Post #21904 by Traderpup on Tue, Feb 4, 2003 11:07 AM

Okay, first I had to whip out the ol' Oxford English Dictionary to get a better understanding of this whole nerd/geek thing:

nerd:
An insignificant or contemptible person, one who is conventional, affected, or studious; a 'square'

Hmm.... that doesn't sound like us....

geek
a carnival 'wildman' whose act usually includes biting the head off a live chicken or snake; a dumb sideshow stooge

Well, aside from Bong, that doesn't really sound like us either.

I often hear and use the word 'freak' to describe us:

freak

• a. A person regarded as strange or contemptible, esp because of markedly unusual appearance or behavior.
• b. A person who enjoys unorthodox sexual practices; a fetishist.
• c. An attractive young woman or (rarely) man. Also derogatory: a promiscuous or 'easy' woman.

I think a good number of us fall under one of the 'freak' definitions, so, we're not nerds or geeks at all... we truly are a bunch of FREAKS!
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