What makes you a geek?

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Relena7

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My particular brand of geekery is mostly defined by my love of collecting virtual items on a couple of specific online games.

I love to customize..........................

It's like this other self that I rarely talk about outside of it, but spend so much time doing.

I think this makes me a geek. :p
 
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All the t-shirts I own are predominantly geek-gear. Star Wars is the major portion of them, but I also have some Star Trek, Dr. Who, Superheroes, and others as well. I have a manageable Graphic Novel collection, Sci-fi literature as well, Star Wars decals decorate the interior of my vehicle, I have Star Wars cups/mugs, and I pretty much watch only Science Fiction/Fantasy TV Shows and films.

Not to mention that I felt the coolest part about where I live in California is that it is the real city that fictional Sunnydale is based on. (BTVS Fans, eat yer heart out! ) ;)
 
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GreenNnice

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I don't know if it's geeky or not but I like to analyze movies lines , try to find motivating stuff out of them that I can use in my life, to lead others to the Lord or to just better improve myself for His work for me.

I can't say much about Buffy, never really watched it, but, I have watched shows of like ilk, not liking them though, ha, and, now I can't even remember that one that was on all the time after my fave to watch, Cold Case. It was about three girl witches, 'Nuance,' 'Chance' , Chaos? Bewitched, no, that's not it, although i've seen that show a zillion times, good ole Samantha. hmmm, what is that show, now I'm getting geeky and geekier by the second, uh, hummm, ummmm, hmmmm, it's on the tip of my tongue, oh well, guess the thoughts passed, eclipsed, into the twilight, maybe tomorrow will be better, I think it's going to be a new moon ;)

And, how come no one likes catty's opening post, I mean does a 'like' on it ?? Hmmmphf! I'm gonna .But, yeah, I know you all like it, thread's gone for 11 hours and 64 replies and a whole lotta looks, and, WHAT is that 1 hour show of those three witchy girls. Ah, the Lord leads, He is NOt letting it come to me.. I'm going to bed, have good churches tomorrow everyone :)
 
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Tintin

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Was it Charmed?
 

DuchessAimee

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I don't know if it's geeky or not but I like to analyze movies lines , try to find motivating stuff out of them that I can use in my life, to lead others to the Lord or to just better improve myself for His work for me.

I can't say much about Buffy, never really watched it, but, I have watched shows of like ilk, not liking them though, ha, and, now I can't even remember that one that was on all the time after my fave to watch, Cold Case. It was about three girl witches, 'Nuance,' 'Chance' , Chaos? Bewitched, no, that's not it, although i've seen that show a zillion times, good ole Samantha. hmmm, what is that show, now I'm getting geeky and geekier by the second, uh, hummm, ummmm, hmmmm, it's on the tip of my tongue, oh well, guess the thoughts passed, eclipsed, into the twilight, maybe tomorrow will be better, I think it's going to be a new moon ;)

And, how come no one likes catty's opening post, I mean does a 'like' on it ?? Hmmmphf! I'm gonna .But, yeah, I know you all like it, thread's gone for 11 hours and 64 replies and a whole lotta looks, and, WHAT is that 1 hour show of those three witchy girls. Ah, the Lord leads, He is NOt letting it come to me.. I'm going to bed, have good churches tomorrow everyone :)

It sounds like Charmed. The three witches were Piper, Phoebe, and Prudence. But after they killed off Prue, she was replaced with Paige.
 
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Tintin

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I've never watched the show but I remember the ads featuring three young women. I can handle some fiction with magic in it but this seemed a bit too close to the real thing for my comfort levels.
 
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iTOREtheSKY

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All the t-shirts I own are predominantly geek-gear. Star Wars is the major portion of them, but I also have some Star Trek, Dr. Who, Superheroes, and others as well. I have a manageable Graphic Novel collection, Sci-fi literature as well, Star Wars decals decorate the interior of my vehicle, I have Star Wars cups/mugs, and I pretty much watch only Science Fiction/Fantasy TV Shows and films.

Not to mention that I felt the coolest part about where I live in California is that it is the real city that fictional Sunnydale is based on. (BTVS Fans, eat yer heart out! ) ;)
You are quite possibly the most perfect woman in the world!:)
 

Stuey

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Where do I start...

I'm doing research in History.

