not only did I not go to prom, I used the money I was supposed to use to buy a prom ticket to buy video games instead, and then hung out with the boys at my school's video game club, which I started.

I wasn't making the argument that metal discussion was nerdier than gaming (though you definitely have some major nerds in the metal and prog rock community).  Not that video games are considered very nerdy these days. It's actually quite mainstream.  But it was more piggy backing off your post to bring up that, yes, I have been posting on message boards for almost half my life, and longer than some folks here have been alive.

I was about to post why I might be a bigger nerd but after reading this, I lost all motivation. From what I have read so far you are the bigger nerd. 

My parents would force my brothers and I to go out on sunny days... and while outside we would do the rain dance to conjure up some showers so we could get back to playing video games.

LOL , how often would that work?

You kidding? I sold a XFL ball for 500 bucks I bought for 30 bucks in 2001.

There's that big of a market for it?

There is a market for anything..even William Shatners kidney stones...seriously. Someone bought those years ago and no not me. That's nasty.

How much did they go for?

$25,000