Nerd Haiku (6 page)

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Authors: Robb Pearlman

Hours in line, but

heatstroke will not keep me from

Star Tours at Disney.

You want to sound like

a droid or alien? Use

a British accent.

Taking the Great Dane

to the Ren Fair. It's OK,

the saddle fits him.

Maybe my cat's name

is Schrödinger. Or is it?

We will never know.

Highly allergic,

I named my pet fish Krypto.

It's just not the same.

I am the only

one here wearing a red shirt.

This will not end well.

That didn't work out.

Things got really out of hand.

I need a Time Lord.

I wear a bow tie

because you think it is cool,

Eleventh Doctor.

Tuxedo T-shirt

and new Chuck Taylors for the

black-tie reception.

Holds my iPhone
and

Blackberry. Real leather, too.

Utility belt.

Question: Why do I

knit Cthulhu hats? Answer:

Because I Lovecrafts.

Blue blazer over

Super Grover T-shirt is

business casual.

Juicy Juice and some

Smurfberry Crunch are just part

of a good breakfast.

Better than coffee,

bigger jolt than Red Bull: the

power of Grayskull!

Spilled soup all over,

but this fur is forgiving.

Dressed like a Wookie.

I spent every dime

for this Cosplay masquerade.

Put on the damn cape.

My costume cost more

than I spent on food last year.

Take my picture. Please.

I feel tall and thin

and socially adjusted.

I like ComicCon.

ComicCon's the place

where I can achieve my dream:

Do Wonder Woman.

I'm bald, so costume

choices are limited to

Picard or Luthor.

Uploads take too long,

and there's a line for nachos.

Too many nerds here.

Thank you, E.T., but

no Reese's Pieces for me.

Peanut allergy.

Have a stomachache.

Might be gas, but just in case:

Get Newt to safety.

Telemarketers?

I would much rather get the

Call of Cthulhu.

Hey, Rupe? Perry White

and J. Jonah Jameson

would never hack phones.

Maester
,
not
master.

Lannister,
not
banister.

Damn autocorrect.

Can't sleep, wondering:

Will werewolves or mermaids be

the next vampires?

The only teams I

wasn't picked last for were Teams

Edward and Jacob.

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