I LOVE board games to the point of obsession.
I'm designing my own board game.
I help run a weekly board games night.
I own over 100 dice I'd estimate.
I've played Magic the Gathering and own some cards. - Nothing expensive, all commons and cheap rares. :D
I enjoy strategy games on the PC.
I love paintball/lasertag.
Enjoy pretty much any sci-fi, espec Stargate. Enjoy fantasy - no game of thrones sorry... tried to watch that but the unexpectedness and frequency of certain awkward events was unfortunate.
Don't mind reading but never get the time really.

So yes... I'm a nerd. A big one. :)
 

Liamson

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Don't get me wrong I love most Sci-Fi stuff but, I think I geek out on stuff that no one else likes. I think thats the point really. Thats what makes it Geeky. When you're hobby annoys the life out of everyone else... thats geeky. Showing up to Comicon Dressed as Wolverine may not be as geeky as you think.

Star Trek the Next Generation was one of the most popular TV shows of all time. And in a way still is.


I geek out on stuff that no one else is into. Kind of like those END TIMES geeks or like James May...



I guess its not that loving something makes a person a geek about something, I feel like I can "go there" about: Star Trek, Star Wars, Stargate, Veronica Mars, M.A.S.H., X-Men, Power Rangers, Lord of the Rings, Disney Movies, NES games, Super Nintendo Games, Goldeneye (both), Gran Turismo, Xena Warrior Princess, Highlander, MUDS, Final Fantasy 11, World of Warcraft, Diablo, Mechwarrior, HTML, Alice in Wonderland, Q-basic, C++, Pogs, Magic, College Football, Madden, Porsche, World War 2 fighter aircraft, Pilgrim's Progress, Narnia, Frank Peretti, Shane Claiborne, Kierkegaard, Way of the Master, etc.

Those are all things that people will accept if you casually bring them into conversation. No funny looks, perfectly acceptable to assume that maybe someone has a fond knowledge of some of them.

But to Really geek out about something for me its got to be a bit off the beaten path, like, NENA, Paradise Lost, Deconstructionism, Verliebt in Berlin/Le Destin de Lisa, Communication Theory, Non-existence of time, Undersea Acoustics, where finding someone who knows how to Geek out about these sort of things is like being in Mongolia and stumbling across someone from your Childhood. I'll turn into MovieFan about most of these things.
 
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Jullianna

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Where do I start...

I'm doing research in History.

I LOVE board games to the point of obsession.
I'm designing my own board game.
I help run a weekly board games night.
I own over 100 dice I'd estimate.
I've played Magic the Gathering and own some cards. - Nothing expensive, all commons and cheap rares. :D
I enjoy strategy games on the PC.
I love paintball/lasertag.
Enjoy pretty much any sci-fi, espec Stargate. Enjoy fantasy - no game of thrones sorry... tried to watch that but the unexpectedness and frequency of certain awkward events was unfortunate.
Don't mind reading but never get the time really.

So yes... I'm a nerd. A big one. :)
Paintball!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssss An all-forum paintball battle would be incredible! ;)
 
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Jullianna

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Don't get me wrong I love most Sci-Fi stuff but, I think I geek out on stuff that no one else likes. I think thats the point really. Thats what makes it Geeky. When you're hobby annoys the life out of everyone else... thats geeky. Showing up to Comicon Dressed as Wolverine may not be as geeky as you think.

Star Trek the Next Generation was one of the most popular TV shows of all time. And in a way still is.


I geek out on stuff that no one else is into. Kind of like those END TIMES geeks or like James May...



I guess its not that loving something makes a person a geek about something, I feel like I can "go there" about: Star Trek, Star Wars, Stargate, Veronica Mars, M.A.S.H., X-Men, Power Rangers, Lord of the Rings, Disney Movies, NES games, Super Nintendo Games, Goldeneye (both), Gran Turismo, Xena Warrior Princess, Highlander, MUDS, Final Fantasy 11, World of Warcraft, Diablo, Mechwarrior, HTML, Alice in Wonderland, Q-basic, C++, Pogs, Magic, College Football, Madden, Porsche, World War 2 fighter aircraft, Pilgrim's Progress, Narnia, Frank Peretti, Shane Claiborne, Kierkegaard, Way of the Master, etc.

