Geek, nerd, or dork?
by Vladimir Cole 
{ Dec 25th 2006 at 10:28AM }
Blog MilitantGeek helps us make sense of the difference between geeks, nerds and dorks with this handy table. We've carefully assessed ourselves (and our readers) against this handy chart, and have determined that most of us are nerds, though a few of us (hackers in the mod & homebrew community come to mind) have ascended to the level of geek.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Anand @ Dec 25th 2006 10:40AM
Looks like I am a geek. My dream job is to work for NASA, I compete in robotic competitions, and one of my favorite TV shows ever is A-Team.
Derka @ Dec 25th 2006 10:42AM
Geeks FTW!
GalileoAce @ Dec 25th 2006 11:19AM
They have Geek and Nerd around the wrong way.
FSK405K @ Dec 25th 2006 11:32AM
I guess I'm a gerd, or a neek.
stev @ Dec 25th 2006 11:48AM
well im 1/3 geek
5/9 nerd
and suppose im 1/3 Dork
i suppose i should add on an extra nerd for just adding a comment here...
AndrewNeo @ Dec 25th 2006 12:08PM
Geek for sure. The HL2 source code is amazing!
Shibathedog @ Dec 28th 2006 11:07AM
lol i fall under all 3 in some places and none at all in others
i guess im half geek/nerd/dork and half...normal?
marvin @ Dec 25th 2006 12:47PM
Dream fights:
Geek: Google vs. Microsoft
Nerd: Marvel vs. DC
Dork: WWF vs. WCW
Damn I'm 2/3rds nerd and 1/3 geek. WTF I thought I was even invited to the social?
Philip @ Dec 25th 2006 12:56PM
4/9 nerd
4/9 geek
1/9 dork JCPenny ;)
Nick Mendez @ Dec 25th 2006 6:50PM
This is the kind of stupid sarcastic bullshit that holds gaming sites back from being legitimate journalism. It does nothing but insult its audience, categorizing them all as anti-social and adverse to reality. Can we lose this stupid stigma already and stop perpetuating it?
Capt.WTF @ Dec 25th 2006 2:19PM
What sort of social outcast is it that spends hours making a spreadsheet?
"Favorite App : MS Excel"
labels you -what-?
some person @ Dec 25th 2006 2:34PM
thank geeks for thinkgeek (i'm a geek)!
Ndric @ Dec 25th 2006 2:42PM
Lol, so according to them I'm neither. Woot.
Wedge @ Dec 25th 2006 2:43PM
8/9 Geek 1/9 Nerd (SW/LotR soundtracks ftw).
Also API docs are very sexy.
FSK405K @ Dec 25th 2006 3:20PM
Lol, love the Excel question. Where would you put on the chart spends hours and hours using excel to analyze statistics to predict fantasy football performance?
Eric Baker @ Dec 25th 2006 6:08PM
Got geek and nerd switched around. Maybe it's just me, but geeks have always been the obsessive ones and nerds have always been the booksmart ones. Otherwise, funny stuff!
Jim @ Dec 25th 2006 6:52PM
Am I the only one who thinks the geek answer is the coolest?
Tyler @ Jan 8th 2007 11:01AM
Ok this is way off topic and may have been asked before, but i really would like to know how much hard drive space the Core System by itself has...I understand the benifits of the premium system but i dont want to spend 100 extra dollars if i can help it...any feed back will be much appreciated
Rooster @ Dec 25th 2006 10:08PM
Tack on another for having "geek" and "nerd" possibly reversed?
Nerds are the bookies (though the D and D makes sense) with the acne, Geeks are the obsessive people into alterna-culture.
Grey Acumen @ Dec 26th 2006 12:33PM
I'm about 50/50 Nerd/Geek Ratio. I'm actually quite content with that.
icenineiv @ Dec 26th 2006 7:45PM
I'm in agreement with Eric Baker, for me geeks have always been more pop culture related than nerds.
Bionic Commando @ Dec 27th 2006 8:17AM
Im 5/9th's Nerd. 4/9th's Geek. Even in a Nerd,Geek,Dork area of society I don't quite fit in....
SIGH...LOL!!
Xeno @ Dec 26th 2006 2:48PM
Alas, the humble Spaz is overlooked again
Tukka @ Dec 26th 2006 4:38PM
Agreed, geek and nerd are switched.
I like this test myself: http://www.okcupid.com/tests/take?testid=9935030990046738815
Sakurabean~ @ Dec 31st 2006 12:39PM
This article has nerd and geek horribly, horribly confused. =[
noah @ Jan 1st 2007 9:55PM
ok dorks play dnd and are the ones with the ironic t-shirts so redo the dork and by the way dorks do not wear watever mom wants so stfu about things u dont know
Jules @ Jan 1st 2007 2:43AM
I like Excel spreadsheets... I find reasons to make them. Oh excel, how I love thee. So I guess I'm urban with geek tendencies cuz more than half of the things here don't apply to me.
Mesha @ Jan 1st 2007 6:57PM
ha ha... i'm a geek and i'm lovin it!!!!
Miyoka @ Dec 31st 2006 7:11PM
Hmm... I don't know about this table. I've always thought that it was more of a social skills thing. Like, geeks are ok at interacting with ppl, wheras nerds are sort of annoying, i guess?
petey @ Jan 9th 2007 4:20PM
Nick Mendez is a definatly nerd. not jk, hav u red his comment? if not read it.
Bobby @ Jan 1st 2007 3:20AM
This is funny But I am completely sure that all of the stats for geek/nerd are mismatched... perhaps the writer made a mix up... or he is a geek wanting to be a nerd or vice versa...
petey @ Jan 9th 2007 4:34PM
ha! i looked at all the tables and guess wat? none fit! hahaha in ur faces geekoids!
linz @ Jan 12th 2007 9:35PM
HIS PETEY ok nate is soo not any of the above along with my sexy babe gavin
linz @ Jan 9th 2007 4:33PM
SAME HERE CUZ IM A SEXY MAMA!!!!!!
if any of u dorkwads want a pic to bad ur acne scares me!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
SAVE ME PETE
linz @ Jan 9th 2007 4:33PM
SAME HERE CUZ IM A SEXY MAMA!!!!!!
if any of u dorkwads want a pic to bad ur acne scares me!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
SAVE ME PETE