# The Daily Feud: Geeks by winterhawk11 \[Game Over\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 25, 2008, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-geeks-by-winterhawk11-game-over/465189 "2008-09-25T18:35:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-geeks-by-winterhawk11-game-over/465189/41 "2008-09-26T00:22:31Z")
1. IT 2. Star Wars 3. Dungeons and dragons 4. Overweight 5. Action figures 6. Star Wars 7. They might be Giants 8. Comicon 9. Mountain Dew 10. Watching a lot of TV. 10: The distinction escapes me. ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-geeks-by-winterhawk11-game-over/465189/42 "2008-09-26T00:42:58Z")
1. Engineering 2. Star Wars 3. Dungeons & Dragons 4. Social incompetence 5. Blackberry 6. Star Wars 7. pass 8. Smithsonian’s American History Museum 9. Mountain Dew 10. Math skills * * * 1. I will not retract this. 2. In the room with ENIAC ---
**Author:** ![bluecanary](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bluecanary/32/3614_2.png) [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-geeks-by-winterhawk11-game-over/465189/43 "2008-09-26T01:12:52Z")
1. Computer Programming 2. Hackers 3. Dungeons & Dragons 4. Thick-rimmed Spectacles 5. Pocket Protector 6. Star Trek 7. Weezer 8. To a (sci-fi/tech) convention 9. Mountain Dew 10. Friends I didn’t quite understand Q10, so my answer is a total guess - (in the UK where I am I think the terms are interchangeable). ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-geeks-by-winterhawk11-game-over/465189/44 "2008-09-26T01:18:11Z")
1. Computer programming 2. Revenge of the Nerds 3. Dungeons and Dragons 4. Glasses 5. Pocket protector 6. Star Trek 7. Pink Floyd 8. Roswell, New Mexico 9. Coca-Cola 10. A GPS unit ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-geeks-by-winterhawk11-game-over/465189/45 "2008-09-26T01:58:31Z")
1. Computer programming 2. _Star Trek: The Motion Picture_ 3. Chess 4. Wears glasses 5. Pocket protector 6. _Star Trek_ 7. They Might Be Giants 8. Fan convention 9. Cheetos 10. A chicken for biting the head off of ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-geeks-by-winterhawk11-game-over/465189/46 "2008-09-26T02:30:52Z")
1. IT 2. Pi 3. D 7 D 4. Computer freak 5. Laptop 6. Trekkie 7. Weezer 8. Computer convention 9. Coke 10. Good job ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-geeks-by-winterhawk11-game-over/465189/47 "2008-09-26T05:55:19Z")
1. Computer programming 2. Star Wars 3. D & D 4. Glasses 5. Pocket protector 6. Star Trek 7. Radiohead 8. Computer camp 9. Mountain Dew 10. Friends Joe ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@The\_Tof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tof)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-geeks-by-winterhawk11-game-over/465189/48 "2008-09-26T07:13:44Z")
1. Computer Programmers 2. Star Trek 3. D&D 4. thick glasses 5. pocket protector 6. Monty Python 7. They M ight Be Giants 8. Space Camp 9. Red Bull 10. obsessive personality ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-geeks-by-winterhawk11-game-over/465189/49 "2008-09-26T08:48:03Z")
1. IT 2. Real Genius 3. NetHack 4. Glasses 5. Thumb Drive 6. Star Trek 7. Weird Al Yankovic 8. Comic-Con 9. Mountain Dew 10. Self-Awareness of Geekosity (not sure if that’s the word I’m looking for for #10 - most geeks know they’re geeks - nerds have to be told they’re nerds) ---
**Author:** ![Walpurgis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Walpurgis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walpurgis)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-geeks-by-winterhawk11-game-over/465189/50 "2008-09-26T10:07:34Z")
1. Software programming 2. Star Trek the Motion Picture 3. Civilization 4. She wears glasses 5. Pocket calculator 6. Star Trek 7. Weezer 8. A convention 9. Jolt cola 10. Awareness of their geekness ---
**Author:** ![MissMossie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@MissMossie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissMossie)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-geeks-by-winterhawk11-game-over/465189/51 "2008-09-26T15:22:45Z")
1. IT 2. Star Wars 3. Dungeons and Dragons 4. hot 5. glasses 6. Lord of the Rings 7. Weezer 8. the internet 9. Mountain Dew 10. clear skin? ---
**Author:** ![EristicKallistic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/85e7bf/32.png) [@EristicKallistic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EristicKallistic)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-geeks-by-winterhawk11-game-over/465189/52 "2008-09-26T16:09:22Z")
1. Programmer 2. Star Trek: The Motion Picture 3. Dungeons & Dragons 4. Glasses 5. Pocket protector 6. Lord of the Rings 7. They Might Be Giants 8. GenCon 9. Jolt Cola 10. Soldering iron ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-geeks-by-winterhawk11-game-over/465189/53 "2008-09-26T18:04:40Z")
1. IT 2. Star Wars 3. WoW 4. Glasses 5. iPhone 6. Star Trek 7. Weezer 8. Vegas 9. Mt. Dew 10. Social skills ---
