Nerds

[Kodos]

Which group of guys would you consider the nerdiest? D&D guys? Star Trek conventioneers? Text-sim players?

[SFL Cat]

Hard to say, since there are probably a lot of people who could fall into all three categories...or at least two of the three.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Which group of guys would you consider the nerdiest? D&D guys? Star Trek conventioneers? Text-sim players?
So naive... So, so naive... The levels of Nerd/Geek run deep and are complex. Therefore, I shall present you the Geek Hierachy Chart. It will show levels of geekdom that many of you probably never knew (and could live a long, happy life without ever knowing) existed.

http://www.brunching.com/images/geekchartbig.gif

[SFL Cat]

lol. That's hilarious.

[Honolulu_Blue]

To answer the original question, according to The Chart the answer would be:

D&D (Role Players) and Strek Trek Nerds (Trekkies) are equally nerdy and both are more nerdy than text-sim players (video gamers).

[SFL Cat]

Where would the people who have regularly posted in the Maximum Football thread fall on this chart?

[st.cronin]

why isn't this a poll

[Honolulu_Blue]

Just off the top of my head, I would say around the "Fanfic Writer" level and then you bump it down a notch for those who did photoshop work for the thread, wrote a song for the thread, or wrote a poem (limerick, haiku, or other) for the thread.

[SFL Cat]

because only nerds create polls, or worse, politcal wonks.

[Butter]

The D&D players I know are kinda creepy and nerdy... but I know at least 3 other personal friends who play FM 2006 regularly, and I wouldn't consider them high on the nerd scale at all. So I'm going to go with the stereotypical answer of Trekkies. The real fanatics of that show send off that perma-nerd vibe that you just can't fake.

[Honolulu_Blue]

why isn't this a poll
Becuase we have a defenitive chart. The poll would be useless and incorrect. It would be like having a poll and asking which of these numbers: 1, 2, 3, or 4, has the lowest numeric value. Sure, someone could vote for "4", but they would be wrong and look silly. We have enough of that around here without extraneous polls.

[Honolulu_Blue]

The D&D players I know are kinda creepy and nerdy...
I play D&D (occassionally these days) and I'm the coolest person you know. :)

[st.cronin]

MORE POLLS, KODOS

[SFL Cat]

The D&D players I know are kinda creepy and nerdy... but I know at least 3 other personal friends who play FM 2006 regularly, and I wouldn't consider them high on the nerd scale at all. So I'm going to go with the stereotypical answer of Trekkies. The real fanatics of that show send off that perma-nerd vibe that you just can't fake.

I recall the documentary Trekkies, where they featured a woman who wore her Star Trek costume all the time, even when she reported to jury duty. That's messed up. :confused:

[Raiders Army]

What are furries?

[Mustang]

I know I'm a nerd because I understand that chart.

I personally think that SCA guys are the oddest of the lot. I once saw a guy who wore a costume at a Ren Faire that consisted of a long grey wig, football shoulder pads (as armor) and a stick..

[sachmo71]

nerds < geeks

[Honolulu_Blue]

What are furries?
They are people who like to dress up as animals by wearing life-sized animal suits. Then they typically (I think) like to have sex while wearing these animal suits. I think that's the big draw for most. I saw it on en episode of CSI once.

They have conventions and everything. They are big into anthropormorphic animal art/comics/cartoons as well.

[Honolulu_Blue]

nerds < geeks
In my mind there is a geek/nerd distinction. They are not interchangeable.

I consider myself a geek, not a nerd.

[rkmsuf]

In my mind there is a geek/nerd distinction. They are not interchangeable.

I consider myself a geek, not a nerd.

maybe geeks have or have had sex and nerds have not

[bbor]

I play D&D (occassionally these days) and I'm the coolest person you know. :)


Playing D&D while wearing a Klima jersey is the lowest of the low :D

[Honolulu_Blue]

Playing D&D while wearing a Klima jersey is the lowest of the low :D
I reckon I've been there many times in either a Wings Kilma or Oilers Klima (only non-Wing jersey ever worn). I was cool. :cool:

[sachmo71]

In my mind there is a geek/nerd distinction. They are not interchangeable.

I consider myself a geek, not a nerd.


i agree, hence geeks being greater than nerds. and you, sir, are a nerd.

[Senator]

They are people who like to dress up as animals by wearing life-sized animal suits. Then they typically (I think) like to have sex while wearing these animal suits. I think that's the big draw for most. I saw it on en episode of CSI once.

They have conventions and everything. They are big into anthropormorphic animal art/comics/cartoons as well.

Cripes, I never heard of this before. My backbone just shivered.

[Kodos]

because only nerds create polls, or worse, politcal wonks.

