I was going to end this comic with a different line, insinuating that the person was less geeky than I thought. However, in my experience, most people tend to have hidden geeky tendencies, and so I figured it would be more accurate the other way around.

Which is just as well, since I couldn’t really think of anything you could discover about someone that would make them appear less of a geek… I could rely on clichés, such as having a girlfriend – but I know that not to be true as some of the geekiest people I know have, at least, one.

So that’s what I’m going to spend the next few days pondering – what would you have to discover about someone that would make them appear to be less of a geek?

I’ve never been in denial about my geek status… I know I’m a level 3 dwarf.

That means that I have several geek qualities all at a mid-range level – science (biology), video games (inc. imports) and comics (non-superhero) – plus a tenancy to collect things and a thirst for trivia.

I once met a level 9 wizard – coding (hardcore), science (physics), video games (inc. home-made) and maths (for fun).

Still, I could tie my shoelaces quicker… actually, he wore Velcro (that’s what distinguishes a mere level 8 from a 9) and I still beat him. Every wizard has a weakness.

…There was a time when bumping into such individuals was a rare thing indeed, they hardly ever venture into a social setting without trepidation… but along came the internet.

At first, all you could find were geeks – they were the only people using it – but then slowly, in decreasing levels, the rest of us caught on…

And that’s how it nearly stayed, but then something interesting started happening. It turned out that the internet encouraged people to be geeks… or perhaps it brought out the latent geek within them.

It’s all that information, it lets you reach a high geek level with relative ease and it encourages virtually everyone to read more about what they are interested in.

Now, I know some of your geeky tendencies… the fact you read my comic… but I want to know more, do you own a dice with more that six sides? Do you know an unfeasible amount of trivia about a subject? I’m willing to bet you do.