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February 14, 2003, 00:26
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Are you a nerd?
Well?!
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February 14, 2003, 00:30
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King
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what's a nerd?
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February 14, 2003, 00:34
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Originally posted by Andemagne
what's a nerd?
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An intelligent but socially inept person. Though nerd is blanketed in the US to include anyone who likes computers, politics, anyone whos intelligent at all (Since we all know the US doesnt have an incredible number of intelligent people  ), anyone whos skinny, walks funny.......
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February 14, 2003, 00:36
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NO!
I am a geek.
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February 14, 2003, 00:37
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I'm not tech savvy enough. Although, being born in Utah I have quite a lot of nerd genes ready to fire up.
 ACK!
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February 14, 2003, 00:41
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I am not sure
I am deffinitely a loser though
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February 14, 2003, 00:48
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King
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I am deffinitely a loser though
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Same here.
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socially inept person.
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anyone whos intelligent at all
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I don't think I am...
Doesn't...
I don't seem to be a nerd. :/
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February 14, 2003, 00:51
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hmm... i have many nerd characteristics, which would make me a nerd. however, i also have many non-nerd, and even cool characteristics, that would make me a non-nerd. I think they both about cancel each other out, making me a neutral being. But just incase, i went ahead and put im a nerd, and im neutral about it.
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February 14, 2003, 00:51
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I can hide my loserness at times, but it always comes out
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February 14, 2003, 00:52
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Socially Inept? Hardly
Likes Computers? Yup
Politics? I actually hate politics
Skinny? Nah, I work out...
Intelligent? Sure, I score great on IQ tests because I have good problem solving and math skills, but I'm an idiot...
Walks Funny? Nope...
I'm not a nerd, probably more of an *******.
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February 14, 2003, 00:53
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anyone whos skinny
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or overweight, as nerds dont get much physical excersize, sitting in front of their computer playing video games for hours on end. This can mean they are fat cause they dont burn any, or they are skinny cause they have no muscle... I used to be the latter
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February 14, 2003, 00:55
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or overweight, as nerds dont get much physical excersize, sitting in front of their computer playing video games for hours on end. This can mean they are fat cause they dont burn any, or they are skinny cause they have no muscle... I used to be the latter
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But they dont eat, either.
I have to say I'm a nerd, and I'm proud of it because it simply gives me the satisfaction of knowing I'm better at certain things than some people 
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February 14, 2003, 00:58
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Prince
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But they dont eat, either.
I have to say I'm a nerd, and I'm proud of it because it simply gives me the satisfaction of knowing I'm better at certain things than some people
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hehe, same here
no one can beat me at Civ, nor Halo... no one can beat me in the 400m dash as well...
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February 14, 2003, 01:07
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How many of you have a shirt like this in your collection?
I got it as a gift...but still. 
I also have an Xbox shirt that I got for free that says "I've got great hands" in an orange digital-like font on the front, and "Xbox Live Beta Tester 2002" on the back. Fortunately, it is used as an undershirt.
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February 14, 2003, 01:07
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No Microsoft shirt?
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February 14, 2003, 01:08
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Who do you think makes Xbox, Sava darling?
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February 14, 2003, 01:22
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intelligent
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Some will disagree, but yeah
not totally but close
Spend half my day on one
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Nope
My mom said so on one occasion, but I haven't heard anyone else say that about me
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February 14, 2003, 01:24
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i do have some thinkgeek gear asher. 
i'm a geek. i got some cool friends that drag me places to make me look cooler but deep down i know what i am
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February 14, 2003, 01:28
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An intelligent but socially inept person. Though nerd is blanketed in the US to include anyone who likes computers, politics, anyone whos intelligent at all (Since we all know the US doesnt have an incredible number of intelligent people ), anyone whos skinny, walks funny.......
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You know Tassadar, you really shouldn't be so hard on yourself, man. Maybe you ought to go see a doctor or a counselor in regards to your esteem issues. Whatever you decide, I'm sure we'll be behind you all the way!
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February 14, 2003, 01:39
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I run into walls and people while walking
I think that covers the walk funny part
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February 14, 2003, 01:41
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i do have some thinkgeek gear asher.
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I've been tempted to buy quite a few things on that site, but my cash reserves disagree with me...
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February 14, 2003, 01:43
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I think i would be classified as a nerd. That's the definition others would give me, but I am neutral on it.
I have to say that being political does not make one a Nerd. Hippies are political, tree-huggers are political, but neither group is nerdy.
I think socially aukward, somewhat introverted, immune to fashion, with abit of obsesiveness (specially over things imaginary such as sci Fi, comic books, Fantasy, TV,in short, anythign other than sex, alcohol, parites, and sports) makes you somehwat nerdy. I would add that one needs to be sexually akward, incapable of sports (lacking good whole body coordination, no matter how good your thumbs are) to be a full nerd.
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February 14, 2003, 02:00
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Yeah, a fair bit of that covers me. Geek.
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February 14, 2003, 02:05
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What is exactly the difference between a nerd and a geek?
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Nerds are the people who squeal when you talk to them.
Geeks are the people who can talk to you if they want to.
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February 14, 2003, 02:09
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Geeks aren't as socially inept as nerds, but otherwise share most of the same characteristics.
I'm more geeky than nerdy. I'd hardly be nerdy at all if I were able to dance while sober... 
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Ok then. Nerd -> Geek.
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Also, Nerds also hold all academic persuits as incredibly important, including stuff they don't care about.
Geeks tend to only care about stuff they like.
Nerds usually consistently get high marks in all classes, geeks frequently have high marks in their areas of interest and average/low otherwise.
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definitely a Geek, not a nerd.
Geeks! Geeks! Geeks!
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February 14, 2003, 02:21
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Thanks, guys. But I imagined it in a different way. I thought a nerd was someone interested in acquiring knowledge, whereas a geek was someone crazy about computers, but in both cases at the expense of social skills and interaction, of course.
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