Geeks Unite

davidMC1982 · 12-30-2004, 02:19 PM

I was considered a geek when I was at school, probably because I always got good grades and didn't get in trouble. People would try to take the piss but I didn't give a damn. However, I had the advantage of being good at sports (this counts for a lot at school), having hobbies outside school and being confident in who I was.

I was captain of the basketball team, played for the year above in football (soccer) and cricket and was on the rugby team. I raced go-karts outside of school and had a part-time job working with race cars. I was also good at (and enjoyed) using and building computers (probably another reason I was considered a geek).

It's quite amusing looking at what the 'popular' kids at school are doing now. Most are still living at home and work in supermarkets. I'm just about to graduate with a Masters in Computer Systems Engineering, I have two jobs working with race cars and rent a house with a few mates.

What's the moral of the story? There's no shame in being a geek. Enjoy who you are and what you do and let everyone else worry about the popularity contest, it really isn't worth the hassle.

Dave

PS This quote seems quite apt, I'm not sure who it's from but...

"Be nice to geeks and nerds, you'll be working for them in later life."

droogpirate · 12-31-2004, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Thrice

im considered a ggek i guess..i went to a tech school for college. sorry pirate, but we used to make fun of the D&D kids. I got straight a's for a couple semesters too if that makes me a geek?

****, no problem...they (we) probably deserve to be made fun of...but in my defense...its pretty damn entertaining when your high.

All_Nite_Dinah · 01-01-2005, 01:04 PM

IM an a v nerd. I use linux on a regular basis, and Im a music nerd.

xero · 01-01-2005, 03:52 PM

At college we get bored and play pictionary (sometimes we can 4 hour breaks in the middle of the day). One time we did the word antidisestablishmentarianism and my friend got it just on the word ANT... go him.

Oh yay me.

spearmint · 01-01-2005, 04:03 PM

I like how people with impared vision are geeks...that's funny

hookers with machineguns · 01-02-2005, 12:53 AM

Women that wear glasses...mmm....anyone else turned on by that?

SwitchFootRocks! · 01-06-2005, 08:53 PM

Thanks for the replys but i really dont know what i was saying when i wrote this post.

01-01-2005, 04:03 PM	#25 (permalink)
spearmint Everything's eventual Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Norwich, england Posts: 173	I like how people with impared vision are geeks...that's funny __________________ Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned for sega

01-02-2005, 12:53 AM	#26 (permalink)
hookers with machineguns Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,753	Women that wear glasses...mmm....anyone else turned on by that? __________________ LASTFM

01-06-2005, 08:53 PM	#27 (permalink)
SwitchFootRocks! insanely insane Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: In a room with padded walls, (florida, USA) Posts: 37	Thanks for the replys but i really dont know what i was saying when i wrote this post. __________________ Batteries not included! Why do we kill people who kill people to show that klling people is wrong? (unless its George Bush, then its fine!)

12-30-2004, 02:19 PM	#21 (permalink)
davidMC1982 Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Sussex, UK Posts: 90	I was considered a geek when I was at school, probably because I always got good grades and didn't get in trouble. People would try to take the piss but I didn't give a damn. However, I had the advantage of being good at sports (this counts for a lot at school), having hobbies outside school and being confident in who I was. I was captain of the basketball team, played for the year above in football (soccer) and cricket and was on the rugby team. I raced go-karts outside of school and had a part-time job working with race cars. I was also good at (and enjoyed) using and building computers (probably another reason I was considered a geek). It's quite amusing looking at what the 'popular' kids at school are doing now. Most are still living at home and work in supermarkets. I'm just about to graduate with a Masters in Computer Systems Engineering, I have two jobs working with race cars and rent a house with a few mates. What's the moral of the story? There's no shame in being a geek. Enjoy who you are and what you do and let everyone else worry about the popularity contest, it really isn't worth the hassle. Dave PS This quote seems quite apt, I'm not sure who it's from but... "Be nice to geeks and nerds, you'll be working for them in later life."

01-01-2005, 01:04 PM	#23 (permalink)
All_Nite_Dinah Not Impressed Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 741	IM an a v nerd. I use linux on a regular basis, and Im a music nerd.

01-01-2005, 03:52 PM	#24 (permalink)
xero Groupie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: essex, england Posts: 12	At college we get bored and play pictionary (sometimes we can 4 hour breaks in the middle of the day). One time we did the word antidisestablishmentarianism and my friend got it just on the word ANT... go him. Oh yay me.