Geek Fued (with a Joker) [Game Complete]

[OtakuLoki]

First and most important. POST YOUR ANSWERS BEFORE READING ANYBODY ELSE’S

Second, POST YOUR ANSWERS BEFORE READING ANYBODY ELSE’S

Third, pass for an answer will not count.

Fourth, Entries will accepted until midnight EDT Saturday, 1 March. You will receive two points for every other answer that matches one of yours, including your own. But if you are a singleton, you score no points

The Catch aka the Joker. This can be played on any one of your answers and will double the value of that answer for you.

If you don't mention the Joker, I will assume it is not played.

Choose Wisely and Have Fun.

Don't forget the Joker!



1. Name a Computer OS.
2. Name a defunct computer company.
3. Name a profession associated with geeks. Other than computer programmer or technician.
4. Name a famous geek.
5. Name something a geek might wear.
6. Name an object that could be described as "geeky."
7. Name a movie that is associated with geeks.
8. Name a hobby that appeals to geeks.
9. Name a crime that might be committed by a geek.
10. Name an actor (or actress) associated with geeks.

[Gangster Octopus]

1. Name a Computer OS. Linux
2. Name a defunct computer company. Osborne
3. Name a profession associated with geeks. Other than computer programmer or technician. Physicist
4. Name a famous geek. Bill Gates
5. Name something a geek might wear. glasses
6. Name an object that could be described as "geeky." glasses
7. Name a movie that is associated with geeks.Real Genius
8. Name a hobby that appeals to geeks. World of Warcraft
9. Name a crime that might be committed by a geek. Hacking (JOKER)
10. Name an actor (or actress) associated with geeks. Ian McKellen

Thanks! I am going to stink at this one.

[Really Not All That Bright]

1. Name a Computer OS.
2. Name a defunct computer company.
3. Name a profession associated with geeks. Other than computer programmer or technician.
4. Name a famous geek.
5. Name something a geek might wear.
6. Name an object that could be described as "geeky."
7. Name a movie that is associated with geeks.
8. Name a hobby that appeals to geeks.
9. Name a crime that might be committed by a geek.
10. Name an actor (or actress) associated with geeks.
1. Windows
2. Commodore
3. Systems Analyst
4. Bill Gates - Joker!
5. pocket protector
6. pocket protector
7. Revenge of the Nerds
8. webpage design/building
9. software piracy
10. Rick Moranis

[Diogenes the Cynic]

1. Name a Computer OS. Windows
2. Name a defunct computer company. Commodore
3. Name a profession associated with geeks. Other than computer programmer or technician. Comic book shop owner
4. Name a famous geek. Bill Gates (Joker)
5. Name something a geek might wear. Glasses
6. Name an object that could be described as "geeky." Any die with more than 6 sides
7. Name a movie that is associated with geeks. Star Wars
8. Name a hobby that appeals to geeks. RPGs
9. Name a crime that might be committed by a geek. Hacking
10. Name an actor (or actress) associated with geeks. Shatner

[Koldanar]

1. Windows XP [JOKER]
2. Name a defunct computer company.
3. Comic STore Owner
4. Bill Gates
5. Glasses
6. Model Rocket
7. Revenge of the Nerds
8. Dungeons and Dragons
9. Identity Theft
10. Seth Rogen

[tarragon918]

I suspect that I will seriously regret this but I must be a glutton for punishment! My past track record (near bottom and last!) aside, I do NOT know geekiness well enough! :D

1. Microsoft
2. TRS (LOL)
3. engineering ?
4. Albert Einstein?
5. pocket protector - JOKER!
6. black hornrim glasses with white tape in the middle?
7. Revenge of the Nerds
8. Video gaming
9. computer hacking
10. Matt Damon (this is a very wild ass guess! LOL)

[SmartAleq]

1. Name a Computer OS. -- Windows XP (Joker)
2. Name a defunct computer company. -- Wang (funniest computer name EVAR!)
3. Name a profession associated with geeks. Other than computer programmer or technician. -- SysAdmin
4. Name a famous geek. -- The Woz
5. Name something a geek might wear. -- Pocket protector
6. Name an object that could be described as "geeky." -- PDA
7. Name a movie that is associated with geeks. -- Hackers
8. Name a hobby that appeals to geeks. -- Roleplaying games
9. Name a crime that might be committed by a geek. -- Denial of Service attack
10. Name an actor (or actress) associated with geeks. -- Asia Carrera

[bouv]

1. Microsoft Windows
2. Packard Bell
3. Engineer
4. Bill Gates (Joker)
5. Glasses
6. PDA
7. Lord of the Rings
8. Gaming
9. Identify theft
10. Bruce Campbell

[Sir Dirx]

1. Windows (Joker)
2. IBM (I actually can't remember)
3. Scientist
4. Bill Gates
5. Glasses
6. Pocket protector
7. Star Wars
8. Dungeons & Dragons
9. Possession of a lightsaber without a permit.
10. Mark Hammil

[Happy Lendervedder]

1. Name a Computer OS.
Windows
2. Name a defunct computer company.
Commodore
3. Name a profession associated with geeks. Other than computer programmer or technician.
Astronomer
4. Name a famous geek.
Bill Gates JOKER!!!
5. Name something a geek might wear.
Glasses
6. Name an object that could be described as "geeky."
Pocket Protector
7. Name a movie that is associated with geeks.
Star Trek
8. Name a hobby that appeals to geeks.
RPG
9. Name a crime that might be committed by a geek.
Embezzlement
10. Name an actor (or actress) associated with geeks.
Will Wheaton

[Busy Scissors]

Don't forget the Joker!



