Revenge of the Nerds

I think the nerds are out to get us. Or at least to scare the pants off us. Case in point, the periodic scares of impending doom from

• volcanoes
• tsunamis
• hurricanes
• tornados (they're not just for trailer parks anymore)
• meteors
• CMEs (Coronal Mass Ejections)

Add to the list, GRBs (Gamma Ray Bursts) from black holes or colliding neutron stars. GRBs are also called "Interstellar Death Rays" by the media, who seem to be involved in the plot with the nerds.

Odd, isn't it, that two groups that probably wouldn't have had anything to do with each other in high school have teamed up to get their revenge on the rest of the community?

But we can now relax because the nerds have examined more data and decided that the risk of earth being hit by a GRB is pretty small. Now we can go back to watching the jocks on TV.