# Geekermania!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geekermania/122454>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 5, 2002, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geekermania/122454 "2002-08-05T18:42:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![leechbabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@leechbabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leechbabe)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2002, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geekermania/122454/21 "2002-08-07T06:42:11Z")

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I got excited when I saw a window display at a popular clothing store that utilised action figures from Planet of the Apes.

If I buy a book that is part of a series I have to buy the complete series and all of the cover styles need to match and the books have to be the same height etc. Eg If the first book is in hard back then the rest have to be in hard back.

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**Author:** ![butter\_pie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@butter\_pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butter_pie)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geekermania/122454/22 "2002-08-08T01:21:06Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Babar714 \*  
> \*\*It hurts me to learn that Jinwicked doesn’t like Star Wars. So, so sad. O woeful day! \*\*

Sorry, I’ve always found Star Wars to be incredibly retarded… I saw the original three for the first and only time when they were re-released in the theatres a few years ago, and barely managed to sit through them. I haven’t bothered to see either of the two recent ones.

On the other hand, I can and have watched Star Trek all day long. Though I find DS9 a little too soap-opera-y.

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**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geekermania/122454/23 "2002-08-08T01:39:29Z")

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Well, you know, there are Star Wars fans and Star Trek fans and never the twain shall meet… 😉

More geekazoidical facts:

(o) My first computer was a Radio Shack Color Computer. In 1980. To do anything, you either loaded a program using a _audio tape player_ or typed it in by hand from Rainbow magazine.

(o) In addition to the movie stubs, I also have zillions of stubs from baseball games and concerts, including World Series ticket stubs.

(o) Also in addition to the ticket stubs, I have a list of all the movies I’ve seen. Just so, you know, I’m not sure when I’m renting if I’ve seen a movie or not. 😉 I mean, wouldn’t wanna waste that $4.

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