Washington State LUG to Hold "Nerd Auction"

elrous0 writes "As part of a PR stunt, a Washington Linux user group is holding a "Nerd Auction" and appealing to local sororities to exchange dates and makeover advice for their computer skills and homework assistance. '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,' writes Washington State Linux Users Group president Ben Ford on the group's website. 'And who better to help with that than sorority girls who like nothing better than a makeover?' So far there has been no comment on how a Linux user group is going to help sorority girls with their Windows machines."

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How to help...

[psychicsword]

So far there has been no comment on how a Linux user group is going to help sorority girls with their Windows machines.
Isn't it obvious, by installing linux.

Re:How to help...

[eln]

That's exactly what will happen. The geeks install linux, and the sorority girls kick the geeks in the nuts for ruining their computers. In this way, everyone wins. The sorority girls get to tell their professors they can't do their homework because their computers are toasted, thereby giving them more free time to attempt to get impregnated by the football team, and the geeks get more contact from a human female than they have ever gotten or will ever get again.

This is the very definition of "win-win".

Re:How to help...

[snowgirl]

No, I have port knocking setup, so if you don't know how to get me to respond, I don't have to worry about being rooted.

Our name is stereotype

[Anonymous Coward]

Binky: Gee Ben, what are we gonna do tonight?

Ben: The same thing we do every night Binky: reinforce offensive gender role stereotypes!

Binky: NARF!

Meh..boxes

[Liquidrage]

"So far there has been no comment on how a Linux user group is going to help sorority girls with their Windows machines"

Meh, if you've seen one box you've seen them all.
When you're really break it down they're all nothing but I/O devices. Sure, some might have a few more bugs then others. And sure, some are more easy to get into then others. But at the end of the day a box is a box.
Oh, and beer never hurts.

Re:Nerds and Smarts

[SparkleMotion88]

Oh yeah? Well I worked as a software architect for 30 years while being a full-time professor in math and African history. I know 37 programming languages and 12 natural languages. When I'm not busy being intellectually awesome I like to go rock climbing, practice ninjitsu, wrestle bears, make 100 ft tall bronze sculptures, and play oustide linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs. So I don't think I'm a nerd either -- I'm entirely too awesome. I don't need to offer to fix a woman's computer in order to spend time with her. I usually just walk around and they are attracted to my awesomeness as if it had its own gravity.

I also think people who join LUGs are pathetic losers who probably couldn't attract a desperate woman *or* successfully wrestle even a small bear. I'm way better than them, and I'm glad to see that there are other folks out there who are just like me (only slightly less awesome).

Re:Optimistic

[ksheff]

Cats seek your companionship when they want to be fed.

Re:As I've been saying before

[RMH101]

From memory, the "success rate" of males vs females was something like 20% vs 80% (ie: 80% of women received a positive answer to their attempt, only 20% of men did Can you guys just do without me for a couple of minutes? Got to go and ask five women in the office something...