It doesn't matter. Same crap, different name.
Although I'm not so sure about gerds.
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| Author: | Wesstarrunner [ Sun Dec 10, 2006 11:19 pm ] |
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What is the difference between nerds and geeks? I've usually held dear that Nerds and Geeks are one and the same. So.... VOTE AWAY BROTHAHS... or sisters... whatever... |
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| Author: | IantheGecko [ Sun Dec 10, 2006 11:24 pm ] |
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Geeks are extremely knowledgable about one specific subject, such as computers or Star Trek or movies. Nerds are extremely knowledgable about everything. So Nerds are v.2 of Geeks. Harr. |
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| Author: | Wesstarrunner [ Sun Dec 10, 2006 11:31 pm ] |
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Nice to know someone will speak up. Though the word nerd has been around since like the 30's or 40's. It was used to describe people who wouldn't drink. Back then it was spelled knurd (backwards of drunk). Just thought I would throw a piece of info out there. At least that's what I heard. |
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| Author: | DumDeDum [ Sun Dec 10, 2006 11:33 pm ] |
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Isn't "knurd" from the Discworld books? |
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| Author: | Wesstarrunner [ Sun Dec 10, 2006 11:54 pm ] |
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I don't know. What's a Discworld? |
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| Author: | J-Man [ Mon Dec 11, 2006 12:24 am ] |
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It doesn't matter. Same crap, different name.
Although I'm not so sure about gerds. |
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| Author: | Jimmie [ Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:36 am ] |
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Different. Geeks are more into video games, sci-fi, RPG stuff, comic books etc. Nerds love math and science and study them obsessively. |
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| Author: | Homerun Starrer [ Mon Dec 11, 2006 2:11 am ] |
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Wesstarrunner wrote: I don't know. What's a Discworld? HEATHEN. 
Wikipedia knows, of course. |
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| Author: | ramrod [ Mon Dec 11, 2006 5:36 am ] |
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IantheGecko wrote: Geeks are extremely knowledgable about one specific subject, such as computers or Star Trek or movies. Nerds are extremely knowledgable about everything. So Nerds are v.2 of Geeks. Harr. Yeah, that's basically the way I see it as well.
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| Author: | just a username [ Mon Dec 11, 2006 7:04 am ] |
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Nerds are intelligent and antisocial, Geeks are just antisocial, therefore v1. Geek v2. Nerd |
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| Author: | Shwoo [ Mon Dec 11, 2006 7:34 am ] |
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Homerun Starrer wrote: Wesstarrunner wrote: I don't know. What's a Discworld? HEATHEN. YES. ...THERE IS NOT JUSTICE. THERE'S ONLY ME. [/Death] Moving on, nerd sound milder than geek to me. I'd describe myself as a nerd, but not a geek. |
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| Author: | Peter222 [ Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:37 pm ] |
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IantheGecko wrote: Geeks are extremely knowledgable about one specific subject, such as computers or Star Trek or movies. Nerds are extremely knowledgable about everything. So Nerds are v.2 of Geeks. Harr.
That's what I think too. |
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| Author: | Dark Grapefruit [ Mon Dec 11, 2006 6:04 pm ] |
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I know they're different but I don't know how. |
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| Author: | Wesstarrunner [ Sat Dec 23, 2006 3:11 am ] |
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Yay! Good going now I have a new view of Nerds and Geeks, adios to this thread. |
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| Author: | The Noid [ Sat Dec 23, 2006 3:32 am ] |
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well, Jimmie summed up my answer. |
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| Author: | DESTROY US ALL! [ Sat Dec 23, 2006 4:15 am ] |
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Geeks aren't smart but have had the same obsessions since 3rd grade, and are more specialized in a certain area. Nerds keep up-to-date, while still respecting their roots. Nerds are smart but may not really get anything done. |
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| Author: | EveryoneLovesStevenRight? [ Sat Dec 23, 2006 4:16 am ] |
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SIMILAR... They are the SAME... The end.. |
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| Author: | Rusty [ Sat Dec 23, 2006 6:10 am ] |
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Nerds - Specifically knowledgeable/obsessive over grades and the like. Geeks - Obsessive. These can branch off into different sub-categories, like fanboy/girl, otaku, ect. Research is still being conducted. Results will be posted accordingly. |
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| Author: | IantheGecko [ Sat Dec 23, 2006 6:21 am ] |
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EveryoneLovesStevenRight? wrote: SIMILAR... They are the SAME... Wrong. Geeks are extremely knowledgable about one specific subject, such as computers or Star Trek or anime. Nerds are extremely knowledgable about everything.
The end.. |
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| Author: | Droideka [ Sat Dec 23, 2006 3:04 pm ] |
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IantheGecko wrote: EveryoneLovesStevenRight? wrote: SIMILAR... They are the SAME... Wrong. Geeks are extremely knowledgable about one specific subject, such as computers or Star Trek or anime. Nerds are extremely knowledgable about everything.The end.. Right, and I am a Nerd. Wasn't it like five years ago that Geeks were smarter about more than nerds? |
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| Author: | Cybernetic Teenybopper [ Sat Dec 23, 2006 6:05 pm ] |
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I see it the other way around. Nerds are just version 1 of geeks. Nerds may be smart, but because geeks obsess about stuff, they gather more knowledge. Rawr. |
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| Author: | The_Other_White_Meat [ Sat Dec 23, 2006 6:19 pm ] |
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I see nerds as academic, intelligent people who are overly zealous about schoolwork and learning. I see geeks as people who are also probably intelligent, but squander their intelligence through mediums such as the internet and videogames (something I'm very much guilty of). That's just my two cents, though. |
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| Author: | netzen [ Mon Dec 25, 2006 5:24 pm ] |
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Ditto with white meat. As far as I'm concerned, nerds=math, geeks=computers. |
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| Author: | StrongSadSympathizer [ Tue Dec 26, 2006 5:43 pm ] |
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I figure they're interchangable...excuse my ignorance but uh no one's really going to be analyzing that in everyday conversation, at least that's what I think
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| Author: | topofsm [ Mon Jan 01, 2007 6:50 am ] |
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I'm pretty sure that nerds are losers that are smart. Geeks are just losers. And sorry for the videogame people out there. I don't want to offend anyone. I know a lot of cool people/videogamers out there. |
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| Author: | Cybernetic Teenybopper [ Mon Jan 01, 2007 5:54 pm ] |
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topofsm wrote: I'm pretty sure that nerds are losers that are smart. Geeks are just losers. And sorry for the videogame people out there. I don't want to offend anyone. I know a lot of cool people/videogamers out there.
No, I'd consider a "dork" to be someone who's just an all-around looser. After all, if someone does something really socially inept, you don't say it was "geeky" or "nerdy," you say it was "dorky." So my $.02. |
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| Author: | Susan [ Mon Jan 01, 2007 11:44 pm ] |
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Jimmie wrote: Different. Geeks are more into video games, sci-fi, RPG stuff, comic books etc. Nerds love math and science and study them obsessively.
Thats how I see it. Im proud to be a gaming geek yet I dont do so well in school. |
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