Traditional geek image shattered

[tontod]

Geeks arent all they're imagined to be,

Girl geeks.

Guess there's hope for us "traditional" geeks yet

 

[thereds]

Yeah, whatever.

 

[Capn]

I don't like geeks

 

[bigbootydaddy]

funny....

 

[yellowperil]

Dictionary definition of geek:

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.

In other words, not cool . People who use technology to make money are not (necessarily) geeks. Emo rockers are not geeks. They're pseudo-geeks.

 

[spamboy]

Emo rockers aren't geeks, but they are neo-nerds.

 

[Cerb]

Excuse me...you have an incorrect and modern set of definitions.

Main Entry: geek
Pronunciation: 'gEk
Function: noun
Etymology: probably from English dialect geek, geck fool, from Low German geck, from Middle Low German
Date: 1914
1 : a carnival performer often billed as a wild man whose act usually includes biting the head off a live chicken or snake

 

[A5]

<< includes biting the head off a live chicken or snake >>


So Ozzy is a geek?