tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517665.post2964762786088578447..comments2023-11-05T03:48:16.952-05:00Comments on Snively: GeeksMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03887851306754279786noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517665.post-77427097838367590552007-12-09T14:53:00.000-05:002007-12-09T14:53:00.000-05:00I also wrote about living in the country and build...I also wrote about living in the country and building a giant ballista that shoots water balloons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517665.post-75167779737135955352007-12-09T13:46:00.000-05:002007-12-09T13:46:00.000-05:00oh!you answered!thanx!So what were the broad topic...oh!you answered!thanx!<BR/>So what were the broad topics of essays you sent to MIT?<BR/>i know you sent one about Loving your school i.e.-not missing any day....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517665.post-59800480437803776512007-12-03T12:34:00.000-05:002007-12-03T12:34:00.000-05:00@AnonymousNo, I didn't send it to MIT. College Wr...@Anonymous<BR/><BR/>No, I didn't send it to MIT. College Writing is a class I took senior year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517665.post-90020256963343302852007-12-03T12:30:00.000-05:002007-12-03T12:30:00.000-05:00u sent this geek essay to MIT?u sent this geek essay to MIT?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517665.post-52518937214428067342006-12-14T23:45:00.000-05:002006-12-14T23:45:00.000-05:00Ha, well well well, guess what? I am actually not ...Ha, well well well, guess what? I am actually not a "band geek", because apparently they don't exist...this changes everything!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517665.post-43504858602720131912006-12-13T00:08:00.000-05:002006-12-13T00:08:00.000-05:00Lawrence spelled knowledgeable incorrectly. Take ...Lawrence spelled knowledgeable incorrectly. Take that un-intellectual nerd!Andrew Daltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17536282588014623584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517665.post-82309619622415110582006-12-11T03:15:00.000-05:002006-12-11T03:15:00.000-05:00Ok, I'm glad "Lawrence" went ahead and said it, be...Ok, I'm glad "Lawrence" went ahead and said it, because if he hadn't, I would have said he was a nerd for sure. That was such a nerd response. Can there be girl geeks? Because it seems like a guy term, but I definitely would not be a nerd. Oh well, I'll just go with math-lover for now.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09104454703656808655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517665.post-7758509980118085952006-12-10T23:44:00.000-05:002006-12-10T23:44:00.000-05:00I disagree with your usage of the term "Nerd" as o...I disagree with your usage of the term "Nerd" as opposed to "Geek". You claim that a geek is skilled with both computers and math, and is a socially adept person, while a nerd is not only socially inept, but intellectualy untalented and unskilled with computers.<br /><br />From what I've heard, "geek" seems to be a more general term, at least in our local dialect, for anyone obsessively fascinated with any non-social pursuit, while "nerd" is more confined to acedemic or computer-based people. But if "Geek" is restricted specifically to intellectual, computer-knowlagable people, with no connotation of social ineptitude, then what do we call band geeks, Star Trek geeks, or theater geeks? Do we now call them nerds?<br /><br />In my experience at least, I've come to see both Geek and Nerd as describing someone passionate about their personal pursuits, possibly at the expense of social interaction, but with nerd as a more focused term pertaining specifically to computer or math "nerds". Both could describe an intellectual and social person, like the "true Geek" you characterize. In my opinion, the greasy-haired, D&D-playing, Myspace-reading "nerd" you portray would better be described as a "Dork".<br /><br />Perhaps one day, Geeks and Nerds will learn to live together in peace. Until then, I'll go see if any little people want to join my D&D group.<br /> <i>-A proud Nerd</i>lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12015624280518656018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517665.post-19355241258497851042006-12-10T22:47:00.000-05:002006-12-10T22:47:00.000-05:00Very true. I like how in depth you go into disting...Very true. I like how in depth you go into distinguishing the "geeks" from the "nerds". Although the geek description sounds oddly familiar...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17813597131471805058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517665.post-26158711307340113002006-12-10T22:40:00.000-05:002006-12-10T22:40:00.000-05:00lollolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com