tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801568661427475473.post4442633948197760323..comments2023-12-09T08:26:35.288-05:00Comments on Question of the Day: How would you categorize the differences between a nerd and a geek?Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06558107259045119307noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801568661427475473.post-79445013161021658992009-05-12T17:26:00.000-04:002009-05-12T17:26:00.000-04:00I think the fact that we all like this discussion ...I think the fact that we all like this discussion makes us nuance nerds!pinchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01428598431634908744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801568661427475473.post-85473604502133560542009-05-12T11:17:00.000-04:002009-05-12T11:17:00.000-04:00Nerd has a connotation of endearment, geek has a c...Nerd has a connotation of endearment, geek has a connotation of disdain. So I guess a nerd is a bookish awkward person you love, and a geek is a bookish awkward person you loathe.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720048914842589895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801568661427475473.post-88006170588772173702009-05-12T10:47:00.000-04:002009-05-12T10:47:00.000-04:00i find this discussion fascinating, which i think ...i find this discussion fascinating, which i think makes me a nerd. i have often been called a nerd, but never a geek. and i have been called a nerd both with modifier (stats nerd) and without. to me, geek conjures more of a visual image, i.e. glasses, lack of any noticeable muscle tone, pallor, bad hair, says bizarre and creepy things. I think Dwight is a perfect example. <br /><br />I agree with others who say that nerd implies some real intelligence or knowledge while geek is more general personality and limited social functionality. but maybe that's because i don't want to say anything too bad about nerds since i am one.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01117066377760940457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801568661427475473.post-86707014153989969522009-05-12T10:41:00.000-04:002009-05-12T10:41:00.000-04:00Here's an example: A nerd knows the parabolic traj...Here's an example: A nerd knows the parabolic trajectory needed to successfully flip a cup in flip cup. A geek will tell you what the parabolic trajectory is and how he/she calculated it.<br /><br />Mayor Bloomberg is a geek.andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801568661427475473.post-28259646562213480532009-05-12T10:26:00.000-04:002009-05-12T10:26:00.000-04:00Nerd entails some amount of intelligence, especial...Nerd entails some amount of intelligence, especially in a certain subject matter. When I think of a Geek, I think of a weirdo who may or may not be smart: i.e. Dwight from the Office.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05460021650902427662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801568661427475473.post-86082599260039016422009-05-12T10:16:00.000-04:002009-05-12T10:16:00.000-04:00a geek is someone who is way too into a hobby or m...a geek is someone who is way too into a hobby or movie or book or sport or area of interest, etc. one "geeks out" over their obsession. <br /><br />a nerd is someone who may or may not be socially awkward, but usually is socially awkward. they appreciate dry, intellectual stuff.Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17265950133671786967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801568661427475473.post-50562442206766201202009-05-12T09:59:00.000-04:002009-05-12T09:59:00.000-04:00Didn't geek originally mean a circus freak who bit...Didn't geek originally mean a circus freak who bites the heads off chickens? <br /><br />The term nerd usually seems to come with a modifier before it... you can be a movie nerd, a sports nerd, an art nerd (tho I prefer the term art dork!). Don't know if geek is quite that versital.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05952878355475943777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801568661427475473.post-43467584378707103892009-05-12T09:46:00.000-04:002009-05-12T09:46:00.000-04:00this is hard. I view these as distinct categories...this is hard. I view these as distinct categories but it is hard to say why.<br /><br />I think that being a geek is slightly more extreme than being a nerd. Being a nerd is kinda cool now, whereas I think geeks are still not quite as mainstream.<br /><br />also, "nerd" is just a much more common term...<br /><br />fun fact did you know that the first document use of the word "nerd" was in Dr. Seuss's "If I Ran the Zoo?"<br /><br />(does that make me a geek or a nerd?)Beth Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801568661427475473.post-5927150687150855842009-05-12T09:45:00.000-04:002009-05-12T09:45:00.000-04:00i think that a nerd is inherently intelligent... w...i think that a nerd is inherently intelligent... while a geek can just be knowledgable about one subject.. like a trekkie, is a geek/saranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801568661427475473.post-13735470251338575602009-05-12T09:37:00.000-04:002009-05-12T09:37:00.000-04:00There's lots of over lap. A nerd seems to signify ...There's lots of over lap. A nerd seems to signify some with a very specialized nerdom (e.g. comic book nerd, star trek nerd, political nerd, baseball nerd), a geek is like a nerd utility man...not one with a specialization but can play many position on the nerd field well.<br /><br />With my baseball comparison, I've outed myself as a baseball nerd.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09642349037037083358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801568661427475473.post-23752673035589808912009-05-12T09:34:00.000-04:002009-05-12T09:34:00.000-04:00See the classic SNL skit "Geek, Dweeb, or Spaz"See the classic SNL skit "Geek, Dweeb, or Spaz"Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09642349037037083358noreply@blogger.com