What about: Gamer? that is what I prefer.

I find geek to be a bit less offensive than nerd. When I hear nerd, I think straight-A kid with no social life. Either that, or those delicious little candies

/me bites the head off a bat.

Oh.. it was a chicken... damn... I was used to bats... Yes I am Ozzy Osbourne.

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Geek, as many have said I have always thought of nerds with straight A's, glasses, academically awesome, while I have thought of geeks as those who are good/spend a lot of time in other things that most people don't do (i.e. video games)

i would personally prefer gamer given the choice, but failing that i'd prefer geek. no particular reason for why I'd choose geek over nerd, I just would.

I've always preferred geek, with the view that nerds are pretty much synonymous with the kids that walk around with horn-rimmed glasses and twelve books in their arms while wearing a pastel-colored polo shirt and khakis, and respond to everything you say with a nasaly "Well, actually...". Geek brings to mind the more relaxed type, typically with glasses, jeans, and some sort of snarky comment or fantasy art on their t-shirts, who make D&D/internet jokes and sometimes attempt to be cool.

Which is odd, considering that I'm more of an artsy-intellectual than either. Out of normal classification, though, I hail closest to geek.

Jesus saves. The rest of you take 3d12 damage.

sheic99:

Nimbus:
dork is fantasy..

Well a dork is someone who's both parents worked(during colonial times) so the children had to wear a door key around their neck. Therefor dork.

I thought it used to mean someone's knob. There's a quote about the Wolfman to that effect but I can't remember where it's from.

I have to go with geek. The explanations as to why have already been given.

Nerd= Smart with academic stuff
Geek= Smart with AWESOME stuff

Also, I love biting the heads off of chickens.

Intresting it seems geek is alot more of a compliment to you guys. Both are compliments to me though, I mean when is being intelligent a dissadvantage?

I like when people use my name.

Or nerd, geek just sounds weird.

Nerd implies that you're more intelligent than the people insulting you.
Geek implies that you can't spend a moment away from Dungeons and Dragons.

I'ma go with nerd.

I'm probably closer to nerd than geek. I think geek is more socially unacceptable while nerd is having knowledge that nobody cares about.

I'll physically fight people if they call me one of those to my face, although I think getting offended at name-calling is childish, and I don't really care, I look for every opportunity to assert my dominance.

I am an art geek, that is for sure.

I am neither but if I had to pick id go with geek. Nerds are stright A trekkie types with pocket protectors and taped up glasses.

Btw wtf is up with every thread having some idiot within the first 5 posts give a one sentence answer follow by "/thread" Wtf is this stupid /thread thing ? Is it some stupid "oh soo humourous" meme that I missed out on ? Or is it only funny to people who still think "the cake is a lie" is somehow still witty ?

Heh, I find it funny how I've never been called a geek, nerd or dork by anyone other than my friends (in an affectionate manner seeing how we're all geeks) even though at one point me and my friends used to play D&D on a desk in front of main office at our school every lunch for an entire year.

I'd call myself a geek btw.

avykins:
Or is it only funny to people who still think "the cake is a lie" is somehow still witty ?

It was never "witty". People only thought it was. It was just part of a great game. Nothing more.

meatloaf231:

sv93:
Geek originally meant "people who bite the heads of chickens" so I am going to go with nerd.

*Spits out chicken head*

What are you talking about?

lol

Both, I suppose. If it's down to preference, then well... don't mind either, to be honest.

I'm more a geek than a nerd, but I more often get called a nerd.

If I had a choice though, DORK. lol :D
(nerd)

What is this, the 70's? Some people refer to others as "Scrubs" on Xbox live. Ok, thank you for the decades old reference, you are very hip.

huntedannoyed:
What is this, the 70's? Some people refer to others as "Scrubs" on Xbox live. Ok, thank you for the decades old reference, you are very hip.

XBL is for nerds. ;)

Nerd, because a geek bites the head off chickens :P

Clov3r:

huntedannoyed:
What is this, the 70's? Some people refer to others as "Scrubs" on Xbox live. Ok, thank you for the decades old reference, you are very hip.

XBL is for nerds. ;)

Well, at least now I know for sure! Does it make me less nerdy to ask for you to refer to me as "Technologically savy?"

I'm a nerd. I've always hated the sound of the word "geek" - although I fall into certain characteristics of both kinds. Intellectual ability and glasses with a relaxed sartorial style.

I'm a nerd. I've always hated the sound of the word "geek" - although I fall into certain characteristics of both kinds. Intellectual ability and glasses with a relaxed sartorial style.

I rather be called a geek because the truth is "I am!" It really isn't my fault that my family are geeks aswell. even my friends are geeks. The thing is I also socialise and in my opinion nerds rather stay at home and go on a computer and find something that may entertain them.

Tell me if i'm wrong because i'd rather be corrected but dont criticise please!

huntedannoyed:

Clov3r:

huntedannoyed:
What is this, the 70's? Some people refer to others as "Scrubs" on Xbox live. Ok, thank you for the decades old reference, you are very hip.

XBL is for nerds. ;)

Well, at least now I know for sure! Does it make me less nerdy to ask for you to refer to me as "Technologically savy?"

No not at all, but only if you refer to me as Ma'am ;D

"NERD = Not even remotely dorky" -Professor J. Frink

I like nerd more, to me it conjures images of a computer addict who is good in math. The word geek brings me an image of an overweight role-player.

Personally, I'd go with enginerd.

Nerd. It's a more accurate description of myself. Although I should go with "athletic nerd" since pounding turf in football/track/martial arts allows me that title.

Nerd.

Nerds are simply smart geeks, and i dont consider geekiness bad. Therefore geekiness just is and nerd is a compliment

I consider geek to be linked primarily to the geeky interests of comics, AD&D, games, cultish films. Generally speaking pretty normal but with socially frowned upon interests.

Nerd I consider describing having glasses, being overly techie and desperate to show it, probably smart but way too proud of it (not that intelligence is a bad thing).

I think geek has kind of been brought over into the mainstream now, it's not really a bad thing to be described as a bit 'geeky' what with the whole 'geek-chic' thing kicking off.

Michael_McCloud:

Jesus saves. The rest of you take 3d12 damage.

Damn, I'm using that more often.

Geek is what cute girls who play Nintendo Wii all the time with their bespeckled girlfriends, and therefore has a cuter, more positive connotation. They wouldn't call themselves nerds in their Facebook blurb. therefore I'm a geek. Though really my full title would be Mr Jebus rockponce-geek-emo-sexy Saves

Option 4: Nither Geek or Nerd

Whereas i am quite smart with computers and stuff im not realy the sort of person you'd call a geek or a nerd.