IAtionary: Nerd Shirt

Nerd Shirt [NURD shurt] n.

1. Any shirt that identifies the wearer as a nerd
2. A t-shirt containing a form of humor that is only understandable by nerds
3. (rarely) A shirt worn when it is out of style or generally unattractive

Language of Origin: Knorrese

Specific Origin of the Term: Well actually this one was coined in middle school, before I was at IA. However, the person who coined it (and henceforth whose name in in the Language of Origin) does now go to IA, so it's in the IAtionary. Our lockers were next to each other, and we were both there, me wearing something that falls into this category. She tuns to me and says calmly, "Linden, you have the best nerd shirts." And it stuck. There you go.

Some examples:

What part of

don't you understand?
(Sorry... that's not the right formula. I couldn't find it. But you get the point:)



(btw if you can't read that: "One Feels as if One is Dissolved and Merged with Nature")

(That says "Heavenly Bodies")

And you wanna know the really sad part? I am the proud owner of each and every one of those.

Deine Mutter

You know how the phrase "Your mom" has become so darn popular? It really annoys me. Especially when its all someone says:

A: Hi there!
B: Your mom.
A: Uhhh... how's it going?
B: Your mom.
A Yeah I'll be leaving now.
B: Your mom!

That gets on my nerves. However, IA (inevitably) found a way to make it more interesting. Someone German told someone else how to say it in German. Only at IA:

A: Hi there!
B: Deine Mutter. (DIE-nuh MOO-tehr)
A: Uhhh... how's it going?
B: Deine Mutter.
A Sind deine Verdaungsprobleme schlimmer geworden?
B: Deine Mutter!

I mean how much fun is that! The whole school knows it by now, and it's almost as common as the boring English equivalent. That's not to say that we've all learned to to ask each other about the condition of our digestive systems, but that may come in time.

OMG I can't believe I'm going to tell y'all this...

Well I figure that I make fun of so many other IA'ers that its probably my turn. The thing is though that they have the choice of remaining anonymous. But, in honor of this person's return from camp, I guess I will continue...

Every other day at lunch, I always sit with a group of people consisting of Students S, B, and F. We talk about all kinds of stuff, and they're all really nice. So one night I was at a choir concert talking to a different group of people about who knows what and I wanted to repeat a story that either Student S or Student B told me. First I had to explain, as I just did a sentence or two ago, about the group I sit with at lunch. The following took place:

Me: Every other day at lunch, I always sit with a group of people consisting of Students S, B, and someone else, I can't remember who. Oh who is it that always sits there? Ugh I don't know. Anyway, we talk about all kinds of stuff, and they're all really nice. (I go on to tell the story)

Suddenly it hits me. The other person is Student F. And I'm talking directly to Student F. (S)he was not too happy about that, obviously, as we've sat together almost all year. Naturally I started laughing and trying to apologize, but there was really nothing I could do.