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Geek vs Nerd

_binary_jester_
_binary_jester_ Posts: 2,132 Member
edited October 2024 in Chit-Chat
Because knowing is half the battle.

http://i.imgur.com/TZ1Ln.jpg
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  • ScatteredThoughts
    ScatteredThoughts Posts: 3,562 Member
    I'm clearly a nerd by those metrics. I can sleep soundly now.
  • seehawkmomma
    seehawkmomma Posts: 815
    I watch Star Wars and Know who Tony Starks is.

    What does that make me
  • TMLPatrick
    TMLPatrick Posts: 558 Member
    I don't know that I buy it completely.... but its ok. As long as you're not a "dork" you're fine.
  • jecka31
    jecka31 Posts: 284
    I've always been a Nerd and proud of it. This just solidified that I was calling myself the right term!
  • victoria233
    victoria233 Posts: 80
    Im a geek - 110%
  • quigonnjae
    quigonnjae Posts: 399
    Not sure what to think of this .. according to this im a half breed
    1/2 nerd / 1/2 geek...
  • TheDoctor90
    TheDoctor90 Posts: 461 Member
    Squarely both.
  • tadbiggs
    tadbiggs Posts: 77
    Damn, I must be a hybrid because my wife definitely isn't a nerd.
  • tageekly
    tageekly Posts: 3,755 Member
    :bigsmile: I'm a little of both, but I already knew that. I totally identify with my geekdom more (as evidenced by my username). GEEKS RULE!
  • TundraTed
    TundraTed Posts: 254 Member
    Now I know.... I am a Geek! My wife will be so happy!
  • Pams_Shadow
    Pams_Shadow Posts: 233 Member
    Geek... dang near to a T
  • tadbiggs
    tadbiggs Posts: 77
    A little ironic that all the hybrid/half breeds posted at teh same time.... hmmmmmmm:noway:
  • donjshaw
    donjshaw Posts: 14
    There are only 10 types of people in this world...those who understand binary and those who dont. :D
  • TMLPatrick
    TMLPatrick Posts: 558 Member
    Yeah there's a Geek<--->Nerd<--->Dork spectrum..... very few people are just one of the 3. And almost nobody on earth doesn't fall into 1 of the categories.
  • TMLPatrick
    TMLPatrick Posts: 558 Member
    There are only 10 types of people in this world...those who understand binary and those who dont. :D

    NICE!
  • Saruman_w
    Saruman_w Posts: 1,531 Member
    Yea, I'm without a doubt a nerd.
  • _binary_jester_
    _binary_jester_ Posts: 2,132 Member
    There are only 10 types of people in this world...those who understand binary and those who dont. :D
    I don't get it.
  • Saruman_w
    Saruman_w Posts: 1,531 Member
    There are only 10 types of people in this world...those who understand binary and those who dont. :D
    I don't get it.

    10 is 2 in binary.
  • _binary_jester_
    _binary_jester_ Posts: 2,132 Member
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    See username
    10 is 2 in binary.
  • Teksavvy
    Teksavvy Posts: 133 Member
    Funny and informative. I on the nerd side.
  • Destinie589
    Destinie589 Posts: 211
    I'm mostly a geek with a little bit of nerd blood.

    Oh and I think Sheldon from the Big Bang Theory is kind of sexy :blushing:
  • Jovialation
    Jovialation Posts: 7,632 Member
    Im insulted by this.

    WILL FERRELL? Ugh. Nerds and geeks alike should NOT like this guy.


    Also - the rest of it is pretty insulting. Whoever made it is a wannabe geek/nerd. Or a jock. I dont get it.

    booooooooooooooooo
  • AmberMagdalena
    AmberMagdalena Posts: 461 Member
    Nerds are HOT :heart:
  • MissO﹠A
    MissO﹠A Posts: 906 Member
    Nerd. Though I lose points on not liking The Matrix.
  • _binary_jester_
    _binary_jester_ Posts: 2,132 Member
    WILL FERRELL? Ugh. Nerds and geeks alike should NOT like this guy.
    Truer words have not been spoken.
  • the_journeyman
    the_journeyman Posts: 1,877 Member
    Mostly geek with random nerd tendencies. After all, I teach all day in a computer lab.

    JM
  • Jovialation
    Jovialation Posts: 7,632 Member
    WILL FERRELL? Ugh. Nerds and geeks alike should NOT like this guy.
    Truer words have not been spoken.
    Thank you, thank you.


    I srsly want that guy impaled with ...well, anything will do
  • Kolohe71
    Kolohe71 Posts: 613 Member
    I'm a half breed, but trend closer the the Geek side. :bigsmile:
  • _binary_jester_
    _binary_jester_ Posts: 2,132 Member
    WILL FERRELL? Ugh. Nerds and geeks alike should NOT like this guy.
    Truer words have not been spoken.
    Thank you, thank you.


    I srsly want that guy impaled with ...well, anything will do
    I also tend to agree with you about the inaccuracy of the infographic. To me a geek is a socially acceptable (almost wannabe) nerd. I find nerds to be unable to interface with humans. Many "geeks" think that because their love for a certain niche (see Firefly, Battlestar Galatica, Star Trek, etc), that makes them a geek. Labels are what you make of them, but I have known some true nerds and they made me uncomfortable.
  • Jovialation
    Jovialation Posts: 7,632 Member
    I blame Big Bang Theory for the current "trend" of calling oneself a geek.

    Its obnoxious.
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