Do you try to hide your geeky inclinations?

[Phoenix09215]

Well I have lots of interests and hobbies so most of the time I am talking about something else anyways. But besides being geeky with all my geek friends, if I be geeky around girls and stuff they actually find it pritty cute :3 Just the other day I had to explain to someone I met at a party why Back to the Future is the best film ever

 

[Drefanator]

ummm... The only thing I hide is me being a WoW player. Though, if someone brings it up, i'll gladly sit and have a good conversation about it. Besides that, when I'm around friends of friends, I don't advertise it, but I'm not afraid to say that "the cake is a lie" if the opportunity arises.

Of course, I've had an entire discussion about Pokemon on facebook going back and forth between statuses/pages and I'm not ashamed of it.

 

[Jernau]

Utterly dependent on the social situation I find myself in, I would be lying if I said that I never hid my geeky inclinations. For example when training for my sport (rowing) which I hope to be taking to an international level soon I don't tend to crack out the old WoW jokes and it's not like at the gym after having just done a 170kg squat I'll turn to the guy who was spotting and me say "The squat bar is a lie!". If someone else says something I might laugh and nod but when I'm training I am training, not being a geek.

However when I am relaxing with my friends or in other social situations I don't to hide it that much though I will say that I am slightly ashamed of the amount of time I have spent playing WoW, it is depressing and scary in equal measure.

 

[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.

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.

Schrödinger yes, but not that one, it has "Schrödinger's cat is dead" on the front and "Schrödinger's cat is not dead" on the back, it leads to many explanations.

 

[Jet_02]

Hell Nooooooooooooooooooooo I who I am and if people don't like that they can go jump off a cliff.

 

[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.

Schrödinger yes, but not that one, it has "Schrödinger's cat is dead" on the front and "Schrödinger's cat is not dead" on the back, it leads to many explanations.

Ah, a good one too.
I thought about getting one that says "Wanted: Schrödinger's cat - dad and alive" but I haven't quite decided yet there are so many great shirts.

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

It depends on what bit of geekiness. I keep the Warhammer on the lowdown, but I'm not bothered about the games.

 

[XJ-0461]

Ish, yeah. Mainly because my school's full of dickbags and if they knew I read comic books, watched cartoons and played videogames other than gritty FPSes (what's the plural for FPS?) then I'd constantly get the piss taken out of me and I can't be asked to deal with that. When I'm with my close friends however, I tend to let a bit more of my geekiness shine through.

 

[Macgyvercas]

As my facebook bio says:

"I play Dungeons & Dragons. I play Chivalry & Sorcery. I play Magic: The Gathering. I am a living book of random facts. And I am an unapologetic nerd who enjoys speaking in pig latin. You got a problem with that?!"

 

[Tipsy Giant]

I wouldn't say i'm geeky, i'm a nerd with a distinct passion for gaming and pulp culture, I wear this on my sleeve and if anyone (dates included) doesn't approve they can fuck off and stop wasting my time

 

[Tipsy Giant]

Ish, yeah. Mainly because my school's full of dickbags and if they knew I read comic books, watched cartoons and played videogames other than gritty FPSes (what's the plural for FPS?) then I'd constantly get the piss taken out of me and I can't be asked to deal with that. When I'm with my close friends however, I tend to let a bit more of my geekiness shine through.

Don't hide what you are mate, it's why everyone is so boring in school is because they are all trying to be like some non existent person, be yourself and if they have a problem with it, there is your answer THEY HAVE A PROBLEM.

oh and it's FPS'

pronounced FPS is

 

[SinisterGehe]

I see it a pride to be good in something... So being a geek means you are good in geeky stuff and you should be proud of it.

 

[notsosavagemessiah]

usually no, but today, i found myself embarrased about my new tattoo. It's gouki(from street fighter) depicted as a raijin (a japanese god of lightning and thunder) it looks amazing, but i found myself scared to show it off to somebody who simply wouldn't understand. it made me sad .

 

[EscapeGoat_v1legacy]

Nope, I don't hide my geekiness. I don't see the point, especially seeing as its a part of who I am.

 

[saintchristopher]

I don't bring shit like this up in public, are you kidding? And the people on my campus who actually do hangout playing tabletop games and warcraft in public? They're some of the most obnoxious people I've ever seen. they have to completely take over whatever lounge/room/area they all decide to be in that day, and the kicker is they actually smell bad. They are the living embodiment of every negative geek stereotype.

So would I want to associate myself with that kind of person? Would you?

 

[qwertyzxy27]

Lets see im sitting in the middle of my universities student union wearing a Pokemon shirt and i just go done playing oblivion on my laptop...ya im reeeal secretive about it.

 

[eggy32]

Depends on who I'm talking to. If I'm talking to friends I may reference anime or make a video game joke. No point in talking about that to my mum, she won't understand what I'm talking about.

 

[hyperhammy]

Only around girls. Figured if it's not going to be anything serious, why should I tell her?

 

[Hawgh]

Hell no.
I'm also a computer sciences student, so it's not really like I risk cultural alienation.

 

[GodofDisaster]

Nope, I'm proud of who I am. I openly talk about anime, games and other geeky stuff I'm into with my friends.