**Author:** ![bink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/439d5e/32.png) [@bink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bink)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-geeks-by-winterhawk11-game-over/465189/54 "2008-09-26T18:09:20Z")
1. computer programming 2. Star Wars 3. Dungeons & Dragons 4. unconventional hotness 5. pocket protector 6. Star Wars 7. They Might Be Giants 8. Space Camp 9. Mountain Dew 10. sex appeal ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-geeks-by-winterhawk11-game-over/465189/55 "2008-09-26T21:03:56Z")
We need one more… ---
**Author:** ![Windwalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/5e9695/32.png) [@Windwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Windwalker)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-geeks-by-winterhawk11-game-over/465189/56 "2008-09-26T21:24:28Z")
1. Computer programmer 2. Star Wars 3. Dungeons & Dragons 4. Has glasses 5. Pocket protector 6. Star Trek 7. They Might Be Giants 8. Japan 9. Mountain Dew 10. Obsessiveness ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-geeks-by-winterhawk11-game-over/465189/57 "2008-09-26T21:39:19Z")
1. Tech support 2. Star Trek II 3. D & D 4. Reads comic books 5. Bluetooth headset 6. Dr. Who 7. The Beatles 8. Cupertino Ca 9. Breakfast Cereal. 10. understanding of popular culture. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-geeks-by-winterhawk11-game-over/465189/58 "2008-09-26T21:40:41Z")
Um, wow. Is there a booby prize for most unusual answers? Note to self: Pop culture perception of us is different from our own perception. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-geeks-by-winterhawk11-game-over/465189/59 "2008-09-26T22:04:15Z")
Whew! This one was a bitch… Note to self: No more open-ended “opinion” type answers… there’s around 150 answers _after_ sorting/grouping. (Check my grouping, please.) I’ll be back at 6:00pm CST to post the leader board. **1. Computer programmer 21** 1. IT 17 2. Engineering 8 3. Software designer 3 4. Mathematician 1 **2. Star Wars 12** 2. Real Genius 8 2. Revenge of the Nerds 7 2. Star Trek 5 2. Monty Python and the Holy Grail 4 2. Lord of the Rings 3 2. Wargames 2 2. 2001 1 2. Goonies 1 2. Hackers 1 2. Nerds 1 2. Office Space 1 2. Pi 1 2. Primer 1 2. The Matrix 1 2. Weird Science 1 **3. Dungeons and Dragons 41** 3. World of Warcraft 3 3. Chess 2 3. Civilization 1 3. Magic the Gathering 1 3. NetHack 1 3. Starcraft 1 **4. Wears glasses 31** 4. Hot 3 4. Non-existent/Scarce 3 4. Introverted/Mousy 2 4. Overweight/Chubby 2 4. Smart 2 4. Social awkwardness 2 4. Computer freak 1 4. Goth 1 4. plays in the band 1 4. Ponytail 1 4. Skinny 1 **5. Pocket protector 31** 5. Blackberry/iPhone 5 5. Glasses 4 5. Calculator 2 5. Laptop 2 5. Action figures 1 5. Cell Phone 1 5. Cell-phone holder on belt 1 5. light saber 1 5. NintendoDS 1 5. Thumb Drive 1 **6. Star Trek 25** 6. Star Wars 7 6. Lord of the Rings 4 6. Comic books 3 6. Firefly/Serenity 2 6. Anime 1 6. Buffy 1 6. fantasy 1 6. Harry Potter 1 6. Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy 1 6. Monty Python 1 6. Science Fiction 1 6. The Simpsons 1 6. Whedonverse 1 **7. They Might Be Giants 14** 7. Weezer 11 7. Pink Floyd 4 7. Rush 3 7. Devo 2 7. Marching 2 7. Weird Al 2 7. Belle & Sebastian 1 7. DMB 1 7. Metallica 1 7. None 1 7. pass1 1 7. Pass2 1 7. pass3 1 7. PDQ Bach 1 7. Radiohead 1 7. REM 1 7. Scooter 1 7. The Rock Bottom Remainders 1 **8. Convention 27** 8. Japan 5 8. Space camp 4 8. Silicon Valley 3 8. CERN 1 8. Computer camp 1 8. digging up dinosaur bones 1 8. Disneyland 1 8. Roswell, New Mexico 1 8. Skywalker Ranch 1 8. Smithsonian’s American History Museum 1 8. The Air and Space Museum 1 8. the beach 1 8. the internet 1 8. Vegas 1 **9. Mountain dew 19** 9. Red Bull 8 9. Coca-Cola 3 9. Jolt Cola 3 9. Pizza 2 9. Skittles 2 9. Bawls 1 9. cheese wiz 1 9. Cheetos 1 9. Cola 1 9. Dr. Pepper 1 9. Guinness 1 9. Hot Pockets 1 9. Lunch made by Mom 1 9. Mac n Cheese 1 9. Mead 1 9. Pop Tarts 1 9. Soda 1 9. Twinkies 1 **10. Girlfriend/boyfriend 5** 10. Brainy 4 10. Friends 4 10. Stock portfolio 4 10. Obsessive 3 10. Social skills 3 10. Awareness of their geekiness 2 10. Chicken 2 10. A cool hair-cut 1 10. A GPS unit 1 10. A light-up LED something 1 10. A t-shrt that says, “Theres no place like 127.0.0.1” 1 10. an intercooled, turbocharged car 1 10. Being a gamer 1 10. clear skin 1 10. Emotional investment in this question 1 10. Good job 1 10. Graphing Calculator 1 10. Homemade costume 1 10. Homemade light sabre 1 10. iPhone 1 10. Large collection of comic books 1 10. Math skills 1 10. Pocket Protector 1 10. sarcasm 1 10. Segway 1 10. sex appeal 1 10. Social awkwardness 1 10. Soldering iron 1 10. Watching a lot of TV 1 10. world of warcraft accounts 1 ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-geeks-by-winterhawk11-game-over/465189/60 "2008-09-26T22:06:22Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > Whew! This one was a bitch… Note to self: No more open-ended “opinion” type answers… there’s around 150 answers _after_ sorting/grouping. (Check my grouping, please.) I’ll be back at 6:00pm CST to post the leader board. I toooooold you so. [Geek feud](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=457974)s suck! 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-geeks-by-winterhawk11-game-over/465189.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-geeks-by-winterhawk11-game-over/465189.md?page=4)