Hottest Geek/Nerd on MFP

You know what, I nominate me... because I think I'm pretty damn attractive and I spent six hours raiding today on my druid and priest and paladin... and because I just spent 40.00 on eBay to finish up my modern Bant exalted deck. I can write you up an old-school website with HTML and CSS if you'd like.

I'm the wrong kind of nerd.

Sounds like you may have survived Diablo III , or my friend just chose a horrible server. The raid finder is overrated

I have yet to buy DIII because I can't justify the money right now (I played the beta to death...), but WoW raidfinder is HAWFUL. The people are terrible. I was regular-raiding with my guild, thankfully, and then I did raidfinder, which is immediate grounds for "kill me now."

I ended up getting the annual pass so d3 be free. Kinda disappointed with the MoP beta though, it's SUPER buggy.. feels more like an alpha. I try to avoid the raid finder at all costs. I think I'd rather go run around in kara or ulduar or work on soloing ony.

I'm a network administrator by trade, and programmer for fun. I play games (when I can) as well - and have been tearing up D3 co-op with friends. Loving Sci-Fi and watch documentaries about the universe nearly every night before bed. Bonus points: This is my bedroom... Anyone recognize?

http://i.imgur.com/CqlIF.jpg

... Aww, forums only show half the image. Link is above!

I circle typos in books and have an Excel spreadsheet outlining my budget - by week - for the next five years.

Total Geek, i only budget a year in advance. I nominate Cory!!!

I sometimes consider myself a nerd... I always outscored my ex-boyfriend when it came to movies, especially background knowledge about star wars (and I don't even know THAT much!)

no nomination for Ro0kin? founder of The Geek Squid on MFP? possibly the best MFP group there is?

Yep, let's get Ro0kin on the books

but also, how about you - you find us awesome loot!

i think definitions of "nerd" and "geek" need to be laid out here. Because I would not have even thought of "gamers"...I think who's got the most books and knows the quadratic equation by heart, understands Einstein's theory of relatively, uses the word "mesopotamia" on the regular, and would rather study the latin names of plants than watch TV.

Well... if we want to be very technical here:

The word "nerd" originated as a derogatory term for someone who is un-stylish, unattractive, and socially inept - particularly one who is obsessed with intellectual pursuits. That is, someone who is so involved with academics that they do not put any concern into appearance, social status, or fashion. By this definition, Albert Einstein was a nerd whereas Benjamin Franklin was not. Synonyms listed at m-w.com include bookworm and geek, antonyms include anti-intellectual.

Therefore, geeks could also be nerds.

However, also looking up the word geek we find that it further means a person of intellectual bent who is often disliked (similar to nerd) and an enthusiast or expert - particularly in technological fields. (It also means a carnival performer of a certain type, amusingly enough, but I doubt that has much to do with the conversation at hand.)

Therefore, all nerds could be geeks but not all geeks would be nerds.

One can be a fashionable person who is generally liked but is an expert or enthusiast of technological fields. (See; Benjamin Franklin, Carl Sagan, etc.)

Thus, "gamers" who are enthusiasts of video games (a technological creation) would qualify as "geeks" but may or may not qualify as "nerds".

I digress... *wanders off to play SWTOR*

I can wax philosophically about the different meanings behind Star Wars' story line, and let you play with my modus ponens. After all, I am hot and a geek, therefore also the "est."

(Go ahead, play with it. Also--please tell me if you get that crappy joke)

A noble gas walks into a bar. The bartender says "sorry, we don't serve noble gases in here." The noble gas did not react.

*Swoon*

I consider myself more of a dork, but my personality can best be described as the unlikely love child of Amy Farrah Fowler and Penny.

I'll cast my nominations for:

_Christine_
msf74
and weightloss123

Good looking group!!

Thanks 1 vote lmao

I'm a sci fi/fantasy geek. GRRM, Orson Scott Card, Terry Pratchett, Niels Gaiman and Stephenson.... There's a lot of good books out there, and good television.

Ahh.. Cryptonomicon

This jogged my memory of another Epic author

H.P. Lovecraft

LOVECRAFT

Can I win this one?

Can I win this one?

Yesyesyesyesyesyes

Any other horror movie geeks out here?