The most “intelligent” conversation of the month:

Window shopping at Bugis Junction…

Friend: See that man?

Me: Yup. Why?

Friend: That is called “neurofibromatosis“.

Me: Neu-ro…what??

Friend: Neuro-fibromatosis

Me: Neu-ro-fi….what sis??

Friend: Neu-ro, fi-bro, ma, to, sis. It’s genetic.

Me: I see..I’ve worked with them before. Some people are afraid of them. They said I shouldn’t be near to them. But I know it is not trasmittable.

Friend: Yes. It’s a genetic disorder.

Me: So, is it a dominant or recessive gene that carries the trait?

Friend: Mm…it should be dominant because it affects the first-degree relatives.

Me: It seems to me that most of the guys have it. Is it a sex-linked inheritance?

Friend: No, it’s not. It is mapped to…er..some chromosome, can’t remember which one.

Note: my “intelligent” question and the “proper” lingo that I have used.
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You’re a nerd if you’re still reading this.:)

On a side note, how do you define “nerd”? I mean, we always hear people comment:”Man..he is such a nerd..”

But what exactly is “nerdy”? I was a nerd back in my schooling years and I believe I am still one. (The fact that I can still remember what the disorder is called and in exact spelling after so long. Am I nerdy or wat?)

Some people think they are nerdy because they are not COOL.

So WHAT IS COOL then?

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