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Geek Culture / Me venting on the "nerd" myth and - are there any chicks here?

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Ebon
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Posted: 26th Oct 2003 08:18
Everyone who is considered a "nerd" by outside standards (Including everyone here - me too - lol) is envisioned as an undesirable white male with glasses and a face that is covered in acne....
I - for one - am NOT approving of this prejustice, as I am not at all accurately described as such. I am a white male -BUT!!- I do get much attention from the ladies, and have a high social status within my high school environment.

I feel better already!!

Now, my next bone to pick involves females in here...Are there any?
You can't tell by the way people speak, and I'm not going to check everyone's profiles to find out (besides - no one even fills em` out) ....So I would like to know if there are any belles in here....

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Posted: 26th Oct 2003 08:28
Well, i personally think that i am male...

And i am considered a "smart person" but not quite a nerd...

I like to think of myself as having attension from the ladies, but alas, it is not true...


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Posted: 26th Oct 2003 10:24
If you want to know something funny you should read the actual meaning of the word 'nerd'.


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Joeyjoejoe Shabadoo
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Posted: 26th Oct 2003 10:26
Your all a buch of geeks.

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Posted: 26th Oct 2003 10:42
lol how random

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Posted: 26th Oct 2003 10:46 Edited at: 26th Oct 2003 10:46
lmao... ut oh, who got into the "Revenge of the Nerds" DvDs again
if ya'll start chanting i swear i'm gonna take my P90 out of the cabinate and go postal


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Wiggett
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Posted: 26th Oct 2003 12:26
pirates are better than nerds, we're like the cool population of nerds.

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Posted: 26th Oct 2003 12:41
It's fun being a nerd at my school everyones thinks that 'cause I program I have millions of viri ready to unleash upon those who wind me up... It's fun being feared!

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Posted: 26th Oct 2003 15:26
sorry but you are a tool. i mean really you hide behind your wall of computer stalling viruses, that's pretty weak, no wonder nerds get picked on at schools

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Posted: 26th Oct 2003 15:33
I'm considered a nerd at my school, and I'll accept it...

if being a nerd means I am very good with computers, I get good grades, and I consider programming fun, I'll be the best damn nerd I can be!

Its funny how people still make fun of me, I've turned it into them making fun of me to me messing with their heads


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Posted: 26th Oct 2003 16:26
Hey I never started that its just one of those stupid school rumors - besides it works doesn't it?

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Posted: 26th Oct 2003 16:48 Edited at: 26th Oct 2003 16:48
It's fun being a nerd once in a while. Once, something was wrong with one of my frineds games, and explained al kinds of stuff on how it works, what is most likely not working, and how to fix it (he and his 17-year-old brother's heads hurt afterword aparntly )

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Posted: 26th Oct 2003 17:39
i never got the whole nerd deal to be honest ... must be like an american thing.
it must come from that who 'school spirit' stuff (oh can you imagine an english school with a pep team... LMFAO!! priceless man)
seriously though, i was a straight A student - i barely even worked for it. And yeah I pretty much majored in IT, Electronics & Physics (all 3 fields my dad's a PhD in, you don't get away with being a dumbass when you dad is a Dr. :: sighs :

But hell I still had a social life, and the brainy students were hardly treated badly by the 'jocks' or 'slackers' ... hell it was only the girls who wanted to be with those twats who wanted to smoke pot by the bike sheds each day that hung out with them.

me and my mate had alot of fun picking on the mellow yellows ... was more fun getting them to say mellow yellow - LMAO. They thought they were all tough and rebellious but the truth of the matter was, everyone picked on them for being twats.
For such a posh school we all got into alot of fights too, not like the one sided picking on crap niether - remember 2 real good'ens i had.

One was when i was in 1st year (7th grade?) this guy in the 3rd year didn't like me, can't remember the reason so he tried to jump me at lunchtime ... we ended up having a fight infront of the headmasters office. Remember hearing, "OI! ... YOU TWO ... IN HERE NOW!"
Got off scott free cause I was a 1st year hahaa, also gave him a pretty nice bloody nose

another one I had remember bloody well. Me and my mates were playing football with a tennis ball :: grumbles dumbasssize3andbelowballrules :: ... well some jerk from the sixth form though, well lets play keep away. My mates were all like "ahh let him get bored and throw i back" But like it was the first time in weeks i hadn't been in detention ... i wanted to play footy!
So i pushed him into a wall, at which he grabbed my head and kneed me with some force. Burst open the inside of my cheek.
God i'll never forget just opening my mouth and spitting out a tonne of blood and this crowd of people who'd come in to see a fight got splattered in blood going "yuk!!" hahaa
best part was i didn't give up fighting the guy til the teachers pulled us away from each other. Both ended up in the nurses office bleeding everywhere hehee, looked like some kinda murder scene outside (^_^) ... best fight EVER

god i miss school


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Posted: 26th Oct 2003 17:46
One of my friends made a games factory game and in the readme he put "no complex programming was involved, i am not a nerd!"

I can program, Im not a nerd.

