Geek or Nerd?

Franz Schubert · Post by **Franz Schubert** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 11:38 pm

Which are you? Actually, people have been differentiating between the two catagories lately, and I'd like to know exactly what the difference is. I know I'm either one or the other.

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 11:47 pm

Geek all da way yo! (with a hint of Hammer I guess)

ExtremeDrinker · Post by **ExtremeDrinker** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 11:53 pm

I'm a Geek. I think the Geeks are the ones that get really into things...Like...Star Trek, or something...Nerds are the smart people. Geeks are the people that like one thing and take it too far...

I'm a Geek when it comes to the seven deadly sins. Oh, yeah.

Silver · Post by **Silver** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 12:00 am

Where is Hammer anyways? He's a good tool for keeping a. and b. in line. Prolly too busy killing commy's and the likes these days huh.

Franz Schubert · Post by **Franz Schubert** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 12:01 am

So which would be higher on the social heirarchy? Seems like nerds would be higher, since they probably have basic social/hygiene skills.

ExtremeDrinker · Post by **ExtremeDrinker** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 12:05 am

Yeah...It's better to be a Nerd, I assume.

I could go either way on this one...I'm in college...Got that whole intelligence thing behind me...But I'm still pretty geeky...Hell..You've gotta be a Geek to spend time posting on a message board about a video game.

Raymondo · Post by **Raymondo** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 12:09 am

No, nerds have no social lifeÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s, geeks normally do.

Nothing really wrong with being a geek, as long as youÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢re not a geek with no social life.

POOPERSCOOPER · Post by **POOPERSCOOPER** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 12:34 am

I'm a geek, but i'm not smart and stuff. I also think my friends are fags.

MurPHy · Post by **MurPHy** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 12:39 am

Then you are a regular guy, Poop. Be happy.

As for me, I am a nerd with a bit of asshole mixed in for flavor. YUM!

atoga · Post by **atoga** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 2:21 am

Geeks are just fairly normal people who are obsessed with something. Nerds, on the other hand, are similar, though they tend to be more obsessed, to the point where the rest of their life gets neglected.

In fact, pretty much everybody nowadays is a geek. People who aren't geeks in one way or another tend to be dull and boring.

I'm all geek and part hammer, baby.

Edit: I got the geek vs. nerd descriptions from reading Microserfs and the newspaper, so they're probably pretty accurate.

LlamaGod · Post by **LlamaGod** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 2:24 am

100% Geek 75% Nerd for me

Spazmo · Post by **Spazmo** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 3:06 am

I'm too dumb to be nerd, so it's geek all the way.

taltiren · Post by **taltiren** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 4:09 am

I like to think of myself as Humungous from Road Warrior, but with more clothes.

CloudNineGT · Post by **CloudNineGT** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 4:17 am

I suppose I qualify as a geek, nerds always seemed confined to the realm of computers, while geeks are free to branch out into roleplaying, comic books, and wearing sweaters. Humongous was an excellent person, I wonder if some of his underlying rage combined with calm reasoning is a result of a geeky childhood? Though IÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢ve never seen a geek administer a sleeper hold like that..

jetbaby · Post by **jetbaby** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 5:00 am

dictionary.com

geek:
1. a. A person regarded as foolish, inept, or clumsy.
b. A person who is single-minded or accomplished in scientific or technical pursuits but is felt to be socially inept.
2. A carnival performer whose show consists of bizarre acts, such as biting the head off a live chicken.

I'll say no, just becase of number two, though hilarious, doesn't seem like something I would enjoy.

Nerd:
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.

I'll go with that.

CloudNineGT · Post by **CloudNineGT** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 5:13 am

jetbaby wrote:2. A carnival performer whose show consists of bizarre acts, such as biting the head off a live chicken. .

Geek it is then.

Grey Fil · Post by **Grey Fil** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 9:31 am

Im handsome, inteligent and rich.

CloudNineGT · Post by **CloudNineGT** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 9:41 am

So that just makes you a fatcat bastard, right?

Bridgeburner · Post by **Bridgeburner** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 11:26 am

Geek pride!
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Viktor · Post by **Viktor** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 1:16 pm

60% Geek, 40% Hammer for me then!

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