Midnighter
6/9/08 4:50:50 PM
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http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/geeks
geek
1. A person regarded as foolish, inept, or clumsy.
2. A person who is single-minded or accomplished in scientific or technical pursuits but is felt to be socially inept.
3. A carnival performer whose show consists of bizarre acts, such as biting the head off a live chicken.
Never heard of number 3 before. Clearly I missed sa lesson somewhere. :P
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6/9/08 4:51:51 PM
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6/9/08 4:52:51 PM
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3. is where the word "geek" originated from.
First I heard of the word as well.
try books.
Edited by Chuck Norris(good actor: 6/9/2008 4:53:19 PM -----
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tantryl
6/9/08 4:56:29 PM
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Not Remotely Safe For Work (sexual content - no actual nudity or sex, but lots of talk)
Kevin Smith vs Geek: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OrTRCe6rsE
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SnowSquirrel
6/9/08 5:45:25 PM
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iirc sap loves the 3rd definition and posted about it a fair bit -----
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GL0Be
6/9/08 5:48:03 PM
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How geeks are made ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IR_VYoe4fts
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superfireydave
6/9/08 5:53:36 PM
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Quote by tantryl
Kevin Smith vs Geek: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OrTRCe6rsE
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Midnighter
6/9/08 5:54:17 PM
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stop posting youtube links fuck you, I can't watch them over dialup. *cries* :P -----
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tantryl
6/9/08 6:12:14 PM
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For the Midnighter, at great effort, a low quality audio-only version of the youtube video. Still 1MB, but significantly better than the 20MB youtube vid.
http://www.tantryltech.com.au/kevingeek.mp3 (if it doesn't work straight away be patient, I'm mid-upload). -----
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Midnighter
6/9/08 6:27:20 PM
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Ta man, good laugh. Thanks Tantryl. :) -----
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-The price of freedom, the price to soar, is small. All they ask for is your wings.
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smadge1
6/9/08 7:23:28 PM
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here's another clue:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0751139/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Rose_Circus
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Director
6/9/08 7:32:24 PM
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Quote by Midnighter
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/geeks
geek
1. A person regarded as foolish, inept, or clumsy.
2. A person who is single-minded or accomplished in scientific or technical pursuits but is felt to be socially inept.
3. A carnival performer whose show consists of bizarre acts, such as biting the head off a live chicken.
Never heard of number 3 before. Clearly I missed sa lesson somewhere. :P
Edited by Midnighter: 6/9/2008 4:51:22 PM
Dude. Srsly?
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Midnighter
6/9/08 8:39:10 PM
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Quote by Midnighter
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/geeks
geek
1. A person regarded as foolish, inept, or clumsy.
2. A person who is single-minded or accomplished in scientific or technical pursuits but is felt to be socially inept.
3. A carnival performer whose show consists of bizarre acts, such as biting the head off a live chicken.
Never heard of number 3 before. Clearly I missed sa lesson somewhere. :P
Edited by Midnighter: 6/9/2008 4:51:22 PM
Dude. Srsly?
You never heard of Elmo the geek?
Elmo? He's from Sesame Street, right? :P -----
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-The price of freedom, the price to soar, is small. All they ask for is your wings.
-Quote by Kothos
Yes, I am an idiot.
-A lot of being
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Electra
6/9/08 9:08:26 PM
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Quote by Midnighter
stop posting youtube links fuck you, I can't watch them over dialup. *cries* :P
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6/9/08 9:11:36 PM
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Quote by Electra
Quote by Midnighter
stop posting youtube links fuck you, I can't watch them over dialup. *cries* :P
Where are you?
Zimbabwe?
worse.....
You know...
an enterprising man would put a rope around Perth and charge admission under the guise that it's an 80's themed Theme Park.
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smadge1
6/9/08 9:43:56 PM
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Quote by Chuck Norris(good actor
Quote by Electra
Quote by Midnighter
stop posting youtube links fuck you, I can't watch them over dialup. *cries* :P
Where are you?
Zimbabwe?
worse.....
You know...
an enterprising man would put a rope around Perth and charge admission under the guise that it's an 80's themed Theme Park.
Jurassic Park? -----
I broke my ass in a farting accident.
I have a bag of salty nuts.
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6/9/08 9:45:21 PM
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Quote by smadge1
Quote by Chuck Norris(good actor
Quote by Electra
Quote by Midnighter
stop posting youtube links fuck you, I can't watch them over dialup. *cries* :P
Where are you?
Zimbabwe?
worse.....
You know...
an enterprising man would put a rope around Perth and charge admission under the guise that it's an 80's themed Theme Park.
Jurassic Park?
No, that's Tasmania.
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6/9/08 10:20:36 PM
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MrInsaneBuff
6/9/08 11:24:31 PM
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Fuck man i read this thread at 7:30ish and its now half past 11 and im making myself stop watching Kevin Smith clips on youtube.
I forget how much i like his stuff. So OD on it.
back to the topic, yes ive known for a while that a geek is someone that bites chicken heads off in a sideshow. Dont ask me how. I cant recall. I just remember weird shit like that.
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Well. Id love to stay...But you bore me.
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tantryl
6/9/08 11:26:29 PM
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http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/789174
Purchase it. Everything from youtube is from this. 8 hours of solid entertainment. -----
"It is the war we cannot win, nor can we lose nor drop. There is evidence of an instability of ideas, a floating series of judgements, our policy of nervous conciliation which is very disturbing."
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