On The Meaning Of Being A Geek
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» PoiSoNeD_CaNdY replied on Thu Mar 4, 2004 @ 12:41am |
 Coolness: 91795 | I, poisoned candy, am a geek. And for the sake of improving understanding between the geeks and non-geeks of this planet, I'd like to clear up a few common misconceptions of exactly what it means to be a geek.
myth #1: geeks are obsessed with math and/or computers and/or technology wrong! yes many geeks do fall into this category, but there are all sorts of geeks. like movie geeks, sports geeks, or rock geeks. myth #2: being a geek is the opposite of being cool On the contrary! Most geeks are actually much cooler than your average non-geek. Yes, there are some non-cool geeks, and these are the steorytical geeks that you see in unfunny television sitcoms. But these represent a small minority. so, what exactly is a geek then? Being a geek is all about approaching an interest with more devotion and intensity than the average person would. I choose a stereotical geek interest, computers, to illustrate: non-geeks are content just to mess around on a computer without really knowing or caring about shit, while a geek sees a computer and HAS to know how it works and why. The geeks will take a computer apart, learn all about it, and do things on it the average person can't...this is just an example of approaching an interest with far more intensity than the average person. I, on the other hand, am not a computer geek, but currently am, among other things, a drug geek. That explains why I devote much more interest and intensity to trying exotic drugs than the average drug user. So that concludes my little rant on being a geek. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» El_Presidente replied on Thu Mar 4, 2004 @ 12:53am |
 Coolness: 299430 | shut-up four eyes |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Oliver_TwisteD replied on Thu Mar 4, 2004 @ 12:53am |
 Coolness: 85790 | a geek is also a popular freak-show act, also called a block-head. they jam nails into their nostrels n stuff. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» hayley replied on Thu Mar 4, 2004 @ 12:56am |
 Coolness: 82750 | stop trying to justify who you are... cuz.. being a geek is NOT justifiable |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» G__ replied on Thu Mar 4, 2004 @ 1:10am |
 Coolness: 141470 | sure it is, you be a geek cause you be a geek, done and justified...hell, i'm a geek, a nerd AND a dork |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform replied on Thu Mar 4, 2004 @ 1:32am |
 Coolness: 339770 | GET HIM!! HE'S A NERD!!! |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» audio replied on Thu Mar 4, 2004 @ 1:33am |
| Coolness: 39705 | Originally posted by OLIVER TWIST+ED...
a geek is also a popular freak-show act, also called a block-head. they jam nails into their nostrels n stuff. actually a geek is the circus performer who bites the heads off of chickens. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform replied on Thu Mar 4, 2004 @ 1:50am |
| Coolness: 339770 | Here's a way to know if you're a movie geek.
[ www.hampusgard.se ] I got 13 out of 26.. but i didn't spend a lot of time staring at it, i might get a couple more with more time. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Screwhead replied on Thu Mar 4, 2004 @ 2:09am |
 Coolness: 685695 | Originally posted by DJNEOFORM...
Here's a way to know if you're a movie geek. [ www.hampusgard.se ] I got 13 out of 26.. but i didn't spend a lot of time staring at it, i might get a couple more with more time. I only missed 7 of them. C E F J L S Y |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Whatee_Guye replied on Thu Mar 4, 2004 @ 2:34am |
 Coolness: 51650 | Now this is cool
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» G__ replied on Thu Mar 4, 2004 @ 2:54am |
| Coolness: 141470 | all the hot stuff...Audio knows |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Oliver_TwisteD replied on Thu Mar 4, 2004 @ 3:46am |
| Coolness: 85790 | I have yet to hear of a geek biting the head off a chicken.
considering i've seen several documentaries on circus freaks, and have also seen the Jim Rose SideShow live. . . . but the webster definition does say "a performer of grotesque or depraved acts in a carnival, etc., such as biting off the head of a live chicken." |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» PoiSoNeD_CaNdY replied on Thu Mar 4, 2004 @ 4:32am |
| Coolness: 91795 | Originally posted by CAPTAIN...
stop trying to justify who you are... cuz.. being a geek is NOT justifiable actually, very few have considered me a geek because i do not fit the steotypical depiction of one. but to not expose my inner geekhood would be to deny a part of myself. so, got any live chickens? |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» audio replied on Thu Mar 4, 2004 @ 5:31am |
| Coolness: 39705 | Originally posted by OLIVER TWIST+ED...
I have yet to hear of a geek biting the head off a chicken. considering i've seen several documentaries on circus freaks, and have also seen the Jim Rose SideShow live. . . . but the webster definition does say "a performer of grotesque or depraved acts in a carnival, etc., such as biting off the head of a live chicken." [ www.m-w.com ] |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» audio replied on Thu Mar 4, 2004 @ 5:34am |
| Coolness: 39705 | and if you love circus freaks so much why haven't you read geek love? |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» audio replied on Thu Mar 4, 2004 @ 5:36am |
| Coolness: 39705 | good god remind me not to post half asleep |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» michaeldino replied on Thu Mar 4, 2004 @ 11:04am |
 Coolness: 69080 | im a math geek... math makes me come
actually... i guess that would mean i have a math fetish then... and am not a geek |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Oliver_TwisteD replied on Thu Mar 4, 2004 @ 12:07pm |
| Coolness: 85790 | geek love eh? i'll have to look for that one~ |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» G__ replied on Thu Mar 4, 2004 @ 12:34pm |
| Coolness: 141470 | audio...you licking a sock??? or a snake???
or do i need glasses more than i know??? |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» audio replied on Thu Mar 4, 2004 @ 1:02pm |
| Coolness: 39705 | i'm lipping my stocking mr harris |
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