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Posted: 26th Oct 2003 18:10
lmao seems to be a favourite american past time ... personally I think that too many muscles looks unattractive. And alot of the women i've been out with (long enough to have conversations) tend to agree that they prefer a tonned Brad Pitt over a super buff Arnie anyday

Quote: "Hey who would have thought it !? Bodybuilders actually have a brain.."

erm... quite...


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Posted: 26th Oct 2003 19:02
I don't know about nerds and chicks,
but there's lots of turds and d*cks.

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Posted: 26th Oct 2003 19:32
Quantum, Atomic, Quinx, Arcine, Philborne ... etc ... all signs of an unhealthy physics based childhood.

on the plus side i can repair a TV and explain why and how the light diaodes work in that oh so magical way all at the same time as well as explainging the signal oscellation.

:: sighs :: my childhood sucked when i had to be all learning... amusingly though he is the only Dr in physics that i know who can be talking to you about the particles within gasious nebulae cause its colour to glow and then suddenly point out the car window and say "look at the rack on that!" lol


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Posted: 26th Oct 2003 19:38
So what does the word nerd mean when you look it up? I can't find it in my dictionary.

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Posted: 26th Oct 2003 19:39
The best thing about school is confusing the 'lesser able students' with long and complicated words, and sarcasm hardly anyone in my school understands sarcasm (thats possibly why I have that reputation as I probally said sarcasticly 'yes I spend all my time writing viri or something along those lines).

The worse bit about school though is IT I mean we have to explain what a cell reference is - worse yet what a cell is for a GNVQ!!!!!!!

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Nah, I can't be a nerd.. I've looked it up in my dictionary, and on my personal computer, and it's not on my psion. Maybe if I put my specs on I'll find it better..hold on...

Nah...still can't find it!

Hold on I've got another dictionary in my gadget box!

Nope not in that!

I think that I'll ask the girl next door if she's got a better dictionary that I can look in, that should help!

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Quote: "So what does the word nerd mean when you look it up? I can't find it in my dictionary."


http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=nerd

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Posted: 26th Oct 2003 19:48
Nerd is just a slang word, for a high achieve socialité
basically anyone who places thier education above all else, suchas socialising with friends, personal hyguiene (now that the killer for me, bleck!), oftenly associated with 24hr computer access ... which usually means they end up wearing glasses from the eye strain.
And generally no sense of fashion

well ya know silly stuff really... more oftenly from anyone who is different from being popular.


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Posted: 26th Oct 2003 19:49
What? It has two meanings that are completly opposite? It's a self contained oxy moron!

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Posted: 26th Oct 2003 20:48
The chicks bit has been ignored.

Although chicks isnt really respectful as a word. Are there and ladies on this forum? Did Randi leave?

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Posted: 26th Oct 2003 21:06 Edited at: 26th Oct 2003 21:07
Early 70's mit graduates that started a company, not sure if this is where it came from, but "Northern Electric Research and Development"
Electrical engineers/programmers/ect.
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Yeah, Randi left. She couldn't take a few jabs at her character, and she let it get the better of her. She told me DB was just a small hobby for her though, so she aint missing out much. Bit of a phase, or somin.

Btw, the definition of geek is something like "circus performer in a freak show who's act often includes biting the head off a live chicken". How cool is that?

As for the nerds thing, I am definitely a nerd. I spend a lot of time on the computer, and I'm even doing a degree in Communication Systems, which is all about networks, coding, websites and sh*t. I download porn, I play games, I write music into the early hours of the morning, and even at 22 I still get the odd bit of acne. So I am a nerd. Come on!

Only difference is, I go out, have friends, and I get laid. And seeing as the main draw back to being a nerd is not getting laid, and not going out, then with them two out the way, nerd life is good!

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Posted: 26th Oct 2003 22:33
lmao @ fallout

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Posted: 27th Oct 2003 00:54
lol fallout mate, if your a nerd then hell ... most of the brits on 'ere are nerds.
always thought the brit nerd was a boffin' boy - ho well eh lol
i was gonna get to work on something but ya reminded me, i'm gonna call up dave and ask if he wants to go for a sunday pissup
they got space invaders in at the irish pub down the road (they gusy import Guiness and store it properly PRAISE THE LORD ) ... after a few rounds its fun to see which of is can get the best scores.

personally i find it sad that Randi did a runner, and lil Cathy hasn't been able to get back on for a while. Gotta remember to give her a bell soon find some stuff out
Lady Ice seems to have a disappeared, which is annoying as she was doing something for me


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Posted: 27th Oct 2003 16:35
Quote: "The chicks bit has been ignored."
HA!


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Quote: "Lady Ice seems to have a disappeared, which is annoying as she was doing something for me"

I said it before, and I'll say it again : You can only trust yourself...


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Posted: 27th Oct 2003 17:14
I know mate but she was suppose to be getting a security check done on me for something, I don't know what one of them is let alone howto get it done (didn't even know why). Just wanna know the results

maybe it turned out to be some mass-murderer from the middle east...
doubt it but be odd if i did lol


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Posted: 27th Oct 2003 17:25
Yes Nerds in school do go along with peppy School "Pride". In other words, if you don't do stuff for the school, like play on a team or decorate the whole damn school. I personally can't stand my school, thus i am an outcast/nerd/geek/whatever the hell term they wanna use. Its funny how everyonce in a while they (jocks) say i am gay, then i just take it back on them when i say " But i am not the one in the shower with 20 other naked men..am I?"

