24May/110
All the Geeks!
For all Trekkies, comic collectors and gadget gurus, here's a day just for you. On Wednesday, the world celebrates Geek Pride Day.
Geeks, nerds and whoever else wears thick glasses and a pocket protector can publicly boast about their geekiness without being labeled as weird. It happens on May 25, which coincides with the release of the first "Star Wars" movie in 1977.
The day started in 2006 in Spain — strangely enough — when 300 geeks showed their pride by creating a human "Pac-Man" game. In 2008, it came to the United States, where bloggers heralded it as a holiday. Read more...
