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Apollyon-SM Neat Newbie Posts: 11 From: Anchorage,Alaska,US Registered: Oct 2001	posted December 04, 2001 22:52 What exactly makes a geek? Any redeeming qualities of geekiness? I'm new at being a geek. ------------------ ----------------- The weather is here, I wish you were beutiful IP: Logged
Angry Rooster Assimilated Posts: 376 From: Coeur d'Alene, ID, USA Registered: Apr 2001	posted December 04, 2001 23:03 I'm sure you'll get plenty of earnest responses to this, but mine won't be one of them. It occured to me whilst walking to my car today, "A geek is someone who finds the swallow, not the coconut, to be humorous." Mostly in referrence to how funny my brother finds the fact that they're banging coconut halves together the comical highlight of the movie. That said, I'm aware that there are exceptions to this 'rule' but it made me feel all fuzzy inside to think about. It sort of tickled at first, but now it's starting to itch real badly... I think I'll go see a doctor about it. ------------------ --Angry Rooster "Eagles may soar, but roosters don't get sucked into jet engines." IP: Logged
SupportGoddess Highlie Posts: 527 From: The Digital Temple Registered: Jul 2001	posted December 05, 2001 01:18 quote: Originally posted by Apollyon-SM: What exactly makes a geek? Any redeeming qualities of geekiness? 1. My mom and dad 2. Redemption Value of a Geek: Off the shelf pre-fab PC from a major chain: $999.99 5 year extended warranty that mostly covers being told for free that whatever broke isn't covered under warranty: $59.95 Gas to go back and get the speakers they forgot to give you: $5.00 Having someone to call at 2 AM that will walk you through plugging in all those color coded connectors, setting up AOL, and downloading MP3s: Priceless ------------------ reality.sys corrupted. universe halted. reboot (y/n)? IP: Logged
platypus Super Geek Posts: 198 From: Provo, UT Registered: Nov 2001	posted December 05, 2001 15:22 Loving something (general technology related) and doing your best to learn about it. ------------------ pages: www.thelemur.net www.saintehlers.com www.squishbox.org IP: Logged
sniper Geek Posts: 75 From: Registered: Sep 2001	posted December 05, 2001 15:36 if you need to ask what makes a geek, how do you know you are one? IP: Logged
baker_nat Geek Posts: 87 From: england Registered: Jan 2000	posted December 06, 2001 07:47 Obsession. the most comman form of geekyness, is the computer geek, and I am poud to say I fit in that catogory quite nicely thankyou! But a geek can have an obsession with anything, motorbikes, dogfood, UFOs, Me, Dogs, horses, Chutney, me, actualy if you have an obsession with the last one you need to see a doctor IP: Logged
zorgon Super Geek Posts: 238 From: Beautiful Uptown Goleta Registered: Sep 2000	posted December 06, 2001 14:00 SupportGoddess: ROTFLMAO!! IP: Logged
Apollyon-SM Neat Newbie Posts: 11 From: Anchorage,Alaska,US Registered: Oct 2001	posted December 11, 2001 10:50 based on what you've said, I've decided I don't want to be a geek. I want to be normal. ------------------ ----------------- The weather is here, I wish you were beutiful IP: Logged
annie Super Geek Posts: 241 From: somewhere in Canada Registered: Sep 2001	posted December 11, 2001 12:08 quote: Originally posted by Apollyon-SM: based on what you've said, I've decided I don't want to be a geek. I want to be normal. You don't decide to be a geek. You either are, or you aren't. And geeks are anything but "normal". In fact we abhor "normal" people. ------------------ the world will have to end someday; hopefully not while i'm around. IP: Logged
Demosthenes Assimilated Posts: 372 From: Boston, MA, USA Registered: Sep 2000	posted December 11, 2001 12:46 quote: Originally posted by SupportGoddess: Having someone to call at 2 AM that will walk you through plugging in all those color coded connectors, setting up AOL, and downloading MP3s: Priceless if they were really priceless, they'd switch you to something other than aol. /me smells the smoke of an isp flamewar.. IP: Logged
