Poll: Do you prefer to be called a nerd or a geek?

[SomeBritishDude]

Geek. Nerd just sounds...I don't know, kind of angry

 

[LesIsMore]

Geek seems to me to imply more of an interest in esoteric, odd activities that aren't "socially acceptable," like D&D or computers. Nerd implies more of a bookishness, someone with thick glasses who pour over chemistry texts. From that perspective, I prefer "geek" as it has a broader range of interests included.

 

[Doug]

'Geek' is what all the chavs say as an insult, in their masculine voices. Bless them.

Insults from Chavs are like chocolate in an (hot) oven calling cheese soft

 

[Supernovajake]

Has anyone here actually ever been called a nerd or a geek?

 

[Jamanticus]

Has anyone here actually ever been called a nerd or a geek?

My younger sister has called me a geek, but that's her job.

Apart from that, no.

 

[Nimbus]

Geek is technological, nerd is academic, dork is fantasy. They are different things. I'm a geek.

 

[D.C.]

neither i prefer to be called a gamer thats what i see myself as, and what my friends say i am.

 

[Amund]

Dork, cause my cousin always calls me it with love. Plus we both think of nerds as highly intelligent people, or extremely clumsy. I myself am both!

However if I can only choose between those two, I would choose nerd. Cause I'm a comic book collector dude, or a comic nerd.

 

[Gitsnik]

I'm a person. If you want to try to degrade me with some tags then go right ahead. Just because I like to play games and watch Star Wars doesn't make me any different than you.

That's ok, just because you like to (edit: watch) Star Wars doesn't make you a geek or a nerd

I'm going with Geek though technically I should be rolling with Nerd (being a uid<90,000 member of slashdot among other things) mostly because I prefer the way geek sounds. It's snappy (as someone said) and it makes more sense. For me Nerd has always been the insult.

Oh yeah did I mention the company I work for has Geek in the name. So I really have to follow suit!

 

[Portkins]

I think Nerd=cellotaped glasses

I think Geek= 20th lvl paladin with a Holy Avenger +16. Or someone who stubs their toe and says they failed their saving throw.

Yes.

Gee with such loaded choices to such an easily misunderstood topic i just dont see how anyone could have a different opinion than me...


I prefer to be called Aaron.

Well {geeks} are ____ so i must be a nerd

No, clearly you're mistaken nerds are more ____ and geeks are really ____

lather -> rinse
*repeat*

THAT's a /thread kind of post.

 

[sheic99]

dork is fantasy..

Well a dork is someone who's both parents worked(during colonial times) so the children had to wear a door key around their neck. Therefor dork.

On topic: I'm a nerd and has been for several years.

 

[Pohlkat]

I've always perceived nerds as those who are social rejects and have poor personal hygiene, while a geek is just someone who is really into something. Therefore you can have a star wars geek and a sports geek, but you can also have someone who fills both categories, but nerd overrides geek in this case.

I am a geek.

 

[blood77]

I just want to know what ever happened to Gearhead?

 

[Doug]

Has anyone here actually ever been called a nerd or a geek?

Geek - by my family, heh.

 

[Gahars]

I'm a geekish nerd

 

[Hunde Des Krieg]

What about: Gamer? that is what I prefer.

 

[Flying-Emu]

I find geek to be a bit less offensive than nerd. When I hear nerd, I think straight-A kid with no social life. Either that, or those delicious little candies

 

[Ronwue]

/me bites the head off a bat.

Oh.. it was a chicken... damn... I was used to bats... Yes I am Ozzy Osbourne.


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[MawnLower]

Geek, as many have said I have always thought of nerds with straight A's, glasses, academically awesome, while I have thought of geeks as those who are good/spend a lot of time in other things that most people don't do (i.e. video games)

 

[guardian001]

i would personally prefer gamer given the choice, but failing that i'd prefer geek. no particular reason for why I'd choose geek over nerd, I just would.