Charli Infinity 7 Posted October 8, 2013 1:20 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Storm Clarence 311 Posted October 8, 2013 I dislike both labels, but "today" these terms are endearing. Go figure. Geek = Hardware Nerd = Software I have both skills, so I am just a schmuck. PS But I still get laid. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charli Infinity 7 Posted October 8, 2013 I always thought geeks= techies nerds=bookworms are your fingernails long? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Storm Clarence 311 Posted October 8, 2013 QWERTY Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Awe Thor 0 Posted October 8, 2013 Charli Infinity wrote: 1:20 The titles are entirely nonsensical. Both participants can (need to) shave which converts them either into "internet entrepreneurs" or hackers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeterCanessa Oh 426 Posted October 8, 2013 I'm sorry, I don't have any thoughts. It's been that sort of day at work :-( FWIW I always associated: Geek = someone with more brains than a media moron Nerd = someone with more brains than dress sense Hmmm, I don't buy computers/tablets/phones as a fashion accessory or use twitface but I do know how they work; I'm definitely a geek. I'm probably a nerd as well to the sort of people likely to use the word at all but only because my - wide and active - social circle isn't obsessed with fashion, celebrities and, well, media morons (except for the occassional media morons that can keep up). [After sailing with some ex-Army mates this weekend I spent time with the other people living on the farm here. They'd been foraging for wild Autumn fruits and things. We were making bread, preserves, wine, etc. In return I showed them how to use a reformatter and Zip to reduce the size of all the photos they were emailing home around the world. Then we had a party. One of the people has been living here for a couple of months now and we're still not sure whether it's "him" or "her". Somehow I don't think the sort of people who need to call others 'geek', 'nerd' or anything else would be able to cope with any of this. Back to the TV and 'lifestyle' magazines for them. I have a life, sometimes several.] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bree Giffen 1,642 Posted October 9, 2013 When the guy started singing in elvish I had to laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Awe Thor 0 Posted October 9, 2013 Bree Giffen wrote: When the guy started singing in elvish I had to laugh. I thought elvish was dead? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeterCanessa Oh 426 Posted October 9, 2013 There's a guy works down the chip-shop swears he's elvish. [ETA: alright, too many people said they didn't get this. Soul Music - Terry Pratchett] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Storm Clarence 311 Posted October 10, 2013 PeterCanessa Oh wrote: There's a guy works down the chip-shop swears he's elvish. No, I think elvish has left the building. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeterCanessa Oh 426 Posted October 10, 2013 The aliens took him Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sephina Frostbite 14 Posted October 10, 2013 Died laughing. I love epic rap battles. This one is awesome! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Awe Thor 0 Posted October 10, 2013 As the video says, when they released the track in the States, they changed "chip shop" in the lyrics to "truck stop" to mitigate American confusion. I am not sure if Scouting For Girls ever made it across the Atlantic though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeterCanessa Oh 426 Posted October 10, 2013 Awe Thor wrote: ... they changed "chip shop" in the lyrics to "truck stop" to mitigate American confusion. Ah, that'll explain it then. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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