I am a master debater -----Original Message----- From: Malcoy Fitzpatrick II [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 8:02 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Another word for "nerd" or "geek"
I'm a cunnilingist On 7/15/05, Ben Doom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Techhead. > Coder. > Brainbox. > > Of course, I proudly put my geekhood on display. Social dysfunction? > Some. But not much. Besides, it seems to me that if someone is going > to cally you names, why not co-opt the negative and make it positive? > > --Ben > > Cameron Johnson wrote: > > Here's a question that a friend of mine asked me, and I thought the CF folks could throw in on this. > > > > Intellectual achievement is something that we, as a society, should want to > > encourage. Sadly, the term "nerd" or "geek" has negative connotations, largely focused around social dysfunction: > > > > - "Our IT guy? He's a real computer geek." > > - "All she does is study. She's such a nerd." > > > > I am looking for a word or label that can be used to describe individuals > > who seek to expand their mind and explore the world. "Renaissance Man" is a > > bit outdated and also somewhat gender specific. "Scholar" tends to focus on scholastic achievment. > > > > The term should have positive connotations that can be used in sentences like: > > > > - "He's a ranked boxer and also a X." > > > > - "When she isn't out snowboarding, she's programming web pages. Clearly, she's an athlete and a X". > > > > - "I am a X." > > > > Thoughts, people? > > > > Cameron > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=17 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:164926 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
