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more about #nerds Torley: I've Asperger Syndrome. I'm glad so much research was done into this. And I used to lament why "dork" didn't make it bigger. Or "goof". Anyway, above ... more » ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥: semantics schamantics - but seriously as a nerd (geek?) who loves language above all, I think this can all be settled with a little etymology: GEEK Et... more » OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear: I think I am actually a dorkwad. [www.theonion.com] more » grrl: you know what's nerdy? meta discussions where you post a blog entry about nerds, then make a new self-referential post summarizing the comments from t... more » lava: speakin of geek nerd - wheres my TSCC Recap? Don't make me come over there. more » Meirelle: I voted for Answer 4. :( I couldn't get the comments to load that day, so I didn't get a chance to add my Very Important Opinion: Dude, It's just a wo... more » Grey_Area: Answer 5555555555 55........ 55........ 55555555.. .......55. ........55 ........55 55......55 .55....55. ..555555.. ROOOLZ! more » tetracycloide: i belive 'nerd' has been innacuratly conflated to mean 'someone with singleminded interests in video games and or comics' when it actually means 'some... more » FiorenzaDampt: So yes, I'm saying the category means something to me, which makes it all the more irritating that it's been re-branded out from under us. ...er, plea... more » twDarkflame: The term should only be retired AFTER we inherit the earth. We are doing good, but arnt there yet ;) more » beercheck: Sure, ever since Bill Gates broke orbit there have been more poseurs and superficial interpretations of the term, but "nerds" are still "nerds". Car n... more » NerD: Blattella: Austin I would like you to shut the hell up. I will not retire. I still have shit to do. more » B1663R: I'm going to have to say that nerd was dead since it was "cool to be a nerd" i know of a couple of friends who are hardcore nerds and i am not one of ... more » strider_mt2k: Vote Answer 5 It's a solution we can all live with. more » PlaidNinja: I went with Answer 5. Answer 4 and I are DONE, professionally. more » Lassus: If I hear one more hot girl saying that she loves nerdy boys, I'm going to throw my 12-sided die at my plastic glasses sitting on my Atari 5200 case m... more » ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥: the term 'nerd' has been so diluted in my circle of acquaintances as to be applied to anyone with horn-rimmed glasses that can name a comic book store... more » OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear: We need to take back control of the "N-Word". Sure its been co-opted and nicely packaged by Hollywood. But just because bits and pieces have been mo... more » Belabras: If you don't vote Answer 5 you are dead to me. Dead I say! more » russdanger: Nerdyness, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. Anyone who is a self-described "Nerd" is probably not really a nerd, but a self-loathing nerd-w... more » -
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Nerd Is The Word
Are you a geek or a nerd? Or neither, thankyouverymuch? Austin Grossman's pondering about whether or not it's time to drop the term "nerd" on Friday prompted much discussion, and not just about Answer 5. More » -
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Nerd and Anti-Nerd
Is it time to retire the term "nerd"? It's had a good run, sure, but does anyone else feel it's not what it used to be? More »
