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wabysaby
i am not a geek in what my friends call the traditional geekdome which they all are. with there RPG games and computer knowledge, but i do possess a large amount of knowledge in two odd areas music and useless simpsons trivie and facts.
so are my friends wrong am …
so are my friends wrong am …
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eryk
What does everyone see as the difference here?
My dictionary reads as follows:
geek |gēk|
noun informal
1 an unfashionable or socially inept person.
[with adj. ] a person with an eccentric devotion to a particular interest : a computer geek.
2 a carnival performer who does wild or disgusting …
My dictionary reads as follows:
geek |gēk|
noun informal
1 an unfashionable or socially inept person.
[with adj. ] a person with an eccentric devotion to a particular interest : a computer geek.
2 a carnival performer who does wild or disgusting …
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tilpacer:
The way I see it:
Geeks have to study, nerds don't they just somehow know.
Geeks have to study, nerds don't they just somehow know.
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greenmoonrising:
22.88% - Geek. About right I suppose.
ingvarr:
20.84 % geek
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Geeks of a new age
With the increased popularity of the 'hip' geek. the geek culture is being filled with more attractive pseudo-geeks. who can do the hipster-geek look but dont actually have the mental capacity, nor the lack of social skills to belong to the true geek genre. The 'hipster-geek' while giving the geek a new and stylish appearance, does to but mask the...
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With the increased popularity of the 'hip' geek. the geek culture is being filled with more attractive pseudo-geeks. who can do the hipster-geek look but dont actually have the mental capacity, nor the lack of social skills to belong to the true geek genre. The 'hipster-geek' while giving the geek a new and stylish appearance, does to but mask the...
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Read my latest article on being a geek and budgeting here:
http://nerdsofwisdom.com/sleek-geek/being-a-geek-on-a-budget/
http://nerdsofwisdom.com/sleek-geek/being-a-geek-on-a-budget/
This was a surprisingly accurate description of my role in society. Take this quiz at Geek Quiz
You are 33% geek
You are a geek liaison, which means you go both ways. You can hang out with normal people or you can hang out with geeks which means you often have geeks as friends and/or have a job where you have to mediate between geeks...
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You are 33% geek
You are a geek liaison, which means you go both ways. You can hang out with normal people or you can hang out with geeks which means you often have geeks as friends and/or have a job where you have to mediate between geeks...
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Welcome to the GEEK CHIC! This is going to the perfect magazine for geeks and gamers, nerds and dorks, fanboys and fangirls who want to be as stylish, savvy, and sexy as they can be. Get advice on how to rock a suit like Bruce Wayne or a cocktail dress like Seina Kyle! Learn to fix drinks like Tony Stark! Keep up to date with...
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But maybe that's just beccause I'm a generally well-rounded geek that hates the simpsons.
Bias ahoy.