quote:Outcast Genius 60 % Nerd, 69% Geek, 56% Dork For The Record:
A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia. A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one. A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions. You scored better than half in all three, earning you the title of: Outcast Genius.
Outcast geniuses usually are bright enough to understand what society wants of them, and they just don't care! They are highly intelligent and passionate about the things they know are *truly* important in the world. Typically, this does not include sports, cars or make-up, but it can on occassion (and if it does then they know more than all of their friends combined in that subject).
Outcast geniuses can be very lonely, due to their being outcast from most normal groups and too smart for the room among many other types of dorks and geeks, but they can also be the types to eventually rule the world, ala Bill Gates, the prototypical Outcast Genius.
quote:Originally posted by Taalcon: Heh. Sorry. This is why we have the "Ctrl-V" thread
Yep. I confess to having some unfriendly thoughts for a moment . . . but you just don't strike me as the type to do that deliberately, so I refreshed a couple times.
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quote:Modern, Cool Nerd 56 % Nerd, 56% Geek, 8% Dork For The Record:
You scored better than half in two of the three, earning you the title of: Modern, Cool Nerd.
Nerds didn't use to be cool, but in the 90's that all changed. It used to be that, if you were a computer expert, you had to wear plaid or a pocket protector or suspenders or something that announced to the world that you couldn't quite fit in. Not anymore. Now, the intelligent and geeky have eked out for themselves a modicum of respect at the very least, and "geek is chic." The Modern, Cool Nerd is intelligent, knowledgable and always the person to call in a crisis (needing computer advice/an arcane bit of trivia knowledge). They are the one you want as your lifeline in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (or the one up there, winning the million bucks)!
quote:Pure Nerd 91 % Nerd, 30% Geek, 26% Dork For The Record:
You scored better than half in Nerd, earning you the title of: Pure Nerd.
The times, they are a-changing. It used to be that being exceptionally smart led to being unpopular, which would ultimately lead to picking up all of the traits and tendences associated with the "dork." No-longer. Being smart isn't as socially crippling as it once was, and even more so as you get older: eventually being a Pure Nerd will likely be replaced with the following label: Purely Successful.
quote: Modern, Cool Nerd 82 % Nerd, 65% Geek, 43% Dork For The Record:
You scored better than half in Nerd and Geek, earning you the title of: Modern, Cool Nerd.
Nerds didn't use to be cool, but in the 90's that all changed. It used to be that, if you were a computer expert, you had to wear plaid or a pocket protector or suspenders or something that announced to the world that you couldn't quite fit in. Not anymore. Now, the intelligent and geeky have eked out for themselves a modicum of respect at the very least, and "geek is chic." The Modern, Cool Nerd is intelligent, knowledgable and always the person to call in a crisis (needing computer advice/an arcane bit of trivia knowledge). They are the one you want as your lifeline in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (or the one up there, winning the million bucks)!
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I'm willing to bet I test as Outcast Genius.
I'll be right back . . .
Back.
Outcast Genius 86 % Nerd, 52% Geek, 73% Dork
What the test doesn't take into consideration is that my extremely poor memory severely skewed some test questions. If I had answered those particular questions as if I had a normal memory, my geek rating would have been much, much higher.
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A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia. A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one. A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions. You scored less than half in all three, earning you the title of: Joe Normal.
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You scored better than half in Geek, earning you the title of: Pure Geek.
It's not that you're a school junkie, like the nerd, and you don't really stand out in a crowd, like the dork, you just have some interests that aren't quite mainstream. Perhaps it's anime, perhaps it's computers, perhaps it's bottlecaps, perhaps it's all of those and more. Your interests take you to events and gatherings that are filled with people you find unusual and beyond-the-pale, but you don't quite consider yourself "of that crowd." Instead, you consider yourself to be fairly normal.
quote:Originally posted by Taalcon: Heh. Sorry. This is why we have the "Ctrl-V" thread
Yep. I confess to having some unfriendly thoughts for a moment . . . but you just don't strike me as the type to do that deliberately, so I refreshed a couple times.
On a completely separate forum, a question was asked regarding the view on that subject. I presented the link, and forgot that I hadn't copied the RELEVANT link until, like, two seconds after I posted the thread.
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El JT's quoting of "The Modern, Cool Nerd is intelligent, knowledgable and always the person to call in a crisis (needing computer advice/an arcane bit of trivia knowledge)." brings back fond memories of "that really cute IT guy" at an old job . . . OK, so maybe it wasn't his knowledge we craved, but rather the beautiful green eyes and chiseled features framed in a touseled brown ponytail, the tall frame, and most of all, the lovely charming Irish accent. . . sigh. Thank you for allowing me the moment of nostalgia for my favorite modern, cool, nerd. OK, so he was probably a geek, but anyway.
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Apparently I'm one of the Cool Geeks. I found a link on that site leading to yet another quiz. This only reinforces my geek status but I'm sure others here on hatrack will find the link interesting
quote:Spike 54% amorality, 90% passion, 36% spirituality, 70% selflessness Ruthless, passionate, ravenous and--when it comes to it--devoted to those you love. Sound okay? Sounds like Spike, a character at times a hero and others a villain, but always compelling, dynamic and driven.
Based on the results of this test, you're like Spike in every way but the fangs.
I am so disappointed. I always thought of myself as being more of a nerd. I think I should have score higher in the dork area just for lack of success with the opposite sex.
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quote: You scored better than half in Nerd and Dork, earning you the coveted title of: Tri-Lamb Material.