SupportGoddess Highlie Posts: 527 From: The Digital Temple Registered: Jul 2001	posted December 11, 2001 20:35 quote: Originally posted by Demosthenes: if they were really priceless, they'd switch you to something other than aol. /me smells the smoke of an isp flamewar.. LOL! Not at 2AM they wouldn't. They help you find something better later. ------------------ reality.sys corrupted. universe halted. reboot (y/n)? IP: Logged
Raptorgirl Super Geek Posts: 118 From: Registered: Oct 2001	posted December 12, 2001 21:02 quote: Originally posted by annie: *You don't decide* to be a geek. You either are, or you aren't. And geeks are anything but "normal". In fact we abhor "normal" people.** I don't abhor normal people, I just feel sorry for them. They're missing out on so much coolness. The world is full of weird stuff, and they're too tunnel-visioned to see it. Lucky for the "normal" people, they have me to bring some weirdness into their lives. I get my friends to read Terry Pratchett! I got a co-worker hooked on PortalofEvil.com! I use British slang at inappropriate times! ::maniacal laughter:: One by one, the penguins steal their sanity! (Sorry...I stole that last line off a T-shirt.) My point is, being a geek is fun. If you are one, you should embrace it. You'll be happier/more confident for doing so. IP: Logged
SupportGoddess Highlie Posts: 527 From: The Digital Temple Registered: Jul 2001	posted December 12, 2001 23:58 I am normal. Mostly I meet weird people. But once in a while I meet other people that are normal like me. I wish there were more of them. ------------------ reality.sys corrupted. universe halted. reboot (y/n)? IP: Logged
Swiss Mercenary BlabberMouth, the Next Generation. Posts: 1461 From: All the way from the land of Chocolate, Cheese and Cuckoo Clocks. Registered: Feb 2000	posted December 13, 2001 02:04 This is Real Life, the fantasy world is out there, the one we have to face each day. IP: Logged
Apollyon-SM Neat Newbie Posts: 11 From: Anchorage,Alaska,US Registered: Oct 2001	posted December 13, 2001 12:47 I may not be able to CHOOSE if I'm a geek, but I can deny it! ------------------ ----------------- The weather is here, I wish you were beutiful IP: Logged
Xanthine Highlie Posts: 513 From: the lab Registered: Mar 2001	posted December 13, 2001 16:46 quote: Originally posted by Apollyon-SM: I may not be able to CHOOSE if I'm a geek, but I can deny it! Closet case. We're here for you when you realizes that denying your geekiness is only going to make you depressed (been there, done that, didn't like it). ------------------ Take by surprise and the world gives up resistance. - Tennesee Williams IP: Logged
Janeway Super Geek Posts: 234 From: Cyberspace, Delta Quadrant Registered: Sep 1999	posted December 14, 2001 12:49 quote: Originally posted by SupportGoddess: I am normal. Mostly I meet weird people. But once in a while I meet other people that are normal like me. I wish there were more of them. ROTFLMAO! I love that! It'd be great on a t-shirt. IP: Logged
Tau Zero BlabberMouth, the Next Generation. Posts: 1685 From: Registered: Jan 2000	posted December 17, 2001 13:20 I have seen "If people think you're weird, you're probably just intelligent" on a T-shirt. IP: Logged
baker_nat Geek Posts: 87 From: england Registered: Jan 2000	posted December 19, 2001 08:13 There is no such thing as a normal person. IP: Logged
LifetimeTrekker Alpha Geek Posts: 326 From: Albuquerque, NM, UD Registered: Sep 2001	posted December 19, 2001 21:17 quote: Originally posted by annie: *You don't decide* to be a geek. You either are, or you aren't. And geeks are anything but "normal". In fact we abhor "normal" people.** Well, you may abhor the normal people, but I like them to do all the work I don't want to do. IP: Logged

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