1. Name a Computer OS.
2. Name a defunct computer company.
3. Name a profession associated with geeks. Other than computer programmer or technician.
4. Name a famous geek.
5. Name something a geek might wear.
6. Name an object that could be described as "geeky."
7. Name a movie that is associated with geeks.
8. Name a hobby that appeals to geeks.
9. Name a crime that might be committed by a geek.
10. Name an actor (or actress) associated with geeks.
1. MS-DOS
2. IBM
3. Scientist
4. Bill Gates
5. glasses
6. computer
7. Star Wars
8. Dungeon and Dragons (JOKER!! - dead cert this one)
9. Internet security crime like hacking / virus writing
10. Woody Allen

Tough questions OtakuLoki!

[sinjin]

1. Unix
2. DEC
3. MIS
4. Bill Gates [joker]
5. t-shirt
6. RPN calculator
7. War Games
8. Computer gaming
9. Hacking
10. Any one of the lone gunman on x-files, have no idea what their names are

[Mullinator]

1. Windows XP
2. Amiga
3. Theoretical physicist
4. Bill Gates
5. Glasses
6. Calculator
7. Revenge of the Nerds - JOKER
8. Ham radio
9. Wire fraud
10. Wil Wheaton


Last place please

[Just Some Guy]

I have decided to usurp the game and go for the lowest non-zero score. My goal is under 20 points (since every time I match one other person I get 4 points) and to increase my challenge I am using the Joker on a random question to be determined after I answer.

1. Name a Computer OS.
2. Name a defunct computer company.
3. Name a profession associated with geeks. Other than computer programmer or technician.
4. Name a famous geek.
5. Name something a geek might wear.
6. Name an object that could be described as "geeky."
7. Name a movie that is associated with geeks.
8. Name a hobby that appeals to geeks.
9. Name a crime that might be committed by a geek.
10. Name an actor (or actress) associated with geeks.

1. CP/M
2. Wang (I was tempted to name one of the four defunct companies I've worked for; what can I say, I'm a pariah.)
3. Mathematician
4. Nolan Bushnell
5. Underwear with their name stitched in it.
6. Replica Star Trek Phaser
7. Monty Python and the Meaning of Life
8. Wargaming
9. Phone Phreaking
10. Walter Koenig

Joker is... number 10.

Hopefully by basing most of my answers on the sixties and seventies I'll get one or two matches and stand alone for the bulk of it.

[5 time champ]

1. Windows; although a geek might say that Windoze isn't really an operating system, it is a graphic user interface. Joker
2. Packard Bell
3. mathematician
4. Bill Gates
5. glasses
6. slide rule
7. War Games
8. gaming
9. hacking website
10. Matthew Broderick

[ZenBeam]

1. Name a Computer OS. Windows XP
2. Name a defunct computer company. Amiga
3. Name a profession associated with geeks. Other than computer programmer or technician. Engineer
4. Name a famous geek. Steve Jobs (Joker)
5. Name something a geek might wear. Glasses
6. Name an object that could be described as "geeky." Calculator
7. Name a movie that is associated with geeks. Office Space
8. Name a hobby that appeals to geeks. Video games
9. Name a crime that might be committed by a geek. Embezzlement
10. Name an actor (or actress) associated with geeks. Harrison Ford

[Illuminatiprimus]

1. Name a Computer OS.

Windows XP

2. Name a defunct computer company.

Amiga

3. Name a profession associated with geeks. Other than computer programmer or technician.

Librarian

4. Name a famous geek.

Albert Einstein

5. Name something a geek might wear.

Glasses (JOKER)

6. Name an object that could be described as "geeky."

A computer.

7. Name a movie that is associated with geeks.

Weird Science

8. Name a hobby that appeals to geeks.

Roleplaying games

9. Name a crime that might be committed by a geek.

Computer hacking

10. Name an actor (or actress) associated with geeks.

Woody Allen

[Queen Tonya]

Oooh, I'm not an authentic geek, I just hang out with them. Here's hoping enough's rubbed off.

1. Windows (Joker)
2. Commodore
3. Engineer
4. Bill Gates
5. eyeglasses, preferably held together with tape!
6. pocket protector
7. War Games
8. writing fanfic
9. hacking
10. Wil Wheaton

[Beadalin]

1. Windows - JOKER
2. Commodore
3. Librarian
4. Bill Gates
5. Glasses
6. Graphing calculator
7. Revenge of the Nerds
8. Live RPGs (like D&D)
9. Hacking
10. Leonard Nimoy

[Purgatory Creek]

I could really suck at this. I don't know any other geeks on a personal level.

1. Linux - JOKER
2. Commodore
3. Web designer
4. Bill Gates
5. Glasses
6. Slide rule
7. Star Wars
8. Computer gaming
9. Hacking
10. Jameel White

[pravnik]

1. Name a Computer OS.
MS-DOS

2. Name a defunct computer company.
Texas Instruments

3. Name a profession associated with geeks. Other than computer programmer or technician.
Professor/Academia

4. Name a famous geek.
Bill Gates

5. Name something a geek might wear.
Pocket protector

6. Name an object that could be described as "geeky."
Slide rule

7. Name a movie that is associated with geeks.
Revenge of the Nerds

8. Name a hobby that appeals to geeks.
Gaming

9. Name a crime that might be committed by a geek.
Hacking - Joker

10. Name an actor (or actress) associated with geeks.
William Shatner

[pravnik]

Wikipedia:TI is the No. 3 manufacturer of semiconductors worldwide after Intel and Samsung, and is the top supplier of chips for cellular handsets, as well as the No. 1 producer of digital signal processors (DSPs) and analog semiconductors[citation needed]. Other focus areas include chips for broadband modems, PC peripherals, digital consumer devices, telecommunication infrastructure, and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). As of 2006, the company was listed at number 167 on the Fortune 500.Um...oops. :D

[peekercpa]

1. Leopard OS X
2. HP
3. WAN administrator
4. Bill Gates (joker0
5. Pocket protector
6. Calculator watch
7. Revenge of the nerds
8. Gaming
9. Identity theft
10. Harrison Ford?

