Nice post, but the phenomenon of being witty that he describes is not solely the domain of being a nerd. There exists a class of people, collectively known as

Nice post, but the phenomenon of being witty that he describes is not solely the domain of being a nerd. There exists a class of people, collectively known as "smartasses," who exhibit these same tendencies. Being an engineer is not a prerequisite. I personally know many smartasses, most of them are not engineers.