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Agent Dink
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Posted: 5th Sep 2008 05:30
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Quote: "I love being a redneck "




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Uncle Sam
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What Dink said.

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Zombie 20
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Posted: 5th Sep 2008 07:11
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um...wow

just wow.


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Alucard94
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Posted: 5th Sep 2008 07:46
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What Uncle Sam said that Dink said.


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Punk13
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Posted: 5th Sep 2008 08:05 Edited at: 5th Sep 2008 08:08
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Yeah guys stop thinking of the word Epic and think more along the lines of Epik well Epikland., lol, my up and coming company.


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bitJericho
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Posted: 5th Sep 2008 08:11 Edited at: 5th Sep 2008 08:12
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It's always best to hide your traits and skills so you can use them effectively against your enemies.


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Seppuku Arts
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Posted: 5th Sep 2008 13:07 Edited at: 5th Sep 2008 13:08
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Pretty much. I love being a redneck but not so much a geek."


Yeeehaaaww? Well as long as it makes you happy, that's all the matters. Though if you're a geek, that's who you are and you should be happy about it, nothing wrong with being a Redneck Geek.

Quote: "In school Im classified as a Prep, I would never tell anyone I even visited this site once."


Some of my non-geek friends know I like to make games and they're groovy with it, because what I do in my bedroom has nothing to do with them (sounds dirty doesn't it?) - it doesn't effect that go out clubbing, moshing, do sports or whatever with them.

You sir have the moral ambivalence of a mutated shrimp!
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Alucard94
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Posted: 5th Sep 2008 16:22
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Quote: "Some of my non-geek friends know I like to make games and they're groovy with it, because what I do in my bedroom has nothing to do with them (sounds dirty doesn't it?) "

I don't do it often but that made me laugh out loud in real life.


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Jeku
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Posted: 5th Sep 2008 16:48
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I'm the same way.


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Bizar Guy
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Posted: 5th Sep 2008 17:37
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I'm pretty openly a geek, though I don't cosplay or anything (shudders). I get a good deal of respect because my the many skills I have that aren't that common even. I don't have any trouble with girls because of it, in fact it ends up attracting the girls that you might stay with for more that a week or month. More I'm very shy around new people, so even though I have quite a number of friends who are girls I've only ever had on "girlfriend".

Then again, I'm not what you might call a "hardcore" geek. I also have the whole artsy side, which is a whole other person type. Now if only I wasn't as shy... I must go to more parties.

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Alucard94
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Posted: 5th Sep 2008 17:39
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Quote: "I'm pretty openly a geek, though I don't cosplay or anything (shudders). I get a good deal of respect because my the many skills I have that aren't that common even. I don't have any trouble with girls because of it, in fact it ends up attracting the girls that you might stay with for more that a week or month. More I'm very shy around new people, so even though I have quite a number of friends who are girls I've only ever had on "girlfriend".

Then again, I'm not what you might call a "hardcore" geek. I also have the whole artsy side, which is a whole other person type. Now if only I wasn't as shy... I must go to more parties.
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You pretty much summed me up right there.
Seems like we're very similar.


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Bizar Guy
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heheh. Coolz.

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SunnyKatt
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I'm a geek and proud.

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AndrewT
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Posted: 6th Sep 2008 04:37 Edited at: 6th Sep 2008 04:38
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Wooo! High five!!!



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Insanity Complex
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Posted: 6th Sep 2008 04:44
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Quote: "Jeez, people are sensitive about being a geek. Personally, I say whatever the hell I want, and usually people don't care if it's geeky or not. I wouldn't lie about stuff..."


xD I'm the same way, with the whole saying whatever I want. I'm dangerously shameless at times. It's that generally overused but very true quote, "The people who care don't matter, and the people who matter don't care". I don't like to classify anyone. I'd rather get to know them for who they actually are. All the labeling that goes on is just ridiculous.


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Airslide
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Posted: 6th Sep 2008 07:33
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Same here

I've never had a problem with it at school - ironically it's turned into a rather good thing where I've moved. Virtually nobody else in my school has the educational background or technology skills, so it gives me a chance to shine. It's kind of annoying when everyone marvels over how fast I type though

I've never had a problem with girls, and I have many female friends. No girlfriend though (yet, lol).

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Squelchy Tom
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I prefer to class myself as a nerd. There is all that buisness where people class geeks as obsessive people with no social life, and nerds as intelligent people with a social life.

