Betty said:
And if I had a nickle for every time I've heard "Yeah, I'm a Star Trek fan, but it's not like I dress up and go to conventions!" Everybody likes to define themselves as "normal" by pointing to someone more "extreme" than themselves, I think.
Like the time-honored conjugation: I am a social drinker/you have a drinking problem/he is an alcoholic I am creatively involved/you are a fan/she is a trainspotting geek
-(Y)