Offtopic PEELie: Biggest Nerd

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So, whose inner geek has been showing this year?

[Reply #1 on:]

Svip, for his various flag-related geek-outs.

[Reply #2 on:]

They're all highly nerdy in their own way but I have to agree with Gorky on this one.

[Reply #3 on:]

Xanfor would definitely be my choice here. I'm really surprised weiner and Josh aren't on this though.

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Xanfor would definitely be my choice here. I'm really surprised weiner and Josh aren't on this though.

LOL
They're band nerds, but I don't know if they're quite nerdy about everything else.
But I do love band nerds

I might pick Gorky for this one. She is quite a fantastic nerd

[Reply #5 on:]

I'm nerdy about everything. Everything.


Except women...

[Reply #6 on:]

Svip. I stand firmly by my declaration that of all the nerds here, Svip and tnuk are probably the nerdiest, and since tnuk isn't on there (which is odd...) then probably my vote will be for Svip.

[Reply #7 on:]

The poll is open. Spira, the council and myself felt that it was a good idea to give somebody else a chance to win. I already have eleven PEELies, and I'm running out of space to store them. 

Sorry, anybody who was planning to vote for me.

[Reply #8 on:]

Our flag loving pirate duck gets this one.

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Flag fun fact #83:  The white flag of surrender is actually not a flag, nor is it a call for surrender.  The swiftly moved white cloth tied to a stick is a signal of willingness to negotiate, which the enemy may promptly ignore.  Surrender is holding your hands over your head.

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Flag fun fact #83:  The white flag of surrender is actually not a flag, nor is it a call for surrender.

Fly the white flag of war!

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Flag fun fact #83:  The white flag of surrender is actually not a flag, nor is it a call for surrender.

Fly the white flag of war!

Flag fun fact #84:  France used from around the 17th century until the French Revolution, a completely white war flag.  The flag was re-instated in the 19th century from 1816 to 1830 during the Bourbon Restoration as a national flag.  This was based on the royal standard that during the First French Kingdom was a white flag with yellow fleurs de lis, but these were taken off whenever the king was not around.



Seen here at the Surrender of Lord Cornwallis.

So while the Futurama writers were probably making a joke, 'White Flag of War' is more accurate than 'White Flag of Surrender'.

[Reply #12 on:]

Svip 'cause of his work on the Infopshere.

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Svip 'cause of his work on the Infopshere.

That's a terrible reason to vote for somebody in the PEELies. PEEL is not the Infosphere. Not a terrible choice, but a completely senseless and illogical reason for that choice. If you see what I mean. Which I realise you might not.

The PEELies relates to PEEL, and wikiPEELia. The Infosphere might be peripherally connected to PEEL (and to a lesser extent, to wikiPEELia) but they're not the same thing, and bear only a small relation to one another.

[Reply #14 on:]

I voted for Svip, too. But mainly because if I post something like this:

Red
White
Blue

He'll have a million things to say about it.

[Reply #15 on:]

ducky all the way!

* futurefreak wonders who was the first country to ever have a flag

[Reply #16 on:]

Let's move the discussion here.

[Reply #17 on:]

Yeah, I got the credentials, yeah I sometimes bring up sciency things....although wtf am I doing here ? Is it because I own like over 9000 MTG cards ?

Also, hello

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OMG HE'S RETURNED FROM THE DOME

I think you are smartest, but nerdiest implies a combination of smarts and geekiness, and I'm not sure I am convinced you have what it takes...svip gets off to cloth. He's that dedicated.

[Reply #19 on:]

Gorky, and that's a compliment because girls who are a little bit nerdy are clool ...

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Despite some competition, Parsviplet piplet earned and merited this one from me.  Anyone who mentions and posts a picture of Cornwallis, expounds upon fleurs-de-lis, and informed me that Denmark is the country with the least number of high buildings in the world (I saw it Snip!!) can have my endorsement.

and for this,

Flag fun fact #84:  France used from around the 17th century until the French Revolution, a completely white war flag.  The flag was re-instated in the 19th century from 1816 to 1830 during the Bourbon Restoration as a national flag.  This was based on the royal standard that during the First French Kingdom was a white flag with yellow fleurs de lis, but these were taken off whenever the king was not around.

and this,

Let's move the discussion here.

Shall I go on.

svip gets off to cloth.

I cited this the other day in my decision also.

(Though I would not say, it was a factor).  <_<

Also, hello

Hello!

[Reply #21 on:]

Poll locked. There were 37 votes, and a clear winner. The council has ratified this.