I know a geek who fits that description and i am no where near like him. I LOVE computers, yet i took a public services course which is basically all outside, I like startrek, stargate, star wa... basically everything with star in it, yet i still hang with margianally cool friends. We all create games, model (objects that is ) or texture, so i dont think we fit the geek category of blobbing on the sofa masturbating over dianna troy 24/7 and nothing else. i dunno, i just see them as two categorys, and would rather not class myself as anything. I just think this class system of chav, emo, goth, nerd, geek, jock etc. is a bit weird? But yeh, if anyone is a classing-troll i would rather be a nerd than geek.

Just a thourght :z
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Grandma
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Posted: 6th Sep 2008 13:58
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Quote: "prefer to class myself as a nerd. There is all that buisness where people class geeks as obsessive people with no social life, and nerds as intelligent people with a social life."

Isn't it the other way around?

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Alucard94
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Posted: 6th Sep 2008 17:06
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Quote: "Isn't it the other way around?
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Yes it is, Geeks are the people who are technology intelligent and smart in general, and nerds are the really smart people with no social life.


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mamaji4
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I always thought nerds and geeks were the same. Is there a fine difference?
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RedneckRambo
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Posted: 6th Sep 2008 22:21
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Quote: "geek Slang.
–noun
1. a peculiar or otherwise dislikable person, esp. one who is perceived to be overly intellectual.
2. a computer expert or enthusiast (a term of pride as self-reference, but often considered offensive when used by outsiders.)
3. a carnival performer who performs sensationally morbid or disgusting acts, as biting off the head of a live chicken. "


Quote: "nerd
–noun Slang.
1. a stupid, irritating, ineffectual, or unattractive person.
2. an intelligent but single-minded person obsessed with a nonsocial hobby or pursuit: a computer nerd. "


That's the definition from dictionary.com

Apparently nerds are unattractive. And geeks are dislikable.

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mamaji4
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Jeeze. As if 10 = 9.999... wasn't bad enough. Now I have to figure out if I'm a geek or a nerd or neither.
These dictionary definitions... who writes them anyway. Probably some geek or nerd or both. Imagine having a career writing dictionaries. I'd like to take a gander at that. Throw in a few of my own nonsensical defintions.
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Libervurto
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I laugh how the it support at some PC shop is called the "Geek Squad" its almost an affectionate term nowadays.

Programming is the only geeky thing I do so I don't really consider myself a geek.

but really who cares? I don't.
Stop trying to label me man lol

It is far better to complete a 10 line program than to start a 10,000 line program.
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Seppuku Arts
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Posted: 7th Sep 2008 00:35
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Quote: "Apparently nerds are unattractive. And geeks are dislikable."


Not necesarily, I used definition number 2 to define myself as a geek - I wouldn't call myself dislikable, unless you guys aren't telling me something...

Though I probably might class myself as number 3 as well, I mean I bite the heads off of small children (as opposed to chickens)

You sir have the moral ambivalence of a mutated shrimp!
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mamaji4
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Hey Seppuku,

Whatever happened to the Psychoanalytic clinic we started?
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Xenocythe
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Basically, as I see it...

Nerd:
Life = Conputer.
Social Life = no such thing.

Geek:
Life = Computer, Video Games, other geeky things, whatever they enjoy.
Social Life = yes, but doesn't care about the popularity game as much.

Loser:
Life = whatever it takes to be popular in the eyes of others.
Social Life = constantly trying to be friends with anyone who is popular, abandoning friends for not being popular, being someone else so you get along with the popular, hiding your geeky or nerdyness


I think that sums up everyone, and well it's safe to say I'm proud to be a geek.

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Seppuku Arts
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Posted: 7th Sep 2008 01:23
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Quote: "Hey Seppuku,

Whatever happened to the Psychoanalytic clinic we started? "


Good question, I think the association of psychiatrists shut it down because one of the founders was not psychologically stable to run one - it'd be like Charles Manson owning a prison I think they said. I can't really remember - my alter-ego called 'Logic' has a better memory of it, however his TGC account got banned.

You sir have the moral ambivalence of a mutated shrimp!
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RedneckRambo
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Posted: 7th Sep 2008 01:34
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Life = whatever it takes to be popular in the eyes of others.
Social Life = constantly trying to be friends with anyone who is popular, abandoning friends for not being popular, being someone else so you get along with the popular, hiding your geeky or nerdyness"

I can't say I've met anyone of that status.

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Uncle Sam
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Posted: 7th Sep 2008 02:08
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Same.

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Insanity Complex
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Posted: 7th Sep 2008 02:55
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Quote: "I can't say I've met anyone of that status."


I have, but I didn't really interact with them at all after a short period of time


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Benjamin
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Posted: 7th Sep 2008 03:08
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Quote: "I can't say I've met anyone of that status."

That's because they are far too cool to be associated with geeks.

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