# What is the Nerdiest thing you own? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 20, 2006, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-nerdiest-thing-you-own/353492 "2006-04-20T16:52:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-nerdiest-thing-you-own/353492/41 "2006-04-20T21:13:17Z")
An accident dosimeter. The Escaflowne limited edition DVD set with Black Escaflowne figurine ---
**Author:** ![El\_Perro\_Fumando](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e9c0ed/32.png) [@El\_Perro\_Fumando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Perro_Fumando)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-nerdiest-thing-you-own/353492/42 "2006-04-20T21:19:00Z")
I own [a binary clock](http://shopping.discovery.com/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?endecaSID=10AB929B903B&langId=-1&storeId=10000&productId=58274&catalogId=10000), my grandfather’s slide rule, and I just received as a wedding shower gift (after much pleading to my mom and sister) [these appetizer dishes](http://www.signals.com/signals/Themes_300/Education_3AG/Item_Pi-Appetizer-Dishes_HB6403_ps_cti-3AG.html) ---
**Author:** ![caveman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caveman/32/7242_2.png) [@caveman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caveman)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-nerdiest-thing-you-own/353492/43 "2006-04-20T21:19:32Z")
> [@Big Bad Voodoo Lou](#): > > I have him too! Isn’t it badass? The badassest by far. I have mine displayed on a shelf shared with a the few Alternators that caught my fancy and some of wife’s collector Barbie dolls. OP is da mac(truck)daddy! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![caveman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caveman/32/7242_2.png) [@caveman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caveman)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-nerdiest-thing-you-own/353492/44 "2006-04-20T21:29:25Z")
I had almost forgot the 4th contender: -His & hers _Serentiy_ [Halloween costumes](http://ret3.net/snap/hwn2005/index.html) worn to an Alamo Drafthouse costume contest & screening. As for my wife, **I** am by far _her_ nerdiest posession. ---
**Author:** ![Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-nerdiest-thing-you-own/353492/45 "2006-04-20T21:41:14Z")
I have a framed set of the 4 TV Guides with Star Trek captains on the cover. (It was a gift!) I own several Star Trek Christmas ornamanents. My favorite is the shuttlecraft, which says “Spock to Enterprise. Happy Holidays. Live Long and Prosper.” when you push a button. I have a Blue Sun T-shirt, and I have Buffy: The Chosen Collection DVD set. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-nerdiest-thing-you-own/353492/46 "2006-04-20T22:00:22Z")
You guys are such dweebs. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-nerdiest-thing-you-own/353492/47 "2006-04-20T22:03:41Z")
Hmmm… where do I begin? My 400 + horse figurines? My LOTR figurine collection, which includes a Legolas Ken doll, and a life-size cardboard Legolas standee? My really putzy CD collection, which includes the Osmond Brothers, the Partridge family, and most recently, Ace Young & Bucky Covington? I think I win. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-nerdiest-thing-you-own/353492/48 "2006-04-20T22:07:57Z")
I’m not sure which of my possessions are the nerdiest. Is it my [Mace Windu Light Saber?](http://masterreplicas.com/customer/starwars/starwars_product_list.php?cid=9) Or my full size, framed attraction poster of the Skyway from Disneyland? My Headless Horseman, Ichobod Crane figures from the Sleepy Hollow movie? My framed photo of myself, standing, well, digitally inserted, with Kirk, Spock and McCoy in Star Trek II? Or perhaps it is just my soul. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-nerdiest-thing-you-own/353492/49 "2006-04-20T22:08:32Z")
Either my Dr. Phibes action figure, or the Ring of Power in it’s velvet-covered holder under a bell jar. Or maybe the “Aliens” Colonial Marines tech manual, with all the pencil markings from where I made measurments from the diagrams. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-nerdiest-thing-you-own/353492/50 "2006-04-20T22:18:39Z")
Many, many things, but the most visible is one of [these](http://img.tfd.com/thumb/c/c4/Zorkmidfront.jpg) which I wear on a chain around my neck. I’ve yet to meet anyone who’s actually recognized it, which is doubly depressing in that I work at a video game company. Goddamned geeks got no sense of history, any more. (Here’s the [reverse](http://img.tfd.com/thumb/9/94/Zorkmidback.jpg), for those what care about such things.) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-nerdiest-thing-you-own/353492/51 "2006-04-20T22:32:07Z")
