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Yep, agreed! Geeks rule!

Am I a nerd? Dear lord, yes. I play video games and tabletop games. I know Star Wars and Star Trek. I have a comic book subscription. I can quote Monty Python and Red vs. Blue. I post on a web forum about tabletop games, for crissake. And my girlfriend loves me for it, because she can be a gamer and a Trekkie and know that I will be right next to her, making obscure jokes and playing with toy soldiers.

Also, I prefer "Nerd" over "Geek." Nerd has more of an implication of intelligence.

Yaya! Nerds rule, so do geeks!

Guildsman wrote:Am I a nerd? Dear lord, yes. I play video games and tabletop games. I know Star Wars and Star Trek. I have a comic book subscription. I can quote Monty Python and Red vs. Blue. I post on a web forum about tabletop games, for crissake. And my girlfriend loves me for it, because she can be a gamer and a Trekkie and know that I will be right next to her, making obscure jokes and playing with toy soldiers.

Also, I prefer "Nerd" over "Geek." Nerd has more of an implication of intelligence.

Yet more confirmation that Star Trek is the geekery of choice for women.

Haha, Star Trek is cool, but I prefer Star Wars!

Meade wrote:I wish that liking 40k made people think I am cool, but no that is not the case. I still bring it up. I am more open with Star Wars geekery though since more people tend to identify with it or even know about it. And no, I don't have to know how many turbolasers are on a Star Destroyer to be geeky about it. For instance I just got new motorcycle and I'm putting stickers on my helmet (everything is black) like a Tie Fighter pilot, so I guess that qualifies as being proud.
Really I fantasize about the day that I can attact/impress women by showing them my 40k army. I think that it's possible with Star Wars or Star Trek geekery as long as it is combined with bodily hygiene. Star Trek more though, it is more womanly in general. My ex-wife was a fan.
Here my list of top Geekery (in the realm of culture or games and hobbies), and their general likeability or rejection amongst women (or gay men, if you prefer):
1. Anime
2. Star Trek
3. Star Wars
4. WoW
5. MTG
6. D&D
7. Warhammer 40k
Note that I put warhammer on the bottom of the list. Even lower than D&D. Hopefully somebody at GW is paying attention. And yes, additions to the list or revisions are welcome.

I just don't go on about it. When they are around.
But it is important that they know. That you are a wargamer, that is.

I am pretty nerdy/geeky, yeah.
I am yet another female Trekkie, I am trying to get into DnD... Hell I even played RuneScape for 7 years.
And when people ask me what my hobbies are I proudly tell them I collect and paint miniature aliens, lovingly name them and then proceed to play wargames with them.
I do what I do because I enjoy doing it, and I don't really care what others think.

If you are not proud/happy with what you do, why bother doing it?

I wouldn't say proud, but I've become less bothered about it the older I get.

I watched Captain America last night and as the end credits came up, most of the audience left. I then turned around to see who had chosen to stay. Suffice to say it was a very specific demographic waiting for the post credits Avengers Trailer That put a grin on my face.

Nerds > Geeks

At this point, I proudly say I'm more geek than man.

I don't understand why people has to be proud of everything, just because they're the ones being/doing it.

I agree with Religion about two things:
1. The Golden Rule ("Do unto others as you would have them do unto you")
and
2. The 7 deadly sins (which includes pride). Although I don't see them as SINS as such, but bloody stupid things to do/be.

Why can't people just be what they are and be done with it? Where does pride enter into it? It's one thing to not be ashamed of something, and something else ENTIRELY to be prideful about it. What I'd be ashamed of would have been to be that I was a prideful person.

Flashman wrote:I wouldn't say proud, but I've become less bothered about it the older I get.

I watched Captain America last night and as the end credits came up, most of the audience left. I then turned around to see who had chosen to stay. Suffice to say it was a very specific demographic waiting for the post credits Avengers Trailer That put a grin on my face.

It was just you, wasn't it?

Definately Proud of being a geek ^^

If i wasn't a geek and had the friends i have i wouldn't have met the girl who is now my fiancee ^^

Ah, yep, a lot of us Geeks get into relationships!

I don't claim the term, so no I'm not "proud".

Why? Because geek does not really define me or even give a remotely well rounded impression of who I am.

Don't get me wrong, I have an extensive sci-fi book collection, and lots of LEGO and I wargame, so I can't deny that there's some geek in me. However, I also build electric basses and play in bands, so there's some rocker in me. I'm also a father, so there's another label and if you saw me and the way I dress, you'd probably come up with some label related to hipster.

I stopped trying to claim a label in college, by which time I'd already tried nerd, hippie, climber, rocker and a few others.

At this point the only label I might try to claim is related to my faith, but I don't advertise that one because if it's not obvious in the way I act, (and on a given day it very well might not be) then I don't deserve it anyway.

