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| Thread ID: 53907 | 2005-01-30 23:52:00 | Question: what would nerds be if they didnt..... | beetle (243) | PC World Chat |
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| 319543 | 2005-01-30 23:52:00 | Ok on Tony F 's ??? thread . . . . . i think its yours? Talks about nerds . . . what comps are for and if user friendly . got me thinking . . . . yeah not often happens here . Hah What would a nerd be if they didnt have a computer????????? are they still a geek / nerd without one? or are the just a bookworm then? :dogeye: :dogeye: :dogeye: :lol: beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 319544 | 2005-01-31 00:26:00 | Actually Nerd (as a term) has no direct relevance to the computer at all, it was coined in the mid 60's to describe a person who was intelligent, lonely and socially awkward. And interested in science. First used by Dr Seuss in 1950, but in a different context. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 319545 | 2005-01-31 01:18:00 | Oh so they not a nerd then? what do you call them then? so a computer no-it-all is called.......eh um geek? was gonna say something else, but may get a bash next time i see him...:p no names...:D Nerd, Geek, Genius? Noobe? all computer speek words? or pre comps? i can think of another great one......Idiot, i use it lots :D beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 319546 | 2005-01-31 01:31:00 | Godfather has got it right. A nerd has nothing to do with computers. I refer to nerds as been intelligent -but low/no-life (lonely) kind of person. As for referring to computer users, I tend to use 'Geek'. We have plenty on here :D |
~sy~ (95) | ||
| 319547 | 2005-01-31 02:49:00 | Speak for yourself, sy. I've never ever bitten the head off a live chicken. | Graham L (2) | ||
| 319548 | 2005-01-31 03:46:00 | Um explain to me what a chicken has to do with this ?????? Geek? Chicken? :@@: beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 319549 | 2005-01-31 03:50:00 | geek Audio pronunciation of "geek" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (gk) n. Slang 1. 1. A person regarded as foolish, inept, or clumsy. 2. A person who is single-minded or accomplished in scientific or technical pursuits but is felt to be socially inept. 2. A carnival performer whose show consists of bizarre acts, such as biting the head off a live chicken. geeky adj. Our Living Language Our word geek is now chiefly associated with student and computer slang; one probably thinks first of a computer geek. In origin, however, it is one of the words American English borrowed from the vocabulary of the circus, which was a much more significant source of entertainment in the United States in the 19th and early 20th century than it is now. Large numbers of traveling circuses left a cultural legacy in various and sometimes unexpected ways. For example, Superman and other comic book superheroes owe much of their look to circus acrobats, who were similarly costumed in capes and tights. The circus sideshow is the source of the word geek, “a performer who engaged in bizarre acts, such as biting the head off a live chicken.” We also owe the word ballyhoo to the circus; its ultimate origin is unknown, but in the late 1800s it referred to a flamboyant free musical performance conducted outside a circus with the goal of luring customers to buy tickets to the inside shows. Other words and expressions with circus origins include bandwagon (coined by P.T. Barnum in 1855) and Siamese twin. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 319550 | 2005-01-31 03:54:00 | Ok so which catergory do you fall into?????? :p :lol: beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 319551 | 2005-01-31 04:09:00 | I would be the live chicken that bit the head off the circus performer...... :D | Metla (12) | ||
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