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How to determine whether you're a nerd . . .

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If you introduce your wife as "mylady@home.wife"

If your spouse sends you an e-mail instead of calling you to dinner

If you want an 8X CDROM for Christmas

If you stare at an orange juice container because it says CONCENTRATE

If you can name 6 Star Trek episodes

If, at Christmas, it goes without saying that you will be the one to find the burnt-out bulb in the string

If you window shop at Radio Shack

If your ideal evening consists of fast-forwarding through the latest sci-fi movie looking for technical inaccuracies

If you have "Dilbert" comics displayed anywhere in your work area

If you carry on a one-hour debate over the expected results of a test that actually takes five minutes to run

If you know the direction the water swirls when you flush

If you own "Official Star Trek" anything

If you own one or more white short-sleeve dress shirts

If the salespeople at Circuit City can't answer any of your questions

If the thought that a CD could refer to finance or music never enters your mind

If you rotate your screen savers more frequently than your automobile tires

If you need a checklist to turn on the TV

If you have introduced your kids by the wrong name

If you can remember 7 computer passwords but not your anniversary

If you have ever owned a calculator with no equal key and know what RPN stands for

If people groan at the party when you pick out the music

If you did the sound system for your senior prom

If your wristwatch has more buttons than a telephone

If you thought the real heroes of "Apollo 13" were the mission controllers

If you think that when people around you yawn, it's because they didn't get enough sleep

If you know what http:/ stands for

If your 4 basic food groups are: 1.Caffeine 2.Fat 3.Sugar 4.Chocolate