Embracing Geekdom and Nerdiness in (almost) equal parts
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I swear my intention was to take the sophisticated and very proper "Classic Dames Test" which I had seen a while ago at Susan Hated Literature but then this other one sorta happened...
Your Score: Modern, Cool Nerd
52 % Nerd, 60% Geek, 30% 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)!Congratulations!"
(errr... thanks?)
THE NERD? GEEK? OR DORK? TEST
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9 comments:
Pure nerd here...
"47 % Nerd, 60% Geek, 21% Dork"
Hi Joao,
Pure Nerd?! How did you pull that off? (although Mr. R won't be surprised when I tell him)
Hi Fence,
Which title did your score earn you? By the way, in the classic Dames test I scored "Myrna Loy", but I'd much rather be Norma Shearer!
I think there might be something wrong with the test: according to it, I'm less of a dork than you are. And we both know this ain't the truth..
Pure Nerd here:
91 % Nerd, 43% Geek, 30% Dork
Modern, cool nerd here. 82 % Nerd, 56% Geek, 30% Dork.
Look at us, we're all a bunch of nerds over here (except for Fence who has the honor of being more of a geek)!
Haha, did you ever doubt I'd be a "PURE NERD?" 82 % Nerd, 39% Geek, 30% Dork
Nerd pride!
Hey La Boudeuse,
Welcome to our club!!
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