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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
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
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
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"geek" vs. "nerd"
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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
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
Oh yeh, I'm sure all the geeks were rushing to get that album...
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