- IT
- Star Wars
- Dungeons and dragons
- Overweight
- Action figures
- Star Wars
- They might be Giants
- Comicon
- Mountain Dew
- Watching a lot of TV.
10: The distinction escapes me.
- Engineering
- Star Wars
- Dungeons & Dragons
- Social incompetence
- Blackberry
- Star Wars
- pass
- Smithsonian’s American History Museum
- Mountain Dew
- Math skills
- I will not retract this.
- In the room with ENIAC
- Computer Programming
- Hackers
- Dungeons & Dragons
- Thick-rimmed Spectacles
- Pocket Protector
- Star Trek
- Weezer
- To a (sci-fi/tech) convention
- Mountain Dew
- 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).
- Computer programming
- Revenge of the Nerds
- Dungeons and Dragons
- Glasses
- Pocket protector
- Star Trek
- Pink Floyd
- Roswell, New Mexico
- Coca-Cola
- A GPS unit
- Computer programming
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture
- Chess
- Wears glasses
- Pocket protector
- Star Trek
- They Might Be Giants
- Fan convention
- Cheetos
- A chicken for biting the head off of
- IT
- Pi
- D 7 D
- Computer freak
- Laptop
- Trekkie
- Weezer
- Computer convention
- Coke
- Good job
- Computer programming
- Star Wars
- D & D
- Glasses
- Pocket protector
- Star Trek
- Radiohead
- Computer camp
- Mountain Dew
- Friends
Joe
- Computer Programmers
- Star Trek
- D&D
- thick glasses
- pocket protector
- Monty Python
- They M ight Be Giants
- Space Camp
- Red Bull
- obsessive personality
- IT
- Real Genius
- NetHack
- Glasses
- Thumb Drive
- Star Trek
- Weird Al Yankovic
- Comic-Con
- Mountain Dew
- 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)
- Software programming
- Star Trek the Motion Picture
- Civilization
- She wears glasses
- Pocket calculator
- Star Trek
- Weezer
- A convention
- Jolt cola
- Awareness of their geekness
- IT
- Star Wars
- Dungeons and Dragons
- hot
- glasses
- Lord of the Rings
- Weezer
- the internet
- Mountain Dew
- clear skin?
- Programmer
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture
- Dungeons & Dragons
- Glasses
- Pocket protector
- Lord of the Rings
- They Might Be Giants
- GenCon
- Jolt Cola
- Soldering iron
- IT
- Star Wars
- WoW
- Glasses
- iPhone
- Star Trek
- Weezer
- Vegas
- Mt. Dew
- Social skills
- computer programming
- Star Wars
- Dungeons & Dragons
- unconventional hotness
- pocket protector
- Star Wars
- They Might Be Giants
- Space Camp
- Mountain Dew
- sex appeal
We need one more…
- Computer programmer
- Star Wars
- Dungeons & Dragons
- Has glasses
- Pocket protector
- Star Trek
- They Might Be Giants
- Japan
- Mountain Dew
- Obsessiveness
- Tech support
- Star Trek II
- D & D
- Reads comic books
- Bluetooth headset
- Dr. Who
- The Beatles
- Cupertino Ca
- Breakfast Cereal.
- understanding of popular culture.
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.
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
- IT 17
- Engineering 8
- Software designer 3
- 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
