Jabberwocky Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 I just informed my OH that Dr Who is on soon and if theres Daleks on it I WILL be watching it- no debate, I WILL be watching it. She called me a "Nerd" and stalked away to... oh I dont know, to kill something probably. The other day I was watching something on telly about Space and time and I was enjoying it and she called me a "Geek." Now, I... I THINK I know that a geek is someone who likes sciency stuff... is that right...? The characters of the Big bang theory are Geeks, right? But a Nerd... thats someone who likes sciency fictiony stuff...? So, poppets, tell me thats the difference between a geek and a nerd! And then tell me which category you fall into! Personally I think I`m cool in a sort of Fonz way! I click my fingers and the totty totally ignore me but I can hear their ovarys rattling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karis Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 This might help: http://www.wikihow.com/Tell-the-Difference-Between-Nerds-and-Geeks But the difference between a geek and a nerd can be subtle, but there IS a difference. A geek tends to have interpersonal skills; a nerd has none. The guys in The Big Bang Theory are all nerds. A normal Doctor Who fan might have geekish tendencies; someone obsessed with the minutia of each episode probably is a nerd! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert_Baehr Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 'Nerd' has got an 'R' in it. Beware Geeks bearing gifts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhippy Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 'Nerd' has got an 'R' in it. Beware Geeks bearing gifts! Couldn't help but snigger at that! They won't destroy your city state, but will find a common ground subject, and bore you into submission to give it away instead. You never see nerds. They're always on the net ..... ummmmm ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiSiSi Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 I just informed my OH that Dr Who is on soon and if theres Daleks on it I WILL be watching it- no debate, I WILL be watching it. She called me a "Nerd" and stalked away to... oh I dont know, to kill something probably. The other day I was watching something on telly about Space and time and I was enjoying it and she called me a "Geek." Now, I... I THINK I know that a geek is someone who likes sciency stuff... is that right...? The characters of the Big bang theory are Geeks, right? But a Nerd... thats someone who likes sciency fictiony stuff...? So, poppets, tell me thats the difference between a geek and a nerd! And then tell me which category you fall into! Personally I think I`m cool in a sort of Fonz way! I click my fingers and the totty totally ignore me but I can hear their ovarys rattling! I'm going to use that one someday! Quality! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HayleyJayne Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 A geek is a technical term for computery people.. as per my lecturer anyways!! As for nerd I agree with The Big Bang Theory post... they are nerds, not geeks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alternageek Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 This might help: http://www.wikihow.com/Tell-the-Difference-Between-Nerds-and-Geeks But the difference between a geek and a nerd can be subtle, but there IS a difference. A geek tends to have interpersonal skills; a nerd has none. The guys in The Big Bang Theory are all nerds. A normal Doctor Who fan might have geekish tendencies; someone obsessed with the minutia of each episode probably is a nerd! Sheldon, Walter & Raj are Nerds. Leonard is a Geek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerd Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 I am a nerd and according to the "geek, nerd or dork" test I just took, following the links from the post Karis made I am a "modern, cool nerd". so there you go here is the link to the test if you are interested: http://www.okcupid.com/tests/the-nerd-geek-or-dork-test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karis Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Sheldon, Walter & Raj are Nerds. Leonard is a Geek. I knew someone would make that distinction, but look at the guy. He has barely any understanding of social issues and is hugely uncomfortable in many normal situations; he's merely a far less extreme version of the other three. Leonard is a geek in training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alternageek Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 I knew someone would make that distinction, but look at the guy. He has barely any understanding of social issues and is hugely uncomfortable in many normal situations; he's merely a far less extreme version of the other three. Leonard is a geek in training. My partner used to work with some REALLY nerdy people (some of the nerdiest in the world - one guy he worked with when in Cali got SCURVY) and lots of geeks. Leonard falls more in the geek range of those people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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