KIRIBANFirst of all,
won my 50,000 kiriban contest! I meant to post it WEEKS ago but have been sooo busy!!! @_@ Anyway, his idea for the prize is really cool,
and SatAM related! Hopefully I'll get around to starting soon.... >_>;
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THE DEBATE!!!On to business!!! I have often debated people about the respective meanings on geek, nerd, and dork. The history of the debate is actually quite fascinating. It reportedly began in 46 BC when Julius Caesar, according to historical documents, called Cassius a
"nerdious maximus" and Brutus a
"dorkus malorkus." Outraged, the two quarreled as to which was the greater insult, but then of course settled their dispute by assassinating Caesar in 44 BC.
Anyway, these are the definitions that I for one stand by:
Nerd: someone who does nerdy things (programming, gaming, fanfiction, memorizing digits of pi, quoting Star Trek, etc...) and has trouble relating to non-nerdy people (or any people, in some cases).
Geek: someone who does nerdy things but CAN relate to other people.
Dork: Someone who doesn't do nerdy things, but has trouble relating to other people.
An alternate definition I've heard is:
Nerd: someone who does nerdy things and doesn't go to parties.
Geek: someone who does nerdy things but DOES go to parties.
Dork: Someone who DOESN't do nerdy things, DOES go to parties, but someone gives them a wedgie.
Thus, I consider myself a geek because I do nerdy things but am still pretty outgoing. In fact, people are usually surprised when they find out how shockingly geeky I am! But my boyfriend contends the opposite argument. He's EXTREMELY nerdy (a computer science major who can literally think in code), yet he's very personable. So I call him a geek but he insists he's a nerd.
So what do you guys think?
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My Clubs:
The Debate Rages on! Geeks vs. Nerds 
Euphoric