The classic, "80's" nerd, you are what most people think of when they think "nerd". You're exceptionally bright and smart, and partly because of that have never quite fit in with your peers or social groups. Perhaps you've realized, or will someday, that it is possible to retain all of the things that you like about being brilliant and still make peace with the social cliques around you. Or maybe you won't--it's really not necessary.
You scored higher than 96% on nerdiness You scored higher than 41% on geekosity You scored higher than 89% on dork points
How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 54% on nerdiness You scored higher than 78% on geekosity You scored higher than 68% on dork points (not many nerds or geeks in my age group, apparently!)
But I think that isn't terribly indicative of being nerdy, although that's what I rated myself as. What's more substantial, I think, is my comparative points to other people of my age and gender:
You scored higher than 53% on nerdiness You scored higher than 72% on geekosity You scored higher than 60% on dork points
For although I am a nerd, more people who take this quiz are. So technically, I'm more unusually geeky for my age and gender.
Personally, I like to think of myself as a gnork.
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Huh. I'm as surprised as you are. I suspect I would have scored a lot higher all around if I'd taken this in highschool or earlier. And there really should be a question for how many of the questions you wanted to argue with or quibble over.
You scored better than half in Nerd and Dork, earning you the coveted title of: Tri-Lamb Material.
The classic, "80's" nerd, you are what most people think of when they think "nerd," largely due to 80's movies like Revenge of the Nerds and TV shows like Head of the Class. You're exceptionally bright and smart, and partly because of that have never quite fit in with your peers or social groups. Perhaps you're realized, or will someday, that it is possible to retain all of the things that you like about being brilliant and still make peace with the social cliques around you. Or maybe you won't--it's really not necessary. As the brothers of Lambda Lambda Lambda discovered, you're fine just the way you are and can take pride in that. I mean, who wants to be like Ogre, right!?
About what I expected, I suppose.
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I always knew it was so, but now I have confirmation.
Outcast Genius 73 % Nerd, 73% Geek, 60% Dork For The Record:
A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia. A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one. A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions. You scored better than half in all three, earning you the title of: Outcast Genius.
Outcast geniuses usually are bright enough to understand what society wants of them, and they just don't care! They are highly intelligent and passionate about the things they know are *truly* important in the world. Typically, this does not include sports, cars or make-up, but it can on occassion (and if it does then they know more than all of their friends combined in that subject).
Outcast geniuses can be very lonely, due to their being outcast from most normal groups and too smart for the room among many other types of dorks and geeks, but they can also be the types to eventually rule the world, ala Bill Gates, the prototypical Outcast Genius.
Congratulations!
Also, you might want to check out some of my other tests if you're interested in either of the following:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Professional Wrestling
Love & Sexuality
Thanks Again! -- THE NERD? GEEK? OR DORK? TEST
My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:
You scored higher than 88% on nerdiness
You scored higher than 96% on geekosity
You scored higher than 93% on dork points
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Tri-Lamb Material 78 % Nerd, 47% Geek, 52% Dork
The classic, "80's" nerd, you are what most people think of when they think "nerd," largely due to 80's movies like Revenge of the Nerds and TV shows like Head of the Class. You're exceptionally bright and smart, and partly because of that have never quite fit in with your peers or social groups. Perhaps you're realized, or will someday, that it is possible to retain all of the things that you like about being brilliant and still make peace with the social cliques around you. Or maybe you won't--it's really not necessary. As the brothers of Lambda Lambda Lambda discovered, you're fine just the way you are and can take pride in that. I mean, who wants to be like Ogre, right!?
You scored higher than 86% on nerdiness You scored higher than 66% on geekosity You scored higher than 89% on dork points
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The times, they are a-changing. It used to be that being exceptionally smart led to being unpopular, which would ultimately lead to picking up all of the traits and tendences associated with the "dork." No-longer. Being smart isn't as socially crippling as it once was, and even more so as you get older: eventually being a Pure Nerd will likely be replaced with the following label: Purely Successful.
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quote:Modern, Cool Nerd 73 % Nerd, 69% Geek, 39% Dork For The Record:
A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia. A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one. A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions. You scored better than half in Nerd and Geek, earning you the title of: Modern, Cool Nerd.
Nerds didn't use to be cool, but in the 90's that all changed. It used to be that, if you were a computer expert, you had to wear plaid or a pocket protector or suspenders or something that announced to the world that you couldn't quite fit in. Not anymore. Now, the intelligent and geeky have eked out for themselves a modicum of respect at the very least, and "geek is chic." The Modern, Cool Nerd is intelligent, knowledgable and always the person to call in a crisis (needing computer advice/an arcane bit of trivia knowledge). They are the one you want as your lifeline in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (or the one up there, winning the million bucks)!
A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia. A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one. A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions. You scored better than half in Nerd and Geek, earning you the title of: Modern, Cool Nerd.
For the record, I am not sure how good I would be as a lifeline on Who Wants to be a millionaire.
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quote: 69 % Nerd, 60% Geek, 56% Dork For The Record:
A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia. A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one. A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions. You scored better than half in all three, earning you the title of: Outcast Genius.
Outcast geniuses usually are bright enough to understand what society wants of them, and they just don't care! They are highly intelligent and passionate about the things they know are *truly* important in the world. Typically, this does not include sports, cars or make-up, but it can on occassion (and if it does then they know more than all of their friends combined in that subject).
Outcast geniuses can be very lonely, due to their being outcast from most normal groups and too smart for the room among many other types of dorks and geeks, but they can also be the types to eventually rule the world, ala Bill Gates, the prototypical Outcast Genius.
Congratulations!
Hm, I kinda had to lie about my age since I'm not exactly 18... So I don't know how much that'd change it.
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But, Jon Boy, isn't it nice to know we have been using the term nerd accurately to describe one another?
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