[Justin_Bailey]

1. Windows XP
2. Digital
3. Comic Book Guy
4. Bill Gates (Batman's nemesis goes here)
5. Glasses
6. Computer
7. Tron
8. Video Games
9. Hacking
10. Alyson Hannigan

[El_Kabong]

1. Windows (Joker!)
2. Atari
3. Network Engineer
4. Bill Gates
5. Pocket pretector
6. Black-rimmed spectacles
7. Lord of the Rings
8. Train spotting
9. Embezzlement
10. Jon Cryer

[Wargamer]

1. Name a Computer OS. - Windows
2. Name a defunct computer company. - Commodore
3. Name a profession associated with geeks. Other than computer programmer or technician. - Accountant
4. Name a famous geek. - Bill Gates Joker
5. Name something a geek might wear. - pocket protector
6. Name an object that could be described as "geeky." - Black horn rim glasses
7. Name a movie that is associated with geeks. - Revenge of the Nerds
8. Name a hobby that appeals to geeks. - Role-Playing Games
9. Name a crime that might be committed by a geek. - Computer Fraud
10. Name an actor (or actress) associated with geeks. - Rainn Wilson - you know, the guy from The Office

[atomicbadgerrace]

1. Windows
2. Amiga
3. Engineer
4. Bill Gates (joker)
5. Pocket protector
6. Calculator
7. Star Wars
8. Video games
9. Hacking
10. Wil Wheaton

[MsWhatsit]

1. Windows (Joker)
2. Tandy
3. engineer
4. Bill Gates
5. pocket protector
6. slide rule
7. Real Genius
8. computer games
9. identity theft
10. Rick Moranis

[Green Bean]

1. DOS
2. NeXT
3. Engineer
4. Bill Gates (Joker)
5. Pocket protector
6. Slide rule
7. Revenge of the Nerds
8. Gaming (Dungeons and Dragons type)
9. Computer hacking
10. Gillian Anderson

[Galena]

1) Unix
2) Commodore
3) Engineer
4) Bill Gates - what a Joker...
5) Video game t-shirt
6) Circuit/breadboard
7) Weird Science
8) Role-playing
9) Violating FTC rules on ham radio broadcasts (Or the obvious...hacking...)
10) Seth Rogen

[Omniscient]

1. Name a Computer OS.
Windows
2. Name a defunct computer company.
Commodore
3. Name a profession associated with geeks. Other than computer programmer or technician. Should have been more specific here, are DBAs, Web Designers, Network Admins considered "programmers?"
Accountant
4. Name a famous geek.
Bill Gates
5. Name something a geek might wear.
Glasses
6. Name an object that could be described as "geeky."
Blackberry
7. Name a movie that is associated with geeks.
Star Wars
8. Name a hobby that appeals to geeks.
Roleplaying
9. Name a crime that might be committed by a geek.
Computer Hacking Joker!
10. Name an actor (or actress) associated with geeks.
William Shatner

[OtakuLoki]

3. Name a profession associated with geeks. Other than computer programmer or technician. Should have been more specific here, are DBAs, Web Designers, Network Admins considered "programmers?"

Honestly, I think of all those people as being some degree of programmer. (Of course, I'm also the guy who still insists that computer literacy should mean being able to program in a currently useful language, not just use a product someone else makes.) I probably would have been better off excepting IT positions, but I didn't think of it. And it's still interesting for me to see how the question has been interpreted.

[robardin]

Fourth, Entries will accepted until midnight EDT Saturday, 1 March.

Is that midnight the start of Saturday 3/1? I guess I'm 5 minutes too late, but....

1. Name a Computer OS. Unix/Linux [Joker] (Well, this is about geekery...)
2. Name a defunct computer company. Commodore
3. Name a profession associated with geeks. Other than computer programmer or technician. Video Store Clerk
4. Name a famous geek. Bill Gates
5. Name something a geek might wear. Glasses
6. Name an object that could be described as "geeky." Pocket protector
7. Name a movie that is associated with geeks. Monty Python's Holy Grail
8. Name a hobby that appeals to geeks. Computer gaming
9. Name a crime that might be committed by a geek. Illegal file sharing
10. Name an actor (or actress) associated with geeks. Anthony Michael Hall

[OtakuLoki]

Is that midnight the start of Saturday 3/1? I guess I'm 5 minutes too late, but....

You're still good - I mean it to run through all Saturday, until Midnight my local time.

[ShibbOleth]

1. Unix
2. Wang
3. Lab Technician
4. Bill Gates (joker)
5. Pocket Protector
6. HP RPN Calculator
7. Star Wars
8. D&D
9. Hacking
10. William Shatner

[Galena]

6. HP RPN Calculator

Can we add commentary? Because ShibbOleth is my new hero for listing this one! Even my engineering students think I'm a geek for owning one of these. And they also think I'm a racist, because I told them the meaning of the acronym.

[OtakuLoki]

Of course you may add commentary!

And if you're praising ShibbOleth for mentioning RPN calculators, don't forget that sinjin did so, too!

(and, yes, I am going to factor out calculators and RPN calculators as two different categories of answer.)

BTW, Galena, I thought that RPN was a mathematics term, rather than a slur on anyone.

[Galena]

And if you're praising ShibbOleth for mentioning RPN calculators, don't forget that sinjin did so, too!... BTW, Galena, I thought that RPN was a mathematics term, rather than a slur on anyone.
Sorry, sinjin, I missed your post. You're awesome too.

And yes, RPN is a perfectly valid term developed by a very forward (or backward, as the case may be..hehe...) thinking Polish mathematician. But young, impressionable students with their TI-83's tend to think you're making a pollock joke when you first mention it. Of course, they never ask to borrow your calculator again.

