Geek humor

Geek humor is a rather diverse comical field, probably due to its wide definition. A geek can be considered a person who is preoccupied with a detailed or obscure area of knowledge or interest (i.e.: technology, the universe, Starfleet's ranking schema, etc.). Geek humor is the branch of humor that preoccupies itself with whatever knowledge domain a particular geek or geeks have interested themselves in. No form of humor, be it the classic pun, the observational variant, and so on, is beyond the reach of the geek. Geek humor most commonly contains "inside jokes" understood exclusively or mostly by that particular branch of geek. This is due to the jargon that is commonly used in puns, "play on words" jokes, and other styles of humor used by these geeks. The topics which the geek find enticing are generally not subjects embraced by the masses. A stereotypical geek may be interested in computers, Star Trek, comic books, Star Wars, Magic: The Gathering cards, etc. Although these... full article at wikipedia