Friday, December 29, 2006
Who's the Geek?
I saw an ad last night for Beauty and the Geek, and I told Mike that was just like us. This invariably led Mike the the question "Who is the beauty and who is the geek?" I assert that I am the beauty since he has a greater geek pedigree (I do not question his beauty). I do not deny that I have geeky qualities. I fully admit I like to follow my jokes with a hearty "wha wha whaaaaaaa" in the old timey style. I like science articles and watching surgery on TV. I guess I like the bioscience area of Geekdom. I am not into the following Geeky pastimes: Scifi, fantasy, Star Trek, computers, and the Renaissance Faire. I am not good at math either, so how could I be the Geek?
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FYI... having watched beauty and the Geek myself, Mathmatical apptitude and overall intelligence did not a geek make. In fact some of the geeks were pretty dopey and that property is what made them "geeks".
American Heritage Dictionary -
geek (gēk) Pronunciation Key
n.
1.
1. A person regarded as foolish, inept, or clumsy.
2. A person who is single-minded or accomplished in scientific or technical pursuits but is felt to be socially inept.
2. A carnival performer whose show consists of bizarre acts, such as biting the head off a live chicken.
Soooo... Either of you could be the geek :)
-P
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