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Fancy Bastard Show and Tell: Nerdiest Thing You Ever Got in the Mail

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    I just recieved in the post (Australian for mail) my Star Trek Season 1 Blu-Ray box set WITH a Phaser Universal remote.

    It strikes me as the nerdiest thing I've ever recieved in the mail since that Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition box set I had as a kid.

    What's the nerdiest thing you've ever recieved in the mail/post/owl post/pidgeon courier?
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      CommentAuthorJohn Darc
    • CommentTimeOct 26th 2009
     
    ...So basically, the nerdiest thing we ever bought online?
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    Posted By: John Darc...So basically, the nerdiest thing we ever bought online?


    Yeah basically. But you get bonus points if your grandma ever sent you a Firefly Browncoat she made herself, just for you. Because that is something that cannot be bought online, and therefore trumps it if such a thing occurs.

    Both online and grandma Christmas gifts sent in the post count, or for bonus points, something somebody bought you online without you knowing about it, and you got it as a big surprise.
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      CommentAuthormSeliga
    • CommentTimeOct 26th 2009
     
    From more of a "geek" side, I guess my new video card. From a "nerd" side.....A Sideshow Star Wars statue of Darth Vader.
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      CommentAuthorphotozz
    • CommentTimeOct 27th 2009 edited
     
    It's not nerdy so much, but when we first moved into our house, we continued to receive "Jesus" mail from some church the previous Hispanic owners made the mistake of encouraging with a donation. The mail was usually stuffed with all manner of wierd gimmicky things. Things like two pennies taped to a page and instructions to put them under your pillow while praying, and Jesus would come down and deliver unto you a delicious breakfast or something. We have also received "Prayer Napkins" and 11x14 pictures of white Jesus. All of which was sad to work better if you mailed them a check in the (postage not included) self addressed envelope they enclosed. It was just bizarre.

    I also mail-ordered my first computer from "dude". It was a 33mhz behemouth with a 200mb hard disk and a 28.8 modem. I was rocking that dos-based AOL chat room.
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      CommentAuthorTindomiel
    • CommentTimeOct 27th 2009
     
    An autographed red ipod nano from Johnathan Coulton loaded with his songs. :D
    • CommentAuthorSean
    • CommentTimeOct 28th 2009
     
    Posted By: photozza 200mb hard disk and a 28.8 modem.
    Because you'll never need more! This computer will last you forever!

    Posted By: TindomielAn autographed red ipod nano from Johnathan Coulton loaded with his songs. :D
    I still need to buy that shirt.

    Mine would have to be either the Halo 3 Collector's Edition, complete with a replica Master Chief helmet, or a kit to create your own sugar glass (enough to make a 'glass' window for me to get thrown through). That second one counts as nerdy/geeky, right?
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      CommentAuthorKazuo
    • CommentTimeNov 3rd 2009
     
    Probably import Dreamcast stuff from lik-sang.com, which laster was shut down by Sony for importing/exporting PSPs.
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    My copy of "Hijinks Ensue Volume 1", available now? :)

    Um no seriously probably the Roomba.
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      CommentAuthorKristi
    • CommentTimeNov 5th 2009 edited
     
    My mom once sent me working sonic screwdriver when the one I had broke. It came with psychic paper. I was really excited, like a little kid. I still have the urge to bring it to work and use it on animals, but no one here would get it.
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    • CommentTimeNov 5th 2009
     
    Posted By: KristiMy mom once sent me working sonic screwdriver when the one I had broke. It came with psychic paper. I was really excited, like a little kid. I still have the urge to bring it to work and use it on animals, but no one here would get it.
    Bring it to work, and get the ultimate Dr.Who/Lost crossover pic by using it on the polar bear.
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      CommentAuthorMagiclad
    • CommentTimeNov 8th 2009
     
    The star trek shirt I am wearing at the moment. My girlfriend sent in all of those tokens to get it for me.
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    Um i would have to say...

    My parts for my computer.
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      CommentAuthorKazuo
    • CommentTimeNov 10th 2009
     
    I remembered another one. My xkcd "sudo make me a sandwich" shirt. I like to laugh at people who don't know the difference between sudo and pseudo and think they get the joke.
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      CommentAuthorJohn Darc
    • CommentTime5 days ago
     
    ...What? What would that even mean? Pseudo- is a prefix that means like, not real...

    So does "Pseudo Make Me a Sandwich" mean "Make me a sandwich (not really)"?
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      CommentAuthorKazuo
    • CommentTime3 days ago
     
    Posted By: John Darc...What? What would that even mean? Pseudo- is a prefix that means like, not real...

    So does "Pseudo Make Me a Sandwich" mean "Make me a sandwich (not really)"?

    Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's what most people think it means. I've asked a couple of people who I know didn't understand the joke and thought they did, and they all came to that conclusion. It's also really funny when people demand that they see my shirt after I tell them that they won't get the joke and then, as predicted, they don't get it. People seem to take it as an insult to their intelligence when told that they can't understand a t-shirt. Then, they feel even worse when it turns out that they can't.
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      CommentAuthor2012ad
    • CommentTime3 days ago
     
    Mine's easy.

    My collector's edition Mulder and Scully Barbie dolls.

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