I have some little-used somewhat obscure roleplaying books. Rules for GURPS AutoDuel, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Top Secret, Star Wars, and the second edition of Paranoia. I also have a Star Wars Sourcebook and some extra Paranoia rules. The reason I have these is that at one time I had plans to set up a RPG-centric BBS. I also have a card game that’s like a combination of Car Wars and Mille Bornes. ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-nerdiest-thing-you-own/353492/52 "2006-04-20T23:14:04Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Many, many things, but the most visible is one of [these](http://img.tfd.com/thumb/c/c4/Zorkmidfront.jpg) which I wear on a chain around my neck. I’ve yet to meet anyone who’s actually recognized it, which is doubly depressing in that I work at a video game company. Goddamned geeks got no sense of history, any more. > > (Here’s the [reverse](http://img.tfd.com/thumb/9/94/Zorkmidback.jpg), for those what care about such things.) I can say I recognise it, and am envious of it at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-nerdiest-thing-you-own/353492/53 "2006-04-21T00:21:18Z")
A Mickey Mouse rear view moniter mirror. A Crayola Crayon collection that has over 400 uniquely named crayons. A 148 and growing Monopoly token collection. ---
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-nerdiest-thing-you-own/353492/54 "2006-04-21T00:48:56Z")
> [@PapSett](#): > > Hmmm… where do I begin? My 400 + horse figurines? My LOTR figurine collection, which includes a Legolas Ken doll, and **a life-size cardboard Legolas standee?** My really putzy CD collection, which includes the Osmond Brothers, the Partridge family, and most recently, Ace Young & Bucky Covington? > > I think I win. (bolding mine) My daughter has one of those! She loves to leave it standing in dark corners when guests come over. Legsy has scared the crap out of several of my friends. We also pull him out of her room and decorate him on holidays. He’s worn bunny ears, Christmas ornaments as earrings, and stood next to a stuffed turkey with an arrow through it. **lisacurl** , guilty as charged. I’m \*\*wisdomy \*\* at OTZ. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-nerdiest-thing-you-own/353492/55 "2006-04-21T01:00:44Z")
A **slide rule** Bow before me! ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-nerdiest-thing-you-own/353492/56 "2006-04-21T03:02:33Z")
We have the compact O.E.D. and we use it all the time to settle marital arguments, e.g. “See! I _told_ you that decimate means to reduce by one tenth!”. _Finding Serenity_, a book about _Firefly_. _The Grinch Who Stole Christmas_ in Latin. Hmm. Now that I think about it, we’ve got lots of weird stuff, but not that much nerdy stuff. Unless you count about two thousand books. ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-nerdiest-thing-you-own/353492/57 "2006-04-21T03:04:09Z")
Like has been said before, depends on the discipline: 1.\* OS/2 Warp, 3.5" Floppy edition 2. \*WANG 32 mb Disk Pack 3. \*not one, but two 700r4 Reaction Shells _broken in the exact same way_. They make a nice set of bookends and ring like a well struck bell when hit by 4. \*two titanium Ford Racing valves…which are good to show the difference between a worn out valve and one that still has the three angle grind. 5. An LS-1 Corvette beauty cover signed by 6 people instrumental in creating the C5 Corvette 6. A kit that’ll pull any power steering pump pulley from Chevy or Chrysler products. 7. Gaston - a Gargoyle. He’s decorated year round with a trick or treat jack-o-lantern, bunny ears, and [xmas wreath](http://www.millertwinracing.com/hauntiholik/slides/DSCN9187.html) 8. four post Car Lift 9. \*Hoberman Sphere - = items at the Office ---
**Author:** ![Mayo\_Speaks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@Mayo\_Speaks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mayo_Speaks)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-nerdiest-thing-you-own/353492/58 "2006-04-21T03:35:24Z")
It’s either my [Rubik’s Revenge](http://www.ymnichka.com/images/00261-01.jpg) or my trusty 10 inch sliderule (only nerdy since I’m 19 years old). ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-nerdiest-thing-you-own/353492/59 "2006-04-21T03:51:41Z")
A full-size **Tapper** arcade game. It was my favorite when I was 14 years old, so I eventually bought one for myself. Actually, I need to sell it because I may be moving. So now I need to find another former video game nerd from my generation… ---
**Author:** ![cwthree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@cwthree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwthree)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-nerdiest-thing-you-own/353492/60 "2006-04-21T05:45:29Z")
Currently, a [Ward & Storey aluminum hoof protractor](http://www.centaurforge.com/prodinfo.asp?number=WS). OK, so it doesn’t beep, spin or light up. It’s still nerdy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-nerdiest-thing-you-own/353492.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-nerdiest-thing-you-own/353492.md?page=4)