I was actually going to create a poll based on the suggestions, with one of the options being creating polls. :)

[Honolulu_Blue]

Cripes, I never heard of this before. My backbone just shivered.
I had the same exact reaction the first time I heard about it.

[Raiders Army]

They are people who like to dress up as animals by wearing life-sized animal suits. Then they typically (I think) like to have sex while wearing these animal suits. I think that's the big draw for most. I saw it on en episode of CSI once.

They have conventions and everything. They are big into anthropormorphic animal art/comics/cartoons as well.
I only have three letters for that: WTF??????

[Desnudo]

To answer the original question, according to The Chart the answer would be:

D&D (Role Players) and Strek Trek Nerds (Trekkies) are equally nerdy and both are less nerdy than text-sim players (video gamers).

I think you got that reversed, according to the chart.

[Draft Dodger]

my wife used to be a bit of a Trekkie - I remember her wearing a Federation pin at work, and one time before we started dating she dressed as Data to attend one of the movies.

that's nothing compared to some of the D&D people I've run into over the years. wow, talk about scary. you know, guys who swing a pretend sword at the table when attacking, and having sound effects to correspond to whether they hit or not.

love playing D&D. hate 90% of D&D players.

[Honolulu_Blue]

love playing D&D. hate 90% of D&D players.
I couldn't agree more. They are, for the large part, an annoying people. Though if you think bringing a fake sword to a table top game or making sound effects are bad, you should see some of the LARPers (eg The "lightning bolt, lightning bolt" crowd), yeesh!

[Honolulu_Blue]

I think you got that reversed, according to the chart.
Not according to how I interpret the chart. The higher up on the hierachy the less "geeky" you are (or the "cooler" you are). That's based on a simple observation of the difference between, role players and, say, live action role players.

[Draft Dodger]

I couldn't agree more. They are, for the large part, an annoying people. Though if you think bringing a fake sword to a table top game or making sound effects are bad, you should see some of the LARPers (eg The "lightning bolt, lightning bolt" crowd), yeesh!

it just happens to be one of the more tangibly describeable people. so many I've run into you really need to experience in person. as you well know

[Honolulu_Blue]

it just happens to be one of the more tangibly describeable people. so many I've run into you really need to experience in person. as you well know
Gods yes... They are a unique people that must be experienced to be truly... appreciated shall we say.

[Mustang]

http://www.rebelscum.com/collections/gehrig/sw21A.jpg


One of my bedrooms in my house..

I'm low on the hierarchy... real low...

[Honolulu_Blue]

http://www.rebelscum.com/collections/gehrig/sw21A.jpg


One of my bedrooms in my house..

I'm low on the hierarchy... real low...
:eek:

[Desnudo]

Not according to how I interpret the chart. The higher up on the hierachy the less "geeky" you are (or the "cooler" you are). That's based on a simple observation of the difference between, role players and, say, live action role players.

Right, which means that RPG and Trekkies fall one level below video gamers. Although my willingness to argue this point probably drops me a notch.

[Mustang]

Unfortunately, there is more behind you in.. and that pic is several years old so ah.. there is more than that now.

[Franklinnoble]

One of my bedrooms in my house..

I'm low on the hierarchy... real low...
http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/images/smilies/eek.gifhttp://www.operationsports.com/fofc/images/smilies/eek.gifhttp://www.operationsports.com/fofc/images/smilies/eek.gif

http://images.hollywood.com/images/large/l_2443978.jpg

[Honolulu_Blue]

Right, which means that RPG and Trekkies fall one level below video gamers. Although my willingness to argue this point probably drops me a notch.
It does, but being correct bumps you back up to even. I did write it wrong. My bad. ;)

[wade moore]

Right, which means that RPG and Trekkies fall one level below video gamers. Although my willingness to argue this point probably drops me a notch.
I think there really needs to be a level of video gamers... because honestly, video games are the biggest entertainment industry in the world now... all of the "cool kids" are playing...

now, people out of their teen years who play video games.... errrrrr... uhhh....

[Desnudo]

It does, but being correct bumps you back up to even. I did write it wrong. My bad. ;)

After seeing a picture of mustang's room, I'm not even worried about it. ;)

[Mustang]

*L*

Thank god I haven't posted a pic of myself in 'What do you look like' thread.. I have no idea I'd be photoshopped right now. :D

Although.. in my defense.. the plates are my wifes Star Wars plates.

I ahh.. have a Lord of the Rings room too.. umm.. ya.

[Honolulu_Blue]

After seeing a picture of mustang's room, I'm not even worried about it. ;)
Indeed... This thread has certainly proved one thing true: "There are geekier and nerdier things than role players/Trekkies/text-simmers in the deep places of the world. . . "

[Senator]

Don't worry about it. At some point you can sell it all to someone like you, and retire in comfort.

