What kind of geek are you?

[Evil_Geoff]

Sci-Fi Geek (Star Trek, Star Wars, etc.)
Role Play Geek (WoW, Dungeons and Dragons, etc.)
Computer Geek
Comic Book Geek
&
Cheese!

Pretty much covers it. Speaking of gaming and computer geekdom - Any one hit up The Secret World Beta or Diablo III this past weekend?

 

[satindesire]

Diablo. Is. Awesome.

 

[JMohegan]

So, yes, we're all sex geeks, but in this forum we're often another kind of geek, too. What kind of geek are you?

I'm sure I'm asking a goofy question, but here it is anyway.

What do you mean by "geek" in this context?

Are you asking if people are knowledgeable fans of ___, or are you asking if they are knowledgeable fans who are also socially unappealing and obnoxious about it? You know, like grammar fans who somehow just can't stop themselves from correcting other folks' syntax and spelling.

 

[DeepGreenEyes]

Diablo. Is. Awesome.

That much better than Diablo 2? And how is the creepy soundtrack??

 

[satindesire]

That much better than Diablo 2? And how is the creepy soundtrack??

It's so siiiick, man. Ifuckinglovethisgame! Totally addicted already, only 2 days in.

Really good music and the voice acting is much better than I expected.

 

[cfuhrer]

A Geoff sighting!!

*waves over top of binocculars*

 

[KoPilot]

Sci-fi, roleplay, computer, comic book, and mythology geek. Also a complete and total art geek too.

Actually, being an art geek turned me into a mythology geek, and being a mythology geek turned me religious. Now I'm building my own reconstructionist religion. That sounds pretty geeky to me...

 

[mynameisben]

Put me down for Sci-Fi, Computers, Mythos, Sports, Trivia, Grammar, Cheese, and Sex geekyness.

I'm also a math and porn geek. I get laplace dances from transforms at the mobius strip club.

 

[graceanne]

I'm really surprised at how many mythology geeks are in here, and how few sports and role play geeks there are. I thought we'd get a lot more of them, especially the sports geek one because of the ongoing football threads that SW start every year.

I also thought we'd have more grammar nazis ... er ... grammar geeks.

 

[KoPilot]

I'm really surprised at how many mythology geeks are in here, and how few sports and role play geeks there are. I thought we'd get a lot more of them, especially the sports geek one because of the ongoing football threads that SW start every year.

I also thought we'd have more grammar nazis ... er ... grammar geeks.

I'm more curious to know what kinds of mythology nerds we've got... specific cultures and time periods, or just general western civ sort of stuff I wonder.

 

[JMohegan]

I'm more curious to know what kinds of mythology nerds we've got... specific cultures and time periods, or just general western civ sort of stuff I wonder.

I like Greek/Roman and Norse myths. Not sure that counts as geek status until graceanne clarifies.

And you?

 

[graceanne]

I'm more curious to know what kinds of mythology nerds we've got... specific cultures and time periods, or just general western civ sort of stuff I wonder.

I'm into Greek/Roman and norse. I think I mentioned that. Either way, I really like mythology, period. I just don't qualify for a geek of those, because I only know a few myths from other cultures.

I like Greek/Roman and Norse myths. Not sure that counts as geek status until graceanne clarifies.

I would consider you a geek if you aren't sure their's any stories you haven't read or heard at some point of that mythology. Granted, with Greek/Roman mythology, there are SO many stories, it's possible to not hear them all.

You're also considered a geek if you won't watch any movies based on Greek/Roman mythology, because it's so far from the original story it pisses you off and you spend the whole movie pissing everyone else off by going 'oh, c'mon. that's not how it happened' and 'what? that never happened!' and 'hey, they missed a part'.

 

[JMohegan]

I would consider you a geek if you aren't sure their's any stories you haven't read or heard at some point of that mythology. Granted, with Greek/Roman mythology, there are SO many stories, it's possible to not hear them all.

You're also considered a geek if you won't watch any movies based on Greek/Roman mythology, because it's so far from the original story it pisses you off and you spend the whole movie pissing everyone else off by going 'oh, c'mon. that's not how it happened' and 'what? that never happened!' and 'hey, they missed a part'.

