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The Geeks Have Inherited The Earth
from the according-to-USA-Today dept
Well, I thought this stage came and went in the late nineties, but USA Today has suddenly discovered that it's cool to be a geek, and has come up with random (very weakly associated) ways that pop culture is currently celebrating "geekdom". At least the article admits at the top that most actual geeks will probably scoff at the article and the points it tries to make - but they don't really care. The article is clearly targeted at non-geeks, so its own lack of geek cred doesn't seem to concern the writers. They also have a pretty loose definition of "geek" - which in some ways could include just about everyone.
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When will
When will Hollywood truly portray geeks as they really are? A Hollywood "geek" is really a jock with washboard abs who wears glasses. Similarly, a geek-esse is a stunning blonde wearing glasses. When will we see flabby geeks with spindly limbs who are 4 feet tall?
Really, the average IT professional is an elitist who is fairly sociable and probably takes fitness seriously. The true geeks are college bureaucrat types who are truly antisocial.
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Other geeks
Speech pathologist -- that creepy woman in coke bottle glasses whose job is holding up flash cards, pinching kids' lips and "say babababa"
Heating/AC technician
Mortician, forensic pathologist
Night shift nurse -- that creepy woman in coke bottle glasses who enjoys giving injections too much.
Librarian
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Worst kind of Geek
The off topic poster who disguises himself behind a stupid name like "Dorpus".
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"geek" vs. "nerd"
Too bad the word "geek" has become a synonym for "nerd". The former, possibly more colorful, meaning of "geek" -- someone who does repulsive things like biting the heads off live chickens -- has been lost.
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Re: Geeks
..or bats. Then in 20 years you end up looking like Ozzy. Geekdom is a tough row to hoe.
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Re: When will
The true geeks are college bureaucrat types who are truly antisocial.
Speak for yourself Dorpus. I would prefer to call myself a Nerd (even though I tend to fit into the definition above.) And given the origin of the word Nerd (or Nurd, from the man who invented the word in the first place, Dr. Seuss), Nerd is a much better description of what you defined as a geek above.
But don't take my word for it...Dictionary.com's Definition of Nerd.
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Clay Aiken
"High note. Who has the No. 1 album this week? American Idol's Clay Aiken, self-proclaimed nerd and proud of it."
Oh yeh, I'm sure all the geeks were rushing to get that album...
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umm ok
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