Do you try to hide your geeky inclinations?

[PoliceBox63]

I don't try to hide them but I don't go around shouting about it when I meet new people...

 

[Rogue 9]

It still being winter down under, I walk around most days with a Goomba beanie on my head. wearing a hoodie from my local anime and video game convention.

"Me? A Geek? Why would you say that?"

 

[Jory]

I don't hide it, but I don't flaunt it either. If somebody asks me about stuff I'm not going to lie

Most people know me as "The Maths Guy", I'd rather that than "The World of Warcraft Guy"

 

[Super Toast]

Not really. My geekiness defines me.

 

[imnot]

I try to hide them. Not because I'm actually embarrassed by it--I like what I like--but because nobody EVER knows what the hell I'm talking about. I try to avoid talking about anime and videogames and stuff because A) people think I'm weird enough even without doing that and B) I don't want to alienate people from conversations, 'cos that's rude.

This minus the anime.

 

[SuperCombustion]

dude, I'm a freakin Furry... What do you think the answer is?!

 

[gl1koz3]

I don't push it on people. But I'm proud of what I am.

 

[rabidmidget]

F*ck no, I go around wearing a shirt with a quantum physics joke, the only facet of geekdom I have yet to embrace is dungeons and dragons, and that would probably change the moment I meet someone who plays it.

The only time I try to hide something geeky is my notebook of game development ideas and important notes that I carry around (I'm hoping to pursue a career in game programming/design), but that's mostly due to me not liking people reading my ideas (like how you might get embarrassed showing someone a short story you wrote).

 

[Sir-jackington]

I guess yeah sometimes i do, but then im not all that geeky

 

[similar.squirrel]

I'm not geeky enough for it be embarrassing, so no.

 

[The_Graff]

i don't actively hide my geekiness, but in general society so many NORPs have absolutely no idea what i'm on about so i dont "Geek out" unless i know that i am with people who will both understand and appreciate it.

 

[Kurokami]

I thought of this because I made some joke to my friend about Half-Life at soccer practice a few days ago, and he had a hissy fit because he didn't want the soccer team to know he knew shit like that. Of course, I on the other hand don't give a shit and in fact would like people to know what they're getting in to. That's probably part of why I play large-scale Magic: The Gathering games in public spaces. But I ramble. My question is, do any of you ever stop yourself from doing or saying things in regular conversation so that you won't be labeled as a geek?

I enjoy roleplaying and some geekier games, so yeah. That kind of stuff I try to hide. I wouldn't go out of my way to hide it though, I don't think.

 

[gred]

No I'm not hiding my geekiness, in fact I'm the guy that harbors all the useless knowledge in the group.

 

[Sovvolf]

No... I love being a geek. Why should I hide what I am?.

 

[bak00777]

i used to, then i accepted them because everyone, to some extent, is geeky or nerdy so why hide it.

 

[Polyg0n]

Well if someone asks me about it then I will tell them the truth, but I never wear anything geeky or use weird words when talking to people who don't game. So no-one can tell just from my appearance.

 

[bak00777]

No I'm not hiding my geekiness, in fact I'm the guy that harbors all the useless knowledge in the group.

same here, i know all this trivial crap that has little value in everyday life, but i would kick ass on a gameshow.

 

[Danzaivar]

I crack subtle jokes that some people laugh at. If anyone looks like they got it but were embarassed they did then I go all out and make really obvious gaming jokes, then explain them to everyone around who didn't get it, so everyone knows that person is a geek who's shy about it.

My friends don't try hide stuff like that around other people anymore.

 

[satanslawer123]

nope not really sometimes yes but most of the time no

 

[Quaxar]

F*ck no, I go around wearing a shirt with a quantum physics joke, the only facet of geekdom I have yet to embrace is dungeons and dragons, and that would probably change the moment I meet someone who plays it.

Quantum physics joke? This is relevant to my interests!
Is it the one with Schrödinger and the speed limit?

OT: Hell no! I wear shirts with math jokes, IT jokes, physics jokes and Daleks (in a country that has no idea what "a Doctor Who" is).
I would probably be king of the local geeks, if there were any real ones.