You Might Be A Geek If...

JoSchmooze · 09-15-2011, 12:07 AM

Geek:
1. A carnival performer often billed as a wild man whose act usually includes biting the head off a live chicken or snake.
2. A person often of an intelectual bent, who is disliked.
3. An enthusiast or expert especially in a technological field or activity
<computer geek>

Nerd:
An unstylish, unattractive, or socially inept person especially
One slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits <computer nerd>
a person who behaves awkwardly around other people and usually has unstylish clothes, hair, etc.

Notice that one can be either a computer "geek" or a computer "nerd"...

I tend to believe I am a geek!

lillith · 09-15-2011, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by JoSchmooze

Geek:
1. A carnival performer often billed as a wild man whose act usually includes biting the head off a live chicken or snake.
2. A person often of an intelectual bent, who is disliked.
3. An enthusiast or expert especially in a technological field or activity
<computer geek>

Nerd:
An unstylish, unattractive, or socially inept person especially
One slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits <computer nerd>
a person who behaves awkwardly around other people and usually has unstylish clothes, hair, etc.

Notice that one can be either a computer "geek" or a computer "nerd"...

I tend to believe I am a geek!

OMG! Ozzy is a geek by the definition of a carnie and biting some animal's head off! I knew I like him for a reason!

You might be a geek if you volunteer to present on heterosexual normative values that encourage homoerotic voyeurism in E.M. Forester's A Room With A View, and are truly excited about it!

Tawse · 09-15-2011, 05:09 AM

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Originally Posted by JoSchmooze

Geek:
1. A carnival performer often billed as a wild man whose act usually includes biting the head off a live chicken or snake.
2. A person often of an intelectual bent, who is disliked.
3. An enthusiast or expert especially in a technological field or activity
<computer geek>

Nerd:
An unstylish, unattractive, or socially inept person especially
One slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits <computer nerd>
a person who behaves awkwardly around other people and usually has unstylish clothes, hair, etc.

Notice that one can be either a computer "geek" or a computer "nerd"...

I tend to believe I am a geek!

From the definitions above - couldn't you be both? Geek has to do with your enthusiasm for a subject matter and Nerd has to due with how you deal with other people...

Geeky Nerds?

Tawse · 09-15-2011, 11:57 AM

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JoSchmooze · 09-15-2011, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Tawse

From the definitions above - couldn't you be both? Geek has to do with your enthusiasm for a subject matter and Nerd has to due with how you deal with other people...

Geeky Nerds?

Could be....
But for me, I really don't think I am socially inept....
Am I??

ruffryder · 09-15-2011, 02:02 PM

You might be a geek if you are excitingly happy to have new eye glasses.

BugsAndKisses · 09-26-2011, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by ruffryder_0187

You might be a geek if you are excitingly happy to have new eye glasses.

Like, oh my God, I MAKE glasses so you better be excited about them!

*Anya* · 09-26-2011, 07:49 PM

You might be a geek if you have October 16th @ 9:00PM on your IPhone calendar with two alerts:

Second season of The Walking Dead starts

Oh yeah!

dreadgeek · 09-26-2011, 09:04 PM

The minute you heard that NASA had made ringtones of various sounds from their archives you went here http://www.nasa.gov/connect/sounds/index.html and downloaded them all.

Cheers
Aj

hopelessromantic69 · 09-26-2011, 09:08 PM

You might be a geek if you play World of Warcraft and overwhelmed by the new expansion!

Lady_Di · 04-01-2012, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by hopelessromantic69

You might be a geek if you play World of Warcraft and overwhelmed by the new expansion!

I am actually looking forward to the next expansion, this one just didn't do it for me~

but I will have all my toons leveled up and ready to rock and roll~

mebbe, cause I keep telling myself it is time yet again to just say no, stop already yet!

SecretAgentMa'am · 09-26-2011, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by dreadgeek

The minute you heard that NASA had made ringtones of various sounds from their archives you went here http://www.nasa.gov/connect/sounds/index.html and downloaded them all.

Cheers
Aj

Yep. Every last one. Awesomesauce.

Also, you might be a geek if you use words like awesomesauce and amazeballs.

Kätzchen · 09-29-2011, 09:01 AM

You might be a geek if: you're not an early adopter of technology, yet the study of technological practice curls your hyper-awareness within the framework of communication.

LaneyDoll · 10-03-2011, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by SecretAgentMa'am

Also, you might be a geek if you use words like awesomesauce and amazeballs.

I used to date someone who (over)used the word "awesomesauce." I would always reply, "when you can prove to me the existence of 'awesomesauce' I will no longer dispute the validity of that word."

Tawse · 09-15-2011, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by JoSchmooze

Could be....
But for me, I really don't think I am socially inept....
Am I??

LOL I don't know you well enough to say...

But you don't seem to be! lol

09-15-2011, 12:07 AM	#1
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