On Thu, 6 Jul 2000, Peter Vogel wrote:
> This may seem like a silly question but I need to know:
>
> What are the finer distinctions between NERD and GEEK?
Nerds are people who pursue unusual activities of a non "sport" nature
and are often social outcasts of one form or another. They are not
neccessarily "clever" or have outstanding IQ's - they may in fact
be the dumbest kid in the classroom. They are typically socially
ostracized maybe because they look different or act differently.
Geeks are more typically educated in something and are passionate
about whatever it is. You can have maths geeks, computer geeks
or even history or linguistic geeks. They are often confused with
nerds because they may look or act the same.
Children are the most conservative of conservatives - they do not like
their peers to be different from the others in their group. If one
kid acts funny, looks funny or talks funny they will often be
classed as a "nerd". Nerds with enough brain power to realise their
predicament and find a form of escape usually graduate to being
geeks. Those that don't, join the army, drive taxis
or become single mothers....
rachel
Rachel Polanskis University of Western Sydney, Nepean
Senior UNIX Admin PO Box 10, Kingswood NSW 2747
Systems && Operations Information Technology Services, Kingswood
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