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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada.
34.31953% - Total Geek
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I expect flid and malcolm to completly destroy my score (malcolm because he looks like a geek)
Im proud of it none the less (being proud of your score should add another 5%)
605 posts
Location: East London Wilds
What defines normality?
Luv 'n' Lemons
purity :: clarity :: balance
80 posts
Location: Crawley
Not getting total geek or geekish tendencies therefore geek looks about
middle to me. So going by societies standards I would assume that normal is
the centre mark of behaviour and in this instance would be geek.
I would agree that 'normal' has no strict boundaries but from a geek point of view im definately not it.
I hope this clarifys my feelings especially for you
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,136 posts
Location: Warwickshire, United Kingdom
i think the test is silly, it tries to group together science and roleplaying stuff into one word, which is stoopid. I have no problems scoring highly on a geek test when the word is associated with maths, science and computing, but i scored lower on this because i don't beleive in dragons, can't speak klingon and have never been to a star trek convention let alone been dumped at one. These people are nerds not geeks - I reckon it was written by a nerd who wants to be a geek. And anyway, what sort of test doesn't give a different weighting to questions? The extra javascript isn't that complicated, i guess it just again proves that the author is a nerd not a geek
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13,215 posts
Location: without class distinction, Australia
and the geek Vs nerd showdown begins!
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
4,308 posts
Location: York, England
I did not lie, mike is just being mean. ACtually, i did lie once, on the "did you lie question" because by lying on that i was lying and so it worked......
Altho i think spending the afternoon of my break working on a java program (ok, so i don't know very many computer languages yet) qualifies me as a geek.
As a not to elanna, yay to dorkiness! I love being a dork. I love dorks. And I tend to fall in love with engineers, which is a horrible horrible curse.
Now...
accepts gifts of multi-coloured pens and sticky tape...
ooooh sticky tape.....
multi -coloured sharpies make the world go round.
penguins are round too.
Meh
Kyribug
Keep your dream alive
Dreamin is still how the strong survive
Shalom VeAhavah
New Hampshire has a point....
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13,215 posts
Location: without class distinction, Australia
i rekon the part about taking notes in coloured pen was stupid! that doesnt make you geeky! that makes you arty!......doesnt it?
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
4,308 posts
Location: York, England
i think they mean like the physics students that have one color for math equations, one color for examples, one color for general statemnets, one color for the topic line at the top of each different sections of their notes (I sat behind this girl....)
Keep your dream alive
Dreamin is still how the strong survive
Shalom VeAhavah
New Hampshire has a point....
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Location: Behind the couch...
Quote:
Originally posted by Kyri
i think they mean like the physics students that have one color for math equations, one color for examples, one color for general statemnets, one color for the topic line at the top of each different sections of their notes
Like what I do...
Quote:
Originally posted by Kyri
I sat behind this girl
Does this mean you sat in the second row???
I can't hear you... I have a banana in my ear.
"You mean I'll have to use my brain?... but I use staff!!!" ~ ben-ja-men
4,308 posts
Location: York, England
i actually sat in about the 6th row, on the aisle. you couldnt see the boards from teh second (or first) rows due too lighting problems. Never did figure out why people sat up there, anyhoo.
do you really do that?
I can't be taht organized.
Keep your dream alive
Dreamin is still how the strong survive
Shalom VeAhavah
New Hampshire has a point....
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
I hated physics. But I have to think that having a Masters degree in molecular biology from Stanford counts for something...
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
883 posts
Location: Stevenage
Quote:
Yeah Band Camp! Yeah multiple instruments!
27.0217% - Total Geek
I'm not a geek! I'm a DORK! There's a difference... ;_;
What's the difference? I haven't had much contact with either: I'm too cool. So I can't tell: there a subgroups of creeps????
Please realise I am taking the piss, except I still want to know the difference?!?!?
Monkeys monkeys and bananas
175 posts
Location: Derry, N. Ireland
33.33333% - Total Geek
i always thought i was more of a geek!!!
I am ashamed to only be a total geek.
Be Good, and if you DONT be Good, Buy a Pram!
2,568 posts
Location: sitting on the step
im ashamed of you to dav!!
she who sees from up high smiles
Patrick badger king: *they better hope there's never a jihad on stupidity*
133 posts
Location: montreal: bagel capital
52.66272% - Super Geek
Ah! Years of gaming, wearing computer software t-shirts, correcting the math teacher, and hosting LAN parties really pays off in the end
. And I guess being a chick always helps for scoring 
Cheers to the geek comunity, and a special cheer for FaultyNeuron so far geekiest member on HoP. there is no better way to say I love you than with the gift of a spatula!
912 posts
Location: Cheltenham
Thank you, thank you... though you gave me a pretty close run there
"We have done the impossible and that makes us mighty" - Mal Reynolds
"I can't tell the difference between an electron and a cat" - Brother of a friend
Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise.
2,293 posts
Location: NJ or DE, USA
Quote:Quote:
I'm not a geek! I'm a DORK! There's a difference... ;_;
What's the difference? I haven't had much contact with either: I'm too cool. So I can't tell: there a subgroups of creeps????
There IS a difference, but I have no clue how to go about explaining it...I've tried asking several people to help me, but it's not something I can explain...maybe someone else here can help you out...Sorry!
Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?
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Dona eis requiem *whack*
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Location: Canterbury, UK
dork is just gormless...
geeks do have some skill
anyway: 22.68245% - geek
im suprised i didnt do higher...
D.B.
