Attempting to fathom everything in the universe (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} mecurious) wrote,@ 2004-05-30 14:49:00 |
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Are You a Geek?
It is funny how terms that were originally mean to be derogatory eventually are embraced by the group with the label. Sometimes the term flips 180 degrees and becomes complementary. Such it is with "geek" which now seems to be synonymous with "extremely proficient with" (as in "computer geek").
Anyway, here is an entertaining (if nothing else) Geek Test. I haven't taken it yet, but just scanning it, it doesn't appear that I am going to rate very highly by it's standards.
It is funny how terms that were originally mean to be derogatory eventually are embraced by the group with the label. Sometimes the term flips 180 degrees and becomes complementary. Such it is with "geek" which now seems to be synonymous with "extremely proficient with" (as in "computer geek").Anyway, here is an entertaining (if nothing else) Geek Test. I haven't taken it yet, but just scanning it, it doesn't appear that I am going to rate very highly by it's standards.