[OtakuLoki]

Of course, they never ask to borrow your calculator again.


Which is the important thing, after all. ;)

[Zebra]

1. Name a Computer OS.

Windows XP

2. Name a defunct computer company.

Tandy

3. Name a profession associated with geeks. Other than computer programmer or technician.

Accountant

4. Name a famous geek.

Bill Gates

5. Name something a geek might wear.

Glasses (Joker)

6. Name an object that could be described as "geeky."

A toy (not used by children)

7. Name a movie that is associated with geeks.

Star Wars

8. Name a hobby that appeals to geeks.

Model building

9. Name a crime that might be committed by a geek.

Illegal Downloading

10. Name an actor (or actress) associated with geeks

William Shatner

[meenie7]

I'm hoping you meant the midnight at the end of Saturday, not the one at the beginning...

1. Name a Computer OS. : Windows XP. (Joker)
2. Name a defunct computer company.: Wang
3. Name a profession associated with geeks. Other than computer programmer or technician.: Professional blogger.
4. Name a famous geek.: Wil Wheaton.
5. Name something a geek might wear.: jewelry made of electronic components.
6. Name an object that could be described as "geeky.": Vintage synthesizer.
7. Name a movie that is associated with geeks.: Real Genius.
8. Name a hobby that appeals to geeks.: Playing D&D.
9. Name a crime that might be committed by a geek.: Music piracy.
10. Name an actor (or actress) associated with geeks.: William Shatner.

[dbuzman]

1. Name a Computer OS. - Linux
2. Name a defunct computer company. - Commodore
3. Name a profession associated with geeks. Other than computer programmer or technician. - Public Accountant
4. Name a famous geek. - Bill Gates
5. Name something a geek might wear. - Joker - A visor cap
6. Name an object that could be described as "geeky." - A light sabre
7. Name a movie that is associated with geeks. - Star wars
8. Name a hobby that appeals to geeks. - Chess
9. Name a crime that might be committed by a geek. - Embezzlement
10. Name an actor (or actress) associated with geeks. - Mark Hamill

[The Tof]

1. Name a Computer OS.

Linux

2. Name a defunct computer company.

Commodore

3. Name a profession associated with geeks. Other than computer programmer or technician.

Accounting

4. Name a famous geek.

Bill Gates

5. Name something a geek might wear.

Glasses

6. Name an object that could be described as "geeky."

pocket protector

7. Name a movie that is associated with geeks.

Star Wars

8. Name a hobby that appeals to geeks.

D&D

9. Name a crime that might be committed by a geek.

Computer Fraud

10. Name an actor (or actress) associated with geeks.

Seth Rogan (it's all I got- he was in Freaks & Geeks on TV)

[The Tof]

I realized I forgot to put my joker.. I'm adding this as a new post.. so mine doesn't look edited.. but if I don't get to use it... I understand.

I wanted my joker on Bill Gates

[Roland Orzabal]

1. Name a Computer OS.
Windows, joker

2. Name a defunct computer company.
Tandy

3. Name a profession associated with geeks. Other than computer programmer or technician.
Accountant

4. Name a famous geek.
Bill Gates

5. Name something a geek might wear.
Glasses

6. Name an object that could be described as "geeky."
Calculator

7. Name a movie that is associated with geeks.
Revenge of the Nerds

8. Name a hobby that appeals to geeks.
Dungeons & Dragons

9. Name a crime that might be committed by a geek.
Hacking

10. Name an actor (or actress) associated with geeks.
William Shatner

[bmoak]

Don't forget the Joker!


1. Name a Computer OS.
2. Name a defunct computer company.
3. Name a profession associated with geeks. Other than computer programmer or technician.
4. Name a famous geek.
5. Name something a geek might wear.
6. Name an object that could be described as "geeky."
7. Name a movie that is associated with geeks.
8. Name a hobby that appeals to geeks.
9. Name a crime that might be committed by a geek.
10. Name an actor (or actress) associated with geeks.

1 Windows (Joker)
2 Amiga
3 technical writer
4 Steve Jobs
5 glasses
6 20-sided dice
7 Weird Science
8 role-playing games
9 embezzlement
10 Wil Wheaton

[Bites When Provoked]

1. Name a Computer OS. Windows (any version)
2. Name a defunct computer company. Commodore
3. Name a profession associated with geeks. Other than computer programmer or technician. [Joker] Game mechanics/design.
4. Name a famous geek. Stephen Hawking
5. Name something a geek might wear. Open collared shirt over a t-shirt.
6. Name an object that could be described as "geeky." A USB Christmas Tree
7. Name a movie that is associated with geeks. Oh, gosh. How about Stargate? They wouldn't have got far without their language geek.
8. Name a hobby that appeals to geeks. Gaming: particularly computer or tabletop RPGs.
9. Name a crime that might be committed by a geek. Corporate espionage. (I was tempted to say 'carjacking' or 'public indecency' though. I mean, are there any crimes that couldn't, in theory, be committed by a geek?)
10. Name an actor (or actress) associated with geeks. Does Sandra Bullock - in that really terrible movie I forget the name of (and fortunately much of the plot to) - count?

