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Bob Maar
(Maar stands for Maartini)

Posts: 28608
From: New York City & Newport, RI
Registered: Feb 2001

posted 07-03-2003 12:12 PM

What's the difference between a Geek and a Nerd
to my way of thinking they are the same thing. Do geeks like to be called geeks? How about nerds?

My repair company on Newport is called Computer Geeks.

Please educate me.

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Mike Olpin
Chop Chop!

Posts: 1852
From: Dallas, TX
Registered: Jan 2002

posted 07-03-2003 02:46 PM

Linkage!

quote:

Geeks

From the Jargon File entry for "geek":

"A person who has chosen concentration rather than conformity; one who pursues skill (especially technical skill) and imagination, not mainstream social acceptance. Geeks usually have a strong case of neophilia. Most geeks are adept with computers and treat hacker as a term of respect, but not all are hackers themselves - and some who are in fact hackers normally call themselves geeks anyway, because they (quite properly) regard `hacker' as a label that should be bestowed by others rather than self-assumed."
Nerds

From the Jargon File entry for "nerd":

"Pejorative applied to anyone with an above-average IQ and few gifts at small talk and ordinary social rituals."

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Phil Hill
I love my cootie bug

Posts: 7595
From: Hollywood, CA USA
Registered: Mar 2000

posted 07-03-2003 03:40 PM

Bob, to help you understand the differences, I will give you some examples....

Daryl = God of all computers
Brad = cool guy
Phil = dork, geek and dweeb combined

I hope that helps!

>>> Phil

[edited by Moderator]

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Paul G. Thompson
The Weenie Man

Posts: 4718
From: Mount Vernon WA USA
Registered: Nov 2000

posted 07-03-2003 07:11 PM

I thought a Nerd eats "Cheetos" and a Geek eats "Doritos." [Smile]

They are related to "Buttholes"...and they suck canal water. [Big Grin]

Shit! I'm gonna get flamed on this one..... [Razz]

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Matt Hale
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 123
From: Vancouver, Canada
Registered: Dec 2002

posted 07-03-2003 10:14 PM

I have always considered that social skills decrease and technical skills increase as you move from "normal" to dweeb to dork to nerd to geek. However these titles can only really be bestowed by others. Anyone who says "i'm going to be a geek" can only ever be a poser.
Some friends of mine insist that to be considered a geek you must be able to write code, but I do not subscribe to this theory (mostly because my coding skills are very very rusty.)

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Daryl C. W. O'Shea
Film God

Posts: 3977
From: Midland Ontario Canada (where Panavision & IMAX lenses come from)
Registered: Jun 2002

posted 07-04-2003 01:23 AM

Why do I always have to bite the heads off chickens!?!

Anyway, while we're defining things:

jackass = Phil Hill

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Bruce McGee
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1776
From: Asheville, NC USA... Nowhere in Particular.
Registered: Aug 1999

posted 07-04-2003 09:00 AM

Does the difference have anything to do with which side of your shirt your pocket protector (and pens) is/are on?

My own description: Ran the projector at school, did lots of science projects, and dabbled with electricity, was a loner with few friends. Had thick THICK glasses that caused problems with the bridge of my nose. Thick glasses are heavy. I never wore a pocket protector, but DID have a load of pens, etc.

I was a GEEK. The term NERD came along (here, anyway) when "Happy Days" started airing on TV. I stopped being a total geek about this time. I got my first contact lenses, and discovered that I had a knack for working on cars. I'll always be a closeted geek. I know my own feelings. [Smile]

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Rachel Craven
Madam Moderator

Posts: 2190
From: Pensacola, FL
Registered: Dec 2000

posted 07-04-2003 10:24 AM

quote:
I thought a Nerd eats "Cheetos" and a Geek eats "Doritos."

What if you like both???

quote:
Daryl = Geek
Brad = Nerd
Phil = Cool Guy

I'm glad for once I was kept out of Phil's dorky analogies! [Smile]

Phil = Dork

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Tim Reed
Better Projection Pays

Posts: 5246
From: Northampton, PA
Registered: Sep 1999

posted 07-04-2003 10:28 AM

I think I started out as a nerd, and became a geek.

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Paul G. Thompson
The Weenie Man

Posts: 4718
From: Mount Vernon WA USA
Registered: Nov 2000

posted 07-04-2003 01:05 PM

Rachael, I think they are called dweebs.

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Phil Hill
I love my cootie bug

Posts: 7595
From: Hollywood, CA USA
Registered: Mar 2000

posted 07-04-2003 02:05 PM

Hey Rach, you equate me to a dork? I'm NOT the one who had a picture here with bubbles emanating from God knows where....AND BTW, just what WERE you doing in that bathtub?

(There! Happy now?)

>>> Phil

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Brad Miller
Administrator

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From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall)
Registered: May 99

posted 07-04-2003 02:22 PM

I fixed your post above Phil. You had a typo. [Big Grin]

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Michael Schaffer
"Where is the
Boardwalk Hotel?"

Posts: 4143
From: Boston, MA
Registered: Apr 2002

posted 07-04-2003 02:58 PM

What is a dweeb?

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Rachel Craven
Madam Moderator

Posts: 2190
From: Pensacola, FL
Registered: Dec 2000

posted 07-04-2003 03:30 PM

Excuse me Mr. Robot man, too bad you don't have muscles like that in real life!!! Dork...

[Big Grin]

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Paul G. Thompson
The Weenie Man

Posts: 4718
From: Mount Vernon WA USA
Registered: Nov 2000

posted 07-04-2003 03:52 PM

Michael, here is a definition of dweeb.

dweeb:

Pronunciation: 'dwEb
Function: noun
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1983
slang : an unattractive, insignificant, or inept person.

Here is a definition of dork.

dork:

Pronunciation: 'dork
Function: noun
Etymology: perhaps alteration of dick
Date: 1967
slang : NERD; also : JERK 4

And, of course, we might as well define "jerk:"

jerk:

Pronunciation: 'j&rk
Function: noun
Etymology: probably alteration of yerk
Date: 1575
1 : a single quick motion of short duration
2 a : jolting, bouncing, or thrusting motions b : a tendency to produce spasmodic motions
3 a : an involuntary spasmodic muscular movement due to reflex action b plural : involuntary twitchings due to nervous excitement
4 : an annoyingly stupid or foolish person
5 : the pushing of a weight from shoulder height to a position overhead in weight lifting

[Big Grin]

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