You Know You're A Geek When...

[Kati Compton]

... you hear yourself uttering the phrase "That sounds like something a Ferengi would say!"

[buckyg]

Even worse, you know how to say it in Ferengi! (Or whatever their language is called. I'm not that into Trek)

[Fishie]

You geeks make me feel normal.

[Zack Mahdavi]

You geeks make me feel normal.

Yeah, I know... and I thought I was a geek! :)

[dlangton]

1. Once you have their money, you never give it back.
3. Never pay more for an acquisition than you have to.
6. Never allow family to stand in the way of opportunity.
7. Keep your ears open.
8. Small print leads to large risk.
9. Opportunity plus instinct equals profit.
10. Greed is eternal.
13. Anything worth doing is worth doing for money.
16. A deal is a deal...until a better one comes along.
17. A contract is a contract is a contract...but only between Ferengi.
18. A Ferengi without profit is no Ferengi at all.
19. Satisfaction is not guaranteed.
21. Never place friendship above profit.
22. A wise man can hear profit in the wind.
27. There's nothing more dangerous than an honest businessman.
28. Whisper your way to success.
31. Never insult of a Ferengi's mother...insult something he cares about instead.
33. It never hurts to suck up to the boss.
34. War is good for business.
35. Peace is good for business.
40. She can touch your lobes, but never your latinum.
41. Profit is its own reward.
44. Never confuse wisdom with luck.
47. Never trust a man wearing a better suit than your own.
48. The bigger the smile, the sharper the knife.
52. Never ask when you can take.
57. Good customers are as rare as latinum--treasure them.
58. There is no substitute for success.
59. Free advice is seldom cheap.
60. Keep your lies consistent.
62. The riskier the road, the greater the profit.
65. Win or lose, there's always Hupyrian beetle snuff.
75. Home is where the heart is...but the stars are made of latinum.
76. Every once in a while, declare peace....it confuses the hell out of your enemies.
79. Beware of the Vulcan greed for knowledge.
82. The flimsier the product, the higher the price.
85. Never let the competition know what you're thinking.
89. Ask not what your profits can do for you, but what you can do for your profits.
94. Females and finances don't mix.
95. Expand...or die.
97. Enough...is never enough.
98. Every man has his price.
99. Trust is the biggest liability of all.
102. Nature decays, but latinum is forever.
103. Sleep can interfere.... [cut off]
104. Faith moves mountains...of inventory.
106. There is no honor in poverty.
109. Dignity and an empty sack...is worth the sack.
111. Treat people in your debt like family...exploit them.
112. Never have sex with the boss's sister.
113. Always have sex with the boss.
121. Everything is for sale, even friendship.
123. Even a blind man can recognize the glow of latinum.
139. Wives serve, brothers inherit.
141. Only fools pay retail.
144. There's nothing wrong with charity...as long as it winds up in your pocket.
162. Even in the worst of times, someone makes a profit.
177. Know your enemies...but do business with them always.
181. Not even dishonesty can tarnish the shine of profit.
189. Let others keep their reputation...you keep their latinum.
190. Hear all, trust nothing.
192. Never cheat a Klingon...unless you can get away with it.
194. It's always good business to know your customers before they walk in the door.
202. The justification for profit is profit.
203. New customers are like razor-toothed greeworms. They can be succulent, but sometimes they bite back.
208. Sometimes the only thing more dangerous than a question is an answer.
211. Employees are the rungs on the ladder of success. Don't hesitate to step on them.
214. Never begin a business negotiation on an empty stomach.
217. You can't free a fish from water.
218. Always know what you're buying.
223. Beware the man who doesn't make time for oo-mox.
229. Latinum lasts longer than lust.
236. You can't buy fate.
239. Never be afraid to mislabel a product.
242. More is good...all is better.
255. A wife is a luxury...a smart accountant a necessity.
261. A wealthy man can afford anything except a conscience.
263. Never allow doubt to tarnish your lust for latinum.
266. When in doubt, lie.
284. Deep down, everyone's a Ferengi.
285. No good deed ever goes unpunished.

[Fishie]

You geeks make me feel normal.

Yeah, I know... and I thought I was a geek! :)

They scare me.

On a lighter ,ote(warning crap joke follows), what did the 6th canibal say?
I eat dead people.

[Don't Panic!]

You know your a geek when someone touches your screen with a finger and it makes you angry. :roll:

Don't Panic!
Bobby

[chunkymonkey75]

You know your a geek when someone touches your screen with a finger and it makes you angry. :roll:

Don't Panic!
Bobby

That makes me soooo angry!!

:devilboy:

[Jeff Rutledge]

1. Once you have their money, you never give it back.
...
285. No good deed ever goes unpunished.
:werenotworthy:

[drop]

You know your a geek when someone touches your screen with a finger and it makes you angry. :roll:


Oh good, I am feeling very secure in geekdom :twisted:.
Where is my disposable Windex wipe?

[Kati Compton]

1. Once you have their money, you never give it back.
...
285. No good deed ever goes unpunished.
:werenotworthy:

Yeah, I can't say that I have the Rules of Acquisition memorized. ;)

[JackTheTripper]

You know your a geek when someone touches your screen with a finger and it makes you angry. :roll:

Don't Panic!
Bobby

You know you're a geek when you know what Bobby's name and sig line mean. :p

P.S. You know you're married to a geek when you're in the same room with them and you're comunicating via ICQ.

[Robb Bates]

You know your a geek when someone touches your screen with a finger and it makes you angry. :roll:

Don't Panic!
Bobby

You know you're a geek when you know what Bobby's name and sig line mean. :p

42

[Fishie]

You know your a geek when someone touches your screen with a finger and it makes you angry. :roll:

Don't Panic!
Bobby

You know you're a geek when you know what Bobby's name and sig line mean. :p

42

What was the question again?