Ahaha, ok, thanks for clarifying.

I don't think I'm a mythology geek then, just a fan. Ditto with grammar, the original Star Wars trilogy and the original Star Trek series.

I'm probably an LOTR geek of sorts. Loved the books and read them multiple times. I did enjoy the films, but bored quite a few people with "that's not what really happened" commentary.

 

[KoPilot]

I'm into Greek/Roman and norse. I think I mentioned that. Either way, I really like mythology, period. I just don't qualify for a geek of those, because I only know a few myths from other cultures.

I would consider you a geek if you aren't sure their's any stories you haven't read or heard at some point of that mythology. Granted, with Greek/Roman mythology, there are SO many stories, it's possible to not hear them all.

You're also considered a geek if you won't watch any movies based on Greek/Roman mythology, because it's so far from the original story it pisses you off and you spend the whole movie pissing everyone else off by going 'oh, c'mon. that's not how it happened' and 'what? that never happened!' and 'hey, they missed a part'.

Ah okay by those measures I wouldn't be quite a mythology geek but rather an anthropology geek. :B

As for culture, I'm neck deep in Mayanist studies and have been for the past year. Haven't quite made it over to Aztec stuff, even though that's technically more where my roots are and their history and cosmology is far more intact, but I've got a feeling this'll be a lifelong thing, so I'm in no real rush. (I'm actually looking forward to 2013 rolling around so maybe actual scholarship will become a bit more popular... )

Ahaha, ok, thanks for clarifying.

I don't think I'm a mythology geek then, just a fan. Ditto with grammar, the original Star Wars trilogy and the original Star Trek series.

I'm probably an LOTR geek of sorts. Loved the books and read them multiple times. I did enjoy the films, but bored quite a few people with "that's not what really happened" commentary.

Oh cool, another Tolkien nut in the house. Made it through Sil or any of the other first and second age stories?

 

[JMohegan]

Ah okay by those measures I wouldn't be quite a mythology geek but rather an anthropology geek. :B

As for culture, I'm neck deep in Mayanist studies and have been for the past year. Haven't quite made it over to Aztec stuff, even though that's technically more where my roots are and their history and cosmology is far more intact, but I've got a feeling this'll be a lifelong thing, so I'm in no real rush. (I'm actually looking forward to 2013 rolling around so maybe actual scholarship will become a bit more popular... )



Oh cool, another Tolkien nut in the house. Made it through Sil or any of the other first and second age stories?

So the end of the world at the end of this year isn't actually foretold, I take it?

Haven't read beyond LOTR and The Hobbit. Do you recommend?

 

[JM100]

Computer geek for me! Plus I love cheese too! Yummy for my tummy!

 

[DeepGreenEyes]

You're also considered a geek if you won't watch any movies based on [INSERT OBSESSION HERE] because it's so far from the original story it pisses you off and you spend the whole movie pissing everyone else off by going 'oh, c'mon. that's not how it happened' and 'what? that never happened!' and 'hey, they missed a part'.

One of the best definitions of geekdom I have yet read.

 

[cfuhrer]

One of the best definitions of geekdom I have yet read.

Agreed.

 

[graceanne]

Ahaha, ok, thanks for clarifying.

I don't think I'm a mythology geek then, just a fan. Ditto with grammar, the original Star Wars trilogy and the original Star Trek series.

I wouldn't call myself a star wars geek, although I did watch the movies enough times to be able to carry on an intelligent conversation with star wars geeks. I am a Star Trek geek (also called a trekkie), though.

I'm probably an LOTR geek of sorts. Loved the books and read them multiple times. I did enjoy the films, but bored quite a few people with "that's not what really happened" commentary.

So's K (he's read all three books, the silmarillion, and the hobbit), but I enjoyed the side commentary, it explained parts of the movie that didn't make sense to me.

One of the best definitions of geekdom I have yet read.

Thank you. LOL

 

[DeepGreenEyes]

A nice infographic for this thread.

I like the last one: Internet Geek: Reads infographics about geeks.