[gardentraveler]

1. Name a Computer OS. Unix
2. Name a defunct computer company. Wang
3. Name a profession associated with geeks. Other than computer programmer or technician. Mathematician
4. Name a famous geek. Bill Gates (Joker)
5. Name something a geek might wear. Pocket protector
6. Name an object that could be described as "geeky." iPhone
7. Name a movie that is associated with geeks. Sneakers
8. Name a hobby that appeals to geeks. Geocaching
9. Name a crime that might be committed by a geek. Hacking/Cracking
10. Name an actor (or actress) associated with geeks. Tom Baker

[twickster]

1. Linux
2. K-Pro
3. Actuary
4. Bill Gates
5. Pocket protector (Joker)
6. Model of the "Enterprise"
7. Real Genius
8. RPGs
9. Fraud
10. William Shatner

[HMS Irruncible]

1. Name a Computer OS: Linux
2. Name a defunct computer company: Netscape
3. Name a profession associated with geeks: Engineer
4. Name a famous geek: Bill gates
5. Name something a geek might wear: Vendorwear
6. Name an object that could be described as "geeky.": slide rule
7. Name a movie that is associated with geeks: revenge of the nerds
8. Name a hobby that appeals to geeks: Dungeons & Dragons
9. Name a crime that might be committed by a geek: Unlawful computer acccess
10. Name an actor (or actress) associated with geeks. Wil Wheaton

[HMS Irruncible]

Wil Wheaton in the muthafuckin' HOUSE.

There aren't any old Mindvoxers here by any chance are there?

[Asimovian]

1. Microsoft Windows
2. Commodore
3. Game store sales clerk
4. Bill Gates
5. Video game t-shirt
6. 20-sided die.
7. Revenge of the Nerds -- JOKER
8. Role-playing games
9. Hacking
10. Paul Reubens

[MadTheSwine]

Don't forget the Joker


.

1.Windows
2.Commodore
3.Circus Performer
4.Bill Gates-JOKER
5.Pocket Protector
6.Pocket Protector
7.Revenge of the Nerds
8.Posting on the Straight Dope
9.Indecent exposure
10.William Shatner

[Wallflower]

1. Windows Joker
2. Tandy
3. computer sales
4. Bill Gates
5. glasses
6. slide rule
7. Star Wars
8. RPG
9. hacking
10. Wil Wheaton

[brujaja]

1. Windows XP

2. Commodore

3. Help desk

4. Steve Wozniak

5. pocket pen protector (joker)

6. slide rule

7. Star Wars

8. online gaming

9. illegal file sharing

10. Nicholas Cage?

[want2know]

1. Vista
2. Commodore
3. Copier repairman
4. Bill Gates (JOKER!)
5. Glasses
6. PDA
7. LOTR
8. Stamp collecting
9. Hacking
10. Patrick Stewart

[sinjin]

Sorry, sinjin, I missed your post. You're awesome too.

And yes, RPN is a perfectly valid term developed by a very forward (or backward, as the case may be..hehe...) thinking Polish mathematician. But young, impressionable students with their TI-83's tend to think you're making a pollock joke when you first mention it. Of course, they never ask to borrow your calculator again.

OK how geeky is this? We currently have 7 HP RPN calculators including a 35 that still works. :cool:

And what's up with everyone listing engineers as geeky in this Fued? Oh, wait, what, nevermind. :smack:

[delphica]

1. Linux
2. Commodore JOKER
3. Ren Faire performer
4. Steve Jobs
5. A cloak
6. A light saber
7. Star Wars
8. Playing D&D
9. Hacking
10. Kevin Smith

[gonzomax]

1. Windows XP
2. Commodore
3. Computer sales
4. gates...Joker
5. Glasses
6.Pocket protector
7. Revenge of the Nerds
8. Hacker
9. Hacking
10. Woody Allen

[OtakuLoki]

Okay - Time's up.

I'm off to collate the answers. I should be back in a couple of hours with the scores.

I've also asked fluiddruid to update the thread title.

[OtakuLoki]

OS

Windows 19 votes Score 38
Windows XP 10 votes Score 20
Linux 7 votes Score 14
Unix 5 votes Score 10
MS-DOS 3 votes Score 6
Microsoft 1 vote Score 0
CP/M 1 vote Score 0
Leopard OS X 1 vote Score 0
Vista 1 vote Score 0



Computer Company

Commodore 19 votes Score 38
Amiga 5 votes Score 10
TRS/Tandy 5 votes Score 10
Wang 5 votes Score 10
DEC 2 votes Score 4
IBM 2 votes Score 4
Packard Bell 2 votes Score 4
Atari 1 vote Score 0
HP 1 vote Score 0
K-Pro 1 vote Score 0
NeXT 1 vote Score 0
Netscape 1 vote Score 0
Osborne 1 vote Score 0
TI 1 vote Score 0
(one blank vote)



Profession

Engineer 9 votes Score 18
Accountant 7 votes Score 14
Comic Book Shop Owner 3 votes Score 6
Mathematician 3 votes Score 6
Computer Sales 2 votes Score 4
Librarian 2 votes Score 4
Physicist 2 votes Score 4
Scientist 2 votes Score 4
Actuary 1 vote Score 0
Astronomer 1 vote Score 0
Circus Performer 1 vote Score 0
Copier Repair Tech 1 vote Score 0
Game Designer 1 vote Score 0
Game Store Sales Clerk 1 vote Score 0
Help Desk 1 vote Score 0
Laboratory Technician 1 vote Score 0
MIS 1 vote Score 0
Network Engineer 1 vote Score 0
Professional Blogger 1 vote Score 0
Ren Faire Performer 1 vote Score 0
SysAdmin 1 vote Score 0
System Analyst 1 vote Score 0
Technical Writer 1 vote Score 0
Video Store Clerk 1 vote Score 0
Web Designer 1 vote Score 0
WAN Administrator 1 vote Score 0

Famous Geek

Bill Gates 38 votes Score 76
Steve Jobs 3 votes Score 6
Albert Einstein 2 votes Score 4
Steve Wozniak 2 votes Score 4
Nolan Bushnell 1 vote Score 0
Wil Wheaton 1 vote Score 0
Stephen Hawking 1 vote Score 0