[lonesniper]

42
What was the question again?

Answer to the "meaning of life" I think.

[Jacob]

Answer to the "meaning of life" I think.

It was the answer to the question that defined life, the universe and everything.

After they found the answer they had to find the question :D

[c38b2]

42
What was the question again?

Answer to the "meaning of life" I think.

:google: (http://www.google.com/search?q=answer+to+life+the+universe+and+everything) <-- click

[lonesniper]

I knew it was something like that. I watched it the first time it was shown on the BBC when I was like 10. Made no sense to me what so ever. I did not try and Google the answer, it was just what I remembered.

Still a geeky thing to remember or know about. :D

[JackTheTripper]

Still a geeky thing to remember or know about. :D

Yes, yes it is. And the sad thing is I knew it. But didn't post in time. :(

Oh well, off to go pray to Bob.


P.S. You know you're a geek when you can hijack a thread heded toward Trek-dom and stear it toward Dent-dom. :lol:

[Kati Compton]

I knew it was something like that. I watched it the first time it was shown on the BBC when I was like 10. Made no sense to me what so ever. I did not try and Google the answer, it was just what I remembered.

Still a geeky thing to remember or know about. :D

I think I saw the mini-series once... I think the books are better. :)

[Pat Logsdon]

Oh well, off to go pray to Bob.


P.S. You know you're a geek when you can hijack a thread heded toward Trek-dom and stear it toward Dent-dom. :lol:
And then steer it again toward the SubGenius? :mrgreen:

[Jon Westfall]

dlangton - you are my hero with the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition. I always loved #1, and saw the episode of DS9 today with #1 & #6.

Seriously, I knew I was a geek when someone looked me and said "Jon, you know about this <computer topic> right? you're a nerd - no offense". To which I replied "I prefer the term geek".

[Mark Kenepp]

I knew it was something like that. I watched it the first time it was shown on the BBC when I was like 10. Made no sense to me what so ever. I did not try and Google the answer, it was just what I remembered.

Still a geeky thing to remember or know about. :D

I think I saw the mini-series once... I think the books are better. :)

Of course, there is much more in the books, but I was introduced to it as a TV series, before the book was published, I believe.

I know it was a radio series first, then a TV series, then the books came out. Maybe the first book came out before or during the TV series. There was a game (http://www.douglasadams.com/creations/infocomjava.html) in there somewhere too.

[Kati Compton]

Of course, there is much more in the books, but I was introduced to it as a TV series, before the book was published, I believe.

I know it was a radio series first, then a TV series, then the books came out. Maybe the first book came out before or during the TV series. There was a game (http://www.douglasadams.com/creations/infocomjava.html) in there somewhere too.
Yep. Adams was a... well, I don't know the term for *radio*, but a screenwriter before an author, I believe.

He also wrote some Dr. Who episodes.

Now if he'd written a Blake's 7 episode, that would have been interesting...

[Fishie]

Gotta love Red dwarf.

[hollis_f]

You know you're a geek when -

You know the odd/even rule for Star Trek films.
You know that the HHGTTG was best in radio format.
Somebody asks you for a pen and you produce styli for 3 different PDAs, two laser pointers and a lens-cleaner, but no pen.

[Don't Panic!]

You know you're a geek when -

You know the odd/even rule for Star Trek films.
You know that the HHGTTG was best in radio format.
Somebody asks you for a pen and you produce styli for 3 different PDAs, two laser pointers and a lens-cleaner, but no pen.LOL. :lol: The HHGTTG radio series can be downloaded here (Link removed I thnk the network can't handle it. That Loser's Corner Stuff was not there when I first put up the link). There is material that never made it into the books or TV series in the later episodes.

Don't Panic!
Bobby

[Fishie]

You know you're a geek when -

You know the odd/even rule for Star Trek films.
You know that the HHGTTG was best in radio format.
Somebody asks you for a pen and you produce styli for 3 different PDAs, two laser pointers and a lens-cleaner, but no pen.LOL. :lol: The HHGTTG radio series can be downloaded here (http://www.neurotoxin.net/~jsbehr/hhgttg/). There is material that never made it into the books or TV series in the later episodes.

Don't Panic!
Bobby

Awesome dude, ill put this on my PPC and listen to it on the plane.

I thank you profoundly.

[lonesniper]

The HHGTTG radio series can be downloaded here (http://www.neurotoxin.net/~jsbehr/hhgttg/).

I was able to download 2 shows then on the third I get a "LOSER'S CORNER 25.0 ANOTHER DAMN 404" error page. Any chance you can give us a new link so all us geeks can listen to HHGTTG on our PPC's?

Thanks.
Colin.

PS. Your army pics are interesting.

[JessicaBrillian]

puahaha. Some of these jokse confirm the level of "geek", per say :).

Jess

[Fishie]

I got an error on the last one, have the other ones.

[Don't Panic!]

I removed the link from my original post. I thnk the neurotoxin network can't handle the demand. That Loser's Corner Stuff was not there when I first put up the link. Sorry everybody :oops:

Don't Panic!
Bobby

[Jeff Rutledge]

Another site gets Thoughts'd. 8)

[Steven Cedrone]

I removed the link from my original post. I thnk the neurotoxin network can't handle the demand. That Loser's Corner Stuff was not there when I first put up the link. Sorry everybody :oops:

Don't Panic!
Bobby

After this thread dies down (maybe a week) go back and quietly edit your post to put the links back. :wink:

Steve