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FoxboyPrower — Venn diagram of nerdish types
Published: 2013-05-15 21:13:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 5439; Favourites: 8; Downloads: 3
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I thought I would lay out these terms as I saw them.Related content
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Oh, and it's nice to know I'm the kind of person you never want to meet by the way.
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I don't see you as a dork. You don't seem clumsy enough for that.
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Well that just goes to show how little you really know me.
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*shrugs* I couldn't think of anything else clever to put in the middle.
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How about "people who I've pissed off by being a jerk"?
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That's way too many words. It would never fit. I've got to come up with something better than that if I'm going to redo it.
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Fine, whatever, leave it.
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Origins:
Geek: popularised as slang for a sideshow freak at a circus, possibly from the Scots "geck" meaning "fool".
Nerd: Originally seen in a Doctor Seuss book "If I Ran A Zoo", it appeared as a small humanoid creature looking comically angry, the word later became slang for a person who does not conform with social norms and is therefore "unhip" or "uncool".
Dork: originally a slang term for a penis, possibly from "dick".
All are originally insults, but much like "queer" they have been taken up by their targets as labels for self-identity, but it is somewhat ironic that these usually very smart people usually have no idea of the words' origins.
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It's just interesting how they change like that.
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Words, you mean? Yes, it is interesting, though I find it just as interesting how much people use words that they don't really know the meaning of.
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I'm lenient when it comes to short and practical words for everyday conversation. Talking formally is good for having a consistent language. It's good for writing in logbooks, talking to academics, and talking to time travelers.
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