Be who you be and let it be.

Sam, your NOT a geek, I know you well enough to know that. Your just obsessive about war hammer 40k and that's it. The last time I saw you you didn't know what quantum physics were. Why did I even try to explain it?

Well, I'm quite proud of being a human beign that's for one.
Why?
Because me being a "geek" is just a small part of who I am.
There are loads of things that makes you, well you!
But the part of me that is a geek, then yes, I am very proud of that part.

I'm not really proud of who or what I am so I guess that's a no.

Rimmy wrote:I have met a few people that are just disgusting human beings is all. indignant, rude, morbidly obese, foul smelling people with poor hygiene.

they pretty much offend every sense. and those people perpetrate the idea that everyone who plays at a gaming place, is like that.

I can understand Indignant, rude, foul smelling people with poor hygene, but I can't see why you gotta pick on the fat guys. The fat guys are usually some of the most animated and friendliest people in the gaming store. I can understand generalizing, but at the same point I could say that most of the elitist, rude, snobby gamers are the skinny guys hanging in the back corner in a circle jerk of how great they are.

I think current usage has changed the word Geek from Circus Act to Renaissance Man. As Defined by M-W.com GEEK: a person who has wide interests and is expert in several areas. Definition of NERD (from M-W.com): an unstylish, unattractive, or socially inept person; especially : one slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits. This is what seperates Geekdom from Nerdom. The passion to have Wide interests to the point of building expertise in them.

A true Geek will have interests from sports, music, gaming, etc....

So with Humble Pride I proclaim myself to be a Fat, well groomed, non-odorus, friendly, helpful Geek.

I don't think it matters what country you come from. It's your qualities as a human being that are important.

LOL I just remembered I found a great pic of myself that sums it up pretty good.

yes, i'm the guy in the middle with the nerd shirt!




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UsdiThunder wrote:

Rimmy wrote:I have met a few people that are just disgusting human beings is all. indignant, rude, morbidly obese, foul smelling people with poor hygiene.

they pretty much offend every sense. and those people perpetrate the idea that everyone who plays at a gaming place, is like that.

I can understand Indignant, rude, foul smelling people with poor hygene, but I can't see why you gotta pick on the fat guys. The fat guys are usually some of the most animated and friendliest people in the gaming store. I can understand generalizing, but at the same point I could say that most of the elitist, rude, snobby gamers are the skinny guys hanging in the back corner in a circle jerk of how great they are.

as a registered fat guy, I want to clarify I did not specify "fat", I said morbidly obese. the kind of guys I genuinely have concern for their health over. I am fat. i'm 6'6" 285 lbs, I know fat. but being to the point of medical concern is totally different.

I dislike elitist snobs as well. fat or skinny. we're all here to have a good time.

coolyo294 wrote:Very proud.

+5

Pride is not something I really associate with myself at all so not... not proud but I like being a geek. Or I would if I classified as one... currently I think I'd fit more into the 'almost a nerd' category. Large, socially inept and stuck in a village full of people who think being a nerd/geek is somehow dangerous and will corrupt my soul and everyone elses.

I wish for the day when I can get those jeans that say 'GEEK' on the rear and look good in them!

Yes. And I am in fact a geek, in the truest sense of the word. I eat weird things for money.

I am very comfortable with who I am. Yes I am a geek. I wouldn't say that I'm proud of being a geek, because I am much more than just a geek. But I have no reservations about being labeled a geek.

" Age of the geek baby age of the geek" Hartisan from the hit TNT show leverage

Kilkrazy wrote:I don't think it matters what country you come from. It's your qualities as a human being that are important.

Otaku represent!

I'm not a geek, but I certainly do like a few things that some geeks like. WH40K, prime example, then there's reading lots of books, and magazines like Technology Review or Computer World. Ever since I've gotten into Miniature collecting, I've been looking at Model and Miniature magazines also. My best friends are also semi-nerds....I say semi because they may know alot about computers games and all sorts of gadgets I have no clue about, but they are lazy sunova . They are what would be considered bad students in the academic community.

That being said, I am also interested in other fields, such as fitness, cooking & baking, football, history, literature, archeology, and music. (singing and piano. I am a great vocalist, my favorite genre is classical, and my favorite groups are such as; Il Divo and Celtic Woman) I have friends from all walks of life, and I spend time with my family. I believe in a higher Order, but do not follow any church. I am very protective of my gf, friends, and family. To say I am part of the geek circle would be a little correct, and I will admit I am proud of what I am, but anyone who make such implications at me with contempt, they are asking for no less than a broken nose. (and most likely a kick in the middle area)

I never bother to hide my inner geek!

As for other things. I am not the geekiest of geeks. My hobbies are widespread. I dabble a lot. Archery, Poetry, I also like literature.