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Posted by Paul Mayer (Member # 355) on 07-01-2003, 04:51 PM:

The Geek Test

Me? Only 31.36095% - Total Geek
I am unworthy... [Embarrassed]

No wonder I can't find a job! [Big Grin]

[ 07-02-2003, 12:15 PM: Message edited by: Paul Mayer ]

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 07-01-2003, 05:17 PM:

Gosh! I feel bad.... I only got 22.87968% - Geek.

>>> Phil

Posted by Carl Martin (Member # 1146) on 07-01-2003, 05:25 PM:

17.357% - geek

Posted by Bobby Henderson (Member # 840) on 07-01-2003, 05:52 PM:

My score:
14.00394% - Geekish Tendencies

Obviously I don't watch enough "Star Trek" (or care to). Someone in my town has a personalized license plate "VEJUR" and a bunch of Star Trek stickers on their mini van. They would have done well on this test. I would have thought being a graphic artist would have really ramped up the geekatude.

Posted by Adam Martin (Member # 641) on 07-01-2003, 05:52 PM:

I win! Oh, wait .. there's questions?

19.13215% - Geek

Now where's the dork test?

Posted by William Leland III (Member # 1400) on 07-01-2003, 06:07 PM:

21.89349% - Geek

Posted by David Favel (Member # 1125) on 07-01-2003, 06:21 PM:

27.something, not as cool as Phil, but my mum says I'm really cool.

Posted by Bill Enos (Member # 440) on 07-01-2003, 06:26 PM:

10.848 tendencies

Posted by Bill Gabel (Member # 1105) on 07-01-2003, 06:27 PM:

9.86193% Geekish Tendencies [beer]

Posted by John Lasher (Member # 968) on 07-01-2003, 07:12 PM:

18.93491%-Geek

Posted by Chris Markiewicz (Member # 1415) on 07-01-2003, 07:22 PM:

Ha! 27.0217% - Total Geek

Posted by Ian Price (Member # 14) on 07-01-2003, 07:30 PM:

I'm so ashamed.

9.86193% - Geekish Tendencies [Embarrassed]

Posted by Mike Heenan (Member # 392) on 07-01-2003, 07:36 PM:

I lost interest in this thing after the first question with the numerous fields. Does that make me a dork or a spaz?

Posted by Aaron Sisemore (Member # 145) on 07-01-2003, 07:46 PM:

29.19132% - Total Geek [Cool]

Adam, if there was a 'dork test', Scott Neff would max it out [Big Grin]

-Aaron

Posted by Bruce McGee (Member # 131) on 07-01-2003, 07:52 PM:

12.2288%. Geek tendancies. I didn't fib on any of the questions either!

Posted by Sean M. Grimes (Member # 445) on 07-01-2003, 07:58 PM:

29.5858% - Total Geek, hey all of those Star Trek tos-mac/os debates came in handy, for once.

Posted by Randy Stankey (Member # 64) on 07-01-2003, 08:11 PM:

37.08087% -- Major Geek

I have Monty Python sound clips as my e-mail and system beep sounds.

Posted by Rachel Gilardi (Member # 1016) on 07-01-2003, 08:53 PM:

8.48126% - Poser

I don't like this test, I AM A GEEK!

Posted by Jason Black (Member # 684) on 07-01-2003, 09:22 PM:

8.6785% - Poser

I just feel like a geek for even wasting my time taking this stupid test...

Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 07-01-2003, 09:35 PM:

7.1%

Posted by German Marin (Member # 918) on 07-01-2003, 10:00 PM:

What's a geek? [Confused]

I don't know the meaning but I'm 15.58185% - Geek

Posted by Evans A Criswell (Member # 381) on 07-01-2003, 10:50 PM:

37.27811 % - Major Geek

Without lying to boost my score. Having been in computer science since 1984 and being very interested in mathematics since 1976 really does it. [Smile]

Posted by Paul G. Thompson (Member # 655) on 07-01-2003, 11:02 PM:

9.272 % - a tendency to be a geek.

