Nerd Hook Up Thread

[Jake_Knight]

I was reading up... is there a difference between geek and nerd? English isn't my first language do help me clear this up.

I like dungeons and dragons (and the d10 system), used to read comics and now read manga; enjoy sci fi and fantasy books... I also like movies, I like videogames too. I have a flawless spanish (first language) and -I want to believe- a halfway decent english and a mediocre japanese.

That makes me a..?

 

[CarnageSIS]

I was reading up... is there a difference between geek and nerd? English isn't my first language do help me clear this up.

I like dungeons and dragons (and the d10 system), used to read comics and now read manga; enjoy sci fi and fantasy books... I also like movies, I like videogames too. I have a flawless spanish (first language) and -I want to believe- a halfway decent english and a mediocre japanese.

That makes me a..?

They're interchangeable really, there might be some people who feel there's a hardcore line. But I see them as being both.

 

[EctoJohn]

They're interchangeable really, there might be some people who feel there's a hardcore line. But I see them as being both.

Yeah, fairly interchangable.

Sometimes a nerd would be the super smart version and the geek just has the nerdy habits, but is a pretty average brain.

Or I just made that up.

 

[k_m_d_]

Eh, I don't really think they're that interchangeable. 'Nerd' partly refers to lack of social skills, and insofar as it refers to one's interests, it tends to be one having an extreme interest in technical/academic areas. It also maintains a fairly negative connotation. 'Geek' typically just refers to having an extreme interest in something that's not particularly mainstream, but still something that qualifies more as entertainment/leisure than academia. It's also been fairly heavily adopted to mitigate how much of a negative connotation it has.

 

[malstroem]

I was reading up... is there a difference between geek and nerd? English isn't my first language do help me clear this up.

I like dungeons and dragons (and the d10 system), used to read comics and now read manga; enjoy sci fi and fantasy books... I also like movies, I like videogames too. I have a flawless spanish (first language) and -I want to believe- a halfway decent english and a mediocre japanese.

That makes me a..?

Just to follow up on KMD
What I've learnt is that a nerd is like socially awkward and a geek is somewhat normally functioning. And usually it's refered to as a science nerd but a computer geek.
Or, the other Big Bang Theory version: Sheldon is a nerd, Leonard is a geek.

But I'm still not really sure, as English isn't my first language either - in Danish we only have one term, "nørd", so my go to is often "nerd" which seems to insult some geeks.

 

[k_m_d_]

Gah, not that letter I can't type again.

 

[malstroem]

Gah, not that letter I can't type again.

æøå
ÆØÅ

 

[k_m_d_]

æøå
ÆØÅ

WHAT HATH GOD WROUGHT?

 

[malstroem]

WHAT HATH GOD WROUGHT?

What, you don't like Danish?

 

[pualcr2112]

Yea, usually when I say I'm getting my castle pillaged it is a metaphor

oh yeah? and just what is that a metaphor for?

 

[k_m_d_]

What, you don't like Danish?

There's better pastries.

 

[malstroem]

There's better pastries.

Don't insult me, boy!!

 

[Jake_Knight]

I see... So it is slightly like in spanish, I thought no distinctions could be made. There are subtle differences in spanish; because in mexican spanish, nerd sometimes is used to identify the "brain" within a social group. Geek is seldom used, and it's more referred towards people with sci-fi or fantasy inclinations in entertainment. Friki (derived from freaky) is for socially awkward and non-mainstream tastes, but bit necessarily smart.

What's wrong with letters with strange accents? Like, say, the very well known mexican word "piñata"? N with an accent rocks!

 

[k_m_d_]

Don't insult me, boy!!

Have you had a Tim Horton's double chocolate donut before?

 

[EctoJohn]

Don't let him insult you, who doesn't like a good danish?

 

[malstroem]

Anybody up for a little Diablo with me?

 

[Jake_Knight]

...I've never played Diablo.

please be gentle

I played brave soul instead...

 

[malstroem]

...I've never played Diablo.

please be gentle [/url]

I played brave soul instead...

 

[lycan_hitch]

Kicked ass with the Barbarian in Diablo II... but havent played III yet..:|

 

[malstroem]

Kicked ass with the Barbarian in Diablo II... but havent played III yet..:|

Why not?

 

[CarnageSIS]

oh yeah? and just what is that a metaphor for?

You'll just have to use your imagination

 

[pualcr2112]

You'll just have to use your imagination

oh I have a very active imagination I am seeing my fire breathing stiff dragon and your castle

 

[Jake_Knight]

...in my defense, brave soul had a diablo-like feel BUT with horny girls. Yes, japanese eroge, what else?

 

[malstroem]

...in my defense, brave soul had a diablo-like feel BUT with horny girls. Yes, japanese eroge, what else?

I play Diablo, so the horny girls excuse doesn't work

 

[CarnageSIS]

I play Diablo, so the horny girls excuse doesn't work

Oh Mal, we know you're the horny girl in Diablo