stitch 0 #26 February 6, 2009 A couple more if you're bored. http://www.okcupid.com/tests/take?testid=9935030990046738815 http://www.dumbspot.com/loser-test?gatherer_id=100332&gclid=CPqv97HQyJgCFQKJxgod5lDx0w Although I didn't appreciate the picture of Bill Gates attached to the results of the 1st one. "No cookies for you"- GFD "I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65 Don't be a "Racer Hater" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HeatherObscura 0 #27 February 6, 2009 apparently i am "Low Ranking Nerd. Definitely a nerd but low on the totem pole of nerds. " Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
futuredivot 0 #28 February 6, 2009 If you look in a mirror and this looks backYou are only as strong as the prey you devour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nerdgirl 0 #29 February 6, 2009 Quote Just wondering. What is your definition of a geek. a nerd. a squint. Very roughly, my heuristic is: Geek: engineer-type (including computer engineers) for whom building things that actually work (for some while before exploding/imploding/crashing/igniting) is important Nerd: science-type for whom advancing the limits of knowledge is important Squint is a verb. I’m only 39% (sig figs folks) rated ‘geek’ but I think I should get extra points for having a first-author Nature paper … (& you should too if you know why that’s significant ). I also get extra points for ‘heuristic.’ /Marg [Edit to add: why do you ask?] Act as if everything you do matters, while laughing at yourself for thinking anything you do matters. Tibetan Buddhist saying Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ravenhk 0 #30 February 6, 2009 that link really scares me now because it said that I was a high level nerd but maybe it just tells everyone thatpain is weakness leaving the body Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 0 #31 February 6, 2009 I thought for sure I would score much much higher. I must work on this. 31.16371% - Total GeekFly it like you stole it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buff 0 #32 February 6, 2009 21.69625% - Geek BS. I don't know any of those game things or have anything to do with SciFi or Star Trek. It's called the Hillbilly Hop N Pop dude. If you're gonna be stupid, you better be tough. That's fucked up. Watermelons do not grow on trees! ~Skymama Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kbordson 8 #33 February 6, 2009 Quote Quote Just wondering. What is your definition of a geek. a nerd. a squint. [Edit to add: why do you ask?] I was just thinking about terms like those and wondering. When I'm called a "geek," I occasionally point out that I have NEVER bit the head off a live chicken.Also... just wondering what the positive and negative attributes of each of them are. "Nerd" tends to have more of an "insult" quality to it. "Squint" seems to infer an air of superiority. "Geek" .... I dunno. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jewels 0 #34 February 6, 2009 Quote I thought for sure I would score much much higher. I must work on this. 31.16371% - Total Geek And yet, your score makes me feel completely inadequate. TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 24 #35 February 6, 2009 Quote 33.53057% - Total Geek. Do you know what a THAC0 is? 29.38856% - Total Geek So, what's your's Bytch? Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrewEckhardt 0 #36 February 6, 2009 Quote this is how 10.84813% - Geekish Tendencies I only scored 29.19132% - Total Geek. I don't think the test was fair, because a lot of the options just weren't geeky enough. "I turn on my computer first thing in the morning" implies that the thing was turned off which no self respecting geek would do. "I've used my computer next to a naked member of the appropriate sex" is geekier than skipping a party to play with it. There's not enough points for tool use and building things - we should get points for owning oscilloscopes, function generators, and soldering irons. Bonus points for building things with vacuum tubes in the last decade. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 0 #37 February 6, 2009 25.64103% - Total Geek The test seemed a bit dated (like maybe 8-10 yrs?), and also seemed to favor the under-age-30 cohort. Lot of things that would apply to my kids but not to me, but mainly due to generational/age factors. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baksteen 84 #38 February 6, 2009 Well, as my score would imply I didn't WRITE it - just happened across it via Wikipedia when looking upn the definition of a geek "That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #39 February 7, 2009 QuoteJust wondering. What is your definition of a geek. a nerd. a squint. Geek - Someone who has a ton of expertise in a non-athletic subject that they do not get paid for (sci-fi, fantasy, video game). Geeks have a one-track mind. See: A Star Trek convention Nerd - Someone who has a ton of expertise in a non-athletic subject that they do get paid for. See: Stephen Hawking Squint - Someone whose job is in the lab sciences field, who actually spends their day squinting at things. See: Louis Pasteur Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
downwardspiral 0 #40 February 7, 2009 Quote Quote Just wondering. What is your definition of a geek. a nerd. a squint. Geek - Someone who has a ton of expertise in a non-athletic subject that they do not get paid for (sci-fi, fantasy, video game). Geeks have a one-track mind. See: A Star Trek convention Nerd - Someone who has a ton of expertise in a non-athletic subject that they do get paid for. See: Stephen Hawking Squint - Someone whose job is in the lab sciences field, who actually spends their day squinting at things. See: Louis Pasteur Which one are you?www.FourWheelerHB.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #41 February 7, 2009 Quote 33.53057% - Total Geek. Do you know what a THAC0 is? 75.34517% - Dysfunctional Geek Ouch. Um, yeah, I know what a THAC0 is. I ended up with points for musical instruments, show choir, computers, gaming, renaissance faire, AND sci-fi. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #42 February 7, 2009 Quote Quote Quote Just wondering. What is your definition of a geek. a nerd. a squint. Geek - Someone who has a ton of expertise in a non-athletic subject that they do not get paid for (sci-fi, fantasy, video game). Geeks have a one-track mind. See: A Star Trek convention Nerd - Someone who has a ton of expertise in a non-athletic subject that they do get paid for. See: Stephen Hawking Squint - Someone whose job is in the lab sciences field, who actually spends their day squinting at things. See: Louis Pasteur Which one are you? See above. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jhrmustang 0 #43 February 7, 2009 "I also like doing math problems for fun." ----------------------------------------------------------- Same here. Do you like to do mental math problems or actually written? I run through the multiplication tables and if I question my answer I then check it with a calculator. The strong can always afford to be gentle, It is only the weak who need to "give as good as they get." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
downwardspiral 0 #44 February 7, 2009 24.06312% Geek Guess I'm not as geeky as I thought. :Pwww.FourWheelerHB.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grannyinthesky 0 #45 February 7, 2009 Quote "I also like doing math problems for fun." ----------------------------------------------------------- Same here. Do you like to do mental math problems or actually written? I run through the multiplication tables and if I question my answer I then check it with a calculator All kinds of math.... sometimes theoretical meandrings, sometimes stuff like figuing out how much quicker I can get to where I'm going at different speeds while I'm driving."safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #46 February 7, 2009 QuoteGeek - Someone who has a ton of expertise in a non-athletic subject that they do not get paid for (sci-fi, fantasy, video game). Geeks have a one-track mind. See: A Star Trek convention It is interesting that the qualifier "non-athletic subject" is necessary to validate. Essentially, non-sports trivia. A Trekkie can name all the Starships. Trivia is trivia. Sports trivia is where someone can name some obscure sports statistic that occurred in 1960 in a sport that they don't play. How many amatuer boxers do you really know? The sports Geeks have an opinion though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #47 February 7, 2009 57.00197% - Extreme Geek You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stitch 0 #48 February 7, 2009 Geek rhymes with Squeak. "No cookies for you"- GFD "I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65 Don't be a "Racer Hater" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #49 February 7, 2009 QuoteJust wondering. What is your definition of a geek. a nerd. a squint. If you skydive, you're a geek.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #50 February 8, 2009 It is ok if people attend your wedding dressed like characters from science fiction. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