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Master of the Free Hug Program
912 posts
Location: Cheltenham
Quote:
There IS a difference, but I have no clue how to go about explaining it...I've tried asking several people to help me, but it's not something I can explain...maybe someone else here can help you out...Sorry!
The way I've seen it, geek and dork have one notable difference, geeks are dorks but dorks in subjects that are highly employable.
So someone who knows exactly what difference every AD&D item makes to your character... dork.
Someone who knows every programming language on the face of the earth... geek.
As far as I can understand it
"We have done the impossible and that makes us mighty" - Mal Reynolds
"I can't tell the difference between an electron and a cat" - Brother of a friend
All the neurotic makings of America's lesser known sweetheart
9,831 posts
Location: body in Las Vegas, heart all around the world, USA
something about this conversation of distinguishing between geeks and dorks yells "you must definately be one of the two if you even know the difference!"
I was always scared with my mother's obsession with the good scissors. It made me wonder if there were evil scissors lurking in the house somewhere.
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.
**giggles**
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Location: everywhere
and where exactly do nerds, know-it-alls, and smartypants-es fit in this specrtum of oppurtunist wasteful overintelligence?
Holistic Spinner (I hope)
HOP Mad Doctor
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Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
I think of geeks being generally cool, intelligent, and talented people who are really into some technical or scientific field, be it applied or pure science. But geeks are genuinely passionate about what they do and are more interested in the pursuit of their work than they are in the pursuits of most of the masses (materialism, fashion, popular entertainment, etc.) That doesn't mean that geeks are exclusively interested in their work with no outside interests, but generally geeks choose outside interests that require some degree of intelligence, dedication, study, and skill to appreciate, rather than simple, casual pursuits, and they go after them with zeal. I'm a geek, I'm proud to be a geek. I generally hang out with geeks.
And arsn, I'm also a jock. Geekiness and jockiness aren't mutually exclusive. I was captain of the swim team in high schoool.
I think of nerds as being the kid who drove you nuts in high school, with the taped glasses, the pants hiked up to the armpits, a funny, musty smell, and the social skills of a gifted rock. They're often quite smart, but they are, by definition, socially inept (probably a "subclinical" form of Asperger's syndrome, now that I think about it). Although there is some overlap between geeks and nerds, nerds tend to be more single-mindedly focused on their work to the exclusion of outside pursuits and interests.
I think of a dork as just being unrelated to the two. Calling someone a dork is an insult. A dork is someone who is just plain strange, and not necessarily in a good way. Generally, it implies incompetence, too.
Of course, if you look up the three terms in Webster's, it tells you that they're all pretty much interchangeable.
I also note that the above post is incredibly geeky and that I am also a geek for being excited about making the 80th post in this thread.
So neener. <--(that was dorky of me, BTW)
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
BLUECAT! You usurped me from my 80th post, you dork!
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
All the neurotic makings of America's lesser known sweetheart
9,831 posts
Location: body in Las Vegas, heart all around the world, USA
LMAO....i think that, by far, was the best delineation of geeks, nerds, and dorks.
and i am a geek
although i have to say i call people dorks quite lovingly, it's a comical term, not hostile or mean at all. but that's just me.
I was always scared with my mother's obsession with the good scissors. It made me wonder if there were evil scissors lurking in the house somewhere.
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.
**giggles**
5,300 posts
Location: everywhere
mwwwahaha!
you deserved it for calling me that you uberdork.
actually i would have put your definitions pretty much the other way round for geeks and nerds. not exactly. but to me geeks are the socially inept and will discuss thier chosen subject to the death with anyone, and nerds are the ones who are interesting about their subject., but will still discuss it until its dead if(and only if) the right people come along to discuss it with
maybe thats just another example of the UK/US language barrier again.
or it could just be that i'm wrong.
*shrugs*
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HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Or maybe you're just a dork.
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
5,300 posts
Location: everywhere
*points at lightning, shouts "numpty!", runs off leaving lightning to work out scottish-isms....*
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Carpal \'Tunnel
5,814 posts
Location: Perth, Australia
A teenager calling you a nerd is pretty serious stuff here....almost untimate insult...
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4,308 posts
Location: York, England
There is nothing wrong with your definitions of geek and nerd, much, altho they may or may not be shared be everyone.
But your definition of dork only goes to prove you arn;t one, or something how can you even say taht knowing me?
*shakes head*
choices
(1)Lightning thinks I am incompetent and whatever else and has never bothered to tell me, which would explain why he is coming to visit me and everything?
(2) Lightning is confused.
(3) Lightning is masochistic.
Well, regardless of whatever is true, DORK IS A COMPLIMENT. Lets start there. I have a lot of trouble defining it in any language (especially japanese!) but it generally implies cuteness, strangeness, and that you either are /or are doing something which is/ a little strange or weird, but in a cool kind of fun way, or at the very least in a harmless endearing way (depends on what it is).
:P to u lightning.
ur the one who thinks my ex is cute and drooled over my description of *cough* *cough*
so yeah.
**is tired of being cooped up inside**
**is dork**
**wouldn't have it any other way**
Keep your dream alive
Dreamin is still how the strong survive
Shalom VeAhavah
New Hampshire has a point....
Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise.
2,293 posts
Location: NJ or DE, USA
I agree with Kyri! Dork is a compliment!
(I like choices 2 and 3
) Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?
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Dona eis requiem *whack*
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Location: montreal
haha 8.28402% - Poser
) i'm posing to b ea geek lol i check 40 boxes??their should be other questions like to c if your cool or a geek cus everyone has to score a cetain % or maybe that meens i'm 92% chill:))
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