German: A geek (according to an on-line dictionary) is:

geek:

Pronunciation: 'gEk
Function: noun
Etymology: probably from English dialect geek, geck fool, from Low German geck, from Middle Low German
Date: 1914
1 : a carnival performer often billed as a wild man whose act usually includes biting the head off a live chicken or snake

2 : a person often of an intellectual bent who is disapproved of
- geeky /'gE-kE/ adjective

nerd:

Pronunciation: 'n&rd
Function: noun
Etymology: perhaps from nerd, a creature in the children's book If I Ran the Zoo (1950) by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)
Date: 1951
: an unstylish, unattractive, or socially inept person; especially : one slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits <computer nerds>
- nerd·ish /'n&r-dish/ adjective
- nerdy /-dE/ adjective

Posted by Don Bruechert (Member # 1538) on 07-01-2003, 11:30 PM:

23.47% .... I am so disappointed!

Posted by Sean McKinnon (Member # 612) on 07-01-2003, 11:59 PM:

5.71992% - Poser

You guys arent going to kick me off Film-Tech for having the lowest score so far are you??? I swear I think projectors are "neato" and "super kean"

Posted by Daryl C. W. O'Shea (Member # 1303) on 07-02-2003, 12:01 AM:

15.77909% - Geek

Darn character sets probably accounted for 10%.

Posted by Mike Olpin (Member # 1115) on 07-02-2003, 12:09 AM:

46.9428% - Super Geek

and yes I know ALL about Jeanine Salla. You would too if you had paid more carefull attention to the trailers and posters for Speilberg's "AI".

Cloudmakers rule! - No trout here.

Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 07-02-2003, 12:09 AM:

Ehhh, 17.15976% - Geek! The computer questions did me in.

Posted by Nate Lehrke (Member # 1460) on 07-02-2003, 01:01 AM:

4.53649% - Poser

Wow, what a waste of time that was! [Big Grin]

Posted by Andrew Duggan (Member # 1302) on 07-02-2003, 01:06 AM:

38.06706% - Major Geek

Coming in 2nd place so far...oh man...I need to go play football or work on cars or something...

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 07-02-2003, 01:45 AM:

Daryl! You lie like a dog! I know you! You probably really scored 99.44 Geek!

Of course Brad is chicken to take the test... he probably would put the machine on overload 601 with his geek self!

>>> Phil

Posted by Josh Jones (Member # 447) on 07-02-2003, 01:52 AM:

11.0.....% geekish tendencies

I'm so ashamed [Embarrassed]

Posted by Leo Enticknap (Member # 534) on 07-02-2003, 02:15 AM:

Don't worry - only 9.66469% for me...

Posted by Dan Lyons (Member # 1454) on 07-02-2003, 02:25 AM:

me, 3.15582% - Poser

I disagree with the results. The questions about RHPS prove that I'm deviant and perverted, not a geek. [evil]

Danny

Posted by Lionel Fouillen (Member # 1475) on 07-02-2003, 02:43 AM:

15.97633% - Geek

Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 07-02-2003, 03:25 AM:

12.82051% - Geekish Tendencies

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 07-02-2003, 04:39 AM:

Danny: Don't sell yourself short. You are not only deviant and perverted...you're a geek as well... Did I mention I like all that in a person? [beer]

Josh: Don't be ashamed... Re-take the test and this time answer TRUTHFULLY! You WILL find your true self. [evil]

Mike: See my above post about Daryl.... [Big Grin]

>>> Phil

Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 07-02-2003, 05:53 AM:

3.28402 Need I say more! [thumbsup]

Posted by Daniel Fuentz (Member # 1684) on 07-02-2003, 06:17 AM:

My score: 2.36686% - Poser. I guess it's becuase I never watch the Sci-Fi channel apart from Twilight Zone...

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 07-02-2003, 06:30 AM:

Alright Phil you happy? (That test took way too long to complete!)

