Referring to yourself as a geek is a way of reframing a word that used to be an insult. A geek is someone who is passionate about something, whether it’s comic books or jazz records. It’s not the tired cliche of the awkward man-child who lives in his mother’s basement.
preach it
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Amen!! Haha. My friends and I often ‘insult’ each other by calling the other a geek, but the accused always responds with, “Of course I am. What’s your point?”
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I’m a geek, you’re a geek, he’s a geek, their a geek, wouldn’t like to be a geek too. WOOHOO!
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: ) Geeks are nifty, being a female geek is stellar.
The basement living man-child you described is a nerd and that is so not nifty.
Nicely said E! : )
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we’ve come a long way Hep. Some of us have our own houses and everything! :P
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Yes… where you still “live: in the basement. ; )
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I’ve got to guard my stash. My Transformers are “collectibles” and my kids WILL NOT touch them. I even make them avert their eyes when they walk by.
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You can take the nerd out of his mother’s basement…but he will still find a new basement. :P
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Speaking of female geeks… SHAMELESS PLUG ALERT!
Secret Headquarters proudly announces our first ever Unicorn Party: http://bit.ly/o9J0UJ
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to keep packing. Mom wants me out of the basement by Friday.
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Brian!! You sound like a CATCH! ; )
(gives a bell when you are out of the basement.) ; )
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Woot!
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Well, technically…
A “geek” is the guy at the circus whose only act was biting the head off a chicken.
It’s an obscure term, but that is its literal definition.
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I had no idea! I like knowing the origin of words, so thank you for the insight.
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Thanks for the feedback, everyone! Geek on.
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I think I’m almost as proud to be a geek as I am to be a father. Unfortunately I haven’t always been but I’m glad to be now, and to be standing with an amazing group of people.
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