# Nerdy, Geeky Jokes **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 25, 2022, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-geeky-jokes/975532 "2022-11-25T15:23:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-geeky-jokes/975532/241 "2023-01-07T15:37:54Z")
> [@Zyada](#): > > When it’s jaws open wide > And another set’s inside > That’s a moray > > Moray eel mouths were part of the inspiration for the alien in Alien Here’s a non-moray take on the gag from Craig Swanson’s _Perspicuity_ > **[Swanson\_Craig-Perspicuity.pdf](https://www.gathering4gardner.org/g4g10gift/art/Swanson_Craig-Perspicuity.pdf)** > > 3.63 MB ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-geeky-jokes/975532/242 "2023-01-09T14:30:34Z")
[![](https://i0.wp.com/www.geeksaresexy.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/fries.jpg?w=600&ssl=1) ](https://i0.wp.com/www.geeksaresexy.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/fries.jpg?w=600&ssl=1) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-geeky-jokes/975532/243 "2023-01-09T14:38:25Z")
Evil, be thou my good! ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-geeky-jokes/975532/244 "2023-01-09T14:39:34Z")
Cheese fries are neutral good, but poutine is chaotic evil? Those two dishes aren’t the same, of course, but they certainly seem to be at least adjacent, to me: Goopy messy fries with dairy. Likewise, in actual implementation, curly fries and waffle fries usually seem to be fairly similar. As silly alignment charts go, that’s one of the worse ones I’ve seen. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-geeky-jokes/975532/245 "2023-01-09T15:14:36Z")
Poutine is _Canadian_. The Defense rests. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-geeky-jokes/975532/246 "2023-01-09T15:15:04Z")
Cheese is good, except for curds; gravy is evil. A stupid chart but easy to understand if one accepts the above flawed premise. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-geeky-jokes/975532/247 "2023-01-09T20:47:49Z")
### Too bad Odysseus never met Cassandra. Cassandra: You shall all regret this so much and you won’t even know why. Odysseus: Regret it how? Cassandra: You won’t believe me if I tell you. When I prophesy, nobody believes me. It is my curse. Odysseus: …I’m Nobody. Fill me in. * * * ### The name Dennis is derived from Dionysus. Ergo, Denny’s is the domain of a god of chaos and revelry. * * * ### Greek Mythology in 5 Words: Unfortunately, Zeus was feeling horny. ### Norse Mythology in 5 Words: But Loki had an idea. * * * ### A crossover between King Midas and King Oedipus would be motherfucking gold. * * * ### U was reading about the myth of Prometheus today when the phrase, “New liver, same eagles” popped into my head, so I’m keeping that in mind for the next time somebody asks me how it’s going. * * * ### What’s the trope name for when someone finds out they are the Chosen One and is like “Uh, no thank you.” That’s called Refusal of the Call. Usually followed by The Call Knows Where You Live and You Can’t Fight Fate and The Call is Trying to Contact you about your Destiny’s Extended Warranty. [above all taken from Memebase] ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-geeky-jokes/975532/248 "2023-01-09T21:05:52Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > ### Too bad Odysseus never met Cassandra. > > Cassandra: You shall all regret this so much and you won’t even know why. > > Odysseus: Regret it how? > > Cassandra: You won’t believe me if I tell you. When I prophesy, nobody believes me. It is my curse. > > Odysseus: …I’m Nobody. Fill me in. OK, this one is epic. Almost literally. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-geeky-jokes/975532/249 "2023-01-10T14:31:03Z")
That chart does not account for chili fries, but I suspect they are just too far off the scale, being far more evil and far more chaotic than poutine. Yet so good they lap the scale and become more lawful good than sweet potato fries. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-geeky-jokes/975532/250 "2023-01-10T14:45:47Z")
Or Pastrami Chili Cheese Fries from The Hat, which have to be Chaotic Awesome. [![](https://external-preview.redd.it/QFi2VTK_FpHcGO72ai0FFdN2VgChg15lT14cMZnsWNM.jpg?auto=webp&s=65c67337f476f22186a552a86d5d9d6b9cccfacc) ](https://external-preview.redd.it/QFi2VTK_FpHcGO72ai0FFdN2VgChg15lT14cMZnsWNM.jpg?auto=webp&s=65c67337f476f22186a552a86d5d9d6b9cccfacc) ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-geeky-jokes/975532/251 "2023-01-10T14:46:55Z")
Holy Cholesteroly! ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-geeky-jokes/975532/252 "2023-01-10T14:53:26Z")
My standing bet with my Debate Team was that if any 2 of them could finish an order, I’d pay for the team’s meal. I never even got close to having to pay out. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-geeky-jokes/975532/253 "2023-01-10T18:09:09Z")
Are Jonathan Swift jokes in bad taste? ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-geeky-jokes/975532/254 "2023-01-10T19:42:23Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > ### What’s the trope name for when someone finds out they are the Chosen One and is like “Uh, no thank you.” > > That’s called Refusal of the Call. Usually followed by The Call Knows Where You Live > and You Can’t Fight Fate > and The Call is Trying to Contact you about your Destiny’s Extended Warranty. "It’s coming from…_inside your soul!!"_ ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-geeky-jokes/975532/255 "2023-01-11T21:53:54Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > ### he name Dennis is derived from Dionysus. > > Ergo, Denny’s is the domain of a god of chaos and revelry. > > * * * Hey, that’s supposed to be “wine and revelry”. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2023, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-geeky-jokes/975532/256 "2023-01-12T00:41:43Z")
Is somebody bad-mouthing my boy?? Ooooo, that’s a paddlin’. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-geeky-jokes/975532/257 "2023-01-27T23:47:25Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > The 1812 Overture involves rice being shot from guns while The Lone Ranger intones, “Hi-yo Silver, Away.” You mean the _William Tell_ Overture. ---
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2023, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-geeky-jokes/975532/258 "2023-01-28T04:40:48Z")
Are there guns in the William Tell Overture? ---
**Author:** ![FrenchDunadan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frenchdunadan/32/5449_2.png) [@FrenchDunadan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrenchDunadan)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2023, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-geeky-jokes/975532/259 "2023-01-28T09:29:54Z")
It’s Tchaikovsky 1812 overture that has cannons in it. from wikipédia: The _1812 Overture_ is scored for an orchestra that consists of the following:[[6]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1812_Overture#cite_note-googlebook-6) - [Brass band](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass_band): “Open” instrumentation consisting of “any extra brass instruments” available. In some indoor performances, the part may be played on an [organ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipe_organ). [Military](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_band) or [marching bands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marching_band) also play this part. Note: the brass band or its substitute is meant to play during the finale only. - [Woodwinds](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodwind_instrument): 1 [piccolo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piccolo), 2 flutes, 2 [oboes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oboe), 1 [cor anglais](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cor_anglais), 2 [clarinets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarinet) in [B♭](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soprano_clarinet) and 2 [bassoons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassoon) - [Brass](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass_instrument): 4 [horns](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_horn) in F, 2 [cornets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornet) in B♭, 2 trumpets in E♭, 3 [trombones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trombone) (2 [tenor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenor_trombone), 1 [bass](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_trombone)) and 1 [tuba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuba) - Percussion: [timpani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timpani), [orchestral bass drum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchestral_bass_drum), [snare drum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snare_drum), [cymbals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymbal), [tambourine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tambourine), [triangle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_(musical_instrument)), [carillon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carillon) - [Strings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_section): violins I & II, [violas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola), cellos and double basses. - [Artillery](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artillery): one battery of [cannon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannon), or even ceremonial field artillery. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-geeky-jokes/975532.md?page=12)