Those are all things that people will accept if you casually bring them into conversation. No funny looks, perfectly acceptable to assume that maybe someone has a fond knowledge of some of them.

But to Really geek out about something for me its got to be a bit off the beaten path, like, NENA, Paradise Lost, Deconstructionism, Verliebt in Berlin/Le Destin de Lisa, Communication Theory, Non-existence of time, Undersea Acoustics, where finding someone who knows how to Geek out about these sort of things is like being in Mongolia and stumbling across someone from your Childhood. I'll turn into MovieFan about most of these things.
I get what you mean. I'm a total gun/forensics/music/art/literature/electronic surveillance equipment/ballet/classic car geek. I can tell you the make and model of most classic cars by their tail lights in the dark. (cop thing) And I can discuss the metallurgy of 20s model Glocks until your ears bleed. :)

And this show.....best EVER!!! :)

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beany

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Im a bit of varying one.

Im a geek, building my own PC and one of the guys in the office that people ask for help on their computers, even though that is in no way my profession.

Play cod, starcraft 2, rome total war, rts games. I like tv shows that are clever like firefly, house ect. Also shows like the mega movers and the shows which have the worlds greatest engineering marvels.

Im loving of the geeky side of things, i love to find out history of mechanical computers, the first telegraph lines and interesting things in terms of nature science ect. I love listening to christian philosphers like Ravi Zachariahs and william lane craig.

While thats the geeky side of me i also love high contact sports like rugby league, haven't played in a few years but heres an old vid i made, if your interested.. Rugby League Highlights 2008 - YouTube
 
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MissCris

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I'm kind of like a living, breathing spell-check. Some people find it useful, others are like, "I don't CARE if I spelled it wrong! SHUSH!"


 
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SeatBelt

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I'm kind of like a living, breathing spell-check. Some people find it useful, others are like, "I don't CARE if I spelled it wrong! SHUSH!"


One reason I can't spell (yes, I oft spell check my posts!) is I'm lysDexic. Dyslexia manifests in different people in different ways. One thing that resulted for me is that when I read stuff, since so very often what I see is not what is there, my brain corrects it to what it should be to make sense in the context. Usually this is just letter substitutions, but sometimes I end up with the ole brain mentally substituting a whole different word for something, but it still makes sense in the context.
I'm not sure if that is more like mental spell-check or mental auto-complete. Either way, I can write something completely wrong, look at it six ways till Sunday and be utterly convinced that it is completely right. Did I mention I oft spell check my posts, LOL.
 

Stuey

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Are half the members on this forum solid geeks? bahahahahaa. :D Love it.
 
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SeatBelt

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Are half the members on this forum solid geeks? bahahahahaa. :D Love it.
the other half are in denial, or just not gotten around to this thread.

lets face it, the fact that it is a internet forum filters out alot of non-geeks right away... like what... 85% of em? Throw in that this is a Christian site... and well, the hits just keep coming like on a K-tel Record!
 
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I get what you mean. I'm a total gun/forensics/music/art/literature/electronic surveillance equipment/ballet/classic car geek. I can tell you the make and model of most classic cars by their tail lights in the dark. (cop thing) And I can discuss the metallurgy of 20s model Glocks until your ears bleed. :)

And this show.....best EVER!!! :)

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Catlynn

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i have grand memories of this show. Tons of nostalgia. When my dad used to work late in the hospital, my parents would let me stay up extra late till he got home and watch M*A*S*H with him, as well as MacGuyver. :D

In other news, this morning I discovered a show on the History Channel about Vikings and I'm TOTALLY teeming out over it. XD
 
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Lucky1

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Lol..I'm wearing one of my vader t-shirts right now. I can recite movies line by line after seeing it once in most cases. I have Star Wars in 4 different box sets including VHS. I have The lord of the rings super extended deluxe boxed set a good 12+ hours of awesomeness. I watch ghostbusters at minimum once a month. More if I feel icky. I'm a HUGE fan of classic movies Bogart, Dean, Hudson, Taylor, Bacall etc. I love scifi Joss is awesome. Grew up on trek I even like the new one and can't wait for the newest one. I have an EXTENSIVE Horror and specifically B horror collection. I'm a huge superhero movie fan. Iron Man 3 on Friday!!!! And that's just movies....I didn't get into my book collection, game collection, surf board collection well I could go on....but yeah I'm one too :)