When are you a nerd /geek?

SarahSassy

I have to admit I love programmes like Megastructurs, The Worlds Biggest Bridges etc etc.

What do you like / do thats 'nerdy'?

DetectivFoxtrot

I correct friends/family when they get their grammar wrong. It's not a pompous or conscious thing, it's out before I know it! it's just that my mam was an English teacher for many years and constantly pulled us up on our grammar, pronunciation etc. My husband is well used to it by now and hates in, but a few years back I noticed he's started to do it aswell - the disease is spreading!!!
I have all the rhymes in my head - 'this, that, these and those, that's the way the T-H- goes', 'How now Brown Cow' etc etc...

Jaysus i am a GEEK!!!! (eh, that would be J-E-S-U-S)

chuci

i watch grand designs is that geeky? take notes for what kind of a mega structure my house will be like.

Oryx

I spend far too much time on t'internet, and the most nerdy thing is knowing what all those wysiwyg, lol, rofl, afaik abbreviations mean. Oh and what catpics are all about.

I dont think grand designs is nerdy, its just an element of that fascination we have with poking around other peoples houses.

I too check peoples grammar and spelling. Its a character flaw, I cant ignore that stuff.:)

Photi

KtK wrote: »

I too check peoples grammar and spelling. Its a character flaw, I cant ignore that stuff.:)

People's

It's

Can't

Oryx

Photi wrote: »

People's

It's

Can't

Yes I have a problem with my apostrophes. Or is that apostrophe's. Oh dear.

ChewChew

I have a Collins Dictionary and I actualy read a few pages almost every evening before I go to bed.

How do you read a dictionary, you ask??

Well I like to refresh the memory on my spellings, I loved spellings in school so I like to recharge the brain, and learn the meanings of new words!!

Sad or whaaaaaa !!

:rolleyes:

pookie82

Am guilty of both reading the dictonary for entertainment value and of correcting people's grammar all the time.

But by far the nerdiest thing I do is sometimes accidently pronounce words like articles and riscicles (the breakfast cereal) with emphasis on the latter syllable (art-i-cleeeees) cos I studied ancient Greek for years and they look, on reading them, like that's how they should be pronounced if you've studied Greek. Now that's nerdy!!!

jellie

my job is a bit nerdy - web development. although personally i think it makes me COOL not nerdy

other than that, things like thinking laptops are sexy. sometimes they are..

tk123

I'm a sys admin - thats pretty nerdy

Crumble Froo

im more dorky really.

Doctor DooM

Crumble Froo wrote: »

im more dorky really.

Someone needs to define the difference between geeky, nerdy and dorky... at this point, nerdy is almost a compliment!

Crumble Froo

hmm, i cant exactly remember this one... but geeky tends to be more computer orientated, whereas nerdiness tends to be more intelligence orientated, and dorky is more just socially awkward and the like.

Creamy Goodness

Crumble Froo wrote: »

hmm, i cant exactly remember this one... but geeky tends to be more computer orientated, whereas nerdiness tends to be more intelligence orientated, and dorky is more just socially awkward and the like.

what do you call someone who's all three?

feylya

Cremo wrote: »

what do you call someone who's all three?

Cremo. :pac:

allabouteve

Crumble Froo wrote: »

hmm, i cant exactly remember this one... but geeky tends to be more computer orientated, whereas nerdiness tends to be more intelligence orientated, and dorky is more just socially awkward and the like.

I spend a lot of time on the internet, have a degree in chemical engineering and work in academic research, and everyone I work with is dorky by this definition, so I probably am that too......so all bases covered then!

ntlbell

Crumble Froo wrote: »

hmm, i cant exactly remember this one... but geeky tends to be more computer orientated, whereas nerdiness tends to be more intelligence orientated, and dorky is more just socially awkward and the like.

A geek plays with toys, a nerd makes/designs/understands the toy and a dork can't figure out how to use the toy.

Doctor DooM

ntlbell wrote: »

A geek plays with toys, a nerd makes/designs/understands the toy and a dork can't figure out how to use the toy.

In that case, I'd like to think I am anerd but am probably a geek.

