What makes someone a geek?

Daemos

Okay, so I've been thinking about this the past few days so now I want to see AH's distinguished opinions on the subject :rolleyes:

What makes someone a geek? I mean I watch Doctor Who and Stargate, wear glassed and got 380 in the LC, so am I a geek?

Or what makes someone a geek?

super_furry

Dilithium crystals and pocky.

sponsoredwalk

When you & your girlfriend are in your car, stop at a red light & both of you check your facebook in the 30 second interval...

Then you're a geek...

starbelgrade

If you have to ask if you are a geek, then most likely, you are one.

phasers

380 is not that good...

Bolag_the_2nd

DaPoolRulz wrote: »

Okay, so I've been thinking about this the past few days so now I want to see AH's distinguished opinions on the subject :rolleyes:

What makes someone a geek? I mean I watch Doctor Who and Stargate, wear glassed and got 380 in the LC, so am I a geek?

Or what makes someone a geek?

do you snort when you laugh?

D

A geek is anyone who has an obsession about any topic. So its possible to be geeky about football; trains; models(both types); cars.

melekalikimaka

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmHg6BP5D8g

if you can relate to this

PK2008

If you laugh at this you are a geek:

"There are only 10 types of people in the world: Those who understand binary, and those who don't"

MJ23

Anyone who cant go 5 minutes without saying the word ''tweet'', fúcking boils my blood. Ryan Tubridy on the radio in the morning must say it at 20 times during his 1hour show, followed by "haw haw haw". Fúcking Dork.

rachel

anyone who seeks public opinion regarding their social status on boards

Scarydoll

Geeks are awesome!

Deus Ex Machina

A real geek, according to the original meaning of the word.

PeterIanStaker

I'm a geek about guitars, movies, history, music and stuff, but I'm damn near computer illiterate. So maybe I'm just a nerd

AlmightyCushion

PK2008 wrote: »

If you laugh at this you are a geek:

"There are only 10 types of people in the world: Those who understand binary, and those who don't"

There are only 10 types of people in the world: those who understand ternary, those who don't, and those who mistake it for binary.

Being able to speak kilngon is usually a good sign.

Risteard

Biting the heads off of chickens.

Snowie

Boards ?

Einhard

sponsoredwalk wrote: »

When you & your girlfriend are in your car, stop at a red light & both of you check your facebook in the 30 second interval...

Then you're a geek...

No, then you're a douche.

Having a girlfriend in the first place pretty much rules you out as a geek!

stovelid

It's a self-applied term that seeks to make a questionable virtue from a paucity of social skills and/or object-fetishism.

Scarydoll

Deus Ex Machina wrote: »

A real geek, according to the original meaning of the word.

Carnival geeks are awesome too.

Scarydoll

Risteard wrote: »

Biting the heads off of chickens.

I was thinkin more of the sword swallowing, hammering nails up noses kind. Not the biting heads of animals kind lol

sponsoredwalk

Einhard wrote: »

No, then you're a douche.

Having a girlfriend in the first place pretty much rules you out as a geek!

Haha how very man-centric of you

there are geeky girls too, hot ones!!!

Pace2008

Up to a certain point in secondary education a geek seems to be someone who posseses moderate literacy skills and can score reasonably well in simple tests.

Overheal

This can be solved with a Venn Diagram.

http://laughingsquid.com/nerd-venn-diagram-geek-dork-or-dweeb/

For those of you who knew what a Venn Diagram was when I said it: give yourself an extra nudge in the direction of Intelligence

RolandIRL

Overheal wrote: »

This can be solved with a Venn Diagram.

http://laughingsquid.com/nerd-venn-diagram-geek-dork-or-dweeb/

For those of you who knew what a Venn Diagram was when I said it: give yourself an extra nudge in the direction of Intelligence

YAAA. i'm a nerd in that venn diagram. the perfect mix

DublinWriter

Spending warm summer days indoors & writing frightening verse to a buck-tooth girl in Luxembourg.

thetonynator

Overheal wrote: »

This can be solved with a Venn Diagram.

http://laughingsquid.com/nerd-venn-diagram-geek-dork-or-dweeb/

For those of you who knew what a Venn Diagram was when I said it: give yourself an extra nudge in the direction of Intelligence

That makes me . . .intelligent? I only fit into 1 of them . . .

starbelgrade

I'M NOT A GEEK

I'm a Level 9 Warlord!

http://i.techrepublic.com.com/blogs/2007-05-13-geek-couple-commitment.png

ForeverYoung90

phasers wrote: »

380 is not that good...

