

    You guys look fantastic, I love 80’s parties! Does that make me old?

  46. alovelyhaunting.livejournal.com says:
    12 August, 2009 at 12:24 pm

    I am so totally stealing this costume idea. 😀

  47. KristinHanes says:
    12 August, 2009 at 2:23 pm

    hahahahhaahha this is so funny. I’m going to make my boyfriend dress like that on Halloween. Pocket protector galore.

  48. Danyiel says:
    12 August, 2009 at 6:34 pm

    OMG, that picture is too funny for fucking words! So this is what all of the twittering about finding a pocket protector was about. I remember thinking at the time “Why the hell does Wil want a pocket protector so bad, and for that matter, why doesn’t he already have one?”
    And, um, your creepy episode of Criminal Minds is on right now (EST). My Mom told my stepdad to turn it off because she doesn’t like “Weasel” in that episode. “He scared the shit out of me!” is what I believe she said. I’m in complete agreement with her! Dude, WTF? Why do you have to be such a convincing psychopath? You’re lucky there’s a Phillies game on, or else that whack-job Floyd would most definitely be in my nightmares tonight. Who knows, he probably will be, anyway, only he’ll be dressed like you dressed up like a nerd.

  49. Danyiel says:
    12 August, 2009 at 6:44 pm

    Hahaha! That was both random and funny at the same time. Thanks for getting THAT song stuck in my head for the rest of the night.

  50. Danyiel says:
    12 August, 2009 at 6:57 pm

    Two dollars! Now that’s a real shame when folks be throwing away a perfectly good white boy like that.

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