Geekwear

Glasses 24 votes Score 48
Pocket Protector 15 votes Score 30
T-shirt 3 votes Score 6
Cloak 1 vote Score 0
Jewelry Made From Electronic Components 1 vote/Score 0
Open Collar Shirt over T-shirt 1 vote Score 0
Personalized Underwear 1 vote Score 0
Vendorwear 1 vote Score 0
Visor Cap 1 vote Score 0


Geekyitem Note: Here is where I’ve used the greatest amount of personal liberty in interpreting the various answers given to me. For example, I will maintain that glasses, that anyone might wear are a different kettle of fish from what I’ve listed as BCD glasses. (For those of you who haven’t the benefit of military service, that’s what hornrims, the heavy duty plastic glasses, and glasses with tape around the middle all were classified as: Birth Control Device glasses.) Likewise, while I’m willing to lump graphing calculators with regular calculators, I have kept both RPN calculators and calculator watches as separate answers. Finally, while I’m aware that Blackberry is not equal to PDA, ISTM that it is only different as being a PDA with wireless internet access, something that’s harder to find a PDA today without than to find one with that feature.

I have used this same liberty with a number of groups of answers, esp. hobbies, crimes and OS, to keep things separate or group them in arbitrary manners. I can usually think of arguments for and against any grouping I make, so I do ask that people bear with my idiosyncrasies.

Pocket Protector votes 9 Score 18
Slide Rule votes 9 Score 18
Calculator votes 5 Score 10
PDA votes 4 Score 8
BCD Glasses votes 3 Score 6
Computer votes 3 Score 6
Polyhedron die votes 3 Score 6
Light Sabre votes 2 Score 4
RPN Calculator votes 2 Score 4
Calculator Watch votes 1 Score 0
Circuit Board/Breadboard votes 1 Score 0
Glasses votes 1 Score 0
iPhone votes 1 Score 0
Model Rocket votes 1 Score 0
Model of the ‘Enterprise’ votes 1 Score 0
Replica Star Trek Phaser votes 1 Score 0
A Toy (not used by, nor kept for, children) votes 1 Score 0
Vintage Synthesizer votes 1 Score 0
USB Christmas Tree votes 1 Score 0


Geekfilm

Revenge of the Nerds votes 14 Score 28
Star Wars votes 13 Score 26
Real Genius votes 4 Score 8
Lord of the Rings votes 3 Score 6
War Games votes 3 Score 6
Weird Science votes 3 Score 6
Hackers votes 1 Score 0
Monty Python and the Holy Grail votes 1 Score 0
Monty Python and the Meaning of Life votes 1 Score 0
Office Space votes 1 Score 0
Tron votes 1 Score 0
Star Trek votes 1 Score 0
Sneakers votes 1 Score 0
Stargate votes 1 Score 0


Hobby

RPG (inc. WoW, D&D, and LARP) votes 24 Score 48
Video Gaming votes 9 Score 18
Gaming and Wargaming votes 5 Score 10
Chess votes 1 Score 0
Fanfic votes 1 Score 0
Geocaching votes 1 Score 0
Hacking votes 1 Score 0
Ham Radio votes 1 Score 0
Model Building votes 1 Score 0
Posting on the Dope votes 1 Score 0
Stamp Collecting votes 1 Score 0
Train Spotting votes 1 Score 0
Webpage Design votes 1 Score 0



Crime

Hacking* votes 24 Score 48
Fraud ** votes 6 Score 12
Digital Piracy votes 5 Score 10
Embezzlement votes 5 Score 10
Identity Theft votes 4 Score 8
Corporate Espionage votes 1 Score 0
FTC Violations (HAM Radio) votes 1 Score 0
Indecent Exposure votes 1 Score 0
Possession of Light Sabre without Permit votes 1 Score 0

*This includes Unlawful Computer Access, and DOS Attack
**This includes Wire Fraud, Computer Fraud and Phone Phreaking (Sorry, Just Some Guy – I really see Phone Phreaking as either fitting here, or with Hacking, not in some unique niche of its own.)

Actor The least agreement happened in this category: 48 people chose to play, and we got 28 named actors and actresses. Plus one vote for whomever played the “Lone Gunman from X-Files.”

William Shatner votes 9 Score 18
Wil Wheaton votes 7 Score 14
Woody Allen votes 3 Score 6
Seth Rogen votes 3 Score 6
Harrison Ford votes 2 Score 4
Mark Hamill votes 2 Score 4
Rick Moranis votes 2 Score 4
Gillian Anderson votes 1 Score 0
Tom Baker votes 1 Score 0
Matthew Broderick votes 1 Score 0
Sandra Bullock votes 1 Score 0
Nicolas Cage votes 1 Score 0
Bruce Campbell votes 1 Score 0
Asia Carrera votes 1 Score 0
Jon Cryer votes 1 Score 0
Matt Damon votes 1 Score 0
Anthony Michael Hall votes 1 Score 0
Alison Hannigan votes 1 Score 0
Walter Koenig votes 1 Score 0
Lone Gunman from “X-Files” votes 1 Score 0
Ian McKellen votes 1 Score 0
Leonard Nimoy votes 1 Score 0
Paul Reubens votes 1 Score 0
Kevin Smith votes 1 Score 0
Patrick Stewart votes 1 Score 0
Jameel White votes 1 Score 0
Rainn Wilson votes 1 Score 0


I also find it interesting: If there was a winner for the geek movie category, Star Wars was a close second, but there were only four votes cast for cast members of those films. While Star Trek got only 1 vote for all its various incarnations, the two top actors in this category were both Star Trek stars.

[Just Some Guy]

**This includes Wire Fraud, Computer Fraud and Phone Phreaking (Sorry, Just Some Guy – I really see Phone Phreaking as either fitting here, or with Hacking, not in some unique niche of its own.)
You are so getting midnight phone calls from Zambia for that.

