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He’s looking so geeky he couldn’t even get into a science-fiction convention.

— Ace Rimmer • Red Dwarf

A small toy robot stands beside a glowing purple doorway blocked by a velvet rope between brass posts.
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This is an insult built on an exaggeration. Someone looks so geeky that even a gathering made for science-fiction fans would turn them away. The joke works because it flips expectations: a convention should be the most welcoming place for geeks, yet this person somehow fails the test.

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