Gauge

I dunno. I've always been nerdy really. When I was 7 we had an ancient Amstrad and a book of Basic programming. I used to get a huge kick out of programming 'conversations' with the computer and silly little games (Christ, I should have kept that up, I could be a programming superstar by now ). I enjoy web development now, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Actionscript, PHP. I love all that

My interest in computers/technology means I have to go to family member's houses on a weekly basis to fix their computers/printers/ipods/etc though. I don't get paid either!

Doctor DooM

Gauge wrote: »

I dunno. I've always been nerdy really. When I was 7 we had an ancient Amstrad and a book of Basic programming. I used to get a huge kick out of programming 'conversations' with the computer and silly little games (Christ, I should have kept that up, I could be a programming superstar by now ). I enjoy web development now, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Actionscript, PHP. I love all that

My interest in computers/technology means I have to go to family member's houses on a weekly basis to fix their computers/printers/ipods/etc though. I don't get paid either!

I've started telling my relatives how much a consultants wage is everytime they ask for help. I used to get about 5 'product support' calls a week!

BanzaiBk

All the time, my friends had a cake and tshirt made for my last birthday with *nerdgasm* on both:o

Creamy Goodness

feylya wrote: »

Cremo. :pac:

i walked into that one didn't i?

jesus_thats_gre

SarahSassy wrote: »

I have to admit I love programmes like Megastructurs, The Worlds Biggest Bridges etc etc.

What do you like / do thats 'nerdy'?

I am sorry Sarah but you are defo a geek. It pains me to say it as I know it is going to break your heart. You need to accept it though and just be yourself

Currently, you are a 8/10 geek. This can be reduced to 7/10 if you are particularly hot and drink pints :P

Megastructures and Grand designs are officially cool.
They are not Nerd fodder.

andgoodbye

Y'all got nothin on me!
Despite correcting teachers' grammer, I recently won a poem competition, I can hold hour-long conversations on the merits of this anime or that, this manga or that and my closest friend is a girl I met online.

I'm cool:D

Doctor DooM

andgoodbye wrote: »

Y'all got nothin on me!
Despite correcting teachers' grammer, I recently won a poem competition, I can hold hour-long conversations on the merits of this anime or that, this manga or that and my closest friend is a girl I met online.

I'm cool:D

I can out nerd you but I am male so I don't think it counts. lol

jesus_thats_gre

Moonbaby wrote: »

Megastructures and Grand designs are officially cool.
They are not Nerd fodder.

Keep telling yourself that :pac:

andgoodbye

SDooM wrote: »

I can out nerd you but I am male so I don't think it counts. lol

I'm male too, just thought I'd drop it in, I know severeal nerdy ladies, but they again got nuthin on me! PM me, we'll see who's the bigger nerd, Shounen style!
xD
Only obscure anime/manga fans'll get that!

Black Swan

When I go to university library for something, and end up wandering among the stacks, checking this out and that... I can disappear for hours, but time seems to fly for me.

Doctor DooM

Blue_Lagoon wrote: »

When I go to university library for something, and end up wandering among the stacks, checking this out and that... I can disappear for hours, but time seems to fly for me.

Christ, I used to do that too! College libraries are full of all kinds of stuff if you have some time.

Crumble Froo

Blue_Lagoon wrote: »

When I go to university library for something, and end up wandering among the stacks, checking this out and that... I can disappear for hours, but time seems to fly for me.

sounds like me in chapters.

Katniss everMean

I can program in pearl and like it (obviously other languages too, but pearl is just well its pearl!)

jesus_thats_gre

Shame you can't spell it Major no no in geekdom!

watna

jesus_thats_gre wrote: »

Shame you can't spell it Major no no in geekdom!

My geeky shame is that I knew she'd spelled Perl wrong. In my defence I only recruit people with IT skills, I don't have them myself.

Other nerdy attributes: Em, I have a degree in chemistry and a good few of the ladies loungers are good friends of mine now. Try explaining to people you're going to meet your online friends! I love my laptop and PC games and for the last 4 weeks, I've only watched things on it, I haven't watched tv once. Is that nerdy?