[OtakuLoki]

You are so getting midnight phone calls from Zambia for that.



Just so long as I'm not paying for them, I won't care. ;)

[OtakuLoki]

Diogenes the Cynic 428
Omniscient 410
Beadalin 376
The Tof 376
Roland Orzabal 376
Wallflower 368
Happy Lendervedder 366
Wargamer 366
atomicbadgerrace 364
gonzomax 362
Green Bean 348
ShibbOleth 346
Queen Tonya 342
MadTheSwine 322
The Cocky Watchman 320
Really Not All That Bright 318
Asimovian 316
Sir Dirx 304
Justin_Bailey 302
Purgatory Creek 300
want2know 300
Gangster Octopus 294
bouv 292
5 time champ 292
Galena 284
pravnik 282
Zebra 270
MsWhatsit 266
Cosmic Relief 264
Koldanar 260
gardentraveler 256
Mullinator 250
sinjin 248
Illuminatiprimus 248
twickster 236
peekercpa 232
robardin 228
bmoak 224
El_Kabong 204
brujaja 194
tarragon918 192
SmartAleq 188
dbuzman 188
delphica 184
Zen Beam 150
meenie7 132
Bites When Provoked 124
Just Some Guy 38





Alphabetical order:

5 time champ 292
Asimovian 316
atomicbadgerrace 364
Beadalin 376
Bites When Provoked 124
bmoak 224
bouv 292
brujaja 194
Cosmic Relief 264
dbuzman 188
delphica 184
Diogenes the Cynic 428
El_Kabong 204
Galena 284
Gangster Octopus 294
gardentraveler 256
gonzomax 362
Green Bean 348
Happy Lendervedder 366
Illuminatiprimus 248
Just Some Guy 38
Justin_Bailey 302
Koldanar 260
MadTheSwine 322
meenie7 132
MsWhatsit 266
Mullinator 250
Omniscient 410
peekercpa 232
pravnik 282
Purgatory Creek 300
Queen Tonya 342
Really Not All That Bright 318
robardin 228
Roland Orzabal 376
ShibbOleth 346
sinjin 248
Sir Dirx 304
SmartAleq 188
tarragon918 192
The Cocky Watchman 320
The Tof 376
twickster 236
Wallflower 368
want2know 300
Wargamer 366
Zebra 270
Zen Beam 150


Congrats to Diogenes the Cynic, and thanks for all who played.








Now it's someone else's turn to run one of these monsters. Four hours collating all the data. Oy. :eek:

[The Tof]

Woot.. tied for 3rd! Figures it took a Feud devoted to Geeks to get my best score, haha

[Omniscient]

Geekyitem Note: Here is where I’ve used the greatest amount of personal liberty in interpreting the various answers given to me. For example, I will maintain that glasses, that anyone might wear are a different kettle of fish from what I’ve listed as BCD glasses. (For those of you who haven’t the benefit of military service, that’s what hornrims, the heavy duty plastic glasses, and glasses with tape around the middle all were classified as: Birth Control Device glasses.) Likewise, while I’m willing to lump graphing calculators with regular calculators, I have kept both RPN calculators and calculator watches as separate answers. Finally, while I’m aware that Blackberry is not equal to PDA, ISTM that it is only different as being a PDA with wireless internet access, something that’s harder to find a PDA today without than to find one with that feature.

I have used this same liberty with a number of groups of answers, esp. hobbies, crimes and OS, to keep things separate or group them in arbitrary manners. I can usually think of arguments for and against any grouping I make, so I do ask that people bear with my idiosyncrasies.


I find it interesting that you took the time to group and parse these similar items, yet you didn't see any need to join "Windows" and "Windows XP" into one answer. They are at least as similar as Graphing Calculators and Calculators and perhaps moreso.

[Illuminatiprimus]

I always seem to get the same score in these games, even though I consistently get quite a few top answers. Hmmmm.....

[Gukumatz]

1. Name a Computer OS.
2. Name a defunct computer company.
3. Name a profession associated with geeks. Other than computer programmer or technician.
4. Name a famous geek.
5. Name something a geek might wear.
6. Name an object that could be described as "geeky."
7. Name a movie that is associated with geeks.
8. Name a hobby that appeals to geeks.
9. Name a crime that might be committed by a geek.
10. Name an actor (or actress) associated with geeks.

1. Windows Vista
2. Commodore International
3. Comic Bookshop Owner
4. Bill Gates. (Joker)
5. Glasses
6. Personal Stormtrooper armor.
7. Star Wars (series). If specific, Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back.
8. Comic book collection.
9. Hacking.
10. Jaleel White.

[twickster]

Damn, I had Windows but changed it to Linux, as geekier .... oh well.

Hey, wait, I was hoping to score badly on this one! :D

(Yay me! I did have two zero-point answers!)

[Beadalin]

I am so pleased that the Feud I've done the best on was the geek one. I know my roots, people.

[Purgatory Creek]

I'm fairly pleased with my nice round number. I was playing with a handicap, after all. Most of these geek things had not been invented when I first became a geek, yet I have maintained my geekdom for decades.

Thanks for the game, OtakuLoki.

[OtakuLoki]

I find it interesting that you took the time to group and parse these similar items, yet you didn't see any need to join "Windows" and "Windows XP" into one answer. They are at least as similar as Graphing Calculators and Calculators and perhaps moreso.


I know it can be argued that way.

But, if I did that, shouldn't I have then grouped Vista with them, as well? And what about that lonely vote for Microsoft, which ended up being orphaned, when there were three other specific Microsoft OS mentioned?

In the end it came down to, for me, could the grouping work both ways? i.e. if I grouped Windows XP in with Windows, in my mind it would be saying that it would work just as well to group Windows with Windows XP? And I just couldn't get the logic of that second grouping to work for me.

