 The song both satirizes and celebrates nerd culture, as recited by the subject who cannot "roll with the gangstas" because he is "just too white and nerdy".It includes many references to activities stereotypically associated with nerds and white people, such as collecting comic books and action figures, playing "Dungeons & Dragons (D&D)", going to Renaissance Fairs, riding a Segway, programming computers, memorizing pi, editing Wikipedia, watching "Happy Days" and "Star Trek", and eating "sandwiches with mayonnaise".The song was Yankovic's first "Billboard" Hot 100 top 10 hit and third top 40 hit, peaking at #9 after debuting at #28.