WHAT!!..not that good?:eek:
How does that make me feel?And there was me happy out with my leisurely 275.:(

Overheal

thetonynator wrote: »

That makes me . . .intelligent? I only fit into 1 of them . . .

Not with that smug attitude you dont! add +1 to social ineptitude.

...and now I just gave myself the same, for saying that.

Ruu_Old

Four eyes! :mad:

starbelgrade

Geek Flowchart...

http://www.geekologie.com/2008/05/06/geek-flowchart.jpg

thetonynator

Overheal wrote: »

Not with that smug attitude you dont! add +1 to social ineptitude.

...and now I just gave myself the same, for saying that.

Damn. Now i'm a dweeb. I'd prefer to be a nerd than just a plain dweeb so if I can muster up a bit of obsesson . . .:rolleyes:

RolandIRL

thetonynator wrote: »

Damn. Now i'm a dweeb. I'd prefer to be a nerd than just a plain dweeb so if I can muster up a bit of obsesson . . .:rolleyes:

with over a 1,000 posts on boards in 6 months....that's bit of an obsession...there. now you're a nerd

Overheal

thetonynator wrote: »

Damn. Now i'm a dweeb. I'd prefer to be a nerd than just a plain dweeb so if I can muster up a bit of obsesson . . .:rolleyes:

Too late: you're a Dwight.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8Ke03fzlBg

Gummy Panda

This thread is now about hot nerdy/geeky girls!

Warcraft girl

Nerdy girl

GirlOfGlass

http://www.tshirtgrill.com/products/2373A84284EB41E79E21B3FE2FA67008.jpg

starbelgrade

Gummy Panda wrote: »

This thread is now about hot nerdy/geeky girls!

Warcraft girl

Nerdy girl

Nerdy Girl has cracking boobs.

Einhard

sponsoredwalk wrote: »

Haha how very man-centric of you

there are geeky girls too, hot ones!!

:eek: Why wasn't I informed of this development??

*Puts his spock ears on*

Point me in their direction!




Please

thetonynator

whiteman19 wrote: »

with over a 1,000 posts on boards in 6 months....that's bit of an obsession...there. now you're a nerd

I go through phases . . .6 months is the date as to how long I'm on, but I had 30 posts in the first 3 months . . .:eek:

I've 150 posts over the last few days, but didn't use it for weeks before that . . .

vicecreamsundae

a geek is someone who knows almost everything about one topic, and little about anything else. science geek, film geek etc.

a nerd is the same except they have social skills too.

bonerm

I always thought the nerd was someone who knew a lot about something and was putting this knowledge to some practical use, whereas a geek has an expertise in some some subject that is of no benefit (either to themself or society in general)?

ascanbe

There are also wads, of various hues; this article outlines attempts to quell bitter, internecine disputes.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/gaywads-dorkwads-sign-historic-wad-accord,668/

Capt'n Midnight

http://www.innergeek.us/geek-test.html

you get about half the points for being a gamer , being into SciFi / Fantasy so it's only for mainstream geeks

sponsoredwalk

Einhard wrote: »

:eek: Why wasn't I informed of this development??

*Puts his spock ears on*

Point me in their direction!




Please

all you have to do is use this joke on a girl, it helped get me laid once so I encourage the nerdiness http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100328215437AAG4HMc

Bob Z

Someone whose economy is going into meltdown and has to be rescued by other EU states

syklops

PK2008 wrote: »

If you laugh at this you are a geek:

"There are only 10 types of people in the world: Those who understand binary, and those who don't"

I'm wearing that on a t-shirt right now.

Yes I am a geek.

Cook!eMonster

I wish, just until the LC is over, that I was a geek

biko

You're a geek if you consider Leonard Nimoy one of the coolest guys ever or if you haven't even realised William Shatner's name actually has the word "shat" in it!

IvySlayer

biko wrote: »

You're a geek if you consider Leonard Nimoy one of the coolest guys ever or if you haven't even realised William Shatner's name actually has the word "shat" in it!

Patrick Stewart > Both of them

ScumLord

I thought it was someone from Greece.