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		<title>By: Phoebe</title>
		<link>http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/18130/comment-page-1#comment-352919</link>
		<dc:creator>Phoebe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>In order of descending coolness:
      Smart? Techie? Obsessive?

Geek  Yes     Yes       Yes 
Nerd  Yes     Either    Yes Science
Dork  No      Either/No Either/pop

      Social skills:

Geek   Yes
Nerd   No 
Dork   No</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In order of descending coolness:<br />
      Smart? Techie? Obsessive?</p>
<p>Geek  Yes     Yes       Yes<br />
Nerd  Yes     Either    Yes Science<br />
Dork  No      Either/No Either/pop</p>
<p>      Social skills:</p>
<p>Geek   Yes<br />
Nerd   No<br />
Dork   No</p>
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		<title>By: Renee</title>
		<link>http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/18130/comment-page-1#comment-247091</link>
		<dc:creator>Renee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:06:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Nerds are not the cool kids now.  GEEKS are the cool kids now, because in addition to being smart, they were also typically into technology.  When technology took off, so did the poplularity of geeks.  They were also always just a bit more socially apt then the other two categories.  Nerds and dorks are still uncool.

Here&#039;s how I break it down (pretty close to Andrew, but I would switch geeks and nerds).  I get this from my friends and I who are all either geeks, nerds, or dorks and will be insulted if you call us the wrong one.  :)
Geeks:  very smart, often into technology, have their own sense of style~which is not cool by the poplular kid&#039;s definitions, but they do know how to dress. Often wear glasses as well(and pull them off quite nicely). have quirky, offbeat personalities, but they do have personalities, and do have the ability to communicate and socialize with others who are not geeks (even if they often choose not to).   
*Note:  this might be a little biased, seeing as I do have a bit of a thing for geeks.*
Nerds:  this is the next category down.  also smart, but usually the most apt in areas of their own interest and don&#039;t care to waste their time sharing their insights with the rest of us who don&#039;t spend our every waking hour alone in our rooms studying it.  also often wear glasses but do not pull them off the way geeks do.  do not have fashion sense or social ability.
Dorks:  the bottom of this totem pole.  they are not even smart.  they are stupid, clumsy, no fashion sense, very little social ability, and often smell bad/do not have good personal hygiene.

*Side note:  a person from any of the above three categories may be overly into Star Wars, Star Trek, Sci-Fi, Video Games, D&amp;D or whatever, but it doesn&#039;t specifically peg them into one of the categories.  These are things that geeks, nerds, and dorks potentially could all enjoy (although dorks may have a hard time understanding).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nerds are not the cool kids now.  GEEKS are the cool kids now, because in addition to being smart, they were also typically into technology.  When technology took off, so did the poplularity of geeks.  They were also always just a bit more socially apt then the other two categories.  Nerds and dorks are still uncool.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s how I break it down (pretty close to Andrew, but I would switch geeks and nerds).  I get this from my friends and I who are all either geeks, nerds, or dorks and will be insulted if you call us the wrong one.  :)<br />
Geeks:  very smart, often into technology, have their own sense of style~which is not cool by the poplular kid&#8217;s definitions, but they do know how to dress. Often wear glasses as well(and pull them off quite nicely). have quirky, offbeat personalities, but they do have personalities, and do have the ability to communicate and socialize with others who are not geeks (even if they often choose not to).<br />
*Note:  this might be a little biased, seeing as I do have a bit of a thing for geeks.*<br />
Nerds:  this is the next category down.  also smart, but usually the most apt in areas of their own interest and don&#8217;t care to waste their time sharing their insights with the rest of us who don&#8217;t spend our every waking hour alone in our rooms studying it.  also often wear glasses but do not pull them off the way geeks do.  do not have fashion sense or social ability.<br />
Dorks:  the bottom of this totem pole.  they are not even smart.  they are stupid, clumsy, no fashion sense, very little social ability, and often smell bad/do not have good personal hygiene.</p>
<p>*Side note:  a person from any of the above three categories may be overly into Star Wars, Star Trek, Sci-Fi, Video Games, D&amp;D or whatever, but it doesn&#8217;t specifically peg them into one of the categories.  These are things that geeks, nerds, and dorks potentially could all enjoy (although dorks may have a hard time understanding).</p>
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		<title>By: Jamey</title>
		<link>http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/18130/comment-page-1#comment-132521</link>
		<dc:creator>Jamey</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>More props for Andrew - definitely spot on.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>More props for Andrew &#8211; definitely spot on.</p>
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		<title>By: GTT</title>
		<link>http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/18130/comment-page-1#comment-104031</link>
		<dc:creator>GTT</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Andrew: you managed to nail the definitions on the head.  