As for graphing calculators and regular calculators: Consider this, anyone can use a TI-83 as a regular calculator, there are no specific skill sets required to get it to parse out simple maths. Which is definately not true for an RPN calculator. So, the while the graphing calculator has some capabilities that are different from those of what I'd call a 'regular' calculator, I know too many college grads who use one as their regular calculator, because that's what they got used to.

Similar decisions ended up with every question's answers, except those dealing with specific names of people. Just for an example: several people mentioned scientist as a geek job, others listed physicist, or theoretical physicist, and one person listed astronomer. All of those could, in my mind, be grouped one way: An astronomer is pretty much a specific kind of physicist, as is the theoretical physicist, and all of them are scientists. But I couldn't accept classing scientists as physicists, even though most science is applied physics, nor could I make physicist parse out as astronomer, either.

I've learned my lesson: If I can think of more than one possible (for me) answer to a question, it's not a good Feud question.

[Queen Tonya]

Excellent job, thanks!

[brujaja]

Yes, thanks. I did okay, considering I live under a rock.

[Crocodiles And Boulevards]

1. Name a Computer OS. - Windows XP
2. Name a defunct computer company. - Commodore (Joker)
3. Name a profession associated with geeks. Other than computer programmer or technician. - Comic Book Store Shop Worker/Owner
4. Name a famous geek. - Stephen Hawking
5. Name something a geek might wear. - Star Wars paraphernalia
6. Name an object that could be described as "geeky." - A toy lightsaber
7. Name a movie that is associated with geeks. - Star Wars
8. Name a hobby that appeals to geeks. - Reading comic books
9. Name a crime that might be committed by a geek. - Hacking
10. Name an actor (or actress) associated with geeks. - Vin Diesel

[CatInASuit]

I think I should have copyrighted the Joker for Family Feud games, if only I hadn't purloined it myself.

I wonder if anyone can guess where from ;)

[sturmhauke]

Game's over, people. Gukumatz and Crocodiles And Boulevards should each get -100 points for failing to note the time limit. :D

[Omniscient]

I've learned my lesson: If I can think of more than one possible (for me) answer to a question, it's not a good Feud question.

Yeah, I'd say this is probably a important point.

It all comes down to hierarchies.

Windows, as a distinct item, doesn't really exist. It is by definition the grouping of the series of Microsoft OSes bearing it's name.


| --> Windows 3.1
| --> Windows 98 ( or 98 SE)
Windows ------> | --> Windows NT
| --> Windows 2000
| --> Windows XP
| --> Windows Vista


I see this as an identical situation to the Calculator question.


| --> Pocket Calculator
| --> Scientific Calculator
Calculator -------> | --> Graphing Calculator
| --> RPN Calculator
| --> Calculator Watch


The Scientist Question gets a little more complicated, and might require a different rationale.


| --> Theoretical Physicist
| --> Physicist ------> | --> Nuclear Physicist
| | --> Applied Physicist
|
Scientist -----> | | --> Organic Chemist
| --> Chemist -------> | --> Chemical Engineer
| | --> Biological Chemist
|
| --> Astronomer


I figure the game referee can make any rules or judgments he chooses, but I think some sort of consistency is expected.

[sturmhauke]

Ooh, hierarchies! I wanna do one too!

| --> board games -------\----> | --> Monopoly
| \
| >--> | --> Axis and Allies
| /
| --> war games ---------<----> | --> Warhammer 40,000
| \
games --> | >--> | --> Nectaris/Military Madness
| /
| --> video games -------<----> | --> Super Mario Bros.
| \
| >--> | --> World of Warcraft
| /
| --> roleplaying games -/----> | --> Dungeons and Dragons

As you can see, the game hierarchy is very complicated, with lots of cross pollination. This is only a small part, of course...

[Just Some Guy]

You're way off on Wargames, at least as I know the hobby. This would be things like the Avalon Hill and SPI hex and counter titles. Advanced Squad Leader is a good example of this kind of game. Warhammer is a minitures game and Military Madness is a video game.

[Gangster Octopus]

Geek Feud, indeed!

[OtakuLoki]

Geek Feud, indeed!


Egads, you're right!




Omniscient, I'm going to take refuge in the words of a great American commentator:

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds...

Which doesn't mean you're wrong. Just that I can cover my own inconsistencies with the words of someone famous.




ETA: sturmhauke, you're just trying to start trouble, aren't you? ;) Of course, I'm not sure you could really make an effective gaming hierarchy in just two dimensions, not if you want to acknowledge cross-pollination.


Besides, you forgot card games completely on your heirarchy, as well as gaming (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=457760).

[Omniscient]

Which doesn't mean you're wrong. Just that I can cover my own inconsistencies with the words of someone famous.

I still get to make flow charts, right? Ok, sweet.

[sturmhauke]

You're way off on Wargames, at least as I know the hobby. This would be things like the Avalon Hill and SPI hex and counter titles. Advanced Squad Leader is a good example of this kind of game. Warhammer is a minitures game and Military Madness is a video game.
Warhammer uses miniatures and involves magic and fantastic creatures, but it's still organized around unit-based tactics and maneuvers. Military Madness uses a hex grid with unit tiles, essentially. If you think it's too stripped down compared to Advanced Squad Leader, and maybe it is, perhaps you'd prefer Panzer General (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzer_General) or The Operational Art of War (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Operational_Art_of_War). These games are at least related to wargames, if nothing else.

sturmhauke, you're just trying to start trouble, aren't you? ;) Of course, I'm not sure you could really make an effective gaming hierarchy in just two dimensions, not if you want to acknowledge cross-pollination.


Besides, you forgot card games completely on your heirarchy, as well as gaming (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=457760).
I did say it was just a small bit of hierarchy. A complete graph would be quite unwieldy and likely to spark a lot of heated debate, I'm sure.