Saw this post and some of the replies talking about the different meanings of nerdhood and immediately thought of this.
http://xkcd.com/747/
This aside, I for one am proud to be a nerd. The people who really enjoy learning, designing, and creating are set to build a better world. Would you rather have your name down in history as the one who solved global warming, or down in the yearbook as the one who caught the winning touchdown pass? By all means, take your jockhood. I'll take my love of science.