Are you a nerd, a geek or a dork?

[xenocrisis0153]

taken from this article on yahoo.com
http://ask.yahoo.com/20060818.html

Nerd: According to Whatis.com, nerds are people of above-average intelligence who place little importance on their appearance. Nerds are often aware of their status, but they don't mind. In fact, many take pride in the putdown, as it means they're smart and not wrapped up in superficial worries.

Geek: Geek is a more specific term. Back in the day, geeks worked at carnivals, and (according to the dictionary) "bit the heads off live chickens." Thankfully, the term now has a different connotation. Like nerds, geeks are smart, but they tend to focus more on technology. As Urban Dictionary explains, these are the people you make fun of in high school and later work for as an adult.

Dork: Being called a "dork" is the biggest insult of the three. There's no way you can spin it into something positive. After all, even the dictionary writes that dorks are "stupid" people. And to make matters worse, dorks assume they're cool. Oh, and they smell, too.

so what's it gonna be?
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[Xristyan]

anyone who has yahoo would have probably noticed this in the home page..

im a nerd... a cool nerd..
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[trueline]

interest topic
anyway I'm pure cool for sure but my family dont think so
they probably would say im NERD.....
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[spankit]

well im a geek.

i APPARANTLY have an above average intelligence
but then again can you really trust IQ tests?

to me nerds are good at math, and me, i suck at math.
im a total bookworm. <3 books.
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[sayoku]

im somewhere between a nerd and a geek. i love techy stuff, but im not exceptional (dreamweaver is a bitch). and i loved maths =)
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[Bowser]

Hmm, I realy dont know...
Not smart enought to be called a Nerd...
Im too much of a techtard to be called a geek then...
And Im too cool and liked to be a dork^^

...but, having said that, Iv always considered myself a geek... Im on the comp most the time, I like sci-fi and get easaly sucked into sun-cultures and, well, Im always called a geek^^''

... guess it would be more accurat to call me an otaku realy...

[quosimos]

"Much of the revisionist image of geeks started in the mid-to-late 1990s and originated mostly with Hollywood celebrities, genre hipsters, and advertising spinwizards. However, this revisionism does not correct the negative stereotypes associated with geeks. Nor does it necessarily seriously address the established positive aspects, such as high intelligence or special talents. It often ignores the notion that above average intelligence or techincal aptitude is a traditional prerequisite. Many of the highly popularized geek interests are more pop culture or entertainment orieinted as opposed to science or technical disciplines where intelligence and serious committment is required. Most importantly, it ignores the issue concerning the social ineptidude, alienation or loneliness experienced by many considered to be geeks. Instead, geek chic involves the affectation of selected, stereotypical geek traits, typically for the purpose of contriving a "fashionably quirky" or eccentric persona."
hahaha
Geek Chic

I take care with my appearance yet am not techincally savvy - does this make me a dork?

[Kimmie-chan]

I'm a nerd, for sure! And damn proud of it too I don't know enough about tech to be a geek lol
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[quosimos]

I was looking up nerd and geek on Wikipedia and found a link to Why Nerds are Unpopular
It's very interesting and very easy to read.
I read a few other essays on the site. They are not only interesting, they are also useful.

[sayoku]

quos> wow...he got some really good points there, actually got me thinking about school and society differently.

well i wasnt exactly a popular kid in school, getting good grades seemed to be another way to gain a certain statues (whether a good or bad one, i didnt mind, recognition was most important). but as the final year of school approach, i freaked out, cos i couldnt find my purpose (i dont think i have one still...) so i stopped applying myself in order to get my mind off it, and my grades dropped from tops to below average =/ i am an ex-nerd lol

and goddamn right hormones got nothing to do with it.
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[katsushiro]

I'm a mix of both, I'm considered a nerd because of my memory retention of historical facts and a geek due to tech knowledge.
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[Cherry-Kun]

well, im not a nerd, cause i suck at studies

im not geek, cause i suck at studies again, and i dont know much about informatic, except what corresponds to my job

and im not a dork, cause i dont smell......*sniff, sniff* nope!, i dont think im cool even though im not.

waaa!!! i dont have a plase in this universe???

i would say im an average teen ayer, not so worry about the difficulties of this world yet XP
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[Atashi]

[ultimasome]

Guess im dork cause im no good at math nor tech..............
but im coolllllllllll.
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