On The Meaning Of Being A Geek
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» PoiSoNeD_CaNdY a répondu le Thu 4 Mar, 2004 @ 12:41am |
 Coolness: 91725 | 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 a répondu le Thu 4 Mar, 2004 @ 12:53am |
 Coolness: 299360 | shut-up four eyes |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Oliver_TwisteD a répondu le Thu 4 Mar, 2004 @ 12:53am |
 Coolness: 85720 | 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 a répondu le Thu 4 Mar, 2004 @ 12:56am |
 Coolness: 82680 | stop trying to justify who you are... cuz.. being a geek is NOT justifiable |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» G__ a répondu le Thu 4 Mar, 2004 @ 1:10am |
 Coolness: 141400 | 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 a répondu le Thu 4 Mar, 2004 @ 1:32am |
 Coolness: 339700 | GET HIM!! HE'S A NERD!!! |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» audio a répondu le Thu 4 Mar, 2004 @ 1:33am |
| Coolness: 39635 | 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 a répondu le Thu 4 Mar, 2004 @ 1:50am |
| Coolness: 339700 | 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 a répondu le Thu 4 Mar, 2004 @ 2:09am |
 Coolness: 685625 | 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 a répondu le Thu 4 Mar, 2004 @ 2:34am |
 Coolness: 51580 | Now this is cool
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» G__ a répondu le Thu 4 Mar, 2004 @ 2:54am |
| Coolness: 141400 | all the hot stuff...Audio knows |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Oliver_TwisteD a répondu le Thu 4 Mar, 2004 @ 3:46am |
| Coolness: 85720 | 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 a répondu le Thu 4 Mar, 2004 @ 4:32am |
| Coolness: 91725 | 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 a répondu le Thu 4 Mar, 2004 @ 5:31am |
| Coolness: 39635 | 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 a répondu le Thu 4 Mar, 2004 @ 5:34am |
| Coolness: 39635 | and if you love circus freaks so much why haven't you read geek love? |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» audio a répondu le Thu 4 Mar, 2004 @ 5:36am |
| Coolness: 39635 | good god remind me not to post half asleep |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» michaeldino a répondu le Thu 4 Mar, 2004 @ 11:04am |
 Coolness: 69010 | 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 a répondu le Thu 4 Mar, 2004 @ 12:07pm |
| Coolness: 85720 | geek love eh? i'll have to look for that one~ |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» G__ a répondu le Thu 4 Mar, 2004 @ 12:34pm |
| Coolness: 141400 | audio...you licking a sock??? or a snake???
or do i need glasses more than i know??? |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» audio a répondu le Thu 4 Mar, 2004 @ 1:02pm |
| Coolness: 39635 | i'm lipping my stocking mr harris |
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