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I found this today:
Nerd Versus Geek
By Gina Lynn
Are you a nerd? Are you a geek? Are you insulted by either appellation? You shouldn't be. If you haven't figured it out by now, it's cool to be a geek. And you can't get to geek without going through nerd.
What's a nerd?
Merriam-Webster says the word "nerd" probably originated with a Dr. Suess book, (If I Ran the Zoo), circa 1950, which explains why it's hard to find nerds in classic movies. The definition falls along the lines of a "socially inept person... slavishly devoted to intellectual pursuits."
But forget the dictionary for a moment. Our cultural definition of a nerd assumes nerds are smarter than average, have no clue how to dress attractively, and lack even the most basic social skills. Stereotpyical nerds are into both science and science fiction. They get good grades but are miserable in school due to peer abuse, both psychological and physical. Oh, and nerds are supposed to suck at sports.
We tend to set nerdism in the context of junior high and high school, as many nerds find their salvation when they go to college. In our documentary Kid Nerd, the adults interviewed refer frequently to the isolation and persecution that characterized their childhoods. It's no coincidence most nerd movies focus on adolescence.
What's a geek?
"A person often of an intellectual bent who is disapproved of," Merriam-Webster says, right after defining the term as the wild carnival freak everyone loves to cite to those who call themselves geeks. ("So, you bite the heads off chickens?" "No, but I could replace you with a tiny shell script if you piss me off.")
As with "nerd," our cultural definition of "geek" is somewhat looser than Merriam-Webster's. At TechTV, we've always believed geekdom is something to aspire to. You take a nerd, add a big dose of cool, and you have a geek.
Geeks enjoy interacting with people, particularly other geeks. They share the nerd's involvement in science and science fiction, and may even be a "Star Wars geek" or a "Tolkein geek." But they also maintain a social life beyond their geek interests.
To achieve true geekiness, you pretty much have to have been a nerd for at least a short period in your life.
Read the full article
here.
From
www.techtv.com
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Posted: 2004-02-17 09:35:23
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erm.......
I think I settle for 'slightly geeky' then
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Posted: 2004-02-17 09:42:30
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What about 'dufus' or 'poindexter?'
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Posted: 2004-02-17 09:54:03
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Think i deffo fall intot he Geek catergory then
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Posted: 2004-02-17 10:18:00
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i don't think you can be a geek till ur 45
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Posted: 2004-02-17 11:05:09
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i don't see why not.
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Posted: 2004-02-17 11:36:04
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because it takes that long to eliminate everyone who knew you when you were a nerd in high-school (unless of course you're lucky enough to catch them all at a reunion or something)
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Posted: 2004-02-17 23:45:15
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Energetic is g(r)eek, and VIamm is ne(r)d........ what am i saying!??!?
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Posted: 2004-02-18 01:16:28
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what
ARE you saying??
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Posted: 2004-02-18 13:45:39
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Wath it mate
You would'nt want Vlamm's anger on you
I think I would be a Geek indeed... A Gadget Geek
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Posted: 2004-02-18 13:54:02
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