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Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 7:52 pm
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Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:06 am
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Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 9:35 am
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Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 4:52 pm
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Istian Goss Quintafeira12 Well I'm a nerd, and for some reason I hate the only 100% geek example I know of. well hate is a bit harsh. It's more like being god danged tired of hearing his non-sense about the girl he likes (because she looks like an anime character, geez, he doesn't know a thing about her, that's all the reasons for him to like her) and random stuff like "Badabang Ignis" that he says when he doesn't know what to say. Plus he's allways making ew yu-gi-ho's decks and telling me everything about it! boring That sounds either more like Otaku, or just a kid growing up. You really can't label people until they're 14 or older, and start to divide up into crowds.
Actually, that sounds more like 90% Dork with a small 10% of Otaku. If you want a dork, think about Napoleon Dynamite: no skills, no charm, no friends, totally useless.
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Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 3:47 pm
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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 9:57 am
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Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 7:40 pm
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Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 7:22 pm
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Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 10:08 am
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If we rely on a dictionary:
Quote: geek   Slang. –noun 1. a peculiar or otherwise dislikable person, esp. one who is perceived to be overly intellectual. 2. a computer expert or enthusiast (a term of pride as self-reference, but often considered offensive when used by outsiders.) 3. a carnival performer who performs sensationally morbid or disgusting acts, as biting off the head of a live chicken. Origin: 1915- 20; prob. var. of geck (mainly Scots) fool < D or LG gek
Quote: nerd    /nɜrd/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [nurd] Show IPA Pronunciation –noun Slang. 1. a stupid, irritating, ineffectual, or unattractive person. 2. an intelligent but single-minded person obsessed with a nonsocial hobby or pursuit: a computer nerd. Also, nurd. Origin: 1960–65, Americanism; obscurely derived expressive formation
Those definitions are pretty mean, and I think nerd and geek are both often used positively nowadays. Then again, I live and work in the Silicon Valley, so my experience might be different from other people's. sweatdrop
I'm not sure if I agree with the dictionary definitions based on how the terms seem to be used colloquially, though. Generally, I hear people use nerd to describe people interested in learning (of any kind, whether general or specific), and I hear people use geek to describe people interested in specific (though not necessarily "weird") areas of niche knowledge (like computers, band, art, or anything else). They don't seem to be mutually exclusive.
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Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:46 pm
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Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 8:15 pm
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Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 7:22 am
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Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:37 pm
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Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 12:08 am
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