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Nerds Still More Likely To Get Bullied

trashbird1240 writes "Reports on a recent meta-analysis of bullies and victims found that bullies and victims have similar personality traits, but that bullies tend to do poorly in school, as opposed to those who get bullied. Both bullies and victims are poor social problem solvers, but they resort to different tactics to handle their social ineptitude. To me this represents a huge leap forward in understanding nerd psychology."

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  1. That makes me feel so much better by colinrichardday · · Score: 4, Funny

    That makes me feel so much better about being beaten up.

    1. Re:That makes me feel so much better by macbeth66 · · Score: 1, Funny

      I stopped doing that when I started banging your mother.

    2. Re:That makes me feel so much better by JustOK · · Score: 1, Funny

      Time you stopped doing that, Sis.

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  2. Animal psychology by girlintraining · · Score: 2, Funny

    So basically, if you can't develop social skills you do what every other animal does: Become a predator. And if you fail at that, you're dinner.

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  3. WHAT?! by Itninja · · Score: 4, Funny

    You means those with little physical prowess and poorly developed social skills are often victims to those with pent-up anger and limited intellects? My god. This is quite a revelation?

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  4. Re:Hahahahaha by memyselfandeye · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, I'm still mad that the jock who beat me up banged the girl who sat next to me who let me hold her comb. I protected that comb like it was a baby. I cleaned it, I bathed it, and she wouldn't go to prom with me!?!? Then I found out I went an all boys school... talk about awkward.

    In other news... the sky is blue, and the sun is hot.

  5. Perhaps... by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · · Score: 5, Funny

    We should just issue handguns to everyone over a certain GPA... That seems like a good, solid, American solution to this bullying problem.

    1. Re:Perhaps... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Hey, they call us software pirates, right? Give the nerds flintlock pistols. This solves several problems:

      a. They can defend themselves from jocks
      b. They can't go on a rampage and massacre the school
      c. They will have a realistic accessory for their pirate cosplay!

      Somebody give fffungus a metal! And a handgun! :D

    2. Re:Perhaps... by Traegorn · · Score: 2, Funny

      Yes. Let's make jokes about bullied kids bringing guns to school.

      Because things have turned out so well when *that's* happened.

    3. Re:Perhaps... by goofyspouse · · Score: 2, Funny

      Somebody give fffungus a metal! And a handgun! :D

      With any luck, the handgun will be metal.

  6. Re:On the other hand by MrEricSir · · Score: 2, Funny

    Damn, I'd hate to work where you work.

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  7. Re:The key to not getting beaten up as a nerd by selven · · Score: 3, Funny

    I was a dork, but no one dared fuck with me

    I'm confused. Is this good or bad?

  8. Re:Um... what about NerdBullies? by bsDaemon · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think they call them "channel ops" or "moderators" depending on the context.

  9. Could not read the article by Drakkenmensch · · Score: 2, Funny

    Still busy coughing back up my own glasses.

  10. Re:Confusing social bullshit by COMON$ · · Score: 5, Funny

    put on your robe and wizard hat...

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  11. Re:The key to not getting beaten up as a nerd by The+Grim+Reefer2 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I may have been a dorkus malorkus in high school...

    And judging by that sentence not much has changed. ;-)

  12. Re:Hahahahaha by Captain+Splendid · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm not even sure what popping a girl's bra strap means.

    It means you put all your stats into Dexterity.

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  13. A new hope by johnhp · · Score: 2, Funny

    Let the word go out of the new understanding between Nerds and Bullies. No longer let them be enemies. Indeed, they are as the same flesh, and today they have become brothers under a common cause. Let the norms now tremble before the combined might of the Nerds and Bullies, hereafter known collectively as the Outcasts. Their powers of intelligence and strength have at last combined in a mighty aliance.

  14. Re:Hahahahaha by Austerity+Empowers · · Score: 3, Funny

    No that would be opening the bra strap with her facing you. Popping the strap is generally considered clumsy, but a sign of someone who maybe spent his points everywhere but wis or dex.

  15. Re:Hahahahaha by genner · · Score: 3, Funny

    No that would be opening the bra strap with her facing you. Popping the strap is generally considered clumsy, but a sign of someone who maybe spent his points everywhere but wis or dex.

    I keep telling you people charisma is not a dump stat!

  16. Re:Hahahahaha by fractoid · · Score: 3, Funny

    I have a friend who put all his points in dexies and now hes like really nervous and energetic and he dont stop talking and moving around all the time and hes like really active I dont think dexies are as good as you think and he certainly doesnt get to touch boobs.

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