geek vs. nerd

[vtb]

actually a geek is

(1) a carnival performer who performs sensationally morbid or disgusting acts, as biting the head off a live chicken (2) Any strange or eccentric person

according to my Random House Dictionary of the English Language Second Edition Unabridged ...woa wait a second! it's from 1987, that's old. Tempus fugit.

What better use of time and disk space than this?

[piersk]

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W+++$ N !o K- w+ O--- M- !V
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[Merve]

Oh well, who cares? THIS THREAD STINKS! and who the heck is jstarkey?

[dalecosp]

1. Most geeks, I guess...

2. I don't smell anything, but I might have a cold ...

3. "Managing Editor" ...

[BuzzLY]

If this thread stinks so much, why did you dig it up and respond to it, instead of letting it lie in the wastebin of time?

[stolzyboy]

Originally posted by Merve
Oh well, who cares? THIS THREAD STINKS! and who the heck is jstarkey?

...and who the heck is this Merve

pretty sure we all know jstarkey better than Merve

[Merve]

If jstarkey is in the poll, we want to know who he is...

If Merve is replying to a thread, who cares who he is?

[dalecosp]

If you bother to read my previous post, it says who JS is ...

Who you are remains to be seen. One thing is obvious, the "EL Posts Dropping" thread is being turned about, partially by your contributions. They are welcome, of course, but liable to draw fire if they express falsities or opinions outside the general consensus. 😉

Did we miss a "Hi, I'm Merve" thread around here? 😕

[Weedpacket]

Originally posted by dalecosp
Did we miss a "Hi, I'm Merve" thread around here? 😕

Certainly missed a few posts (e.g., etymology of "dork", reason that jstarkey's mentioned in the poll...)

[Merve]

If you bother to read my previous post, it says who JS is ...

Maybe you should make your posts understandable, or at least include a quote. So then dumb people like me understand what the heck you're talking about!

[Merve]

Hey, I've got an idea! Why not rename this the Merve-bashing thread?

[piersk]

Originally posted by Merve
Maybe you should make your posts understandable, or at least include a quote. So then dumb people like me understand what the heck you're talking about!

[in support of dalecosp]
I understood it perfectly...
[/in support of dalecosp]

[Merve]

Merve-bashing is fun!!!!!

I hate Merve...he's such a bumper....
I hate Merve...he's the dumbest newbie ever...
I hate Merve...he doesn't understand the jokes people post...
I hate Merve...he didn't make a "Hi, I'm Merve" thread...
I hate Merve...there's nobody else to blame!

[stolzyboy]

Originally posted by Merve
Merve-bashing is fun!!!!!

I hate Merve...he's such a bumper....
I hate Merve...he's the dumbest newbie ever...
I hate Merve...he doesn't understand the jokes people post...
I hate Merve...he didn't make a "Hi, I'm Merve" thread...
I hate Merve...there's nobody else to blame!

aaahhhhh, very true, very true

/me laughs and walks away....

[Elizabeth]

Merve, we don't blame you for being a newb- we blame you for being a newb with an attitude. 🙂

-Elizabeth

[Merve]

Addition to list: I hate Merve...he has attitude!

Eat the cheese of the floor!

Really, someone should change this to the Merve-Bashing Thread.

[dalecosp]

Originally posted by Weedpacket
Certainly missed a few posts (e.g., etymology of "dork", reason that jstarkey's mentioned in the poll...)

Hmm. I meant "we" as in "we/the rest of us"; however, you may have taken it as the Queen Victoria "We", with a little added bite pointed towards the latest moppet. Taken in that manner, the above comment makes perfect sense, and also rings with your trademark poignancy, intelligence and wit. I'm grinning ... and no longer needing to ask for clarification.

[Elizabeth]

Merve, in case you didn't catch on, the majority of the thread was meant to be taken tongue-in-cheek; a humorous diversion from humdrum reality. Of course it was a waste of a thread- that was the whole point. If you want "real" threads, go to another section of the forum. Why on earth would you come in here and say a thread stinks if you didn't want to be bashed? Are you the type of kid who likes "bad" attention?

-Elizabeth

[BuzzLY]

I must concur... Merve, nobody hates you. It does seem like you are trolling for negative responses, and when you do, you will sometimes get them.

This is the Echo Lounge, or EL. If you post something here, it will go off topic. You will find stupid posts here. But when you dig up a 3 month old post JUST to say that it's stupid, then it's hard not to think that you are just trying to piss someone off.

On many forums, you'll get your share of hotheads. For a group of M$ hating, Linux-loving, Open Source advocators, these people are very laid-back and easy-going. Stop trying to agitate everyone (more than half of your posts are silly complaints), and just join the fray. We're not haters.

Now come here so I can give you a hug.

[Elizabeth]

Hey cool, did you hear that, everybody? Buzzly's giving out hugs! Woo hoo! 🙂

<- second in line (behind Merve of course)

-Elizabeth