Nerd, Geek or Dork?
You might have seen this bit of fun over at Moogsmum.* Now, she says that we can earn "geek points" but I don't think it's open JUST to geeks. I think nerds and dorks can join in too.
If you're also a pedant, like me, you might already know which category you fall in to. If not, drag yourself away from Buffy/ Linux/ learning Klingon and take this test.
I am a:
Pure Nerd
91 % Nerd, 48% Geek, 48% Dork (I don't know how that is possible! But that's what it says)
91 % Nerd, 48% Geek, 48% Dork (I don't know how that is possible! But that's what it says)
A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia. A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one. A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions.
You scored better than half in Nerd, earning you the title of: Pure Nerd.
The times, they are a-changing. It used to be that being exceptionally smart led to being unpopular, which would ultimately lead to picking up all of the traits and tendences associated with the "dork." No-longer. Being smart isn't as socially crippling as it once was, and even more so as you get older: eventually being a Pure Nerd will likely be replaced with the following label: Purely Successful.
* Which, strictly speaking, should be apostrophed, but we let her off because I'm sure she did it on purpose and we love her blog. And it's rude to be pedantic. Apparently.
7 comments:
Having known you as long as I have, I am completely unsurprised by your "Pure Nerd" designation ;)
xMx
A marvellous display of pedantry Marmadaisy. You've just awarded yourself 17 bonus Geek Points.
Feel free to convert them into Nerd currency :)
xxx
p.s. confused about the apostrophe situation but happy to be enlightened as I loath poor punctuation. I have been known to agonise at length over the placement of a comma.
I meant 'You've just earned yourself..etc etc'!!
Ha! We obviously have something in common.....
Hmmmm, I'm a pure nerd too - not as high a percentage as you achieved - only 70%- but still pure nerd.
I am pure dork--as compared to Napolean Dynamite.
I'm too scared to find out. You are not a nerd, you are lovely, talented with a good sense of humour, so we need to think up a name for that category so that us bloggers can join!
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