[David Prahl]

What do think is the difference between a nerd and a geek, and what do you consider yourself to be?

I think of myself as a nerd, because "geek" sounds puny, and implies physical weakness or lack of social abilities.

[David Prahl]

What do think is the difference between a nerd and a geek, and what do you consider yourself to be?

I think of myself as a nerd, because "geek" sounds puny, and implies physical weakness or lack of social abilities.

[Mitch D]

I think of myself as a geek and I am proud of it. I don't lack social skills or abilities and anyone that has seen me would never think I suffer from physical weakness (better known as the 90 LB weakling syndrome). Heck I always thought of a nerd as the lower of the two... I don't mean that to sound insulting or anything.

[g0097]

This is so funny! My friends and I have been fighting over this same issue for the past week! I consider myself a geek because geeks can be cool. Nerds are not cool. They remind me of the kids that got beat up in high school and became giant CEO pricks later on in life. Geeks on the other hand are the regular, or cool kids that were also smart, a rare combination. I dont let people call me a nerd, they usually call you that to make fun of you. People will call you a geek however when you know much more information than any human being should possibly know about a specific small object...That I appreciate and relish!!! :twisted:

[Kati Compton]

As far as I am aware, a geek has an alternate social crowd, whereas a nerd doesn't have a social crowd...

Or both nerds and geeks have social problems, but the geek is at least able to use his/her powers to be useful/interesting to other people, while a nerd only can help him/her self?

This isn't even getting into dweebs or dorks....

I'm now thinking of the SNL skit with the game show where the popular kids had to categorize the geeks, dweebs, spazzes, etc.

[Kati Compton]

Is it geeky or nerdy to argue over the difference between a Trekkie or a Trekker?

And is it geeky or nerdy to ask that question?

[thomas1973]

Originally Posted by kati42

Is it geeky or nerdy to argue over the difference between a Trekkie or a Trekker?

And is it geeky or nerdy to ask that question?

If this thread turns you on, you're probably all of the above... :lol:

http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/foru...676&highlight=

Thomas.

[Janak Parekh]

So, from what I've heard, the terminology has switched over the years.

In the old days (and, indeed, it was the case when I was in high school), a "geek" was someone who was socially inept, while a nerd was a "brainy" person.

Today, "geeks" are the brainy technologists, while "nerds" are the socially misfit. Various technological sites brandish the term "geek", like Slashdot. And, of course, Geek Culture. :lol:

--janak

[Jason Dunn]

Nerd = math dork, pocket protector, no social skills

Geek = techno-savy love machine :mrgreen:

[JonnoB]

Nerds rule!

In my family, we often refer to ourselves as the nerd-herd. A ranch of nerd cattle. My wife once referred to my affinity to shopping at Fry's (a local silicon valley favorite) as 'Nerd-Mart'

From my childhood: Geeks were not necessarily technically advanced nor intelligent. Nerds on the other hand were computer, math-loving, trekkie/scifi fanatics. Both could be social outcasts... but it was better to be a nerd than a geek. Geeks got stuffed in gargage cans... nerds made millions in the dot-com era.

[doogald]

AFAIK, geek is an older word and was used at first to describe circus performers - the guys who bit heads off live chickens and the like. This was perhaps in contrast to the "freaks", like bearded ladies, giants and midgets. "Freaks and geeks!"

These days I think if you ask someone who is fairly mainstream (i.e., not a geek or a nerd) the difference and they may say that there is none. However, I think it is the social ineptness (nerds are; geeks are not necessarily) that divides them. Nerds are probably very aware that they are nerds; geeks may not necessarily think of themselves as geeks.

Perhaps another key thing about 'geeks' is that it takes non-geeks to define what is geeky.

I think I'm a little nerdy, a little geeky, but can fool people who first meet me if I need to. And, man, I despise 'Star Trek', which is probably helpful...