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Do you consider yourself a nerd or a geek?
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Sat Apr 15, 2006 2:55 amby Luke
Going by my definition, I'm a nerd.
To me a nerd is a person who enjoys math, science, technology stuff, etc. Although they enjoy these things, they are still accepted by there peers and enjoy a nice social life.
A geek on the other hand (according to me) enjoys all these things, yet they are socially inept, and are sometimes conceited and arrogant.
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Sat Apr 15, 2006 2:57 amby Hiteak
I major in Nerdom, but Iminorin geekeness.
Re: Do you consider yourself a nerd or a geek?
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Sat Apr 15, 2006 2:59 amby jedimaster1715
Luke wrote:Going by my definition, I'm a nerd.
To me a nerd is a person who enjoys math, science, technology stuff, etc. Although they enjoy these things, they are still accepted by there peers and enjoy a nice social life.
A geek on the other hand (according to me) enjoys all these things, yet they are socially inept, and are sometimes conceited and arrogant.
Going by your definition I am deffinatly a nerd...but on the contrary geek sounds better with certain catigories...such as band geek vs. band nerd and theater geek vs. theater nerd.. in which case i am all of the above (ie a nerd, a band geek and a theater geek (to which we prefer to be called theater freaks (well sometimes)))
Re: Do you consider yourself a nerd or a geek?
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Sat Apr 15, 2006 3:09 amby Luke
jedimaster1715 wrote:Going by your definition I am deffinatly a nerd...but on the contrary geek sounds better with certain catigories...such as band geek vs. band nerd and theater geek vs. theater nerd.. in which case i am all of the above (ie a nerd, a band geek and a theater geek (to which we prefer to be called theater freaks (well sometimes)))
That's true, I was just saying overall nerd or overall geek though. I too am a band geek...Hahaha, the shirt I'm wearing right now even says 'BAND GEEK' on it.
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Sat Apr 15, 2006 5:33 amby yoo_hoo
Haven't you seen nerd man's note after his nerd test? They are both the same. Neek and gerd, remember?
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Sat Apr 15, 2006 5:53 amby oxymoron
I think geeks are people who are obsessed with certain subject/s and are very good at the subject/s they are obsessed about and that a nerd is someone who loves knowledge in general and spends a great deal of their life trying to learn more. It's possible for both nerds and gekks to be socially inept in my opinion.
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Sat Apr 15, 2006 5:53 amby oxymoron
I really don't know which one I am.
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Sat Apr 15, 2006 10:43 amby Lume
oxymoron wrote:I think geeks are people who are obsessed with certain subject/s and are very good at the subject/s they are obsessed about and that a nerd is someone who loves knowledge in general and spends a great deal of their life trying to learn more. It's possible for both nerds and gekks to be socially inept in my opinion.
Agreed. Those are always the connotations I used too.
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Sat Apr 15, 2006 5:53 pmby Luke
Okay, according to MY definitions, are you a nerd or a geek?
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Sat Apr 15, 2006 6:12 pmby Lume
According to YOUR definitions, a geek is just a nerd--and also a jerk. Who would admit to falling into a category like that??
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Sat Apr 15, 2006 6:28 pmby Luke
Okay, fine. According to YOUR definition are you a geek or a nerd...Seeing how people refuse to go by my definitions, please post your definitions when you answer the poll question.
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Sat Apr 15, 2006 6:59 pmby oxymoron
I like knowledge in general, so I will vote the nerd option
Oops.
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Sun Apr 16, 2006 12:04 amby Kobra
Whish I had read what a Geek was before hand I said I was a geek but im not socially inept!!!
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Sun Apr 16, 2006 1:34 amby Luke
Heheh, that's sort of funny. Oh well...what is your definition of a geek?
Thats an easy one!!!
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Sun Apr 16, 2006 1:36 amby Kobra
ME!!! Just im not socialy inept.............