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...then I realize that quoting Star Wars hasn't been uncool for at least a decade. That the semiotics of dorkdom have become wonderfully unclear, and that the teenage social world might be a tiny bit less stratified than it used to be. That things are so mixed up, a cool guy can become a matinee idol by pretending to be a nerd. And if Adam Brody helped make that change, by appearing in the same media that cover Paris and Britney and Lindsay, then I hope he does become an action hero. That's got to help me somehow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Looking for Mr. Adorkable | 4/12/2007 | See Source »

...sure of ourselves, strolling about in pastel Polo shirts with a few pairs of Prada sunglasses, sipping rum-and-tonics by the sea. For all intents and purposes, I think we looked pretty cool, but after the experiences of one fateful evening, we sunk into the inevitable effluvium of dorkdom. No matter how many girls sported this season’s horn-handled Gucci bag and how many boys showed off brand new tailored Nantucket Reds, the Harvard within stood out like Hester Prynne’s scarlet letter...

Author: By Frances G. Tilney, | Title: Once a Dork, Always a Dork | 6/4/2002 | See Source »

Rumor has it that CityStep finally updated their unchoreographed dining hall antic. Say goodbye to the simian Congo Line--oh! ah! CityStepCityStepCityStep. A new era of stomping, clapping and booty shaking promotion has arrived and not a moment too soon. Everyone agrees that tonight's fete is doomed to dorkdom with only push-over freshmen and D-list upperclassmen planning on slapping on garish, recycled prom gear. Don't get seduced by the moonlight...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: groovy train | 11/19/1998 | See Source »

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