Yes, there are bigger nerds than me in the world.

This world, anyway. Headline: Jedi religion founder accuses Tesco of discrimination

Tesco has been accused of religious discrimination after the company ordered the founder of a Jedi religion to remove his hood or leave a branch of the supermarket in north Wales.

Daniel Jones, founder of the religion inspired by the Star Wars films, says he was humiliated and victimised for his beliefs following the incident at a Tesco store in Bangor.

The 23-year-old, who founded the International Church of Jediism, which has 500,000 followers worldwide, was told the hood flouted store rules

Ooooo-kay. His parents must be so proud. It’s totally worth having him sleeping on the couch in the basement every night.

But Tesco (a spokesman thereof, I assume) responded to the accusation with the speed of a Padawan going after the last bag of Doritos:

Tesco said: “He hasn’t been banned. Jedis are very welcome to shop in our stores although we would ask them to remove their hoods.

“Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda and Luke Skywalker all appeared hoodless without ever going over to the Dark Side and we are only aware of the Emperor as one who never removed his hood.

“If Jedi walk around our stores with their hoods on, they’ll miss lots of special offers.”

I’m wondering how hard it was to say that with a straight face. I’m also wondering whether this guy’s World of Warcraft buddies know.

Is there a Guinness Book of World Records entry for nerddom?

Oh, and by the way: