What is a Nerd?

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  1. Soulcry

    Soulcry Registered Senior Member

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    I think people who have glasses and carry around math books with them are called nerds in US? What are the other people called ? Cool maybe..!

    If thats how this world works then i want to go to Mars please.
     
    Soulcry, Apr 2, 2003
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  3. testify

    testify Look, a puppy! Registered Senior Member

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    Nerds is a term given to people that are smart. Oddly enough the people that are not smart almost use this word as a putdown, or something that may be offensive, as if being smart was a bad thing.

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  5. Soulcry

    Soulcry Registered Senior Member

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    I just looked in the dictionary

    nerd: an unstylish or socialy inept person; one slavishly devoted to intellectual pursuits

    Hmm.. well the first sentence is negative but the second sentence can be positive (depends on your point of view)

    I wonder what the roots for this word is
     
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    one_raven God is a Chinese Whisper Valued Senior Member

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    From: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

     
    one_raven, Apr 2, 2003
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  8. Fafnir665

    Fafnir665 You just got served. Registered Senior Member

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    well that settles that
     
    Fafnir665, Apr 2, 2003
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  9. spacemanspiff

    spacemanspiff czar of things Registered Senior Member

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    nerd as i know it is a much more fliexible word.
    there all types of nerds.

    music nerds
    computer nerds
    science nerds
    lit nerds
    sifi nerds

    and general all around nerds.

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    spacemanspiff, Apr 3, 2003
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    static76 The Man, The Myth, The Legend Registered Senior Member

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  11. fredx

    fredx Banned Banned

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    not to say I am the coolest dude in existence...

    but those are nerds. That would be the correct identification sir.

    thats f'n hilarious man. haha
     
    fredx, Apr 3, 2003
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  12. Fen

    Fen Registered Senior Member

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    no need to go to Mars

    Nerds are clearly the next step and as such will kill or dominate other life forms. Just wait a bit.
     
    Fen, Apr 8, 2003
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  13. Stryder

    Stryder Keeper of "good" ideas. Valued Senior Member

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    "The meek shall inherit the earth" (quote I can't remember where from)
     
    Stryder, Apr 14, 2003
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  14. valentino

    valentino Registered Senior Member

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    Those people make me glad I'm a geek.

    geek ( P ) Pronunciation Key (gk)
    n. Slang

    1.A person regarded as foolish, inept, or clumsy.
    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.


    I'm diggin the # 2 definition
     
    valentino, Apr 22, 2003
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  15. Psycho-Cannon

    Psycho-Cannon Home grown and Psycho Registered Senior Member

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    Im sure they said and the "Geek" shall inherit the Earth but they probably didn't know what it meant back then and assumed they mis-heard and it must of been "meek".
    Either that or someone from the "time machine" thread above has been having fun screwing with peoples minds ^_^.
     
    Psycho-Cannon, Apr 22, 2003
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  16. fredx

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    there is something about those nerds I don't like...

    I don't think they are nerds, they are definitely computer dweebs.
     
    fredx, Apr 22, 2003
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