RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] pathetic geek dating mistake

["Spurling, Shannon" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Okay, wich one of you guys did that? You're making it harder for the rest of us. :-) 
I think what we need here is a little deffinition of terms.... Well, there's geek, a person who is facinated with tinkering and all things scioentific and engineered. And then there is the nerd. Someone who is so socialy inept as to make a girl fake illness so she can get out of the date. Geek might mean that the person has some nerd tendencies, but that's not an absolute. You don't have to be a geek to be a nerd either.
 
Just my $.02
 
Shannon

	-----Original Message----- 
	From: Mike Miller [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED] 
	Sent: Sun 9/29/2002 4:56 PM 
	To: MLUG discussion 
	Cc: 
	Subject: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] pathetic geek dating mistake
	
	

	So here's something for your amusement.  A female friend of mine had a
	date with a very geeky guy.  He had built a supercomputer for fun in his
	spare time, so I think he qualifies as a geek.  During the date he talked
	way too much about technical things, which she didn't like.  He was really
	into making didgeridoos (Australian aboriginal musical instrument) but she
	wasn't really interested in that either.  While they were driving
	somewhere he offered to stop at Menards and show her how to construct a
	didgeridoo using PVC pipe.  She declined the invitation.  After that she
	decided to fake illness so that he'd drive her home.
	
	No, it wasn't me, but I think I can pick bad topics for conversation, just
	not that bad.
	
	Mike
	
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