so the question lies, are you a geek, a nerd, both or neither.
and posssible more importantly, how do you define each?
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so the question lies, are you a geek, a nerd, both or neither.
and posssible more importantly, how do you define each?
definite geek. I like tech, gadgets, science.
nerd? they lack social graces. I can talk to women in public without problems.
from my understanding it seems as tho the common standpoint is that geeks are more socially acceptable.
i always sorta saw it the other way around, in that a nerd could still go out, socialise, and intereact with the world.
i would consider myself a nerd morso than a geek, but thats under the assumption that nerds arnt totally socially inept.
You're the total opposite from how I've always viewed it. Call me a nerd, and I was up in arms.Quote:
nerd also nurd (nûrd) pronunciation
n. Slang.
1. A foolish, inept, or unattractive person.
2. A person who is single-minded or accomplished in scientific or technical pursuits but is felt to be socially inept.
Call me a geek, and I knew I was. Sorta like a geek was just more like a "smart dude", nerds huddled in corners and kept to their own. But you can be a geek in the middle of crowd and it'll still be cool.
my world is crumbling around me! it turns out the terminology i have been using is infact not accepted by others unanimously.
so at present you wouldn't consider geek to be a derogitory term but nerd is?
and also, are all nerds geeks, or all geeks nerds or neither?
Geek: Likes Star Wars
Nerd: Likes Star Trek
That how simple it is :D
out of those two, i am more of a geek. BUT, you totally forgot dork, which is the third part of the question - sort of like how they say that back in the day you were either a fan of the beatles, the stones, or dylan. this is the same way - you are a nerd, geek, or dork. i definitely have a lot of dork in me from being a skateboarder. dressing funny on purpose, doing johny knoxville types stuff, etc. but now i'm mostly a geek...
Neither.. I punch nerds and geeks! Thats how I know I'm not one.
Denial is the first step...Quote:
Originally posted by Markp.com
Neither.. I punch nerds and geeks! Thats how I know I'm not one.
as markp. says to himself, "now how do i tell even more girls i'm a stud moderator of an internet chat room about software..."Quote:
Originally posted by Markp.com
Neither...thats how I know I'm not one.
DAGG!
Hahaha :D So funny seeing your avatar! :DQuote:
Originally posted by erova
as markp. says to himself, "now how do i tell even more girls i'm a stud moderator of an internet chat room about software..."
DAGG!
Quote:
Originally posted by nordberg
out of those two, i am more of a geek. BUT, you totally forgot dork, which is the third part of the question - sort of like how they say that back in the day you were either a fan of the beatles, the stones, or dylan. this is the same way - you are a nerd, geek, or dork. i definitely have a lot of dork in me from being a skateboarder. dressing funny on purpose, doing johny knoxville types stuff, etc. but now i'm mostly a geek...
mmm
[QUOTE]dork n.
Slang. A stupid, inept, or foolish person: “the stupid antics of America's favorite teen-age cartoon dorks” (Joshua Mooney).
Vulgar Slang. The penis.
QUOTE]
now granted i have been called "The Penis " before.. but i dont think they were refering to me as a dork.
but im def way more geek then i am nerd,
I would really consider myself a nerd but one day I hope to achive the status of a geek. One day...
Step 1) REMOVE ALL DUCT TAPE FROM COMPUTER.Quote:
Originally posted by Ghostgirl705
I would really consider myself a nerd but one day I hope to achive the status of a geek. One day...
Tape products and technology do not mix.
seriously I need to see pics of that....HA!
Yep. You gotta be a smooth operator....like gerbs:smoov:Quote:
Originally posted by gerbick
...I can talk to women in public without problems.
don't listen to gerbs. gerbs gets all of the psychotic women. damn true story.
psycho women = Best in bed (God's cruel joke on men....)Quote:
Originally posted by gerbick
gerbs gets all of the psychotic women.
you never lied.
I always understood it as this:
geek: hardware, sysadmin
nerd: software engineer
Hello, nerd.Quote:
Originally posted by PAlexC
I always understood it as this:
geek: hardware, sysadmin
nerd: software engineer
Don't make me me sic my battallion of psycho ex's on you.Quote:
Originally posted by gerbick
Hello, nerd.
they can battle mine... we'll film it, and put it on pay-per-view.Quote:
Originally posted by PAlexC
Don't make me me sic my battallion of psycho ex's on you.
I put mine up against any of your's anyday......on wait nevermind, they'll 5150 her a$$ the second she takes a deep breath.Quote:
Originally posted by gerbick
they can battle mine... we'll film it, and put it on pay-per-view.
glad that's over.........but yeah, great se.........er, I mean fun.
Brilliant! We'll be rich, rich I tell you!Quote:
Originally posted by gerbick
they can battle mine... we'll film it, and put it on pay-per-view.
I'll order the Jell-O.
Boys, boys settle down, haven't you realized by now that ALL women are psycho? Just the longer you are with us the more used to it you get ;)
well, I guess that sorta makes sense
nerd or geek? I dunno, I never made a difference between the two, but, whenever I was called one I would flatly deny it and insist that I was the other.
http://www.heatherabe.org/archives/kungfu_cat_fight.jpgQuote:
Originally posted by PAlexC
Brilliant! We'll be rich, rich I tell you!
I'll order the Jell-O.
I always saw it as this:
Geeks like cartoons, games and toys/gadgets and are socially acceptable.
Nerds like computers and nothing else and are not socially acceptable.
Dorks are nerds who try to be socially acceptable though are still not.
I'm which case, beeing an animator, I'm a geek. :)
Socially acceptable? Doubt if I am, but that's not due to computer habits.
i always thought a geek was a nerd without the intelligence...
like the geek who always explains tech stuff (but wrong), and then a nerd comes along and he looks foolish...