@ Amanda H: I couldnt agree with you more.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Andrew: you managed to nail the definitions on the head.  </p>
<p>@ Amanda H: I couldnt agree with you more.</p>
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		<title>By: Pete</title>
		<link>http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/18130/comment-page-1#comment-94430</link>
		<dc:creator>Pete</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>So where does a neo-maxi-zoom-dweebie fit?

(I was actually an athlete. Sorry.)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So where does a neo-maxi-zoom-dweebie fit?</p>
<p>(I was actually an athlete. Sorry.)</p>
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		<title>By: Amanda H.</title>
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		<dc:creator>Amanda H.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:25:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Who are you kidding?  The &quot;cool kids&quot; VS. &quot;nerds-dorks-geeks&quot; trope hasn&#039;t been relevant for years.  Nerd, dork, or geek are just names people proudly give to themselves to imply some sort of intellectual cache.  Nerds ARE the cool kids now.  It&#039;s tiring.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Who are you kidding?  The &#8220;cool kids&#8221; VS. &#8220;nerds-dorks-geeks&#8221; trope hasn&#8217;t been relevant for years.  Nerd, dork, or geek are just names people proudly give to themselves to imply some sort of intellectual cache.  Nerds ARE the cool kids now.  It&#8217;s tiring.</p>
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		<title>By: NicoNico</title>
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		<dc:creator>NicoNico</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I had a debate about two weeks ago with a friend of mine about this. I kept on calling him a dork, and he kept on countering that he wasn&#039;t a penis. He even made me look up the definitions of all three. (Just to let you know, a Mac&#039;s built in dictionary has the derivatives mentioned in the article. It seems, however, they also define nerds as also being socially inept.)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I had a debate about two weeks ago with a friend of mine about this. I kept on calling him a dork, and he kept on countering that he wasn&#8217;t a penis. He even made me look up the definitions of all three. (Just to let you know, a Mac&#8217;s built in dictionary has the derivatives mentioned in the article. It seems, however, they also define nerds as also being socially inept.)</p>
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		<title>By: Cardinal_Fang</title>
		<link>http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/18130/comment-page-1#comment-94329</link>
		<dc:creator>Cardinal_Fang</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Up here (Western Canada) nerds were the pop culture obsessed ones while a geek was someone who was specifically into computers. The terms evolved over the years and they have amalgamated into basically one meaning now.
Dork has retained its original meaning, being the socially awkward one, much like a goof (interesting side note,  I donâ€™t know if this is a regional thing but calling someone a â€œgoofâ€ in the prisons here is the worst, most derogatory thing you could call someone. I have no idea why).

Squid was a very popular put down when I was growing up.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Up here (Western Canada) nerds were the pop culture obsessed ones while a geek was someone who was specifically into computers. The terms evolved over the years and they have amalgamated into basically one meaning now.<br />
Dork has retained its original meaning, being the socially awkward one, much like a goof (interesting side note,  I donâ€™t know if this is a regional thing but calling someone a â€œgoofâ€ in the prisons here is the worst, most derogatory thing you could call someone. I have no idea why).</p>
<p>Squid was a very popular put down when I was growing up.</p>
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		<title>By: Fruppi</title>
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		<dc:creator>Fruppi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:17:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;ve been working off Andrew&#039;s definition...but never been very picky about the distinctions between nerd and geek.  Dork is something else entirely...that&#039;s the very awkward one.

My husband, however, is very picky about the distinction and swears that he is not a gaming nerd, but a gaming geek.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve been working off Andrew&#8217;s definition&#8230;but never been very picky about the distinctions between nerd and geek.  Dork is something else entirely&#8230;that&#8217;s the very awkward one.</p>
<p>My husband, however, is very picky about the distinction and swears that he is not a gaming nerd, but a gaming geek.</p>
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		<title>By: christie</title>
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		<dc:creator>christie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:23:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ahh...terms of endearment, indeed.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ahh&#8230;terms of endearment, indeed.</p>
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