real geeks vs fake geeks

[Thorin]

This is an interesting treatise on real geeks vs fake geeks, and whether it matters:

http://goblinscomic.com/real-geeks-vs-fake-geeks/

Also, Goblins is a pretty funny D&D-style comic, if you like that sort of thing

[Lazybones]

A song ranting about geeks being cool... seems to tie in nicely.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFhgupR565Q

The Guild - I'm the One That's Cool lyrics


1ST VERSE:
Oh, no. Don't pretend I didn't see
You roll your eyes at my gaming tee
Don't know if you can read or if you've seen
The sweet piece in this week's Wired magazine
The latest trend has hit its peak
They say that geek's becomin' chic
So now you're out of style as you can be
And I'm in vogue, so you can bite me

CHORUS 1:
To all the ass-hat jocks who beat me up in school
Now I'm the one that's cool
I'm the one that's cool
To all the prom queen bitches thinking they still rule
Now I'm the one that's cool
I'm the one that's cool

2ND VERSE:
Try to cop my style but I'm the real thing
While you played sports, I played Magic the Gathering
Never earned your part of nerd society
My Aquaman pajamas prove my pedigree
Watched my Next Gen every night
Wore a headgear to fix my overbite
Your black-rimmed glasses are prescription free, where as me
I literally can't see my hand in front of my face

CHORUS 2:
To all the asshat jocks who beat me up in school
Now I'm the one that's cool
I'm the one that's cool
To all the prom queen bitches thinking they still rule
Now I'm the one that's cool
I'm the one that's cool
And to my eighth-grade crush who pushed me in the pool
Now I'm the one that's cool
I'm the one that's cool
You may be tan and fit and rich but you're a tool
And I'm the one that's cool
I'm the one that's cool

3RD VERSE:
Role reversal must be a total drag
But there's no point, no point for me to humblebrag
I appreciate you for being cruel
I'm burning bright thanks to your rejection fuel
Got my in-jokes you won't get
Like Honey Badger, Troll Face and Nyan Cat
So now your ballin' parties seem so dumb
You can Evite me, and I'll say yes, but I won't really come

Got my comics
Got my games
All the things you thought were lame
Got my cosplay
Fanfic too
Got you pegged
STFU

(CHORUS 2)

I'm the one that's Cool x4

[Mr. Analog]

Why would anyone fake eating a live animal? Or eat a live animal for money anyway.

Boy the Circus is a lot more complex than I thought...



P.S. I think labels, self-applied or not, are dumb

Sincerely,
Lord High Protector Analog

[Darren Dirt]

If someone has gotten into the geeky lifestyle simply because it?s now popular, then that?s just fine with me. There?s more than enough super fruit to go around and the view way up here in these trees is still just as beautiful as it always was. I want everyone to see what I see up here.

Fantastic. Pure and honest, and so applicable to way more than geekdom.

[Mr. Analog]

I do like the article by the way, great find