According to you, I'm both. Geek 'cos of my hobbies (gaming, anime, so on), and nerd because I do well in school.

That dork-whale-penis thing was in QI.

My waster friends who do arts in college think I'm a geek but I'm really just like maths and physics slightly more than average.

When I was 15 I was a complete emo-face. Stripey tights, panda-eyes, chains out of pockets. Eurgh. Luckily I can look back on that and laugh. By laugh I mean cringe.

Iffypop:

Sib:
Gaming, Anime,RPGs, Heavy Metal/Classic Rock. They're also usually very good with technology and philosophy it seems. Geeks argue between themselves on a regular basis on pretty much everything.
I also find that most Sibs are rather intelligent people, and are usually very interested in any subjects they might study at college etc.

Thanks to some editting your post now labels me as a class :)

nilpferdkoenig:

sammyfreak:
I am the kind of person who refutes all labels of all kinds. Irony, fuck yeah!

That makes you a scoundrel!

That sounds sexy, I like that title.

Well if we're pigeon-holing, I most fit your feek mold, but I've always found that geek and nerd are definitions that every-bloody-one has a different definition for. It's quite annoying. I wish people would hurry up and at least agree on the offensive and totally inaccurate stereotypes.

I really think your definitions are way too specific.

I fit neither, or rather, both. With less specific definitions, however, I would be easier to fit in a category.

I'm a unique hybrid that takes all the strengths from both groups yet inherits none of their weaknesses. That is why I am a vampire slayer.

Anarchemitis:
I've heard a dork is actually the scientific name for the penis of a blue whale.

well my penis is as big as that of a blue whales, am i a dork?

I'd wager the popular definitions of these two terms varies from region to region. In central Canada the biggest difference is that a Geek has social skills that extend outside of the Geek community while a Nerd does not. A Geek knows a lot of techno stuff, loves certain types of movies, etc. but is still able to hit on pretty girls and hang out with different people. Nerds just give off a vibe that says "If I were any weirder, you'd be afraid of me."

Again, just a local definition.

conqueror Kenny:

Anarchemitis:
I've heard a dork is actually the scientific name for the penis of a blue whale.

well my penis is as big as that of a blue whales, am i a dork?

No you are He-Man! or the Hulk, i mean being able to stay upright without that thing dragging you down under its weight is admirable.

Does this technically mean Geeks can't like rap or classical music?

I've always considered geeks to be ones who are highly intelligent and thus have an interest in technology/math/science/etc. Nerds on the other hand tend to be more focused on a specific hobby (generally a "nerdy" hobby) but don't necessarily have to have brainpower: DnD nerds, Star Wars nerds, video game nerds, etc. I've found that these definitions tend to work the best.

Of course, there is plenty of overlap between them. I myself am a geek since I'm into science, technology, and engineering, while I also happen to be a Star Wars and video game nerd.

I think geek was a term originally used by American soldiers fighting Vietnam to label the Viet-Cong. Am I an Asian Guerrilla fighter, no.

Fire Daemon:
I think geek was a term originally used by American soldiers fighting Vietnam to label the Viet-Cong. Am I an Asian Guerrilla fighter, no.

American soldiers usually referred to the Viet Cong as "Charlie". However, I believe the term you're thinking of is "gook", which is a derogatory American term for people of Asian descent.

AndiGravity:

Fire Daemon:
I think geek was a term originally used by American soldiers fighting Vietnam to label the Viet-Cong. Am I an Asian Guerrilla fighter, no.

American soldiers usually referred to the Viet Cong as "Charlie". However, I believe the term you're thinking of is "gook", which is a derogatory American term for people of Asian descent.

Charlie, I thought was British and I'm pretty sure I havn't heared Gook...ever. Maybe this is a lesson to not trust the words of teachers.

I don't feel like I am any of these catergories. Maybe others think I might fit into one of these but I have no idea which one I will be put into.

If I'm either, I'm a geek. But I hate anime with a passion. If I'm a gook of anything it would be Archaeolgy. Hence the name, the university course...

Fire Daemon:

AndiGravity:

Fire Daemon:
I think geek was a term originally used by American soldiers fighting Vietnam to label the Viet-Cong. Am I an Asian Guerrilla fighter, no.

American soldiers usually referred to the Viet Cong as "Charlie". However, I believe the term you're thinking of is "gook", which is a derogatory American term for people of Asian descent.

Charlie, I thought was British and I'm pretty sure I havn't heared Gook...ever. Maybe this is a lesson to not trust the words of teachers.

I don't feel like I am any of these catergories. Maybe others think I might fit into one of these but I have no idea which one I will be put into.

"Charlie" is American. It was coined because U.S. Armed Forces use a standard phonetic alphabet to communicate letter strings so there's no confusion. One of the popular ones these days is WTF, since it's more polite to say "whiskey tango foxtrot" than "what the fuck?"

Anyway, Viet Cong abbreviates down to VC, so American forces referred to them as VC... except, of course, to abbreviate the name, they had to radio it back and forth as "Victor Charlie" (don't ask me why they didn't just say Viet Cong at that point; I don't know). Soon it became shortened to "Charlie".

