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(...) I've thought of the difference between geeks and nerds to be that geeks usually are in the computer industry, and often untidy; nerds may work in a more academic or scientific field and are rather tidy. :-) --Ryan (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) A geek *may* have social skills, a nerd does not. Looking around at clutter on desk...at least I'm not a nerd. :-) Bruce (though I feel constrained to point out that I have seen many computer-geeks that are tidy) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Guess I'm a geek, then -- by virtue of the fact that I'm married? In fact, if it weren't for the arrival of my son (turned five last week), I wouldn't have gotten sucked back in to the world of Lego. You two seem to be split over the issue of (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Marriage is not an indicator - nerds can marry other nerds and have a flock of little nerdlings. Hey, even though I earlier cited being an artist as a non-geek profession, one of the world's best known nerds is Van Gogh. (...) Depends on the (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) No no. Think sorted pens. Pocket protectors. (24 years ago, 30-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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