4.14201% - Poser

Posted by Mark Lensenmayer (Member # 134) on 07-02-2003, 06:59 AM:

35.9 for me...unfair to us older guys...some of those things weren't around when we were at our maximum point of geekiness. It never mentioned slide rules at all! Ah, those were the days.

Posted by Joe Beres (Member # 678) on 07-02-2003, 08:18 AM:

21.30178% - Geek

Posted by Don Bruechert (Member # 1538) on 07-02-2003, 08:51 AM:

That should have been a question on the test... "You know what 601 means"!!!

(for anyone that doesn't and cares, 601 is the code for information overload - see Andromeda Strain for more info. For those of you who couldn't give a crap less, don't read this part.)

Posted by Barry Floyd (Member # 385) on 07-02-2003, 10:23 AM:

3.5503% - Poser

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 07-02-2003, 12:04 PM:

Don Wins! 100% Geek! He got 601 right. [beer]

>>> Phil

Posted by Rachel Gilardi (Member # 1016) on 07-02-2003, 12:32 PM:

OMG, I'm dating a total geek...
[Confused]

Posted by Jon Bartow (Member # 241) on 07-02-2003, 02:53 PM:

I took the test then read everyone else's score.
Am I really that bad? (my wife is yelling yes from the other room) I guess that for someone who used to do more math homework because I thought it was fun, was a library monitor from 7th grade on and worked A/V from 7th grade on, and used to read anything sci-fi 51% isn't that bad. (oh and the paperclip holding my glasses together right now didn't help)

51.08481% - Super Geek

Posted by Jon Miller (Member # 163) on 07-02-2003, 08:29 PM:

7.88955% - Poser.

Okay, so I didn't name one of my cats "PowerPC." [Smile]

Posted by Matt Hale (Member # 1518) on 07-02-2003, 10:05 PM:

39.05325% - Major geek.

I dunno... they give you points for having a phone number that ends g-e-e-k, but they dont for having an email "thenerd@..." And running your own server so that you can?

Posted by Gracia L. Babbidge (Member # 582) on 07-03-2003, 10:59 AM:

hmmm...

47.14004% - Super Geek

Although in general, I prefer to call myself a dweeb... [evil]

Posted by Michael Gonzalez (Member # 593) on 07-03-2003, 05:26 PM:

13.60947% - Geekish Tendencies

Too bad I would have scored even lower but I had to check almost all the boxes in the movies seen 2+ times section.

Posted by Gracia L. Babbidge (Member # 582) on 07-04-2003, 08:18 AM:

So it seems that I'm the second geekiest person here... [eyes]

Or second geekiest of those willing to admit their level of geek-dom. [Wink]

Yes, not only have I played Magic: the Gathering, but I have a fair collection of the cards, and still play! In fact, I'll be involved some card playing mayhem later today! [Big Grin]

Posted by Robb Johnston (Member # 239) on 07-04-2003, 12:02 PM:

42+% Major

Anyway, how many of you listed that you work in an industry that being a geek helps. I know I have grossly misquoted, but there you go.

Posted by Paul G. Thompson (Member # 655) on 07-04-2003, 01:22 PM:

Jeeze, Josh. You are more geekish than I am. Now I know why we can half-assed stand each other most of the time. [Big Grin]

j/k

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 07-05-2003, 01:21 AM:

Now, Now, Paul, don't sell yourself too short.... [evil]

>>> Phil

Posted by Steve Guttag (Member # 268) on 07-05-2003, 08:31 AM:

Shoot...I scored something like 26.27 (didn't even memorize or copy it to this post) but I'm in the total geek category. Going through a EE program in college will put you in some form of geekdom. The computer programming languages, the chemistry, the physics, the math...it is unavoidable.

Steve

Posted by William Hooper (Member # 71) on 07-07-2003, 03:24 AM:

I must be too type A to be a geek.
Hell if I'm wasting that much time on the test.

Posted by Steven Privett (Member # 718) on 07-07-2003, 11:10 PM:

8.somethin' Poser