Just call me a NERD

A few days ago was the anniversary of Dr. Seuss's birth.It's hard for me to forget this considering one of my favorite places is Barnes and Noble and of course they make a big deal out of it. So it has just kind of stuck with me that his birthday is in March. This year my curiosity took over when I miraculously guessed the right ans er to the trivia question,"What author is attributed to first using the word nerd?" My analysis was that nerd is a weird word therefore Dr. Seuss was a relatively legit answer. Who knew it would be right! So I looked it up and
Wikianswers.com says...

A leading theory on the derivation of the word "nerd" is that Dr. Seuss created the word for his story, If I Ran the Zoo, in 1950. In it is a creature known as a Nerd from the land of Ka-Troo. It is the first time the word is found in print. Others claim the word began as "knurd" (before arriving at its current spelling) by researchers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the late 1940s. Students who partied, and rarely studied were called "drunks," while the opposite - students who never partied and always studied - were "knurds" ("drunk" spelled backwards).
It all says:In 1957, the Glasgow, Scotland, Sunday Mail defined "nerd" as a square.

So there you have it. If you ever ask where do our words come from, here is the possible answer to one. I am off to read If I Ran the Zoo so that I can have the full experience. I can't help but be a nerd, I own a book filled with a collection of his books. From the time I was a little one I have absolutely loved One Fish Two Fish, Red Fish Blue Fish. My mom even bought me a shirt that has the illustration of the book on it...and this was only a few years ago.So I just might be wearing that sometime this month. I do say birthdays should be celebrated all month long! Look google celebrated too! Here's to starting a truly fun tradition. Glasses on and hats off to this fabulous author!