September 30, 2005
Friday Fun and Games -- Quiz Time!
Because it's Friday -- and because I'm feeling too lazy right now to actually write anything -- I decided to follow my friend Jen's example and take the Nerd Test. The results were surprisingly gratifying:
| Modern, Cool Nerd 69 % Nerd, 69% Geek, 39% Dork |
| For The Record: A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia. A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one. A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions. You scored better than half in Nerd and Geek, earning you the title of: Modern, Cool Nerd. Nerds didn't use to be cool, but in the 90's that all changed. It used to be that, if you were a computer expert, you had to wear plaid or a pocket protector or suspenders or something that announced to the world that you couldn't quite fit in. Not anymore. Now, the intelligent and geeky have eked out for themselves a modicum of respect at the very least, and "geek is chic." The Modern, Cool Nerd is intelligent, knowledgable and always the person to call in a crisis (needing computer advice/an arcane bit of trivia knowledge). They are the one you want as your lifeline in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (or the one up there, winning the million bucks)! Congratulations! |
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My test tracked 3 variables to see how you compared to other people your age and gender:
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| Link: The Nerd? Geek? or Dork? Test written by donathos on Ok Cupid |
And just for kicks, here's another one that should land me on a few "persona non grata" lists, at least here in red-state Utah:
| You are a Social Liberal (70% permissive) and an... Economic Liberal (18% permissive) You are best described as a:
Link: The Politics Test on Ok Cupid |
Funny... I don't feel like a pinko...
Posted by jason at September 30, 2005 02:16 PMInterestingly enough, the Politics Test tells me I'm Totalitarian... and on the chart with famous people, I'm just slightly to the right of Darth Vader.
Eeks.
Posted by: Jen B at September 30, 2005 02:33 PMEeks, indeed. The really funny thing about these tests is that I think you could probably take it again in five minutes and come up with totally different results.
Posted by: jason at September 30, 2005 02:43 PMOh, and for the record, the test placed me directly over Hilary Clinton's face on the famous people chart.
Posted by: jason at September 30, 2005 02:49 PMI'm also a socialist. I scored as a Social Moderate (55%) and an Economic Liberal (11%). Guess we suit each other fairly well. :)
Posted by: anne at September 30, 2005 03:48 PMJust a couple of aging hippies, that's us. :) So who were you near on the famous-people chart?
Posted by: jason at September 30, 2005 03:55 PMJason, you jerk. Why did you bring this into my life? I suck:
Pure Nerd
91 % Nerd, 34% Geek, 47% Dork
Thanks for nothin'.
Robert
Um, blame Jen because she brought it to my attention?
If it makes you feel any better, check out my comparison scores -- I'm geekier than 92% of the thirtysomething males walking around out there. And I'm a pinko socialist to boot!
Posted by: jason at September 30, 2005 05:00 PMI took the nerd test the other day when Jen posted to it and was listed as A modern, cool nerd. I just took it again and this time it says I'm a pure geek. Can one change that much in a week? :)
Posted by: anne at September 30, 2005 05:00 PMJust think, the next time you take the politics test, you'll show up as a fascist! Gotta love internet quizzes...
Posted by: jason at September 30, 2005 05:01 PMI took the politics test and came out as a straight-down-the-line Democrat. So there is some justice. Where do you find these tests?
Posted by: Cranky Robert at September 30, 2005 11:18 PMRobert, these things tend to drift around the 'net every so often, especially on the networks that help people set up blogs like LiveJournal or Blogspot (this site is a do-it-yourself affair as opposed to one of those). I usually pick them up from my friend Jen, who has a LiveJournal. Once you've followed a link to take one of the tests, you can usually find links to others from the test page itself...
Posted by: jason at October 3, 2005 08:59 AM