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How do you know when you are a Geek? (40)

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23 May 11, 1:17 PM
Cassius
UK, 3 yrs

Doghouse_Reilly wrote:

Cassius wrote:
So where in the continuum are nerds, anoraks and otakus ? Is geekiness confined to computer saddos ?

Otakus are Japanese. Anoraks are nerds of the outdoors. Nerds are just geeks. Arguing semantics with slang terms is just asinine.

For the record though, the term geek refers to sideshow acts in the US. Biting the heads off chickens. That's what it refers to originally. So if you absolutely, positively, want to be sure you're a geek, go do that.

Hmmm...irony lost on you then,Mr Asinine. SOHF here I think.

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Edited 23 May 11, 1:18 PM by Cassius

23 May 11, 3:13 PM
magpieuk
UK(LA), 5 yrs

Ooops! Only 0.00325% off being a total geek

23 May 11, 4:36 PM
CaptainQuo
UK(AB), 2 yrs

My answer is the sort of "free-for-all, inclusive, hippy" definition. It's passion. Passion for something, a hobby, interest, type of music. It can be anything, the only requirement is an obsessive interest in and/or knowledge of it.

Which means some people have several obsessive interests and are more geeky than others. For example, mine are: video games, heavy metal (usually specific genres like power metal), BDSM, medieval history.

In addition, the more specific your interest in something (like, say, Vikings, not just medieval history or retro gaming, not just games generally) the more geeky.

Edited 23 May 11, 4:37 PM by CaptainQuo

23 May 11, 5:20 PM
magpieuk
UK(LA), 5 yrs

CaptainQuo wrote:
My answer is the sort of "free-for-all, inclusive, hippy" definition. It's passion. Passion for something, a hobby, interest, type of music. It can be anything, the only requirement is an obsessive interest in and/or knowledge of it.

In addition, the more specific your interest in something (like, say, Vikings, not just medieval history or retro gaming, not just games generally) the more geeky.

I agree - I think most of my geekiness on the test was scored because of my obession with Star Trek & Discworld

23 May 11, 11:44 PM
Doghouse_Reilly
UK(MK), 6 yrs

Cassius wrote:

Doghouse_Reilly wrote:

Cassius wrote:
So where in the continuum are nerds, anoraks and otakus ? Is geekiness confined to computer saddos ?

Otakus are Japanese. Anoraks are nerds of the outdoors. Nerds are just geeks. Arguing semantics with slang terms is just asinine.

Hmmm...irony lost on you then,Mr Asinine. SOHF here I think.

Yeah I fail at the word thing. I meant it was asinine with reference to the whole nerd vs geek thing. Basically they are synonyms, at least in their common usage, although geek does have an established root as something else (the chicken thing).

And yeah, I'm aware it's asinine to even point that out, but whatever, somebody has to educate the interwebs.

The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power.

24 May 11, 1:26 PM
Dekkard
15 mths

Doghouse_Reilly wrote:
For the record though, the term geek refers to sideshow acts in the US. Biting the heads off chickens. That's what it refers to originally. So if you absolutely, positively, want to be sure you're a geek, go do that.

Done.

What's next?

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24 May 11, 2:17 PM
mistertulip
UK(W), 9 yrs

Can you count to 1023 on your fingers? *

(*) Can be done if you count in binary...

24 May 11, 3:23 PM
Dekkard
15 mths

mistertulip wrote:
(*)

that looks saucie

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24 May 11, 3:36 PM
shy_guy
UK(M), 3 yrs

This is where one's evolution of the geek chart comes in handy!

Edited 24 May 11, 3:37 PM by shy_guy

24 May 11, 3:38 PM
presprout
UK(NG), 4 yrs

45.38745% Super Geek. Dissappointing. Think it might have been scarily high if I was into RPG or ropey Sci-fi.

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