[Honolulu_Blue]

*L*

Thank god I haven't posted a pic of myself in 'What do you look like' thread.. I have no idea I'd be photoshopped right now. :D

Although.. in my defense.. the plates are my wifes Star Wars plates.

I ahh.. have a Lord of the Rings room too.. umm.. ya.
This is the reason I did not marry a geek. Lady H_B is geek-tolerant and geek-friendly, but she is by no means a geek. I needed balance.

[Desnudo]

I think there really needs to be a level of video gamers... because honestly, video games are the biggest entertainment industry in the world now... all of the "cool kids" are playing...

now, people out of their teen years who play video games.... errrrrr... uhhh....

I'm just here for the articles.

[Franklinnoble]

This is the reason I did not marry a geek. Lady H_B is geek-tolerant and geek-friendly, but she is by no means a geek. I needed balance.
You and I have that much in common. My wife used to date cowboys and military guys... how she ended up with me, I still haven't figured out.

[Honolulu_Blue]

I'm just here for the articles.
This makes me laugh.

[Logan]

Did anyone else open this up and hope to find:

http://superherosuperteam.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/nerds_candy.jpg

?

[Franklinnoble]

Hope to find a tripod logo?

[Draft Dodger]

Hope to find a tripod logo?

I know I did!

[Logan]

Hope to find a tripod logo?


Uh huh.

(slowly backs out of thread)

[Schmidty]

I'm not going to read this thread, but off hand I'd say Star Trek conventioneers.

IT'S OVER YOU FUCKING TWITS

[Desnudo]

Edited because you forgot the profanity?

[Schmidty]

Edited because you forgot the profanity?

:D

Not this time. I just hate typos.

[Honolulu_Blue]

I'm not going to read this thread, but off hand I'd say Star Trek conventioneers.

IT'S OVER YOU FUCKING TWITS
Your mom's a trekkie.

[Schmidty]

By the way, two of my favorite shows ever were ST:TNG and Deep Space 9, but you wouldn't see me going out of my way to dress up like a Ferengi, or listen to a 2 hour dissertation on Andorian politics from some associate producer of Enterprise.

[Honolulu_Blue]

By the way, two of my favorite shows ever were ST:TNG and Deep Space 9, but you wouldn't see me going out of my way to dress up like a Ferengi.
What I wouldn't give for some mad photoshop skillz... :D

[DaddyTorgo]

friend of a friend is a homosexual furry.

that's all...got nothing

[st.cronin]

friend of a friend is a homosexual furry.

that's all...got nothing

Is his name Heath Ledger?

[DaddyTorgo]

Is his name Heath Ledger?no. it's...neil-something

[Bubba Wheels]

Geek definitely has more stature than nerd. Geek usually infers knowledge/expertise in some area such as technology (Best Buy's Geek Squad, Beat the Geeks TV show) while nerd usually just means 'socially awkward' or 'misfit.'

Until fairly recently, video and computer game players were also regulated to the 'nerd' category, although if you were a designer you may have been a 'geek.' That all changed when it was discoverd that gamers spend more billions on games now than audiences do on movies. Pro athletes play Madden in the clubhouses. Madden himself probably still wouldn't know a game control from an elevator button, but profited hugely from being smart enought to say 'yes' when asked it they could use his name. Still, some stigma still 'lingers' from the past as someone (some baseball manager, can't remember who) refered to video games as 'nintendo' a tell-tale nerd 'buzzword' from the old days.

I actually attended a Star Trek convention in Tulsa, OK during the 80s (I was working it, though feel free to believe otherwise) in which Jimmy Doohan and George Taeki appeared. Doohan seemed kind of 'standoffish' but that was were I learned he was a 'real-life hero' having served in the RCAF during ww2 and spent time in a German prison camp. Taeki was much more approachable, wandering the floor with his arms draped over young pretty things in costumes talking very low and close to them. I thought he was blatantly setting up after-convention recreation for himself. How wrong I turned out to be!

I have never in my life played dungeon and dragons, though I was a pretty-mean Axis and Allies player and am now introducing my son to the game. The 3rd Armor Division in Germany (Spearhead, Elvis's own) spent alot of off-duty and guard-duty time honing their skills on the game when I was there in the mid-80s.

And I do proudly drink my morning coffee out of my Christmas Gift Captain Kirk over-size mug each and every morning. The Captain looks very dashing in his gold dress uniform with medals on the front with the stars and Enterprise behind him! As for the later versions of the show, all I can say is 'No Shatner? No thanks!"

[st.cronin]

no. it's...neil-something

For the record, I read that as 'hell-something.'

[Desnudo]

For the record, I read that as 'hell-something.'

Duly noted.