A web designer is filling out a form:
Age: 31
Height: 5’9”
Eye color: #008000

What is a programmer from Finland called? A Nerdic.

How do you comfort a grammar nerd?
By distinguishing between there, their, they're.

Nerd: They tend to be introverted and may not lack social skills but prefer to spend their time studying. They do not really care how people perceive them and may appear carelessly dressed. Their biggest fashion statement is the glaring white pocket protector and thick dark glasses.

Geek: They are extraverted and will talk to eternity about the subject that interests them the most. Some people say they’re boring to listen to, but their main objective is to impress you. They are collectors of things and obsessed with every gadget known to mankind.

         With that brief description, there’s a lot of material to add humor to your nerdy or geeky characters. Inspiration can come in other forms like looking at your own life. Without a doubt, I am a full-fledged nerd — a book nerd to be exact with good fashion sense.

         The entertainment industry has many avenues to draw on for inspiration.

T.V. shows have brought to life the geeky and nerdy characters of Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory, Spock from Star Trek, and Steve Urkel from Family Matters.

The movies have made millions with nerd and geek characters, and these characters have wonderful characteristics to inspire humor. To name a few, there is Clark Kent from Superman, Indiana Jones, and my favorite nerd, Crispin Glover, who played George McFly from Back to the Future.

There's plenty of inspiration from books, too, with Sherlock Holmes, Hermione Granger from Harry Potter, and Jane Eyre, who I can relate to, because she was a book-nerd and all she wanted was peace and quiet to read books.

         The next time you’re looking to add humor to a story, consider writing about a geek or a nerd for some comedy relief.

         If you’re still not convinced of your own inner geek or nerd, here’s one last joke to prove it:

Where should one store all the nerdy dad jokes? In a dada-base.