Yes you people are right when he term also go's along with being able to use a computer, and getting good grades. Hell I was a freshmen in Physics, Calculus, and C++ Fundamentals so i was (and still am) considered a Nerd.

Of course i have had my fair share of Cheerleaders if you know what i mean... and when the jocks came up and complained... i did DOA sh*t on um.. Heee Double elbows behind me...

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Posted: 27th Oct 2003 23:55 Edited at: 27th Oct 2003 23:56
double post woops

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Posted: 27th Oct 2003 23:55
You damn nerds! Im not a nerd, im too stupid

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Posted: 28th Oct 2003 07:59
I'm in a good mood right now!!!!!

This girl was over.....nevermind, not lookin to get booted.
But yeah, I'm goovin to some 50 Cent right now and I am totally agreeing with Fallout - There is no reason why a "nerd" has to be a socially blind, or not get respect from people....

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Posted: 28th Oct 2003 10:06 Edited at: 28th Oct 2003 10:07
"...I - for one - am NOT approving of this prejustice, as I am not at all accurately described as such. I am a white male -BUT!!- I do get much attention from the ladies, and have a high social status within my high school environment."

That is one of the nerdiest things I have ever heard. Epsecially nerdy if you over the age of 15...

Take you pree-teen BS somewhere else please. Sorry if im crumpy but I've had a bittoo much to drink.

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Yes - This just in: underage drinking is bad ...

I'm a nerd (by most standards), but I'm also a martial arts nerd. Therefore I'm a healthy nerd (because I study one of those arts that make you feel inadequate unless you can do at least 50 military pushups, etc.). I may be a slim freak, but I'm hardly ever noticed by the chicks . I'm not at the point where I'm gonna start looking for steroids, but just because I'm not a serious bodybuilder doesn't mean I'm any less of a male!

I see that I'm mearly venting my frustration - lol. But hey, there's nothing wrong with being a nerd as long as you like you the way you are - not always the case!

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I'm not even CLOSE to a nerd... im not ashamed of being able to program... but noone could ever call me a nerd.

Currently working with...

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nerd! now that wasn't hard was it?


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Posted: 28th Oct 2003 20:39
Ah but no one has called "me" a nerd because "me" isn't a person!!!!!

- Wow that wasn't a nerdy thing to say at all, now was it?

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Northen, I wouldn't worry about the action ... believe me it's far better with just someone thats special than 100 floozies
Kinda why I gave up on that club girls a good while ago.

Quote: "Creatine Monohydrate is good for you! so long as you only take 4-5 doses a day for the first week, then keep taking the recommended dose for 5 weeks afterwards... then come off it for 2 weeks.... then you do it all over again ! There is also other things you can do like taking pro-mass....that is quality calories and various vitamins, minerals and protein to help your body to heal the muscles you tear whilst bodybuilding. I once took enough pro-mass it was the equivalent to eating 20 chickens in 1 day! ROFL!"


Taking any suppliment is a waste of time, your body gets used to it and dependant. When you stop doseage it then becomes weaker than before. Same with everything, which is why its so damn bad to get Anti-Biotics for cold and using Advil every little headache you have. A little pain never killed anyone, what you save one getting used to today will have better results when you need to use them.

Sides as a nerd there is only so far you'd be able to go in martial arts, might seem like a nice little sport that anyone can do but its just as tough as any of the other fighting styles.
Boxing, Tai Kickboxing (personal favourite), Wrestling, etc...
each of them are easy to get into, but after a while it gets alot harder and time consuming

you honestly see any nerds getting too far into it? i'm sure they'd give up in the early days when the sensei comes around with his stick and wacks the back of your legs to force you to spilts or when you do something wrong.

though knowing the laws now they're probably not allowed to do that are they? God do I remember that vividly. Started it because I figured it would be simple, how the heck wrong was I lol


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I'm not a nerd, I'm big in sports(track,basketball), roll with the middle class. Wouldn't say I'm popular, but rather respected. Personally, I consider myself ahead of my time at my school, though that may be going a little too far.(acedemically speaking)

Just because you program, doesn't mean your a nerd, and if you think you are, then you probebly are, otherwise you're cool.



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Quote: "I'll come round to your house and show you it's a waste of time then eh ?"


be my guest ... people who thinks large muscles and bulk makes them more fearsome or stronger really needs to learn more about combat imo


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BREAK IT UP>>>BREAK IT UP

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no, I dislike you because your becomming a very big pain to me.
you have an extremely obnoxious nature.

personally would just like to be rid of you or atleast have you quiet again.


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ouch... I am predicting a flame war...

Destroy you with my mind, I could!

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Me too

Please, Raven let it drop

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"Taking any suppliment is a waste of time"

I agree 100%.

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Yea, hurts you in the long run.



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Especially the anal ones.

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