Computer club to hold 'nerd auction' for dates

[almaty 19]

PULLMAN, Washington (AP) -- Looking to recruit more women, and perhaps date some sorority women, the largest computer club at Washington State University hopes to hold a "nerd auction."

The idea is to trade their computer skills to sorority girls in exchange for a makeover and, possibly, a date.

"You can buy a nerd and he'll fix your computer, help you with stats homework, or if you're really adventurous, take you to dinner!" Ben Ford, president of the Linux Users Group, said on its Web site.

Ford acknowledged that some of the group's 213 registered members may not be ready for the auction block.

"The problem is that we're all still nerds. Let's face it, guys. If anyone's going to bid on us, we'll need some spicing up," he wrote. "And who better to help with that than sorority girls who like nothing better than a makeover?"

This all began as an effort to recruit more women into computer science programs and a public relations class decided to help.

"Our conclusion was that they need to promote themselves better, then specific ideas were presented to them," said professor Moon Lee, who taught the public relations class. "They made suggestions to work with specific groups such as sororities. Sorority groups tend to have a very good social network."

Ford, who has an undergraduate degree in computer science and is pursuing a master's in business management, has spoken to several sororities, but so far none has committed to the project. A call to the Center for Fraternity and Sorority Life at WSU by The Associated Press was not immediately returned. E-mail to a friend

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[almaty 19]

i am sure my computer brother arijit, has a bumper sticker that says...

Backups? We don't need no steenking backups!

also,

"Profanity is the one language all programmers know best."

Computer programmers know how to use their hardware.

Edited September 27, 2007 by almaty

[almaty 19]

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Good post, dean.

I've always wondered about the origins of the expression "pencil neck geeks". I'm a geek and I barely even have a neck. Most of my fellow geeks, like me, spent their years in college hiding out overnight in the Lab doing assignments and subsisting on a diet of nachos and coke. Not exactly the recipe for having a pencil neck. Heck, I wish I had a pencil neck.

[almaty 19]

brother arijit...per google...came from a professional wrestler, years ago..freddie blassie...wrote a song.and called others this...

lyrics

Back when I was a kid, life was going swell.

Till something happened, blew every thing to hell.

That night my daddy stumbled in, all pale and weak,

Said "A woman up the block just gave birth to a geek."

Mom said, "Sell it to the circus, what the heck."

Dad said, "Nope, this one's a pencil neck.

And if there's one thing lower than a side show freak,

It's a grit eatin', scum suckin', pencil neck geek."

You see if you take a pencil that won't hold lead,

Looks like a pipe cleaner atached to a head,

Add a buggy whip body with a brain that leaks,

You got yourself a grit eatin', pencil neck geek.

(chorus)

Pencil neck geek, grit eatin' freak,

scum suckin', pea head with a lousy physique.

He's a one man, no gut, loosing streak.

Nothin' but a pencil neck geek.

Soon the geeks were poppin' up all over town.

You couldn't hardly sneeze without knockin' one down.

After a nice juicy steak, if you need a toothpick,

Just reach for a geek, they'll do the trick.

One day we cut one up for fish bait.

Learned our lesson just a little bit late.

Soon as the geek hit the drink, the water turned red.

Next day, sure enough, all the fish were dead.

chorus

Most any night you know where I can be found.

Yeah, stomping some geek's head into the ground.

So keep the faith 'cause in Blassie you can trust,

I won't give up 'til the last geek bites the dust.

chorus

They say, "these geeks come a dime a dozen."

I'm lookin' for the guy who's supplin' the dimes.

Its gonna be real hard times for all of these

grit eatin',

scum suckin',

boot lickin',

drop kickin',

gut grindin',

nail bitin',

glue sniffin',

scab pickin',

butt scratchin',

egg hatchin',

sleezy,

smelly,

pepper bellied,

dirty, lousy, rotten, stinkin', freaks.

Nothing but a pencil neck geek.

Edited September 27, 2007 by almaty

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Aah, it came out of the "mind" of a wrestler.

Somehow, I should have guessed.

[Jasman0717 9]

Where's Louis Skolnick when you need him