I'm fairly outgoing and get on easily with people so I think my nerd/geek/dork tendencies are well hidden.

rain on

When I am I not a nerd/geek, would probably be a shorter answer Off the top of my head:

-In college I do web design and programming, and systems design, and when I have the time to do it properly I really like it
-Web 3.0/Semantic Web stuff is really interesting
-Don't talk to me about spelling and grammar (though I tend to tone it down on the internet) -- have a degree in English and Linguistics
-Did a masters thesis on whether Paul Auster is modernist or postmodernist based on his use of the theme of illness (and got a First for it)
-Lolcats is the height of humour
-Have been known to play Final Fantasy
-Into hopelessly obscure music


In my defence, I can't do object-oriented programming to save my life. And I do have a social life.

DetectivFoxtrot

ChewChew wrote: »

I have a Collins Dictionary and I actualy read a few pages almost every evening before I go to bed.

How do you read a dictionary, you ask??

Well I like to refresh the memory on my spellings, I loved spellings in school so I like to recharge the brain, and learn the meanings of new words!!

Sad or whaaaaaa !!

:rolleyes:

ChewChew you are me! I love my dictionary and I have a few of them on my bookshelf. I don't read a bit every night but as soon as i read/hear a word I don't understand I run (yes run) and get my dictionary - I get a masive kick out of learning new words. For instance I was reading the 'What Mod Would You Ban' thread in AH and Miss Fluff used the word sycophant. Never heard it before and had to look it up immediately! SAD or what! Also, once I find what I'm looking for I'll then have a random browse for 1/2 an hour or so..............:D

tk123

rain on wrote: »

-Web 3.0/Semantic Web stuff is really interesting

lol i take care of that in work:D

Sparky

Have to admit now Grand designs is a good show.
Hows its made etcetc.

PLC programming anyone??

MizzLolly

Hahaha...I think I'm gona win!! (and I'm not proud of it)


I study Medieval English*


*and I really, really love it!

The Recliner

MizzLolly wrote: »

Hahaha...I think I'm gona win!! (and I'm not proud of it)


I study Medieval English*


*and I really, really love it!

Medieval English isn't nerdy
*That is probably grossly untrue*

Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight FTW

rain on

The Recliner wrote: »

Medieval English isn't nerdy
*That is probably grossly untrue*

Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight FTW

Beowulf is Anglo-Saxon, not mediaeval. Call yourself a nerd?

Sparky-s

Sparky-s wrote: »

Have to admit now Grand designs is a good show.
Hows its made etcetc.

PLC programming anyone??

PLC programming produces real-life physical reactions.
Tim "The toolman" Taylor dabbles with plc programming.

It can't be nerdy....honest.

The Recliner

rain on wrote: »

Beowulf is Anglo-Saxon, not mediaeval. Call yourself a nerd?

Old stuff is old stuff to me

Besides it is so long since I did it that I have forgotten most of it

rain on

The Recliner wrote: »

Old stuff is old stuff to me

Besides it is so long since I did it that I have forgotten most of it

There's arguably 500 years in the difference.

This thread is definitely bringing it out in me.

Weidii

Some nerdy things I like:

World of warcraft, comic books, documentaries (reading through the thread people think they're nerdy, I didn't know but I'll write 'em down anyway!), art, nerdy movies, linux, t'internets.

Hmm, the list goes on. Sad, I know! :pac:

DetectivFoxtrot

rain on wrote: »

There's arguably 500 years in the difference.

This thread is definitely bringing it out in me.

Rain On, you are arguably the biggest nerd so far!!

LOLS:D;)

rain on

DetectivFoxtrot wrote: »

Rain On, you are arguably the biggest nerd so far!!

LOLS:D;)

Sometimes I think nerdiness is a state of mind more than anything else

The most I can manage in object-oriented programming is "Hello World" in Java. That means I'm not a proper nerd. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

DetectivFoxtrot

rain on wrote: »

Sometimes I think nerdiness is a state of mind more than anything else

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QFT.

I just spent 2 hours practicing several different types of scales on my piano. contra-motion, double octave, I could go on..... I love it but i'm sure many would think that nerdy!;)

feylya

In fairness, you're all on the Internet, trying to out-nerd each other... That's nerdy enough.

SarahSassy

feylya wrote: »

In fairness, you're all on the Internet, trying to out-nerd each other... That's nerdy enough.

:D:D

Creamy Goodness

feylya wrote: »

In fairness, you're all on the Internet, trying to out-nerd each other... That's nerdy enough.

but they obviously not nerdy enough otherwise they would of figured that out for themselves