For it's part, "gook" could come from a couple of different places, but it was also coined by U.S. military forces, this time during the Korean War, and has been used by Americans to insult Asian people ever since.

As for being a geek or a nerd, I would like to think I'm neither one, but I think I just proved otherwise.

Be proud of your inner Geek!

I don't know, which is the one who has sex with women (I added with women so those dipshits don't try anything funny) yet STILL plays computer games?

Not From Antarctica:
I don't know, which is the one who has sex with women (I added with women so those dipshits don't try anything funny) yet STILL plays computer games?

Lololololol u haz secks with dewds! :D

This is the Escapist, generally dipshits get weeded out quickly

I'm a Geek, cos I'm not brainy.

Anarchemitis:
I have made a (continuingly sucessful) effort to not fit into any social clique.

Agreed with this one. I have many tendencies that means I can't label myself as one definition (no, sorry to some of the fruitier guys out there. Homosexual tendency is not one that's on my list. :| ). Have been a 'hardcore' gamer, and now a 'casual' gamer with hardcore tendencies. I chose neither because not one label holds more truth over me than another, except perhaps 'retard' or 'twat'.

I've always thought "geek" was synonym with "nerd".
Actually, I still think so. Thou hath not converted Me!
Yay for individuality!

On a more serious note, I consulted Wikipedia and this is what I found;

Geek article:

The word geek is a slang term, noting individuals as "a peculiar or otherwise odd person, especially one who is perceived to be overly obsessed with one or more things including those of intellectuality, electronics, gaming, etc."

The terms nerd and dork have similar meanings as geek, but many choose to identify different connotations amongst the three terms, although the differences are disputed.

Nerd article:

Nerd is a term often bearing a derogatory connotation or stereotype, that refers to a person who passionately pursues intellectual activities, esoteric knowledge, or other obscure interests that are age inappropriate rather than engaging in more social or popular activities. Therefore, a nerd is often excluded from physical activity and considered a loner by peers.

I continuously stick to my belief that nerd and geek are two sides of the same thing.
Don't be offended, though, Mr. OP, sir. Your thread is very nice.

I'm Both. Definitely both.

The distinction I've always made between nerds and geeks is that nerds are more quiet and and geeks, at least amongst their own, tend to fail to shut up. Thus I am a geek.

By your definitions, i'm a little bit of colum A little bit of colum B.

I agrue with my friends about stupid stuff (mainly they are the ones that started it) and i'm interested in what subject i'm going to college for.

So yeah, i'm more of a Gerd.

conqueror Kenny:

Anarchemitis:
I've heard a dork is actually the scientific name for the penis of a blue whale.

well my penis is as big as that of a blue whales, am i a dork?

If I had a penis the size of a blue whale's, I'd pick fights with guys in bars then whip out my huge penis and crush them to death. I'd think pants shopping would be hard though, also walking would be impossible.

Anyway, to answer your question I would say I am a nerd, as the term originally came from the word knurd which is drunk backwards and was used to refer to students too studious to drink. I would say that fits me pretty well.

I consider myself a total nerd, but by your description I fit more into the geek category...

Anyone who can follow my ramblings on biology gets major points though. And I've been known to use lengthy explanations of oxytocin as pick-up lines...

Not that they work or anything.

I'm a hybrid jock and geek I suppose. I was decent at school (B+ student), played MTG, loved games, but was Varsity in 3 sports and class president. So...I'm not sure what the hell that makes me...Gock? Jeek?

I'm a geek/nerd through and through by your definitions, though I frequently call myself a "Geek of All Trades" where as my Nerdity is pretty limited (History/Religious Studies/Mythology).

My geek of all trades label comes from my broad but fairly intense love of Anime, Movies, Music, Videogames, Pen'Paper RPGs, Comics, Genre Fiction and Television. I also have some really strange super-geeky things like being OBSESSED with Steampunk, Pulp and Alternate History.

My nerdity comes from my Religious History degree. I try to keep my academic knowledge up by regularly reading through historical materials and doing my own little research projects, though lately I'm more interested in Folklore, Ritual and Alternative Archeology then any serious historical field. My last serious historical research was into Imperial Germany (circa mid-late 1800's until WW1) and I haven't really done anything since then.

What's really bad is often my Geekery and my Nerdity will overlap and You'll get me going on about both at great length.

i am definitely a geek
im into anime, video games, metal, and am very smart.
but i rarely do any of my homework or pay attention in class. i would rather go off and do my own thing or learn on my own, plus i find homework and stuff absolutely meaningless if i have nothing to gain from it and already know all the stuff.

(YAY, my 100th post!)

At this moment I'd like to point out that this was my opinion and way of seeing things ;)

The main point was to see what you guys 'n' gals classed them as! The description I posted was what myself and my friends at Uni seem to have agreed upon.

I also don't really think a geek or nerd is a type of social clique, because that would mean that people who don't fit in with that style don't hang out with you, and you don't hang out with them! There has been many a time when I've gone out with people who have no taste in music and have no desire to talk about games etc, but I could just be at the age now where these social cliques lose relevance and youhang out with people because you like them :P